Aldon Joins Midrange Alliance Program.Leading ALM Provider To Expand Multi-platform Interoperability EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- Aldon, the leading provider of process-driven 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. (ALM) solutions, today announced it has joined the Midrange Alliance Program (MAP), a strategic initiative by Microsoft focused on bridging the gap between 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) midrange solutions (i.e., AS/400, iSeries, System i) and the Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. and .NET platforms. The announcement demonstrates Aldon's commitment in bringing IBM midrange developers the solutions they need to create Web applications or Web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. , to more easily merge applications on different systems such as .NET, 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). , Mainframe and System i, and to extend and modernize the IBM midrange applications. IT organizations are increasingly moving to the multi-platform model and many System i ISVs and customers are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. an application modernization strategy that extends their current investments and offers protection in the future. In direct response to market need, the Midrange Alliance Program by Microsoft brings together leading technology, service and application partners each with years of experience in both the System i environment as well as Windows and the .NET framework. "We are pleased to welcome Aldon to the Alliance," said Scott Rosenbloom, Midrange Alliance Program Manager at Microsoft Corp. "As more and more organizations implement mixed platform solutions, Aldon will help to extend and integrate their midrange investments to Windows using the .NET Framework." The Aldon ALM solution 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 complex multi-platform environments as well as the needs of geographically distributed IT organizations, 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. "Joining the MAP solidifies Aldon's strategy to help our customers get more from their existing investments while providing increased interoperability between various platforms and technologies," said Matt Scholl, chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , Aldon. "We look forward to working with Microsoft on driving many successful platform integration projects for our mutual and exclusive customers around the globe." For more information about the MAP, please visit http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/midrange/default.mspx About Aldon Aldon is the leading provider of Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) solutions that brings the benefits of process-driven application change management to IT, accelerating the delivery of mission-critical business applications. Aldon ALM solutions support today's agile organizations by enabling IT teams to greatly improve their products' time to market, reduce business disruptions, achieve regulatory compliance and increase return on investment. More than 1,300 companies, including 70 of the Fortune 100, rely on Aldon ALM solutions for enterprise software configuration and change management for their IT business processes. 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. For more information, please visit www.aldon.com . The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners |
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