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		July 06

NEWS AND VIEWS FOR COMPUWARE CUSTOMERS

Welcome from Pete Summers

Welcome to the July edition of Compuware’s customer newsletter, Insight.

We have several webcasts for you this month. In our news section, Gartner Research VP Jim Duggan explains the concept of application portfolio management; our own Lori Ellsworth then shows how Changepoint can help with this job.

A second webcast, this time in the quality area, describes continuous integrated testing (CIT), which uses automated techniques to move testing nearer to the beginning of the development cycle, so reducing costs and pre-deployment hassles.

In addition, in the application performance arena you will find an audit of the latest version of Vantage written by the Butler Group. Meanwhile, those interested in development can read two experts’ viewpoints and differences on model-driven architecture and what it actually means.

Enjoy this issue of Insight, and do let us have your thoughts by contacting us here.

Best wishes

Pete Summers, EMEA Marketing Director.

Application portfolio management – what, how and why?

Only around 20% of organisations are tackling application portfolio management in earnest, but early adopters report substantial benefits – the US Navy and Marine Corps rationalised 8,000 applications to just 500 in four years. In this webcast, experts from Gartner and Compuware discuss how the approach benefits the business, whether you’re primarily looking for cost savings or for a better alignment between IT and business objectives. Learn about techniques for effective portfolio management, including the role of automation.

Click here to watch the InformationWeek webcast

The webcast will be available until September 2006. As this is a recording, please note that the interactive elements are no longer available.

Governance – the management perspective

There is more to IT governance than just preventing corporate misdeeds, points out this recent briefing note from Webster Buchanan Research. Appropriate governance procedures also bring better accountability, control, and visibility of the IT function. Techniques like project portfolio management, application portfolio management and infrastructure portfolio management can come together to give IT management unprecedented insights into current and future activities, providing a basis for better decision-making.

Click here to read the paper in full