With Delta Win the Battle Against the Infrastructure" - SCOUT² Development Platform Guarantees Quicker Projects

Delta Software Technology today announced the release of the latest version of the SCOUT² Development Platform. SCOUT² release 4.0 offers an improved user experience, simpler administration, more powerful scripting, improved version administration and simplified IT process management. It is available immediately and existing customers will receive it as a free update.

Schmallenberg, Germany (PRWEB) October 13, 2004 -- Delta Software Technology today announced the release of the latest version of the SCOUT² Development Platform. SCOUT² release 4.0 offers an improved user experience, simpler administration, more powerful scripting, improved version administration and simplified IT process management. It is available immediately and existing customers will receive it as a free update.

Delta Software Technology (Delta), a German company and the leading vendor of tools for software development and automatic application integration in multi-platform environments, has released the latest version of the SCOUT² Development Platform. The main theme of SCOUT² release 4.0 is the acceleration of software development in complex heterogeneous systems through a significant simplification of IT process management. SCOUT² is used mainly by large banks, insurance companies, software houses and public authorities.

"Migrating to SCOUT² release 4.0 is very simple and was certainly worth it for us: The user interface is now even more intuitive and one feels immediately at home", found Thomas Krieger, project manager at HKM (Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann) in Germany -- one of the leading European manufacturers of sheet and rolled steel.

The software development activities that need to be performed (the "what") are always the same: design, program, test, debug, localise errors, make corrections, discover dependencies, track changes, deploy, release to production, documentation etc. On the other hand, the "how" is always different (and so more expensive) as nearly every task requires the use of special tools.

Because most applications now use multiple platforms and/or technologies it is becoming ever more difficult and expensive to maintain an overview of all the technical details of the infrastructure. Developers need a consistent approach to the different platforms, tools, development methodologies etc. The continual battle with the details of "How" a task is to be achieved confuses things and hampers an efficient approach to "What" needs to be done.

SCOUT² ends the "fight against the infrastructure" and solves the problems of software development in heterogeneous environments. It integrates the platforms, development environments, tools and source administration systems into a simple, consistent and manageable project environment. Applications can be simply and cost-efficiently maintained using SCOUT².

The distinguishing feature of SCOUT² release 4.0, in addition to the newly designed user interface, is the acceleration of software development in complex, heterogeneous environment by a substantial simplification of IT process management.

The user interface is particularly noticeable for the completely redesigned layout with many details that simplify common tasks.

Even though manufacturers are offering ever larger screens, most application developers are still working with a resolution of 1024x768. The new SCOUT² release 4.0 user interface with its many new and improved features allow the developer to get the most out of every one of the 786,432 pixels that are available! All information is available at all times with a simple click of a button, without any time consuming configuration.

The distinguishing feature of the SCOUT² Development Platform is the clear separation between the platform-specific view of the infrastructure, as used by the SCOUT² administrator, and the platform-independent view of the project, as required by the application developer.

The separation of the views allows a clear separation of the tasks: The developer concentrates on "what" needs to be done, whereas the administrator defines the "how." This saves time and money and delivers quality. SCOUT² simplifies the daily work in complex heterogeneous environments and reduces project costs by avoiding time consuming and expensive changes in the infrastructure.

Amongst the range of functions that simplify project administration, particular attention is drawn in the new release of SCOUT² to the support of "Roles". These allow the direct implementation of the organisational structures that support the software development process. SCOUT² thereby improves auditability and the optimal usage of all available resources.

In addition the new release of SCOUT² offers:

* Improved support for version management systems such as MKS, PVCS etc.

* Special language editions that offer specific functions to support development in COBOL, Java, .NET etc.

* New powerful script functions that address the needs of advanced SCOUT² users and to allow customizing the SCOUT² environment to exactly meet installation and project-specific software development policies and procedures.

"Early experiences with our beta test customers showed an extremely positive reaction to the new SCOUT² user interface", commented Rüdiger Schilling, CTO at Delta. "To allow all our SCOUT² customers to benefit as soon as possible we have compressed our traditional release schedule to make SCOUT² release 4.0 available early."

SCOUT² release 4.0 is available immediately and is provided to existing customers as a free update. Further information about the new release of the SCOUT² Development Platform is available at: http://www.d-s-t-g.com/SCOUT2.

SCOUT² is available in a Professional Edition for single workstations, and as an Enterprise Edition for use in large projects in heterogeneous system environments.

Delta also offers an additional extension package for SCOUT² Enterprise Edition. The focus of the extension package is to decisively simplify IT process management through cross-project impact and status analysis and reports.

About SCOUT² Development Platform

SCOUT² ends the "fight against the infrastructure." The flexible and extensible development platform offers a consistent, seamlessly integrated platform-independent view of the organisations diverse portfolio of platform-specific development, test and deployment systems and technologies.

SCOUT² is the ideal tool for development teams that need a consistent approach to developing, integrating and supporting a range of different platforms, technologies, custom and standard application solutions.

SCOUT² runs on Microsoft Windows and integrates all tools across the complete management of the application life-cycle. It supports all current development, deployment and host platforms, connectivity products and CCM systems. The architecture supports in-house, outsourcing and offshore development. SCOUT² is easy to install and arbitrarily scalable. It is especially suitable for large projects in multi-platform environments.

About Delta Software Technology

Delta Software Technology (Delta) creates the worlds leading family of generative software tools to maximize the return on existing investment (ROEI) in unique and valuable application assets. Deltas family of products helps customers to profit from, care for, renew and grow their existing application assets. SCORE Adaptive Bridges is the quickest and easiest way to deliver mission-critical legacy functionality to enterprise portal projects. SCOUT² enables customers to stop fighting the infrastructure and to maintain their application assets in a simple and cost-effective way. SCORE Transformation Suite liberates application assets from old implementation technologies and deployment platforms. ADSplus grows existing application assets, adding new functionality using existing technologies and platforms. Delta has 25 years experience in creating enterprise class application development and integration technology for more than 750 customer installations. Delta is a privately held German company with partners throughout Europe.

More information: http://www.d-s-t-g.com

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