The penetration of Intersolv`s PVCS suite into the Cape Town market has been strengthened by recent strategic decisions taken by Old Mutual and Foschini to ensure the integrity and management of their code assets. After considering several alternatives, both corporates opted for PVCS`s proven reliability and ease of use. Robin Mousley, SPL-Chariot`s Regional Manager Cape, says this has occurred on the back of SPL-Chariot`s commitment to deploy Software Configuration Management (SCM) consultants in Cape Town. "These resources enable our Cape Town office to offer our customers the level of service that is required for best-practice rollout of the software life cycle management process, as offered from our Johannesburg office," he says. "We are confident that our combination of leading tools and enthusiastic, skilled staff offers all Cape-based companies the best solution to their SCM problems." These announcements come less than a year after SPL-Chariot was awarded the Intersolv agency. During that time, the South African PVCS client base has expanded to include blue-chip corporations such as ABSA, FNB and Liberty Life, all of which have taken strategic decisions regarding SCM on the LAN. SPL-Chariot Senior SCM Consultant Gary Allemann says that SCM can be defined as the process of communicating, managing and implementing software changes. "This is particularly challenging in a team environment. The PVCS suite frees development teams to create code on any client/server operating system using any development language. This freedom translates into increased productivity for developers, and reduced risk to the business," he points out. Nicholas Orton, Managing Director of SPL-Chariot, comments: "Our focus is to provide managers with the infrastructure they require to manage the life cycle of their development efforts. The Intersolv PVCS suite and the LogicWorks suite are the leading tools in the areas of SCM and data modelling respectively. "SPL-Chariot was the first international partner to be certified by Intersolv for its Service Direct consulting. This allows us to provide both tools and services at the level required by the customer. A number of clients, including Liberty Life, First National Bank, BSW Data, Nasionale Pers and Standard Bank, have already taken advantage of these services." The Year 2000 problem has focused attention on the cost of neglecting Software Configuration Management. According to Allemann, Intersolv offers a vast level of experience in this type of conversion. "For example, currency conversions carried out by companies wishing to compete on the international market are far more complex than the date changes required for Y2K," he says. "Intersolv products and services have helped in this type of conversion process for many years. This experience has positioned Intersolv as one of the top Y2K solution providers." This track record has borne fruit, with Intersolv`s PVCS licence base growing by 500 licences by December 1997. This growth has been in line with the worldwide trend towards optimising the potential of SCM. "South African companies are choosing the PVCS professional suite of products to manage the complex development environments facing them," Orton says. "The past year has also seen PVCS making major strides in Unix environments due to its ease of use and support for more than 40 client/server operating systems.
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