HP Debuts Unified System to Manage Application Lifecycle

By Raju Shanbhag, TMCnet Contributor

HP has released its HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) 11, which is the first unified system to accelerate the reliable, secure delivery of software applications and services.

Helping companies to gain control over aging applications and inflexible processes, HP ALM 11 is a component of the HP Application Transformation portfolio.

From requirements management to quality, performance and release, HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) 11 unites and automates the critical activities of modernization applications. Supporting stakeholders in the applications delivery process, HP ALM 11 is a role-based system. Enforcing and accelerating best practice application lifecycle management, it automates workflow processes within and across applications teams. Throughout the process based on real-time visibility into release progress and readiness, HP ALM 11 Project Planning and Tracking establishes release criteria and manages milestones

“Organizations rely on applications to perform business-critical functions. Outdated tools, complex methodologies and ever progressing new technology make it difficult for IT to deliver effective applications,” said Bill Veghte (News - Alert), executive vice president of Software and Solutions for HP. “HP’s new solutions enable clients to accelerate the delivery of applications, lower application costs and achieve business alignment without sacrificing quality.”

The new versions of HP Quality Center and HP Performance Center 11.0 now get foundation from HP ALM. To lower operational costs, freeing up resources for new applications and services, these solutions help simplify and automate application quality and performance validation. HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Consulting Services enable clients to reduce total cost of delivery, mitigate risk with lower defect rates, accelerate implementation timelines and increase software adoption.

Recently, the company released Web-ready Designjet T2300 eMultifunction Printer (eMFP) and HP ePrint & Share with integrated Autodesk (News - Alert) software solutions. According to the company, this new printing solution is designed to redefine the technical design process. The new HP ePrint & Share and HP Designjet T2300 eMultifunction Printer (eMFP) solution will allow design teams to easily access, share and print large-format project files online anytime, anywhere.

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