Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) News & Articles


CA Taps Bill McCracken As New CEO

CA dug into its ranks to replace retiring CEO John Swainson, naming its chairman William McCracken to run the company.

Study: App Maintenance Is Neglected -- at a Cost

Should you be paying more attention to application maintenance and less to application development?

Mylyn-Based Task-Management Layer Links Developers to ALM

Tasktop Technologies has introduced a new version of its namesake product that provides what it calls the "missing link" between software development delivery and agile project tracking and management.

Analysis: Has Secure Software Development Reached its Limits?

What kinds of results can developers reasonably expect from SDLC?

ThoughtWorks Studios 'Mingles' with Google Wave

Google wants developers to consider using its new Wave messaging platform for collaboration on software development projects -- and Agile application lifecycle management (ALM) tool maker ThoughtWorks Studios thinks that's a good idea.

VS2010 ALM Acquires Teamprise Clients

Microsoft announced today in Berlin that it has acquired the Teamprise Client Suite, which supports Eclipse and other cross-platform environments for Team Foundation Server.

IBM Brings ALM to the Cloud

IBM today launched application lifecycle management and test and development tools for its public and private cloud-based services.

CollabNet ALM Upgrade Adds Dynamic Planning

CollabNet will let development teams using its TeamForge application lifecycle management platform manage and model a project's scope and timeline through a single user interface.

VS2010 and .NET 4 Beta 2 Go Live Today

Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Beta 2 are available to MSDN subscribers today and general availability is expected on Wednesday, October 21.

Microsoft Plans Scaled-Down Team Foundation Server

Microsoft hopes to convince development shops to move from its Visual SourceSafe version control management system to the more modern Visual Studio Team Foundation Server by offering a scaled-down version of TFS.

Oracle Upgrades Test Suite with Java Scripting Engine

Oracle last week released a new version of its Application Testing Suite with a new Java-based scripting engine that automates both functional and load testing.

MKS Adds Testing to ALM Platform

Application lifecycle management supplier MKS Inc. yesterday released a new version of its flagship ALM platform adding test-management capabilities to the suite.

CollabNet Adds Services for TeamForge

In a move aimed at expanding the footprint of its distributed application lifecycle management platform TeamForge, CollabNet today said it will offer preconfigured professional services and new online resources.

IBM Implements Open ALM Spec

IBM’s Rational Software division this week kicked off its Open Services for Lifecycle Collaboration (OSLC) (l), an initiative to implement a common change management (CM) services specification but so far none of its other rivals have jumped on the bandwagon.

Micro Focus Finalizes Borland Acquisition with Sweetened Deal

After upping its offer by 50 percent, Micro Focus closes Borland deal.

With JDeveloper Upgrade, Oracle Begins New ALM Effort

Among the numerous elements of its Fusion Middleware 11g launch, Oracle is embarking upon a new ALM strategy.

Survey Shows Developers Lean Toward Lighter SCM Tools Over ALM

Software developers still use software configuration management more than fully featured suites, according to a report published by Forrester.

IBM Launches Enterprise Cloud Services

IBM today unveiled cloud-based services for enterprises that can be hosted or run on a customer's premises, or a hybrid of the two.

IBM Rational Previews Wares for Software Investment Management

IBM's Rational division this week gave attendees at its annual user conference a peek at three new products focused on the notion of "software investment management."

Borland Launches Requirements Management Tool

ALM supplier Borland last week launched a new requirements management package that promises to reduce the number of late and costly changes to software development projects.