Aldon Computer Group and Starbase Corporation Announce Technology and Marketing Partnership.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Common Fall Conference and Solutions Center Aldon booth, No. 521 SANTA ANA Santa Ana, city, El Salvador Santa Ana (sän'tä ä`nä), city (1993 pop. 129,873), W El Salvador. It is the second largest city in the country and the commercial and processing center for a sugarcane, coffee, and cattle region. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 23, 2000 New Technology Integration Enables Team Collaboration For IBM's iSeries 400 Application Development Aldon Computer Group, Oakland, Calif., a leading provider of software change management tools for the IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) iSeries 400, and Starbase Corporation (Nasdaq:SBAS (Satellite-Based Augmentation System) See GPS augmentation system. ), the leading provider of collaboration products See collaborative software. for the creation and management of integrated code and content eBusiness applications, today announced a technology and marketing partnership to incorporate the collaborative development capabilities of StarTeam with Aldon/CMS, a change management tool for the iSeries 400 platform. The integrated solution will enhance iSeries 400 project collaboration by supporting an increased level of communication between team members. The technology integration, currently under development, will be available to users later this quarter. The integrated solution will include Aldon Computer Group's Aldon/CMS change management technology for automating and managing development on the iSeries 400 and Starbase's StarTeam technology for the simultaneous coordination, management and communication between geographically dispersed dis·perse v. dis·persed, dis·pers·ing, dis·pers·es v.tr. 1. a. To drive off or scatter in different directions: The police dispersed the crowd. b. contributors of both code and content. This joint product integration will enhance the quality of applications developed on the iSeries 400 by maximizing developer productivity and increasing team communication. Today's iSeries 400 development teams are managing complex sets of eBusiness applications. With content coming from a diverse set of contributors, communication among team members is both more challenging and more critical to the success of the project. Providing the ability to collaborate enables developers to participate in a true team environment. Moreover, sharing information, from requirements to tasks, fosters team participation and coordination on development projects. The integration will enable Aldon/CMS developers to realize simplified and detailed communications between team members by utilizing a familiar, easy to use, e-mail interface. The StarTeam repository (1) A database of information about applications software that includes author, data elements, inputs, processes, outputs and interrelationships. A repository is used in a CASE or application development system in order to identify objects and business rules for reuse. will store, version, document and manage all related project communication, enabling traceability and team collaboration on current applications as well as providing easy access to stored project data for re-use. "We welcome the opportunity to team up with a respected and established company like Aldon," stated William R. Stow Stow (stō), city (1990 pop. 27,702), Summit co., NE Ohio, a suburb of Akron; settled 1802, inc. as a city 1960. Chiefly residential, it has some light industry. III, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Starbase. "Our collaborative, Internet-based solution distinguishes StarTeam from other development environments and represents a key contribution to our technology and marketing partnerships. The iSeries 400 represents new markets for Starbase, and the automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. management features of Aldon/CMS provides a bridge to introduce our best-of-breed technology to a new development community." "We are very excited about this alliance and what it offers our customers," stated Daniel Magid, president of Aldon. "Developers can now combine the power and sophistication so·phis·ti·cate v. so·phis·ti·cat·ed, so·phis·ti·cat·ing, so·phis·ti·cates v.tr. 1. To cause to become less natural, especially to make less naive and more worldly. 2. of our industry leading change management solution with the best collaborative development tools available today. Customers will continue using Aldon/CMS to manage all the objects associated with their applications, and begin using StarTeam to facilitate and track collaboration between team members. iSeries 400 development teams will experience a new level of knowledge sharing, placing iSeries 400 users on the leading edge of team-based application development." Starbase and Aldon will explore co-marketing opportunities to speed adoption and delivery of the technology integration for the iSeries 400 and For tune 500 companies currently implementing the Aldon/CMS solution. Starbase will join Aldon at the Common Fall Conference and Solutions Center, Baltimore Baltimore, city (1990 pop. 736,014), N central Md., surrounded by but politically independent of Baltimore co., on the Patapsco River estuary, an arm of Chesapeake Bay; inc. 1745. , Md., October 22 - 26 2000 in the Aldon booth, No. 521. COMMON is the world's largest group of IBM and IBM-compatible information technology users. The organization comprises more than 23,000 IT professionals involved with the application of IBM iSeries 400 platform. About Aldon Computer Group The industry leader in change management tools for the iSeries 400, Aldon Computer Group has provided iSeries 400 IT professionals with the tools to build high quality applications quickly and safely for over 20 years. Designed to automate To turn a set of manual steps into an operation that goes by itself. See automation. many of the tedious, repetitive tasks associated with creating, modifying, and testing software, the tools in the Aldon Workbench allow developers to spend their time finding solutions. The Aldon Workbench is designed to be comprehensive, integrated and modular. Users select only the tools that meet their specific needs, or can choose to install the whole Workbench to automate and manage the entire development, testing, and support process. Over 5,000 sites now using Aldon products worldwide, with customers ranging from small one-programmer shops modifying packaged solutions to Fortune 500 companies with global networks of iSeries 400s. The tools in the Aldon Workbench include Aldon/CMS, Aldon Affiniti, Harmonizer har·mo·nize v. har·mo·nized, har·mo·niz·ing, har·mo·niz·es v.tr. 1. To bring or come into agreement or harmony. See Synonyms at agree. 2. Music To provide harmony for (a melody). , the IntelliTest Suite and Response Manager. About Starbase Starbase is the leading provider of collaboration products for the creation and management of integrated code and content eBusiness applications. Collaboration is the simultaneous coordination, management and communication of geographically dispersed contributors of both code and content for eBusiness applications. With over 1,450 StarTeam customers worldwide, our technology supports the continuous cycle of creating, linking and managing digital assets, which comprise complex eBusiness applications. Starbase products enable users with differing technical and functional backgrounds to collaborate on the production of Web sites and eBusiness initiatives from multiple locations. Companies and organizations, including leading corporations such as Lucent Technologies, Intel, BMC Software BMC Software, Inc. NYSE: BMC, is an American enterprise management software provider, focusing on IT infrastructure applications. BMC was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. , Motorola, PepsiCo, Seagate Technology (company) Seagate Technology - A major manufacturer of hard disk drives, founded in 1979 as "Shugart Technology" by Alan F. Shugart and Finis Conner. That name is on the original patents for the 5.25" hard disk drive. , Hollywood Entertainment, eTour.com, Oxygen Media and Ann Taylor Notable people named Ann Taylor include:
Forward Looking Statements When used in the preceding discussion, the words "believes, expects, or intend to" and similar conditional expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. . Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties and actual results could differ materially from those expressed in any of the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, (i) conditions in the general economy or the software industry, (ii) the timely development and market acceptance of products and technologies, (iii) competitive factors, (iv) demand for team productivity software products, (v) sell-through of products in the sales channel, and (vi) other risks described in Starbase Corporation's SEC reports and filings. Note to Editors: Starbase and its product names are trademarks of Starbase Corporation. All other product and company names herein are trademarks of their respective owners. |
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