SERENA Software to Extend Integration With IBM WebSphere Software Platform; eFull.Cycle Integration Speeds Deployment and Improves Quality of eBusiness Applications.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BURLINGAME, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 21, 2000 SERENA SERENA Steam Explosion Resolution for Nuclear Applications Software, Inc. (Nasdaq:SRNA sRNA abbr. soluble RNA ), an industry-leading supplier of eBusiness infrastructure change management solutions, announced today that it is enhancing the integration of its eChange Man(TM) Software Change Management product, to work with IBM's WebSphere* Software Platform. eChange Man is an integral component of SERENA's eFull.Cycle framework for an automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. end-to-end solution (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved. Compare: turn-key solution. for managing change throughout the eBusiness application life cycle. eFull.Cycle provides a single point of control for managing change to eBusiness applications running across all major 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) platforms, from the mainframe to the Web. "Working with IBM gives our customers a leading solution for managing change as they develop and deploy eBusiness applications across the enterprise," said Mark Woodward, president and chief executive officer, SERENA Software. "It benefits our joint customers by accelerating development, improving quality and speeding time to market." "IBM's WebSphere software platform is specifically designed to enable IBM Business Partner tools and solutions to provide core capabilities within the WebSphere development lifecycle," said Paraic Sweeney, vice president, Business Transformation, IBM Software Group. "As change management software is a critical element of the e-business development lifecycle, we are pleased to work with SERENA on the enablement of eFull.Cycle for WebSphere." Availability Customers developing e-business applications using IBM's WebSphere Application Server environments and interested in SERENA's eFull.Cycle product family can realize the benefits of this complete solution for change management by contacting their local IBM or SERENA sales representative. About IBM WebSphere software platform for e-business IBM WebSphere's customizable family of products provides the industry's most scalable e-business software foundation and application services See ASP and Web services. , and delivers a flexible and open platform on which to build next-generation e-business applications. Based on WebSphere Application Server, the WebSphere software platform for e-business 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. . Through modular, integrated application services, such as Lotus Domino for rich collaboration capabilities and WebSphere Commerce Suite for high-performance, scalable commerce sites, the WebSphere software platform transforms the way businesses manage customer, partner and employee relationships. Tightly integrated business and web content development tools and Web site management capabilities deliver the most advanced and productive end-to-end application development, deployment and integration for sophisticated e-business solutions. Information about the complete WebSphere software platform for e-business is on the Web at http://www.software.ibm.com/websphere. About SERENA Software SERENA Software, Inc. is an industry leading provider of software infrastructure products and consulting best practices that automate To turn a set of manual steps into an operation that goes by itself. See automation. enterprise software and Web content changes. SERENA's eFull.Cycle(TM) manages the change process throughout the entire eBusiness lifecycle, across multiple platforms Refers to two or more operating environments, which typically include the CPU family and operating system. For example, if versions of a program run on Windows and the Macintosh, the software is said to support multiple platforms. - from the mainframe to the Web. SERENA maintains a global presence with headquarters in Burlingame, California Burlingame is a city in San Mateo County, California, which is the second wealthiest county in the state, as well as the fourteenth richest in the country. It is located on the San Francisco Peninsula and has a significant shoreline on San Francisco Bay. , international offices in Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, and a network of international distributors for local support and service. SERENA products are used at over 2,500 customer sites, including 84% of the Fortune 50. SERENA can be reached through the World Wide Web at www.serena.com. Note to Editors: eFull.Cycle and eChange Man are trademarks of SERENA Software, Inc. All other products or company names are used for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective owners. * Indicates trademark or registered trademark of International Business Machines. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective companies. |
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