25th May 2007 20:36
Micro Focus(R) (LSE:MCRO), a leader in enterprise applicationmanagement and modernization solutions, today announced insightsgained from Micro Focus World, the first major, global forum toaddress Application Portfolio Management (APM) and ApplicationModernization issues in today's rapidly transforming markets. Theevent was held earlier this month in Orlando, Florida, attended by 400customer and partner delegates from more than 15 countries. £ More than 10 major sponsors of the event focused on key issuesdriving board-level IT decisions to establish modernizationinitiatives. First-hand testimony from enterprise-scale customersprovided in-depth perspectives as well as information on how the MicroFocus product stack provides cornerstone support for all aspects ofsuch enterprise-wide projects, including integration with the EclipseFramework and the latest Microsoft Visual Studio developmentenvironment. At the event, Micro Focus launched Enterprise View, acomprehensive Java-based APM product that formally completes theintegration and upgrade of vastly improved technology from the recentacquisition of HAL Knowledge Systems of Milan, Italy. £ Among significant insights gained from the wide variety of panels,keynotes, sessions and surveys conducted at the 3-day event were: £ -- Application modernization is a key imperative for the IT organization and organizations are looking to a full service leader to provide robust solutions £ -- Package implementation and 'rip and replace' methods fail more times than not £ -- COBOL and other enterprise class languages continue to provide competitive advantage and are flexible and extensible. £ At Micro Focus World, customers shared the challenges andsuccesses of modernization initiatives that have allowed them to reachnew levels of efficiency and profitability. Participants included bluechip companies HSBC, Wachovia, BlueCross Blue Shield of SouthCarolina, NYSE Euronext, Banca Intesa, Barclays and UBS as well asservices provider IBM Global Services. £ "This global business and technology event was tremendously timelyand important," said Steve Steuart, vice president of legacymodernization for Idea Integration, a leading applicationmodernization services provider and key participant in the event."Micro Focus is an industry leader with over 30 years of applicationmodernization success to their credit, so their broad partner networkwas in a unique position to lead such an initiative." £ "We were delighted by the industry's response to this watershedevent and the growing interest in our APM solution," said KevinMoultrup, Micro Focus vice president. "Scores of participatingcustomers and partners validated that, indeed, applicationmodernization is at the forefront of their agendas as they craft theirIT strategies going forward. Micro Focus will be leading the'modernization revolution' that is providing businesses a proven andlow risk approach to integrating what is key competitive advantagewith the latest technology advancements." £ 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 is a registered trademark and Enterprise View is atrademark of Micro Focus. All other products mentioned in thisannouncement are trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright Business Wire 2007Related Shares:
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