Aldon Receives IBM Ready for WebSphere Studio V5.1 Certification; Higher Level of Integration with Team Repository Enables Improved Change Management Functionality

Business Wire, Sept 27, 2004

EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- Aldon, the leading software provider of enterprise application lifetime management solutions, today announced IBM Ready for WebSphere(R) Studio V5.1 certification for Aldon Lifecycle Manager and Aldon Lifecycle Manager for iSeries plug-ins. The plug-ins support WebSphere Studio Site Developer, WebSphere Studio Application Developer and WebSphere Development Studio Client and are available to all customers at no additional charge. Benefits of this integration include increased development, delivery and application management power.

"Aldon's Lifecycle Manager and Lifecycle Manager for iSeries plug-in architecture is a distinctively different implementation because it provides the full power and functionality of WebSphere Studio that was intended by IBM and is free to all Aldon customers," said Dan Magid, president and CEO of Aldon. "By implementing a Team Repository approach rather than the Perspectives approach used by other vendors, all of the objects managed through Aldon can be shared by all members of a development team and can be treated as a single unit in any change management operation."

Magid continues: "Unlike other approaches, Aldon's use of the Team Repository architecture is the only strategy that supports the full functionality of WebSphere Studio and can also maximize any integrated third-party tool, the Remote Systems Explorer, the Java Package Explorer and any IDE perspective such as Java, C and COBOL."

The Aldon Lifecycle Manager Plug-ins

With the Aldon Lifecycle Manager and Aldon Lifecycle Manager for iSeries plug-ins, developers can take advantage of Aldon enterprise change management functions without leaving the comfort of the WebSphere Studio environment. The plug-ins allow developers to perform functions like check out and check in and promote. Developers can work on code for all enterprise platforms -- all from the same user interface. All native WebSphere Studio functions and WebSphere-compliant third-party tools can be directly applied to code and data managed by Aldon Lifecycle Manager and Aldon Lifecycle Manager for iSeries, regardless of programming language (Java, C , RPG, COBOL, HTML, XML, documents, images, etc.) or destination platform.

The Aldon plug-ins use the standard WebSphere Studio menu options and functions. Developers do not need additional training to understand user interfaces, navigation, views or functionality. And users still have access to all of Aldon's advanced enterprise change management functions without any additional purchase of software.

While simple for any level of user, Aldon Lifecycle Manager and Aldon Lifecycle Manager for iSeries handles the behind-the-scenes complex operations of safety, security, multiple user coordination and versioning. As each function is performed, Aldon solutions automatically perform the necessary underlying actions.

About IBM WebSphere V5.1

WebSphere is the leading software platform for e-business on demand. It enables companies to develop, deploy and integrate next-generation e-business applications, such as those for business-to-business e-commerce, and it supports business applications from simple Web publishing through enterprise-scale transaction processing. WebSphere transforms the way businesses manage customer, partner and employee relationships. For example, companies can use it to:

--Create a compelling Web experience that improves the quality and quantity of site traffic

--Extend applications to incorporate mobile devices so the sales force can service clients faster

--Integrate applications, automate and simplify business processes

About Aldon

Aldon is the leading software provider of enterprise application lifetime management solutions. For more than 25 years, Aldon has delivered application management and support solutions for the enterprise. The Aldon Application Lifetime Management Suite manages the multiple release lifecycles within each lifetime of every enterprise application. More than 1,300 companies, including nearly 30 percent of the Fortune 500, rely on the Aldon Lifetime Suite. Privately held, Aldon is headquartered in Emeryville, California, and maintains 12 offices worldwide serving more than 40 countries. (www.aldon.com).

Aldon and the Aldon logo are registered trademarks of Aldon or its affiliated companies in the United States and other countries. WebSphere is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. All other company, brand or product names may be trademarks of the respective companies or organizations with which they are associated.