J.D. Edwards Standardizes Global Development Process On Starbase Collaboration Suite;
Starbase Technology Will Be The Foundation To Connect Team of More Than 1,100 Software Developers
February 05, 2002 08:24:00 AM ET
SANTA ANA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 5, 2002--Starbase Corp. SBAS, 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 J.D. Edwards JDEC, a leading provider of agile, collaborative solutions for the connected economy, has selected the Starbase Collaboration Suite as the standard for their global development organization.
J.D. Edwards' initial purchase of Starbase's StarTeam Elite, CaliberRM and CaliberRM Professional together with Mercury Interactive Corp.'s TestDirector will support their distributed development organization of more than 1,100 people. The integrated Starbase solution will manage the end-to-end development lifecycle of requirements, configuration, change management, testing and test management for J.D. Edwards supply chain management, enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) software.
"Starbase offered the flexibility and scalability we needed to support our growing application development requirements," stated Michael Madden, group vice president and chief technology officer, J.D. Edwards. "We believe that by implementing a comprehensive set of software lifecycle tools and a requirements-driven development process we will equip our organization with the engineering and management capabilities necessary to achieve increased speed and improved software quality, which directly benefits our customers."
"Our ability to provide a complete lifecycle solution focused on gaining control over the entire development process was clearly one of the key differentiators between Starbase and the competition," stated James H. Smith, executive vice president, Starbase Customer Group.
"It is our philosophy to provide technology solutions that will increase the return on every development dollar our customers spend. Ensuring that everyone in the team understands and is building and testing approved business requirements can save extensive application rework and therefore dollars."
Continued Smith: "The Starbase Collaboration Suite provides extensive support for a requirement driven development process that enables our customers to achieve this savings. We look forward to working with the team at J.D. Edwards as they deploy the Starbase solution enterprisewide."
Utilizing StarTeam Elite, CaliberRM and CaliberRM Professional, as well as Mercury Interactive's TestDirector, the J.D. Edwards Product Management and Development organizations will implement an integrated management process for the development of their core business software solutions. The new development process is designed to promote communication and collaboration among developers and managers, thereby increasing productivity and enhancing the teams reporting capability.
About J.D. Edwards & Co.
J.D. Edwards is a leading provider of agile, collaborative solutions for the connected economy. The company's open solutions give organizations the freedom to choose how they assemble their internal applications and how they collaborate with partners and customers across the supply chain to increase competitive advantage. Founded in 1977, J.D. Edwards has headquarters in Denver. Additional information can be obtained by contacting the company via the Internet at www.jdedwards.com or at 800/727-5333.
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, CA 92707. Tel: 714/445-4400. Fax: 714/445-4404. Visit Starbase's Web site at www.starbase.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
When used in the preceding discussion, the words "believes, expects, or intend to" and similar conditional expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties and actual results could differ materially from those expressed in any of the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, (i) conditions in the general economy or the software industry, (ii) the timely development and market acceptance of products and technologies, (iii) competitive factors, (iv) demand for team productivity software products, (v) sell-through of products in the sales channel, and (vi) other risks described in Starbase Corp.'s SEC reports and filings.
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.
Contact Information:
Starbase Corp., Santa Ana
Martha Ray, 714/445-4531
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