The company said that version 6.2 enables customers to view, control and synchronize mainframe changes across the application lifecycle directly from a web browser via TeamTrack, hence extending the development process to non-mainframe users.
Serena said by keeping close track of software changes as they move through all stages of the application lifecycle, version 6.2 extends Serena’s Application Framework for Enterprises (SAFE), its strategy for providing process-to-process integration across the enterprise.
Serena customer Ben Carr, senior production control analyst at Watkins Motor Lines, said, Having one process for managing changes to mainframe applications, and an entirely separate process for managing changes to all of our other applications, was too time and resource intensive.
Using TeamTrack for ChangeMan we’re now able to coordinate multiple software changes on the mainframe through a single solution, which has significantly helped streamline our development efforts.
TeamTrack for ChangeMan 6.2 also extends the reach of the mainframe to non-mainframe users, allowing them to participate in the change management and approval process, according to Serena. Users can initiate, manage and approve changes to mainframe applications directly via a web browser.
San Mateo, California-based Serena claims 15,000 customer sites worldwide, including 49 of the Fortune 50. Competitors include companies such as Segue Software, Telelogic, Computer Associates, Borland, Microsoft and MKS. In the open source world Concurrent Versions System is the standard used by projects like Linux, Apache, Mozilla, KDE and Gnome.
