Serena Delivers Latest Release of Innovative Mainframe Desktop Development Solution.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN MATEO San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 2, 2003 Serena ChangeMan ZDD ZDD Zero-Suppressed Binary Decision Diagram ZDD Zero Delay Device ZDD Zero Defects by Design ZDD Zero Divergence Directive ZDD Zoned Decimal Data 3.1 Includes Several Usability, Access and Development Enhancements, Validated in Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Program SERENA Software, Inc. (Nasdaq:SRNA sRNA abbr. soluble RNA ), an industry-leading supplier of software that automates change to enterprise code and content, today announced the general availability of Serena(TM) ChangeMan(R) ZDD v3.1, the latest release of the company's innovative desktop development solution for z/OS(R) and OS/390(R) platforms. This release includes several usability, access and development enhancements to improve information flow to and from the mainframe, and to increase overall productivity. Serena ChangeMan ZDD leads the industry in delivering the usability benefits of the Windows(R) environment to access and move mainframe software assets to the desktop without compromising data integrity. The solution is invaluable to developers and system support personnel enabling them to achieve significant business benefits throughout the enterprise by allowing developers to transparently use their favorite Windows IDE. "The power of Serena ChangeMan ZDD is in the direct access of Serena ChangeMan ZMF ZMF Zone Melting Furnace ZMF zOS Mainframe (Serena) ZMF Zero Motivation Factor from the desktop, which has helped familiarize our distributed development This article has multiple issues: * It does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by citing reliable sources. * Very few or no other articles link to this one. staff with the mainframe environment," said Walter Berli, Vice Director, UBS UBS Union Bank of Switzerland UBS United Bible Societies UBS United Blood Services UBS United Buying Service UBS Used Bookstore UBS University Business Services UBS Universal Building Society (UK) UBS Ulaanbaatar Broadcasting System . "This has enabled us to operate a more productive enterprise, as well as achieve significant gains in business partner satisfaction and overall software quality." Serena ChangeMan ZDD provides a unique environment for using desktop reporting and project management tools with mainframe applications. Its seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. with Serena(TM) ChangeMan(R) ZMF and use of 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. opens up the world of mainframe data to the Windows developer, while safeguarding valuable software assets throughout the application life cycle. "We have received positive feedback from customers on the operational value and impact Serena ChangeMan ZDD has on their IT environments," said Steve Maysonave, President and Chief Executive Officer, Relativity Technologies Relativity Technologies Relativity Technologies is a global leader in Enterprise Application Modernization and Application Portfolio Management. Its Modernization Workbench software platform aligns clients' existing software assets with their core business requirements. , Inc. "By combining Serena ChangeMan ZDD with the Relativity Modernization Workbench(TM), we are able to provide a more robust set of modernization solutions for mainframe applications written in Cobol and PL/1. The combined solution is creating and driving key sales opportunities." In this release, Serena has extended the functionality available on the desktop through Serena ChangeMan ZMF by adding critical build, compile and promote capabilities. This enables developers, as well as support and administrative personnel, to work within the familiar Windows environment (1) (upper case "W") Refers to computers running under a Microsoft Windows operating system. (2) (lower case "w") Also called a "windowing environment," it refers to any software that provides multiple windows on screen such as Windows, Mac, Motif and X Window. while minimizing errors and lowering training and system CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. costs. Key development focused capabilities such as built in Editor and Differencing utilities have also been added to provide customers with a complete, complementary set of desktop functions. Version 3.1 includes enhanced usability and access features such as Section 508 compliance for customers with disabilities, as well as international code page support for non-English speaking environments, allowing more staff to enjoy the benefits of mainframe systems. Serena was recently named as a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner through the validation of Serena ChangeMan ZDD 3.1. The Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Program provides a way for customers to identify companies that have proven their commitment and expertise in one or more specialized areas when delivering Microsoft technologies. "Serena ChangeMan ZDD 3.1 achieves unparalleled levels of integration with both the Windows and Mainframe environments," said Chuck Henderson, Director of Product Marketing, SERENA Software, Inc. "Its unique ability to leverage an organization's existing technology investments while simultaneously lowering operational costs gives customers a clear business advantage." About Serena ChangeMan ZDD Serena ChangeMan ZDD simplifies cross-platform development by enabling desktop programmers easy access to mainframe data from within their favorite IDE. This results in higher productivity and resource flexibility. The product also integrates seamlessly with Serena(TM) ChangeMan(R) ZMF to eliminate mass file transfers, reduce mainframe CPU cycles and enable efficient, protected development of mainframe applications from desktop environments. Serena ChangeMan ZDD is part of the Serena ChangeMan product family, which gives customers a single point of control to manage the development process for complex enterprise applications with components running across multiple platforms from the mainframe to the Web. Availability Serena ChangeMan ZDD v3.1 is available immediately. About Serena SERENA Software, Inc. is the Enterprise Change Management (ECM (1) (Enterprise Change Management) See version control and configuration management. (2) (Error Correcting Mode) A Group 3 fax capability that can test for errors within a row of pixels and request retransmission. ) industry leader. For over twenty years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights. 2. Serena has focused exclusively on providing application change management solutions to the world's leading enterprises, and today its products are in use at over 2,750 customer sites -- including 42 of the Fortune 50. Serena leads the way in ECM by providing a single point of control to manage software code and Web content changes throughout the enterprise, from the mainframe to the Web. This ensures application availability and speeds time to market -- while reducing development costs. With headquarters in San Mateo, California San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is one of the larger suburbs on the San Francisco Peninsula, located between Burlingame to the north, Foster City to the East, and Belmont to the south. , Serena serves customers worldwide through local offices and an international network of distributors. www.serena.com. Serena is a trademark of SERENA Software, Inc. ChangeMan is a registered trademark of SERENA Software, Inc. All other products or company names are used for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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