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ALDON DELIVERS DATABASE CHANGE MANAGEMENT TO ITS GROWING APPLICATION LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT OFFERING

Emeryville, Calif.- Feb, 27, 2006 - Aldon, the leading provider of enterprise software configuration and change management solutions, today announced it has added database change management capability to its Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) suite, underscoring the company's commitment to offering the most complete ALM solution on the market. With the new database functionality, Aldon brings increased levels of process management, integrity and predictability to the development of a database - one of the most critical corporate assets for any organization.

Databases are repositories of vital, ever-changing company information - financials, customers, payroll, supply chain, etc. - that require diligent management and maintenance to facilitate business objectives and success. Proper change management is critical to ensure the integrity of this critical asset and the fulfillment of ongoing database development projects . With Aldon in place, IT departments will be equipped with the right database change and source management solutions, which allow those responsible for the development of these databases to:

• View, manage and properly assess the value of database development projects
• Ensure proper prioritization and follow through of incidents and change requests
• Automate and enforce change management procedures
• Maintain meaningful, logical organization of database source and its related objects
• Support multiple database across multiple platforms

Aldon's database change management solution supports all major database vendors that include Oracle, Microsoft, IBM, Sybase Rapid SQL - delivering the same efficiencies for an organization no matter which database they utilize. There are several key components to Aldon's database change management solution each playing a role to ensure database integrity, define processes and help development teams work more efficiently.

First, the Aldon Suite includes an "incident and database change request management" component allowing users to coordinate, monitor, report on and improve overall visibility of database issues and projects.

A second component is "workflow and database project management," which enables IT managers to enforce workflow procedures and track the efforts of the individual developers, while automating most of their change management tasks.

A third component is "database source and object configuration management," which allows users to define configurations, logically group files into named configurations, or releases, as required, all the while allowing SQL code to be kept in mind and managed along with all other application code. When all of these key components work together, organizations are equipped with a comprehensive ALM solution that allows for a fast, accurate and organized development process, helping organizations stay focused on the projects of the greatest business value.

"We pride ourselves on being a company on the leading edge of enterprise software, with a clearly differentiated and progressive vision for continued advancement of technology, which is why we're putting a firm stake in the ground for ALM," said Daniel Magid, CEO and president, Aldon. "By adding database change management to our list of capabilities, we help businesses protect their corporate assets while achieving efficiencies at the same time."

For more information on Aldon's database change management capabilities, please click here.

The Aldon Suite

The Aldon Suite provides IT business process automation, requirements management, software configuration management, multiple version management and software deployment to companies worldwide. Built to address the needs of geographically distributed IT organizations and complex multi-platform environments, the Aldon Suite gives companies a defined, repeatable, measurable and traceable process for every stage of their application development. The integrated suite is comprised of Aldon Lifecycle Manager, Aldon Deployment Manager and Aldon Community Manager.

About Aldon

Aldon is the leading provider of Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) solutions that brings the benefits of process-driven application change management to IT, 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 .