Aberdeen Group Recognizes ALM Solution A Key Ingredient For 'Best In Class' SOA Implementations

Aldon Named Key Provider of Technology Required for Successful SOA

Emeryville, CA—March-26-2007 —Aldon, the leading provider of process-driven Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) solutions, today announced that IT analyst firm Aberdeen Group has published research highlighting ALM solutions as a critical component for Best in Class Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) implementations, and names Aldon as a key ALM provider.  In Aberdeen Group’s research brief titled “New SOA Development Falters with Inadequate Testing and Lifecycle Tools” it is revealed that organizations must equip themselves with appropriate lifecycle tools for successful deployments and long-term viability of their SOA initiatives, or the projects are destined to fail or fall off course.

The Aberdeen research brief, published in March 2007, reveals key findings developed from a survey of more than 750 companies involved in SOA development.  Aberdeen found that “65% of Best in Class companies are buying new composite application-related technology in the next six months” and that this group recognizes failed SOA projects are often the result of obsolescent testing tools and processes.  The report states that “So rather than keep trying to make SOA work with obsolescent technology, the Best in Class are already buying software tools specifically designed for the SOA application lifecycle.”  Aberdeen further indicates that for companies to achieve superior results with SOA, the organization must rethink and redefine the concept of the application software lifecycle and put a systematic focus on the costs of developing and maintaining SOA services, which can be assisted with automation and re-use.

Aldon has long recognized that outmoded software development methodologies and tools can seriously hamper an IT department’s ability to respond adequately to business requirements. With considerable pressure to deliver results in a software development environment that is increasingly complex, demanding, and diverse, today’s IT departments are under duress. Process-driven application change management addresses the critical needs of developers and executives alike by simplifying, automating and managing every stage of the application lifecycle. Built to address complex multi-platform environments, the Aldon ALM solution gives companies a defined, repeatable, measurable and traceable process for every stage of their application development.

"We are thrilled with the Aberdeen Group recognition, which re-affirmed to us the importance of ALM as a critical component of a company’s SOA development,” said Daniel Magid, chief executive officer and president at Aldon. “Our goal at Aldon is to provide the business with visibility and accessibility to IT resources as well as the process management oversight required for proper execution of SOA. Successful SOA isn’t just a technology initiative. It’s a business initiative backed up by technology.”

The Aldon SOA Solution

As the only provider of an inventory management solution optimized for SOA, Aldon is uniquely positioned to manage, support, and speed the process of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) development.  Aldon Lifecycle Manager can build a comprehensive metadata registry about all service components -- what functions they provide, what parameters they accept, the standard interfaces supported, and what is returned to the requester.  Users are then able to search for services and discover how they are used, greatly accelerating software reuse.  Aldon Lifecycle Manager’s enterprise view enables simple, intuitive navigation of services component inventory so organizations can better manage and automate both SOA and traditional development processes.  In the end, organizations gain greater reusability of their application inventory, shorter production times, increased interoperability and, quicker investment returns on development efforts.

About Aldon

Aldon is the leading provider of Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) solutions, bringing the benefits of process-driven application change management to IT, and accelerating the delivery of mission-critical business applications. Aldon ALM solutions support today’s agile organizations by enabling IT teams to greatly improve their products’ time to market, reduce business disruptions, achieve regulatory compliance and increase return on investment. More than 1,300 companies, including 70 of the Fortune 100, rely on Aldon ALM solutions for enterprise software configuration and change management for their IT business processes. Established in 1979, Aldon is headquartered in Emeryville, California and maintains 14 offices worldwide serving more than 40 countries. For more information, please visit www.aldon.com.