Siemens Polarian Lifecycle Management PLM Software

Why you should consider Polarion ALM: Leading independent experts recommend that you consider Siemens PLM Software's Polarion Ovum is a leading global technology research and advisory firm. Through its 180 analysts worldwide it offers expert analysis and strategic insight across the IT, telecoms and media industries. Ovum has one of the most experienced analyst teams in the industry and is a respected source of guidance for tech-nology business leaders, CIOs, vendors, service providers and regulators looking for comprehensive, accurate and insightful market data, research and consulting. Ovum's application lifecycle manage-ment (ALM) experts recommend that buyers consider Polarion ALM, for the following reasons: Polarion ALM provides a well-rounded ALM solution Only emerging ALM vendor with impressive Technology Score Polarion scored highly on the Customer Sentiment scale Impressive market traction...the solution is exactly what the market demands License costs are highly competitive OVUM view: Initially released in 2005, Polarion ALM, Siemen PLM Software's solution for application lifecycle management, was a relatively new entrant in the market. However, in this short timeframe, the company has been able to gauge indus-try sentiment well, and as a result was able to design its core offering – Polarion ALM – in line with market demand. Web-based access, collabora-tion, and low-cost application lifecycle management are the key focus areas of Polarion ALM. Catalyst: Polarion offers a complete application lifecycle management (ALM) suite to provide greater visibility into the software development process. The portfolio has grown organically, lever-aging proven and reliable open source frameworks like Subversion, providing unified solutions that integrate the various disjointed process segments, each of which is typically addressed by a point solution. Therefore, today, the Polarion product provides an ALM suite that: Closely integrates ALM modules, facilitated by a solution-wide shared repository. Drives ALM with a workflow engine that underpins the whole lifecycle on one platform. Polarion is the category leader in. client engagement, service capabilities, product quality and customer support. Market opportunity: The Polarion solution is a single mono-lithic application with closely integrated functionality and workflow, which Ovum believes is an advantage over ALM vendors whose solutions have grown inorganically and therefore depend on multiple repositories. Built around Web 2.0, Polarion's solution has a strong focus on collaboration among distributed development teams, which is exactly what the market demands. Polarion ALM is targeted at application development teams (IT departments) within large enterprises and software development companies, and also product development projects supporting significant embedded software components. A lower-cost solution – Polarion Pro – is available, which may better suit small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).