SERENA Software Announces Detect+Resolve Mainframe to Enable Rapid Software Change Management; Offers Solution for Protecting Software and Data

Business Wire, April 20, 1999

BURLINGAME, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 20, 1999--

SERENA Software, Inc. (Nasdaq:SRNA), an industry-leading supplier of enterprise software change management solutions, today announced Detect Resolve(TM) Mainframe, a product which automates the tracking and synchronization of changes made to mainframe software and data. Providing the ability to track changes to applications or data in real-time or batch mode in both the pre- and post-deployment phases of the application life cycle, Detect Resolve Mainframe enables organizations to gain control over their technical infrastructure to keep pace with rapidly evolving changes in their business.

Detect Resolve Mainframe, formerly SyncTrac(R), uses unique fingerprinting technology to monitor changes in both local and remote environments. This automated process increases productivity by requiring fewer administrative hours for system maintenance. IT professionals are realizing the importance of this automated change management when faced with issues such as clean management, for example, protecting Y2K compliant code.

"Our customers are implementing applications to meet evolving business requirements into the new millennium and have specifically requested a means of protecting their Y2K compliant environment from contamination as a result of changes that they must continue to make," said Mark Woodward, Vice President of Sales of SERENA Software. "Detect Resolve Mainframe enables clean management and provides an audit trail that might also be useful to show due diligence in case of litigation issues."

Detect Resolve Mainframe consists of two major functions: system tracking and synchronization. The tracking function provides notification when a change has been made to data sets that are being monitored, noting the specifics of the change and who has made it. "The tracking function can be particularly useful to IT organizations today, who need real-time notification that software is being changed," says Leif Ekman of Datab Software AB. "The accelerated pace for companies to bring new IT based products to market puts new demands on their ability to track changes to their production environment to maintain or increase the product quality. Detect Resolve Mainframe has a vital role to play here."

The synchronization function offers system managers the capability to distribute changes across their entire network of mainframe systems, updating only what is necessary rather than re-building entire software systems or volumes of data.

Industry-Leading Technology

Detect Resolve Mainframe's fingerprinting technology creates a model fingerprint, then compares the model with a fingerprint generated when changes occur. Used on a regular basis in conjunction with systematic change control processes, Detect Resolve Mainframe can provide an audit trail to make sure no unauthorized changes have taken place to mainframe software or data. Under system administration control, Detect Resolve Mainframe can be programmed to resolve any problems created by the change or, in the case of desired changes, to automatically implement the change across multiple environments.

Detect Resolve Mainframe is a member of the SERENA FULL.CYCLE(TM) Enterprise Solution, an integrated set of industry-leading software products, an open cross-platform architecture and comprehensive consulting services, which enables businesses to manage software changes across the enterprise at any phase of the application life cycle.

Availability

Detect Resolve Mainframe for MVS, formerly SyncTrac(R), is available today.

About SERENA Software

SERENA Software is a global software and services company providing enterprise software change management to manage and control change throughout the software application life cycle. SERENA is headquartered in Burlingame, California and maintains international offices in Canada, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

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