Wireless CRM Provider Re-Ups With Starbase to Further Streamline and Improve Development Process
H.O. Systems Selects Additional Starbase Technology to Manage Core Development Projects
SANTA ANA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 25, 2002--Starbase Corp. (Nasdaq:SBAS - news), the leading provider of end-to-end collaborative products for the development and management of code and content for enterprise and e-business applications, today announced that H.O. Systems, a leading provider of billing and customer care solutions, has selected additional technology from the Starbase Collaboration Suite, including Starbase's CaliberRM and Mercury Interactive Corp.s TestDirector®, to further standardize the development process for their business critical software applications.
Based on H.O. Systems' success with StarTeam, the company chose to standardize processes throughout their development lifecycle with Starbase's integrated and best-fit suite solution, the Starbase Collaboration Suite. H.O. Systems' integrated development process is designed to further improve and enhance the core customer relationship management (CRM) development projects' quality and time to market.
``As our development team has grown, so has our need for standard processes,'' stated Russ Akins, chief operating and technology officer for H.O. Systems.
``The Starbase Collaboration Suite brings order to our development lifecycle, from requirements definition to code and content development and application testing. As a result, we anticipate that with the addition of CaliberRM and TestDirector, both the efficiency and effectiveness of our development efforts will be increased significantly and our application time to market further shortened.''
Two years ago, H.O. Systems implemented StarTeam, Starbase's configuration and change management solution, to enable the development team to increase productivity and shorten application time to market.
StarTeam provided H.O. Systems with powerful auditing features, version control, roll back capabilities and central code and content storage, contributing to the company's ability to meet stringent Capability Maturity Model (CMM) standards. Leading organizations use CMM as a model for achieving high-level software engineering process management.
``The implementation of StarTeam, CaliberRM and Mercury Interactive's TestDirector equips H.O. Systems with the technology needed to support requirements-driven development,'' stated Lydia Patterson, vice president of corporate marketing for Starbase.
``Our technology supports all the necessary components of an enterprise development solution, including a customizable process and workflow component that is designed to enhance the efficiency and quality of the entire development process.''
Continued Akins, ``We have been using StarTeam for change and configuration management for some time and plan to integrate the solution with CaliberRM for requirements management and Mercury Interactive's TestDirector for test management.
``Together, these tools will allow us to take on new endeavors, embrace new technology and develop for the next generation while still maintaining and supporting our legacy customers.''
H.O. Systems develops billing and customer care applications for the telecommunications industry. Working simultaneously on projects for new customers while supporting current applications for existing customers created development challenges for the distributed team.
With the Starbase Collaboration Suite and best-of-breed product integration, H.O. Systems discovered a functionally robust, yet easy-to-use suite of tools that will manage code and content throughout the development lifecycle of their traditional and Web-based applications.
About H.O. Systems
H.O. Systems is a leading provider of billing and customer care solutions. SpeedSUITE, their end-to-end business solution, enables wireless carriers to accelerate strategic planning, perform business assurance, and enrich the subscriber experience. Based in Savannah, Ga., H.O. Systems is a subsidiary of LiveWire Corp.
LiveWire was organized by Steven Price and Stuart Rosenstein and is based in White Plains, N.Y. LiveWire's principal outside investors include Thomas H. Lee Co., Blackstone Capital Partners III, an affiliate of the Blackstone Group, Spectrum Equity Investors, Alpine Equity Partners, Nassau Capital Partners, and Waller-Sutton Media Partners. For more information, visit their Web site at www.hosystems.com.
About Starbase
Starbase is the leading provider of end-to-end collaborative products for the development and management of integrated code and content for enterprise and e-business applications. Collaboration is the simultaneous coordination, management and communication of geographically dispersed contributors of both code and content for enterprise and e-business applications.
With more than 3,700 Starbase customers worldwide, the company's technology supports the continuous cycle of creating, linking and managing digital assets, which comprise complex e-business applications. Starbase products enable users with differing technical and functional backgrounds to collaborate on the production and management of Web sites and e-business initiatives from multiple locations.
Companies and organizations, including leading corporations such as Chase Bank, Dell Computer, Lucent Technologies, Motorola, PepsiCo and Seagate Technology have selected Starbase products to manage their e-business development projects.
Deloitte & Touche named Starbase to the prestigious ``2001 Orange County/San Diego Technology Fast 50'' program, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in the area. Starbase has headquarters at 4 Hutton Centre Drive, Suite 900, Santa Ana, Calif. 92707. Telephone: 714/445-4400. Fax: 714/445-4404. Visit Starbase's Web site at www.starbase.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
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Note to Editors: Starbase and its product names are trademarks of Starbase Corp. All other product and company names herein are trademarks of their respective owners.
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