ARCAD Software
Bronze Partner to SDC2009
ARCAD Software was created in 1992. The early years were dedicated to developing our ambitious product line. Our first releases were acquired by very large international customers, who put a premium on software development productivity and maintenance. The initial ARCAD project was financed by the European Space Agency (www.esa.int). Leaders in the space industry have always been a driving force in innovations in software quality. The scale of the stakes and investment involved has naturally led these organizations to equip themselves with methods and tools to guarantee the most reliable conditions for software change. Thus, ARCAD is the fruit of two skill sets: methodology expertise inherited from its origins, and technical proficiency on the IBM i platform. The ARCAD solutions apply the same quality skills that defined the success of the space industry to the world of software management. Today, we are one of the three leading global ALM suppliers on and around the IBM i, and the only one that remains under its original ownership.
The ARCAD suites are built around a single central repository, or application knowledge base. For either externally developed or in-house software, the repository provides a uniform view of the entire legacy application and its inter-dependencies, regardless of technology (IBM i, Windows, UNIX, Linux). Using the integrated audit functions of ARCAD-Open Repository, application-restructuring projects become simple and efficient. Many customers have reduced the volume of code in maintenance by 50%.
ARCAD-Skipper for Change Management
Rigorous, structured change management enhances security and high availability for critical business applications. It's also essential for responding to compliance and modernization requirements. ARCAD's exceptional multi-platform support brings System i, Windows, UNIX, and Linux development teams together under a unified software management process. Our change management product suite, ARCAD-Skipper gives you full control over the software lifecycle, from user requests to transferring new versions to production.
ARCAD-Observer for Application Analysis
Software development teams spend at least 50% of their time trying to understand an application's internal architecture before modifying it. If you are involved in application maintenance or modernization, you need an efficient way to find information within complex applications plus up-to-date technical documentation.
ARCAD-Observer shows you all components associated with an application, whether they are native System i or they reside on another platform. It summarizes application architecture and rules with a set of graphical tools. In just seconds, you can sift through a vast quantity of diverse information to thoroughly understand an application before making changes.
ARCAD-Qualifier for Software Testing
Given the critical nature of today's applications and the impact of a malfunction on the organization, improving and maintaining the reliability of applications is an important objective. ARCAD-Qualifier is specifically designed to meet the needs of System users and developers. It presents three complementary modules that handle extraction of coherent production data for software testing, test coverage measurement, and management of regression test scenarios.
ARCAD Customer for Technical Support Management
Quality of service is a top priority for IT departments. The end user is a well-informed and demanding "customer," and IT must meet his or her expectations. Our ARCAD-Customer
Help desk takes end user relations to a new level and extends management and control over technical support activity. Your support staff will have the information they need to respond quickly, and users will appreciate your quality of service.
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