24th Oct 2006 13:30
Micro Focus(R) (LSE: MCRO.L), a leading provider of core systemapplication development and deployment solutions, today announcesgeneral availability of Revolve(R) Enterprise Edition 7.0, the latestgeneration of core application understanding and analysis technology.This latest update to the Revolve product line provides organizationsthat have large investments in COBOL-based application infrastructureswith a cost-efficient, strategic maintenance and modernizationsolution for their existing, proven critical systems. £ Revolve accelerates delivery time for new core systemfunctionality by 65 percent. It supports Service-Oriented Architecture(SOA) and compliance initiatives by enabling companies to identify andexpose business processes buried deep inside systems that may havebeen initially developed decades earlier. £ Application maintenance can consume up to 80 percent of anorganization's IT spending, according to recent industry analystreports. Micro Focus Revolve Enterprise Edition provides a pathway toshorten analysis cycles while it improves analysis quality. It savessubstantial time and money not only during analysis but during anyapplication development and modernization initiatives that mightresult. £ Shawn Klingensmith, vice president of development support atMellon Financial Corporation, noted, "We have used Revolve EnterpriseEdition on a number of inventory-wide analysis and change projects. Itis helping us estimate more accurately and we get projects completedsignificantly faster. We have reduced the time taken for certaininventory-wide analysis tasks by more than 80 percent." £ "Organizations are now seeking ways to extract more value thanever from their existing systems," said Stuart McGill, vice presidentof worldwide marketing at Micro Focus. "To do so, they need the latesttechnology-based solutions to help them reuse core assets atreasonable cost, but without adding layers of undue risk to theapplication development process." £ Key Benefits of Revolve Enterprise Edition £ This latest edition of Revolve makes the technology more intuitiveso that new users become productive faster. For existing Revolveusers, the information they use most often is readily available. Inaddition, this release further enhances the tool's support ofapplication documentation requirements. £ Many Micro Focus direct corporate end users depend upon largeinventories of existing code to run the business. "We chose MicroFocus Revolve because it is easy to use, yet a very powerful analysistool for COBOL developers," said Jeff Bradshaw, assistant vicepresident of application development at Pacific Life. "As we continueto implement complex enhancements in our applications, tools likeRevolve will help improve our estimation accuracy, software design,development time and software quality, while reducing overall IT costsspent on critical projects." £ Micro Focus Revolve Enterprise Edition gives corporate customersan enhanced ability to: £ -- Accelerate time-to-market and dramatically reduce the cost of mass change programs and core systems maintenance £ -- Improve business alignment through major improvements in operational efficiency, freeing resources onto more strategic projects £ -- Provide more accurate business results, faster £ -- Intelligently manage and mitigate the risks of change £ -- Deliver new core system functionality 65% faster, with 50% fewer defects £ Revolve Enterprise Edition is available to customers directly fromMicro Focus as well as from a wide range of Micro Focus partners whoutilize Revolve to accurately estimate the time and effort requiredfor consulting and outsourcing projects. Revolve boosts initial bidprocess accuracy for most core system projects, providing a factualbasis for avoiding the pitfalls of project overruns or even failure.Assessments carried out in this way can be continually refined asautomated, repeatable processes for ongoing system maintenance. £ Micro Focus partners, resellers and outsourcers can also: £ -- Lower the cost and length of the bidding process £ -- Improve year-on-year ROI for both supplier and client £ -- Bring new consultants up to speed with client code 300 percent faster £ -- Generate core systems documentation in minutes, providing factual backup to strategic decisions and aiding application understanding for future projects £ -- Improve client audit compliance through powerful management information and status reporting £ -- Support consistent delivery of high-quality projects through fully automated, easily repeated assessments across the entire core system landscape £ -- Reduce dependency on a client's time and expertise by automating application intelligence £ One Micro Focus partner finds Revolve a lifesaver. "Our clients inScandinavia tend to have very large amounts of source code in theircore systems," said Par Parling, managing director of tp techScandinavia. "With the amount of changes needed for those systems eachyear - from business initiatives through to compliance changes - thereis always the need to accurately estimate and plan this work. Wealways recommend Micro Focus Revolve technology for this task, becauseit saves our clients hundreds of hours each year, and gives them themost accurate assessment results each time. These days, we suggestclients don't plan major code changes without it." £ Micro Focus - Unlocking the Value of Legacy(TM) £ Micro Focus is a leading provider of legacy development anddeployment software for enterprise platforms. Micro Focus enablesorganizations to reduce costs and increase agility with minimal riskby reusing their legacy applications with contemporary architecturesand Web services. Founded in 1976, Micro Focus is a global companywith principal offices in the United Kingdom, United States, Germanyand Japan. For more information, visit www.microfocus.com. £ Micro Focus and Revolve are registered trademarks and Unlockingthe Value of Legacy is a trademark of Micro Focus. All other productsmentioned in this announcement are trademarks of their respectiveowners. Copyright Business Wire 2006Related Shares:
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