Consolidated Communications Standardizes on Aldon Application Change Management; Competitive Evaluation Points to Aldon as Most Productive, Accurate Change Management Solution.EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- Consolidated Communications, Inc., a leader in voice and data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. services, has selected Aldon, the leading provider of enterprise software configuration and change management solutions, for its application change management needs. Consolidated Communications purchased Aldon Lifecycle Manager for iSeries, Aldon 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). , and Aldon Deployment Manager for iSeries to manage its billing systems company-wide. "We're pleased that Consolidated Communications chose to standardize on Aldon," said Daniel 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. "I'm confident that the company will see a dramatic improvement in their application development processes." When Consolidated's headquarters in Illinois recently acquired Texas-based TXU TXU Texas Utilities (Electric and Gas Company) TXU Transmitter Unit Communications, an existing Aldon customer, the entire company did a comparison of change management vendors and found Aldon to have more automated capabilities and flexibility, which is crucial to Consolidated Communications' change management needs. As a result, Consolidated selected Aldon as the company standard and will implement Aldon across the entire company. "With Aldon, we look forward to a stronger change management tool that will eliminate the risk of software application errors and improve our productivity as we continue integration," said David McDonald David John McDonald (November 22, 1902 - August 8, 1979) was an American labor leader and president of the United Steelworkers of America from 1952 to 1965. Early life , director of application development at Consolidated Communications, Inc. Aldon will help the developers at Consolidated Communications manage its main billing systems, along with other applications. All of these systems run on the iSeries AS/400. About Consolidated Communications, Inc. Founded in 1894, Consolidated Communications, Inc., is a family of companies offering advanced voice and data communications to both business and residential customers. Services include high-speed DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary Internet access See how to access the Internet. , local and long distance telephone services, business systems, directory services, carrier services, Web hosting Making a Web site available on the Internet. Many ISPs host a few personal Web pages for an individual at no additional cost above the monthly service fee, but the address is subordinate to the ISP; for example, www.friendlyisp.com/pat_smith. , retail and wholesale operator services A variety of telephone services that require human intervention, including person-to-person calls, collect calls, credit card billing and directory and dialing assistance. Such services are performed by LECs, IXCs and alternative operator services (AOS), organizations that are used by , public services and fully-integrated telemarketing and fulfillment services. Serving markets in Illinois and Texas, Consolidated Communications operates the 15th largest independent telephone company in the nation. Additional information about Consolidated Communications, Inc., and its products and services is available at www.consolidated.com. About Aldon Aldon is the leading provider of enterprise software configuration and change management solutions. The Aldon Application Lifetime Management Suite provides automated development process control, multiple version management, deployment, issue tracking and collaboration solutions to companies worldwide. Through a single point of observation and control, Aldon multi-platform products enable enterprise development teams to increase productivity and quality of software applications, decrease maintenance costs and quickly satisfy user needs. More than 1,300 companies, including nearly 30 percent of the Fortune 500, rely on the Aldon Lifetime Suite. Established in 1979, Aldon is headquartered in Emeryville, California 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 and other countries. 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