SERENA Software Introduces FULL.CYCLE Enterprise for End-to-End Software Change Management

Business Wire, April 6, 1999

BURLINGAME, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 6, 1999--

Combines mainframe and desktop suites with innovative software

infrastructure and comprehensive services to rapidly implement and

effectively manage application changes

SERENA Software, Inc. (Nasdaq:SRNA), an industry-leading supplier of enterprise software change management solutions, today announced its FULL.CYCLE(TM) Enterprise Solution. The integrated set of industry-leading software products, an open cross-platform architecture and comprehensive consulting services enable businesses worldwide to quickly and effectively manage application changes across the enterprise at any phase of the application life cycle.

The FULL.CYCLE Enterprise Solution allows organizations to control the complexity of IT systems and improve return on investments so that customers can focus on addressing core business issues. FULL.CYCLE Enterprise will offer an end-to-end software change management (SCM) solution, which links the pre-deployment development cycle with the post-deployment operational cycle. As a result, customers have the flexibility to incorporate new methods of software development, including the web, object technology and other emerging technologies that meet their individual business needs.

"We have an industry-leading reputation for delivering scalable, reliable and flexible software change management solutions," said Richard A. Doerr, President and CEO of SERENA Software. He added, "The FULL.CYCLE Enterprise Solution ensures that our customers can have the technologies and practices they need to solve the formidable and mission-critical tasks of today's complex IT environment."

"There is a crying need in the industry for an enterprise-wide software change management solution," said Perry Harris, Director of Management Strategies, The Yankee Group. "I'm glad to see a company starting to address this issue."

According to survey results from SoundView Technology Group, delivery of an enterprise change management solution is highly desired. The survey reported that mainframe computers remain a key development platform, but Windows NT represents the largest single operating system for application deployment.

FULL.CYCLE Enterprise Features

FULL.CYCLE Enterprise is based on ChangeMan(R), SERENA's flagship mainframe product, which manages software change throughout the application life cycle, supports concurrent development and enforces process consistency. The Enterprise Solution comprises FULL.CYCLE Mainframe, FULL.CYCLE Desktop, SERNET(TM) Enterprise and SERPOWER(TM) Practices. -0-

--   FULL.CYCLE Mainframe is a suite of products that manage the
     application development life cycle, from design and development
     to test and production to audit and maintenance for mainframe
     environments. There are additional complementary products to
     Change Man including industry-leading Comparex(R).
--   FULL.CYCLE Desktop will provide a managed environment for
     software development, deployment, problem resolution and
     maintenance for the desktop. Its Detect Resolve(TM) product is an
     IT post-deployment support product that automatically identifies
     and corrects software configuration problems in Windows NT/95/98
     environments.
--   SERNET Enterprise provides customers with a flexible and scalable
     architecture that delivers the first integrated SCM solution
     across development platforms. SERNET Enterprise is a high
     performance cross-platform connectivity technology with a common
     set of reusable services and an open API which provides
     unprecedented access to the mainframe from the desktop.
--   SERPOWER Practices, providing expertise in developing SCM
     solutions that are customized to meet the needs of each
     individual customer, is based on best practices developed from
     nearly 20 years of experience in the SCM marketplace. SERENA
     recognizes that automated SCM is not just a technical exercise,
     but is a management discipline that, when implemented correctly,
     provides a higher return on investments in equipment, software,
     and personnel involved in the support of mission critical
     applications.

-0-

Platform Support

FULL.CYCLE Enterprise selectively supports OS/390 and its derivatives, VSE, and VM on the mainframe and Windows NT/95/98 on the desktop.

About SERENA Software

SERENA Software, Inc. 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.

Note to Editors: Change Man and Comparex are registered trademarks of SERENA Software, Inc. Detect Resolve, FULL.CYCLE, SERNET and SERPOWER 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.