Serena Dimensions Named a Strong Performer in Independent Software Change and Configuration Manageme

SAN MATEO, Calif.--A new, independent research report named Serena® Dimensions® as a Strong Performer in software change and configuration management (SCCM). “The Forrester Wave™: Software Change and Configuration Management, Q2 2007,” May 2007, examined Serena Software’s current SCCM offerings, strategy, and market presence. Serena Dimensions earned the highest score for Current Offering.

Software change and configuration management solutions permit IT organizations to manage the changes that they make to software during development and maintenance.

The Forrester report by Carey Schwaber found that “Serena Dimensions CM has changed more than any other SCCM solution since our 2005 evaluation, now boasting a single repository; a better install process; completely new Eclipse, Visual Studio, and Windows Explorer clients; and new dashboards.”¹ Forrester also found that “Serena supports more integrations than many other vendors between its product and relevant categories of tools like integrated development environments (IDEs), service desk applications, and portfolio management tools.”²

“Businesses are once again calling on IT to innovate, build new applications, and differentiate themselves in the marketplace,” said Jeremy Burton, Serena president and CEO. “Serena’s recognition as a strong performer in SCCM underscores our strategy to help application development groups consolidate, standardize, and automate the processes surrounding the application lifecycle so they can produce more functionality, more quickly without compromising quality.”

To extend its leadership in providing application lifecycle management for distributed and mainframe systems, Serena recently announced Serena Mariner™, the industry’s first solution to integrate Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) into a single Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) offering. By integrating Mariner with Serena Dimensions and Serena TeamTrack®, IT executives can make better decisions and manage their application portfolio like a business – from initial project proposal to application retirement.

About Serena Dimensions

Serena Dimensions CM is at the core of Serena Dimensions 10, a software change and configuration management solution. Dimensions CM seamlessly orchestrates application change and configuration across platforms, locations, and teams. Serena Dimensions CM integrates the disciplines of change, configuration and lifecycle management. Its platform-neutral architecture extends across UNIX, Windows, Linux, and IBM Mainframe, providing native, persona-based clients and secure, Web-based administration. It supports bi-directional integrations with leading lifecycle tools, and delivers an unparalleled ability to consolidate and standardize, thereby optimizing return on investment and reducing total cost of ownership.

About Serena Software, Inc.

Serena Software is the leader in Application Lifecycle Management for distributed and mainframe systems. More than 15,000 organizations around the world, including 96 of the Fortune 100, rely on Serena solutions to automate the application development process and effectively manage their IT portfolio. Serena is headquartered in San Mateo, California, and has offices throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia Pacific. For more information on Serena solutions and services, visit www.serena.com.

Serena, Dimensions and TeamTrack are registered trademarks of Serena Software, Inc. Mariner is a trademark of Serena Software, Inc. All other products or company names are used for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright © 2007 SERENA Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

¹ The Forrester Wave™: Software Change and Configuration Management, Q2 2007, p. 16.

² “Serena Has the Most Capable Change and Configuration Management Solution,” The Forrester Wave™ Vendor Summary, Q2 2007, p. 2.

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