Aldon Delivers Plug-in for Lightweight WebSphere Development Studio Client; Combined Solution Enables Faster, More Efficient Application Development.EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- Aldon, the leading provider of enterprise software configuration and change management solutions, today announced it is the first application lifecycle management The administration and control of an application from inception to its demise. It embraces requirements management, system design, software development and configuration management and implies an integrated set of tools for developing and controlling the project. vendor to offer full integration with IBM's new version of WebSphere(R) Development Studio Client (WDSC WDSC WebSphere Development Studio Client (IBM programming tool) ) for the iSeries: WDSC Lite. By combining the Aldon solution with IBM's latest Integrated Development Environment See IDE. integrated development environment - interactive development environment (IDE), IT departments gain all the benefits of application lifecycle management for the lightweight, fast-paced IDE, creating an efficient and comprehensive environment to attract RPG (Report Program Generator) One of the first program generators designed for business reports, introduced in 1964 by IBM. In 1970, RPG II added enhancements that made it a mainstay programming language for business applications on IBM's System/3x midrange computers. developers. Today's announcement further extends Aldon's relationship with 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) and underscores the company's efforts to help organizations utilize IT to achieve business goals. The new plug-in developed by Aldon provides seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. between its key software and configuration management product, Aldon Lifecycle Manager, and the new IBM WDSC Lite, which targets developers working with native iSeries Server Code. For these users, a comprehensive application lifecycle management solution is essential because it provides the defined, repeatable, measurable and traceable process for every stage of application development. That means organizations achieve greater control over the application lifecycle, enabling it to stay agile and support rapid change. An important benefit of the Aldon plug-in to developers is that it allows them to take direct advantage of the WebSphere Studio environment as architected by IBM, which dramatically reduces the learning curve for executing application lifecycle management. Because Aldon uses WebSphere's "team repository" approach rather than the proprietary, vendor-based "perspective" approach, WebSphere Studio developers and project managers using Aldon can operate on objects for Microsoft(R) Windows(R), UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). (R), Linux(R), i5/OS(TM), OS/400(TM), OpenVMS(TM) and z/OS from within a single repository using the standard team repository right-click menu. Developers need no additional training to understand the user interface, views presented, or functionality. Even complex, multi-tier, cross platform projects, such as Web-centric or client/server applications, can be developed, tested and managed in a single WebSphere Studio session. The Aldon Lifecycle Manager plug-ins are free to all Aldon customers and are available immediately from the Aldon Customer Site found at http://www.aldon.com/support/login.html (log-in required). The Aldon Suite The Aldon Suite provides IT business process automation, requirements management The administration and control of the information needs of users. In order to achieve business objectives within an organization via information systems, user requirements must be defined in a consistent manner, prioritized and monitored. , software configuration management, multiple version management and software deployment Software deployment is all of the activities that make a software system available for use. The general deployment process consists of several interrelated activities with possible transitions between them. to companies worldwide. Built to address the needs of geographically distributed IT organizations and complex multi-platform environments, the Aldon Suite gives companies a defined, repeatable, measurable and traceable process for every stage of their application development. The integrated suite is comprised of Aldon Lifecycle Manager, Aldon Deployment Manager and Aldon Community Manager. About Aldon Aldon is the leading provider of enterprise software configuration and change management solutions that provide companies with greater visibility and management of their IT business processes, people and assets. Through a single point of observation and control, Aldon enables IT teams to greatly improve their products' time to market, reduce business disruptions due to defects, and ensure ongoing regulatory compliance and a higher return on investment. More than 1,300 companies, including 70 of the Fortune 100, rely on Aldon solutions. Established in 1979, Aldon is headquartered in Emeryville, California Emeryville is a small city located in Alameda County, California , in the United States. It is located in a corridor between the cities of Berkeley and Oakland, extending to the shore of San Francisco Bay. and maintains 14 offices worldwide serving more than 40 countries (www.aldon.com). |
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