Aldon Receives IBM Ready for WebSphere Studio V5.1 Certification; Higher Level of Integration with Team Repository Enables Improved Change Management Functionality.EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- Aldon, the leading software provider of enterprise application lifetime management solutions, today announced 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) Ready for WebSphere(R) Studio V5.1 certification for Aldon Lifecycle Manager and Aldon Lifecycle Manager for iSeries plug-ins. The plug-ins support WebSphere Studio Site Developer, WebSphere Studio Application Developer and WebSphere Development Studio Client and are available to all customers at no additional charge. Benefits of this integration include increased development, delivery and application management power. "Aldon's Lifecycle Manager and Lifecycle Manager for iSeries plug-in architecture is a distinctively different implementation because it provides the full power and functionality of WebSphere Studio that was intended by IBM and is free to all Aldon customers," said Dan Magid, 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 Aldon. "By implementing a Team Repository approach rather than the Perspectives approach used by other vendors, all of the objects managed through Aldon can be shared by all members of a development team and can be treated as a single unit in any change management operation." Magid continues: "Unlike other approaches, Aldon's use of the Team Repository architecture is the only strategy that supports the full functionality of WebSphere Studio and can also maximize any integrated third-party tool, the Remote Systems Explorer, the Java Package A Java package is a mechanism for organizing Java classes into namespaces. Java packages can be stored in compressed files called JAR files, allowing classes to download faster as a group rather than one at a time. Explorer and any IDE perspective such as Java, C++ and COBOL COBOL: see programming language. COBOL in full Common Business-Oriented Language. High-level computer programming language, one of the first widely used languages and for many years the most popular language in the business community. ." The Aldon Lifecycle Manager Plug-ins With the Aldon Lifecycle Manager and Aldon Lifecycle Manager for iSeries plug-ins, developers can take advantage of Aldon enterprise change management functions without leaving the comfort of the WebSphere Studio environment. The plug-ins allow developers to perform functions like check out and check in and promote. Developers can work on code for all enterprise platforms -- all from the same user interface. All native WebSphere Studio functions and WebSphere-compliant third-party tools can be directly applied to code and data managed by Aldon Lifecycle Manager and Aldon Lifecycle Manager for iSeries, regardless of programming language (Java, C++, 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. , COBOL, HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. , XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. , documents, images, etc.) or destination platform. The Aldon plug-ins use the standard WebSphere Studio menu options and functions. Developers do not need additional training to understand user interfaces, navigation, views or functionality. And users still have access to all of Aldon's advanced enterprise change management functions without any additional purchase of software. While simple for any level of user, Aldon Lifecycle Manager and Aldon Lifecycle Manager for iSeries handles the behind-the-scenes complex operations of safety, security, multiple user coordination and versioning. As each function is performed, Aldon solutions automatically perform the necessary underlying actions. About IBM WebSphere V5.1 WebSphere is the leading software platform for e-business on demand. It enables companies to develop, deploy and integrate next-generation e-business applications, such as those for business-to-business e-commerce, and it supports business applications from simple Web publishing Creating a Web site and placing it on the Web server. A Web site is a collection of HTML pages with the home page typically named INDEX.HTML. Web sites are designed using Web authoring software which provides a graphical layout capability or by hand coding in HTML or both. through enterprise-scale transaction processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time. Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly. . WebSphere transforms the way businesses manage customer, partner and employee relationships. For example, companies can use it to: --Create a compelling Web experience that improves the quality and quantity of site traffic --Extend applications to incorporate mobile devices so the sales force can service clients faster --Integrate applications, automate and simplify business processes About Aldon Aldon is the leading software provider of enterprise application lifetime management solutions. For more than 25 years, Aldon has delivered application management and support solutions for the enterprise. The Aldon Application Lifetime Management Suite manages the multiple release lifecycles within each lifetime of every enterprise application. More than 1,300 companies, including nearly 30 percent of the Fortune 500, rely on the Aldon Lifetime Suite. Privately held, 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 12 offices worldwide serving more than 40 countries. (www.aldon.com). Aldon and the Aldon logo are registered trademarks of Aldon or its affiliated companies Affiliated Companies A situation that occurs when one company owns a minority interest (less than 50%) in another company. Also refers to companies that are related to each other in some way. Notes: An affiliated company is sometimes referred to as a subsidiary. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and other countries. WebSphere is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. All other company, brand or product names may be trademarks of the respective companies or organizations with which they are associated. |
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