Catalyst Systems Appoints Software Industry Visionary Stephen J. King as CEO.Former Merant Executive to Demystify de·mys·ti·fy tr.v. de·mys·ti·fied, de·mys·ti·fy·ing, de·mys·ti·fies To make less mysterious; clarify: an autobiography that demystified the career of an eminent physician. 'Black Art' of Software Development Build and Release Management Process CHICAGO -- Catalyst Systems Corporation today announced that Stephen J. King has been named 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. . King's background and experience in leading companies to accelerated growth signals Catalyst Systems' intent to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. increased industry interest in software build and release management. King was previously the CEO of Marqui, a software and service provider of Web 2.0 marketing solutions. Prior to Marqui, he served as executive vice president and general manager at Merant, where he was responsible for all aspects of marketing, engineering and business development. King played a key role in the dramatic turnaround of the company and its subsequent sale to Serena Software for $380M. With more than 35,000 seats worldwide, Catalyst Systems' software automates, tracks and reports changes and dependencies in build and release management for software development teams. "No longer is the build process considered an administrative function to be largely ignored," said King. "Catalyst Systems has dramatically improved visibility into the relative 'black art' of building and releasing software, and my vision for Catalyst is to help customers better understand the systems and social processes that move their code from build through release management. With software complexity and regulatory pressures increasing, we plan to help our customers demystify this part of the 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. ." Complex Environments Require Increased Exposure Application development teams face increasingly complex challenges: * Defining and implementing repeatable processes across software versions * Integrating those processes with existing tools * Optimizing builds across platforms * Tracking and reusing software components across multiple applications and versions * Maintaining an audit trail of builds and build definitions Overcoming these challenges is essential for optimizing lifecycle processes and managing an increasing burden of legal and regulatory requirements Regulatory requirements are part of the process of drug discovery and drug development. Regulatory requirements describe what is necessary for a new drug to be approved for marketing in any particular country. . In order to achieve greater efficiencies and predictability in delivering mission-critical software solutions, enterprises must address the hidden costs in the build-to-release lifecycle. "Openmake heralds the next big trend in the application development lifecycle: that of defining and implementing measurable and repeatable processes," commented Tracy Ragan, COO of Catalyst Systems. "Stephen's experience, determination and market-shaping leadership will help us ensure we continue to deliver the products, partnerships and knowledge necessary to support the development community in negotiating the complexity of the global software development environment." King grew up in the West of England The West of England is a loose term given to the area surrounding the City and County of Bristol, England. It is increasingly used - e.g. by the West of England Partnership - as a synonym for the former Avon (county) area. and graduated from the London University with honors in economics and statistics. He has received a post graduate education in computer science, executive education from Wharton and a master's in mythology. About Catalyst Systems Catalyst Systems Corporation is a pioneer in the commercial build management software industry. With more than 35,000 users worldwide, Catalyst Systems is the leading provider of enterprise build management software. Catalyst Systems has specialized in the design and implementation of reliable and repeatable application build processes for Global 2000 organizations since 1995. Openmake, Catalyst Systems' flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , generates reusable, audit-conforming builds in languages such as Java (ANT), PERL and RAD (1) (Rapid Application Development) Developing systems incrementally and delivering working pieces every three to four months, rather than waiting until the entire project is programmed before implementing it. . Catalyst Systems is a member of the Eclipse Foundation The Eclipse Foundation leads the development of Eclipse, the open-source Java application platform and IDE. History In 2003–2004 the Eclipse Consortium, an unofficial consortium of software industry vendors led by IBM, founded The Eclipse Foundation, a , and includes Serena Software, MKS (Mortice Kern Systems Inc., Waterloo, Ontario, www.mks.com) A software company that specializes in programming tools and utilities for a variety of platforms. For example, its RCS system for Windows, OS/2 and Unix is a version control software package. and Computer Associates among their reseller partners. Openmake is a registered trademark of Catalyst Systems Corporation. All other trademarks used in this document are the property of their respective owners. The URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. for this news release can be located at www.openmake.com. Keywords: software development, build management, application lifecycle management [TABLE OMITTED] |
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