17th Jul 2007 14:00
Micro Focus(R) (LSE.MCRO.L), the leading provider of enterpriseapplication management and modernization solutions, today unveiled thelatest in its mainframe modernization solutions with the launch ofMicro Focus SOA Express. The new solution provides customers with ahigh-performing business tool for mainframe-based applicationsand offers a seamless and open approach to Service OrientedArchitecture. £ SOA Express enables customers to rapidly build and deploynew 'services' by modernizing core business applications using provenmethodology and standards-based technology (SOA Certified - "Ready forIBM"). Enterprise systems need to evolve at increasing pace to meetbusiness demands, such as regulatory compliance, aligning IT andbusiness after M&A activity, or improving time to market of newproducts and services. With Micro Focus SOA Express, customers areable to respond to market conditions and opportunities moreefficiently, without the need to overhaul existing IT infrastructureor retrain existing staff. £ Stuart McGill, Chief Technology Officer, Micro Focus, said: "SOAExpress truly enables CIOs and IT directors to fully exploit theirexisting enterprise architecture, providing a platform for delivery ofcompetitive advantage by exploiting the benefits of SOA. Everything isdelivered in a predictable and repeatable fashion with a fast andlow-risk option to extend legacy business applications from themainframe to Web Services." £ SOA Express dramatically reduces the risks associated with movingto SOA, by ensuring that new services do not impact the existingarchitecture or applications, retaining historical investments andintellectual property. In addition, the new solution allows existingapplication experts to focus on business priorities rather thanbuilding IT infrastructure, so the associated costs are alsodramatically reduced. £ Hal Peters, President, Pinebrook Consulting Inc. said: "For ourlarge financial clients, adapting their core mission-criticalmainframe systems to new business requirements is a crucial challengefor IT. With SOA Express we can leave what's already running unchangedand exploit legacy interfaces to build services from existing systemsto meet new business requests faster and more effectively." £ SOA Express highlights £ -- A fast path to WebSphere deployment £ -- Ability to build industry-standard Web Services, J2EE or .NET objects £ -- Rapid aggregation of mainframe business applications into reusable Services £ -- Automatic service deployment to WebSphere or your application server environment of choice £ -- Rapid time to market of new products and services with no business risk and no application changes £ About Micro Focus £ Micro Focus, a member of the FTSE 250, provides innovativesoftware that allows companies to dramatically improve the businessvalue of their enterprise applications. Micro Focus EnterpriseApplication Modernization and Management software enables customers'business applications to respond rapidly to market changes and embracemodern architectures with reduced cost and risk. For additionalinformation please visit www.microfocus.com £ Micro Focus and Net Express are registered trademarks and MicroFocus Server and Unlocking the Value of Legacy and SOA Express aretrademarks of Micro Focus. All other products mentioned in thisannouncement are trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright Business Wire 2007Related Shares:
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