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    IT Jungle Four Hundred Stuff

    September 27, 2011
    Aldon's LMi Gets a Web Portal, Mobile Device Interface
    New software unveiled by Aldon last week allows IBM i developers to manage and monitor the code deployment process from any location. The new functions delivered in Aldon Web Portal Plus should make life easier for harried development managers.  Read full story »

    Banca & Negocios

    July 14, 2011
    Banco Exterior Continues Technology Investment
    Banco Exterior and the Eniac Group successfully completed the process of implementation of Aldon software, which will allow the financial institution to continue to offer its customers the quality, efficiency and security that has characterized it. (in Spanish only)  Read full story »

    SDTimes

    May 19, 2011
    The Wide World of SCM's
    SD Times spoke with 10 SCM and application life-cycle management vendors to determine what each of their tools provide and how developers can determine which is best for their projects. Daniel Magid, business area executive of Aldon, said "SCM will evolve as development [processes] evolve and as vendors automate more and more procedures in the solutions."   Read full story »

    IT Jungle

    April 6, 2011
    Rocket Software Bulks Up iBiz with Aldon Acquisition
    Rocket Software has quietly built up a tidy business related to the OS/400 and i, with acquisitions of application modernization tool maker Seagull Software and terminal emulation software maker BlueZone. Now, with its acquisition of Aldon which Rocket Software acquired on March 22, the software conglomerate is adding application lifecycle management to its IBM i toolbox.  Read full story »

    Application Development Trends

    February 22, 2011
    Free Aldon Agile Manager Now Does Windows
    The formerly Linux-only Agile Manager project management application from Aldon is now available for Windows, the company announced earlier this month.  Read full story »

    IT Jungle Four Hundred Stuff

    February 16, 2011
    Aldon Rolls Out Windows Version of Agile ALM Tool
    Aldon this month took the wraps off the Windows version of Agile Manager, which is Aldon's new application lifecycle management (ALM) tool for helping development teams adopt agile programming methods.  Read full story »

    SystemiNetwork

    February 8, 2011
    Aldon Offers Free Agile Project Management Software for Windows
    Aldon Agile Manager kick starts the agile development process via backlog management and release management functionality, and supports project management surrounding IBM i projects and works in conjunction with the IBM i SCM process tools.  Read full story »

    All About Agile

    February 1, 2011
    Aldon Agile Manager Now on Windows
    Aldon has just announced that it is now available on Windows, which is obviously great news for all those Windows teams out there!  Read full story »

    InfoQ

    December 8, 2010
    Released: Aldon Agile Manager
    Last week on December 1st, Aldon released the Aldon Agile Manager and InfoQ spoke with Dan Magid, Chief Product Strategist of Aldon, about this new product. Agile Manager is a free agile project management tool meant to provide better planning, prioritization and collaboration.   Read full story »

    Agile Scout

    December 7, 2010
    Tool Review - Aldon Agile Manager: Community-Built Agile Tool
    AgileScout.com recently got a backstage pass to see the newest Agile tool on the street and was suitably impressed by what they saw in their 45 minute walkthrough of this new tool (Released 12/1/2010 PR).  Read full story »

    IT Jungle Four Hundred Stuff

    December 7, 2010
    Aldon Gets Agile, in More Ways than One
    Aldon is going all in for agile development. The creator of lifecycle management tools for development teams recently introduced agile features in two products, include Aldon Agile Manager, a brand new Web-based tool designed to help teams organize the backlog of feature requests, and Aldon Community Manager, its IT service desk product.   Read full story »

    Agile Development Made Easy

    December 7, 2010
    Aldon's New Agile Project Management Application
    Kelly Waters takes a look at Aldon Agile Manager: The initial release is aimed at Product Owners and provides the facilities to easily manage your Product Backlog. It's a nice, web-based interface and allows you to keep control of all your User Stories in one place.   Read full story »

    Dr. Dobbs

    December 6, 2010
    Aldon Agile Manager Gets Community-Spirited
    Aldon Agile Manager is released this week by Aldon. This free project management application is aimed at the planning, prioritizing, and collaboration tasks needed to bring Agile-based projects to successful and compliant delivery.   Read full story »

    SDTimes

    December 1, 2010
    Aldon Takes on Backlog Management
    ALM solutions provider Aldon has introduced Aldon Agile Manager, a new and free agile project management application, enabling users to manage and prioritize stories in backlogs, plan releases and sprints, and keep track of development tasks and stories.   Read full story »

    SDTimes

    December 1, 2010
    Agile Tools: Adapt or Perish
    The agile world is all about speed, adaptation and constant improvement, which requires organizations to understand their workflows in considerable detail.Tool choices are continuing to expand as more organizations adopt agile practices and extend them out across the enterprise  Read full story »

    Dr. Dobbs

    November 24, 2010
    Aldon Adds Agile Templates to Community Manager 9.5.4
    Aldon's ALM portfolio has this week been refreshed with the launch of Aldon Community Manager 9.5.4, the latest release of its web-based IT service management (ITSM) solution is now equipped with formalized templates for Agile development project management.  Read full story »

    Computer Weekly

    October 15, 2010
    Developer Cheatsheet: Getting Started with ALM
    Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) company Aldon has produced a new developer cheat sheet for software architects unfamiliar with ALM to get them started. Within this "Refcard", they cover everything from End-to-End ALM to Process and Deployment Automation so that you can better understand the way that you can leverage ALM to your advantage.  Read full story »

    IT Jungle Four Hundred Stuff

    August 10, 2010
    Aldon Adds IBM i Features to Report Manager
    Aldon has beefed up its new Report Manager software with two new features designed to help development shops better track their code promotion activities. Aldon unveiled the updates last week as part of Aldon Report Manager v 1.2.  Read full story »

    SDTimes

    July 12, 2010
    Changing Fortunes for SCM
    Aldon and other industry experts share their thoughts on the changing landscape in software configuration management and what an enterprise buyer should focus on when searching for a solution.  Read full story »

    IT Jungle

    June 8, 2010
    Aldon Widens Reach of Report Manager
    Organizations will be able to gather development-related data from a wider number of sources with the recently released Aldon Report Manager version 1.1.   Read full story »

    SystemiNetwork

    June 7, 2010
    Aldon Adds Service Desk Functionality to IT Management Solution for IBM i
    Aldon has announced Aldon Community Manager 9.5, the latest release of its web-based IT service management (ITSM) solution that unifies the service desk with application development and IT operations  Read full story »

    SDTimes

    November 12, 2009
    News Brief: ALM Company Releases Aldon Report Manager
    Aldon has released the Web-based Aldon Report Manager for viewing and tracking all software development data, assisting with audit compliance and creating project management reports.  Read full story »

    IT Jungle Four Hundred Stuff

    November 10, 2009
    Aldon Brings RPG and PHP Development Closer
    Thanks to a new Eclipse plug-in released last week by Aldon, developers won't need to jump back and forth between IDEs from Zend Technologies and IBM. Instead, they can access change management functionality from the same screen and the same integrated development environment (IDE).  Read full story »

    IBM Systems Magazine

    October 29, 2009
    Aldon Introduces Report Manager
    Aldon, a provider of IT compliance solutions, has released Aldon Report Manager, a Web-based report management solution designed to offer reporting options for managing complex and simple application-development projects.  Read full story »

    IT Jungle

    October 6, 2009
    Aldon Eases Compliance, Project Management Burdens with Reporting Tool
    Aldon Report Manager is a new--just released today--module for the Aldon Lifecycle Management (ALM) system, and Aldon's new solution is worthy of a closer look. Viewing and tracking application development is browser based and includes the capability to drill down for specific details. Report Manager offers pre-packaged templates to define tasks, activities, and releases, but was also designed so users can create customized queries.  Read full story »

    SDTimes

    July 15, 2009
    Staying with the Process
    SD Times Special Report on SCM: Read how SCM systems morph to address latest trends in development. When it comes to software development, software configuration management (SCM) serves as the eyes of the assembly line. It is the task of tracking and controlling changes throughout the software development lifecycle and reproducing actions in order to simplify development.  Read full story »

    SystemiNetwork

    July 7, 2009
    Aldon Releases New Build Release Management Solution, Updates Aldon Lifecycle Manager
    Aldon has announced the release of a new products: a Build Release Management (BRM) solution. The BRM solution combines the automated workflow capabilities of Aldon Lifecycle Manager with the deployment and release functionality of Aldon Deployment Manager.  Read full story »

    IBM Systems Magazine

    July 6, 2009
    Product News: Build Release Management
    Aldon introduces a new solution, Build Release Management (BRM), designed to help address growing compliance challenges in distributed-development environments and improve application build and release processes.  Read full story »

    IT Jungle Four Hundred Stuff

    May 19, 2009
    Aldon Supports RDi 7.5 with Change Management Plug-in
    System i developers who have adopted the latest version 7.5 release of the Rational Developer for IBM i (RDi) development environment can now take advantage of Aldon's change management software for i OS. Last week, Aldon announced the availability of a plug-in that integrates its Aldon Lifecycle Management (ALM) functionality within the RDi interface.  Read full story »

    IT Jungle Four Hundred Stuff

    May 9, 2009
    Aldon Introduces Version Control to Build and Release Management
    Aldon, last week, introduced the availability of a new Build Release Management (BRM) product that allows development teams using a variety of versioning tools to all participate in single application lifecycle process that brings change management rules to distributed environments.  Read full story »

    Computer Business Review

    May 1, 2009
    Aldon, BCD Partner to Bring Web Application Development for IBM i
    Aldon, a provider of application lifecycle management for IT compliance, and BCD, a provider of multi-platform application modernization services, have formed a strategic technology partnership aimed at bringing new levels of process automation and efficiency to web application development and modernization for the IBM i platform covering PHP and RPG-CGI centric projects.  Read full story »

    SystemiNetwork

    April 29, 2009
    Vendors Invest in IBM i
    From the COMMON Expo floor in Reno, the number of IBM i announcements coming from vendors demoing their products 2009 that they're making significant investments in the IBM platform. not just to maintain their investment but with an eye toward the future.   Read full story »

    IT Jungle Four Hundred Stuff

    April 28, 2009
    BCD Adds Features Throughout App Modernization Suite
    BCD announces improvements in its IBM i application modernization suite, including an integration of its web development environments such as Web Smart ILE and Web Smart PHP with Aldon Lifecycle Manager.  Read full story »

    ZDNet.co.uk

    April 9, 2009
    Software Compliance and the Marathon Runner's Wall
    One blogger comments on the need to connect software application development with compliance and how Aldon may have a solution, one level back - starting with Build Release Management.  Read full story »

    SystemiNetwork

    April 1, 2009
    Aldon Releases New Features in Help Desk Management Software for IBMi
    Aldon has released Aldon Community Manager 9, the latest version of its comprehensive service desk management solution used for improving an organization's response to business, technical, and operational issues.  Read full story »

    IT Jungle Four Hundred Stuff

    March 17, 2009
    Aldon Stresses Importance of End Users with Updated Help Desk
    Aldon recently launched a new version of Aldon Community Manager 9, that should better connect an organization's IT help desk with its end users. With this latest version, Aldon has worked on supporting ITIL V3, the recently released set of IT standards that focuses much more on end users.  Read full story »

    Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Journal

    February 27, 2009
    Top Six Cost-Cutting Strategies for IT Compliance
    Chances are high your organization is dealing with regulatory compliance, maybe with just one standard or maybe many. From Sarbanes-Oxley to HIPPA to Basel II, to PCI and the FSA, or combinations thereof, you may be contending with compliance just to remain in business.   Read full story »

    SDTimes

    February 1, 2009
    News Brief: Aldon Lifecycle Manager Redeployment
    Aldon has created new deployment capabilities in its latest release of Aldon Lifecycle Manager, making redeployment easier.  Read full story »

    MSNBC

    January 13, 2009
    Aldon Brings Powerful Deployment Package Management Functionality to Aldon Lifecycle Manager
    Smart Labeling Feature, Built-in Project Manifest Elevate Deployment Best Practices  Read full story »

    IT Jungle Four Hundred Stuff

    December 16, 2008
    Development Horror Stories Surface as Aldon Unveils Turkey Award Winners
    Aldon Software announced a competition like none other: the Developer Turkey Awards, where you recount how a programming mistake that you made (or a "friend" made) nearly brought your company (or your "friend's" company) to the brink of ruin.  Read full story »

    IT Jungle Four Hundred Stuff

    November 4, 2008
    Aldon Streamlines Coding for Health Insurance Company
    Without a change management system in place, the Children’s Mercy Family Health Partners (CMFHP) had a difficult time keeping track of the RPG and .NET development occurring on its business applications. Since installing Aldon's change management system, CMFHP is enjoying higher productivity in its IT department and streamlined workflow and auditing.  Read full story »

    IT Jungle Four Hundred Stuff

    October 7, 2008
    Texas Company Gets Good Returns with Aldon Help Desk Solution
    Aldon Community Manager software is a helpdesk solution that allows users to submit bug reports and change requests to their IT department, while giving IT administrators tools to streamline how they handle the requests.  Read full story »

    System i News

    September 22, 2008
    Aldon Enhances Support for PHP
    Aldon has announced enhanced support for the open-source PHP language as part of its Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) suite.  Read full story »

    SystemiNetwork

    September 17, 2008
    Aldon Delivers Service Management Module
    Aldon CMDB's latest module is a key component of the company's IT service-management solution.   Read full story »

    IT Jungle Four Hundred Stuff

    September 9, 2008
    Aldon Brings PHP Closer Into Change Management Fold
    Aldon has been bit by the PHP bug. Last week, the developer of application lifecycle management (ALM) software announced that it's now offering a plug-in for Zend's Studio for Eclipse that will allow System i shops and other PHP users the capability to keep track of all of their development in a single, integrated repository.  Read full story »

    TMCNet

    September 3, 2008
    Aldon Enhances Support for Open Source PHP Language
    Aldon, a provider of Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) solutions that brings the benefits of process-driven application change management to IT, accelerating the delivery of mission-critical business applications, has reportedly enhanced support for the open source PHP language as part of its ALM suite.  Read full story »

    Financial Services Technology

    September 2, 2008
    Top Six Cost-Cutting Strategies for IT Compliance
    Do you feel you have achieved success in compliance if you have spent a lot of money and effort to get there? Learn how to keep auditors happy while not breaking the bank.  Read full story »

    IT Jungle Four Hundred Stuff

    May 13, 2008
    Aldon Responds to Business Pressures on IT Departments
    Lifecycle management is intertwined with business process management, which is another way of saying best practices for project management. It supports organizational structure and skill requirements through procedures that control IT department processes and change by monitoring workflow and the quality of service.  Read full story »

    CM Crossrads

    May 6, 2008
    Aldon Delivers Enhanced IT Service Management and Compliance—Powerful New Service Desk Functionality
    Aldon®, the leading provider of process-driven application change management, has announced Aldon® Community Manager™ 8, the latest release of the company’s comprehensive service desk management solution for best practice in IT Services Management and compliance.  Read full story »

    IT Jungle Four Hundred Stuff

    April 29, 2008
    Aldon's Lifecycle Management Suite Ready for RDi
    Aldon announced last week that its application lifecycle management (ALM) software is fully compatible with the Rational Developer for System i (RDi) tools that are labelled as Version 7.1.  Read full story »

    IT Jungle Four Hundred Stuff

    January 23, 2008
    Aldon and SQL Farms Team Up for Change Management
    Aldon, an established vendor of change management software for application development, and SQL Farms, a developer of change management software for the SQL Server database, this week announced a partnership that will see the companies developing tools that eliminate the barrier separating application lifecycle and database lifecycle activities.  Read full story »

    International Developer

    January 22, 2008
    Aldon streamlines System i development with WDSC and Eclipse plug-ins
    Aldon streamlines System i development with WDSC and Eclipse plug-ins  Read full story »

    Banca & Negocios

    January 16, 2008
    Keeping IT In Synch
      Read full story »

    IT Jungle Four Hundred Stuff

    January 15, 2008
    Aldon Delivers New Plug-Ins for WDSc, Eclipse
    System i developers should gain better control over their development environments as a result of new utilities revealed by Aldon last week.   Read full story »

    DV-Dialog

    January 13, 2008
    Aldon frischt Software-Entwicklung fürs System i auf
      Read full story »

    CM Crossroads

    January 9, 2008
    Aldon Further Streamlines System i Development with New WDSc and Eclipse Plug-Ins
    Aldon, the leading provider of process-driven application lifecycle management (ALM) solutions, today announced the availability of feature-rich plug-ins designed specifically for the Remote System Explorer (RSE) programming environment in conjunction with Aldon Lifecycle Manager (System i Edition).  Read full story »

    IT Jungle

    January 7, 2008
    IT Action Heroes Replace Chaos With Calm
    Meet Iain Williamson, senior IT manager with Scotiabank. He was instrumental in establishing and executing Scotiabank's change management strategy that brought automation, structure, and repeatability to a geographically distributed team of application developers. He's the top IT Action Hero chosen by Aldon, the application lifecycle management (ALM) specialists with more than 1,300 companies using its software.  Read full story »

    eBizprocess

    January 1, 2008
    Aldon's Software Management Suite is Process-centric
    The software development process on IBM mid-range computers, now labelled as System-i was always process centric, and Aldon carried that characteristic forward to its cross-platform suite.  Read full story »

    Bobs Guide

    December 19, 2007
    Aldon announces winner of the 2007 IT Action Hero of the Year Award
      Read full story »

    International Developer

    November 20, 2007
    ALM for the web comes of age
    Aldon is a leading provider of Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) solutions. The company claims to bring the benefits of process-driven application change management to IT as it accelerates the delivery of mission-critical business applications.   Read full story »

    IT Jungle

    November 12, 2007
    Aldon Extends Partnership with SOSY, Launches IT Action Hero Contest
    Aldon announced a contest for its end-user customers called the Aldon IT Action Hero of the Year contest, and is soliciting stories from individuals, programming teams, or whole companies who have done outstanding work for their companies while using Aldon's eponymous tools.  Read full story »

    Embedded Systems Engineering

    November 1, 2007
    Securing software development with IAM
    An application lifecycle management (ALM) solution with built-in Identity Access Management (IAM) can provide that crucial structure to internal data access without hindering business development efforts, delivering the security that IT needs.  Read full story »

    IT Jungle

    October 22, 2007
    Aldon Says SOA, Web 2.0 Apps and Compliance Drive ALM Sales
    Matt Scholl, Aldon's president and chief operating officer said that the company was talking to users about how they make use of ALM products, and last week the company released some interesting statistics describing how and why companies are using these tools.  Read full story »

    Process and Control Today

    October 16, 2007
    Worldwide customer survey reveals Aldon ALM key to building Web 2.0 Applications
    Aldon, the leading provider of process-driven application lifecycle management (ALM) solutions, today announced the results of a global customer survey revealing leading organisations are using Aldon ALM to help manage business-critical IT initiatives ranging from Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) to compliance to outsourcing, in an effort to bring processes to the development lifecycle.   Read full story »

    CM Crossroads

    October 15, 2007
    Worldwide Customer Survey Reveals Aldon ALM Key to Building Web 2.0 Applications
    Aldon, the leading provider of process-driven application lifecycle management (ALM) solutions, today announced the results of a global customer survey revealing leading organizations are using Aldon ALM to help manage business-critical IT initiatives ranging from Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) to compliance to outsourcing,   Read full story »

    SystemiNetwork

    October 1, 2007
    The Recent Rash of System i Acquisitions: Is It Contagious?
    A series of acquisitions in the past year has rocked the System i world. Some of these acquisitions have made immediate sense—business as usual—although others are head-scratchers, pairing seemingly dissimilar organizations and solutions.  Read full story »

    IT Jungle

    September 4, 2007
    Aldon Works on Acquisitions to Build Out Biz
    In the wake of its acquisition by Marlin Equity Partners in May of this year, Aldon, the dominant supplier of application lifecycle management software for the i5/OS and OS/400 platform, is exploring its acquisition options as it seeks to build out a broader set of products to sell into this market.  Read full story »

    Banca & Negocios

    September 1, 2007
    Debunking the myths of SOA
    Is service-oriented architecture (SOA) over-rated or one of the most important IT developments in recent times? Daniel Magid, president and CEO of Aldon Inc., takes a closer look at SOA and the reasons why it’s everywhere.  Read full story »

    Manufacturing & Logistics IT

    July 31, 2007
    Aldon appoints Nordic distributor
    Aldon, a leading provider of process-driven Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) solutions, has appointed Danish consultancy and software company SOSY as its distributor for the Nordic region. SOSY will represent Aldon in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland.   Read full story »

    IT Reseller

    July 31, 2007
    Aldon appoints Nordic distributor
    Aldon, a leading provider of process-driven Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) solutions, has appointed Danish consultancy and software company SOSY as its distributor for the Nordic region. SOSY will represent Aldon in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland.   Read full story »

    Business Wire

    July 7, 2007
    Aldon Announces Acquisition by Marlin Equity Partners.
    Aldon, the leading provider of process-driven Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) solutions, today announced the acquisition of the business by Marlin Equity Partners.  Read full story »

    System i News

    July 4, 2007
    Aldon Adds Identity Access Management
    Aldon has added secure Identity Access Management (IAM) technology to its Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) solution.   Read full story »

    MC Showcase

    July 1, 2007
    Aldon Extends its Reach into the Middle East and Scandinavia
      Read full story »

    IT Jungle Four Hundred Stuff

    June 5, 2007
    Aldon Boosts Identity Tracking in ALM Tool
    Aldon simultaneously strengthened and streamlined the authentication process for its change management tools last month with the introduction of a new identity access management (IAM) component.  Read full story »

    Emerald

    May 23, 2007
    Interview with Daniel Magid on Business Strategies, SOA, Outsourcing Operations and Software Development
    An interview with Daniel Magid, president and CEO of Aldon and a recognized authority on enterprise software configuration and change management.   Read full story »

    SystemiNetwork

    May 23, 2007
    Aldon Gets Acquired, Launches Plan for Growth
    Aldon, a leading System i application lifecyle management solution provider, wants to grow.   Read full story »

    IT Jungle Four Hundred Stuff

    May 9, 2007
    Aldon Acquired by Marlin Equity Partners
    Another private equity firm has swooped into the i5/OS and OS/400 market and snapped up a big player in the business. This week, application lifecycle management software maker Aldon, announced that Marlin Equity Partners, a private equity firm based outside of Los Angeles in El Segundo, California, had acquired it.   Read full story »

    System i News

    April 17, 2007
    Aldon Enhances Application Lifecycle Management Solution
    Aldon sharpens Aldon Lifecycle Manager System i Edition in V7.5. The Aldon ALM solution provides IT business process automation, requirements management, software configuration management, multiple version management, and software deployment.  Read full story »

    Emerald

    April 13, 2007
    Controlling your outsourced application development with ALM: Put process in—take chaos out (subscription)
    This paper examines application lifecycle management (ALM) and how it can benefit the outsourcing of application development.   Read full story »

    IT Jungle

    April 10, 2007
    Aldon Tackles Parallel Development Problems with LMi 7.5
    Aldon Lifecycle Manager (System i Edition), or LMi version 7.5, which features a new graphical compare and merge utility, new automated conflict resolution capabilities, and better integration into Aldon's workflow tool.   Read full story »

    Application Development Trends

    March 26, 2007
    News Roundup for SOA
    Aldon is promoting the benefits of having an application lifecycle management (ALM) solution in an SOA implementation, citing an Aberdeen Group brief.  Read full story »

    IT Jungle

    January 23, 2007
    Aldon Joins Microsoft's Midrange Alliance Program
    Aldon has joined the growing ranks of OS/400 ISVs aligned with Microsoft's Midrange Alliance Program (MAP), the software company announced last week.  Read full story »

    MC Showcase

    January 15, 2007
    Application Lifecycle Management Optimizes Geographically Distributed Development Teams
      Read full story »