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Software AG was recognized as a ‘Leader’ inthe recently published The Forrester Wave:SOA Service Life-Cycle Management, Q12008 [by Larry Fulton with Randy Heffnerand David D’Silva (January 28, 2008)].According to Forrester Research, a leadingindependent IT research firm, “Service Life-Cycle Management is a major enabler ofSOA” (1).According to Forrester’s vendor scorecard forSoftware AG (3):• “CentraSite provides solid functionalityin most areas, with very strong core capabilities. . .”• “CentraSite provides leading functionality inimpact analysis and service definition andstrong support of other portfolio managementneeds.”• “Among the largest installed bases of productsin this evaluation, with significant annualgrowth.”Forrester also concluded that as theproduct develops, CentraSite’s pragmaticand collaborative view of the enterprise,combined with deeper integration ofInfravio’s significant workflow andrepository horsepower, will strengthenwebMethodsAPPLICATION MODERNIZATION SUITELeverage and extend core IT systemsits position as a highly flexible, easilyconsumed, and vendor neutral solution.”

INCREASE BUSINESS AGILITY, EMPOWERUSERS AND REDUCE COSTSTRANSFORM ‘GREEN SCREEN’ APPLICATIONSINTO USER-FRIENDLY WEB INTERFACESToday’s enterprises need to leverage existing IT resources toquickly meet changing business requirements, user demands andcompetitive pressures. Organizations are struggling to deliver newproducts and services to the market, streamline business operations,adapt to new legal and regulatory requirements, and successfullycomplete M&A activities. And due to cost and disruption issues,replacing core systems that are – for the most part – functioningjust fi ne is not an option.Software AG’s webMethods Application Modernization Suite leveragesinvestments in the core systems that have been running your businessfor years. The suite includes a unique combination of a low-risk,non-invasive Web enablement solution, a standards-based mainframedata integration solution, and technologies for enterprise-scale SOAenablement, governance, lifecycle management and deployment.Companies across virtually all vertical markets use webMethodsApplication Modernization Suite to:• Accelerate delivery of Web applications to improve end-userexperience and productivityo• Provide a real-time 360 view of enterprise data from withintheir “favorite” development, business intelligence andreporting tools to improve decision making• Unlock and transform existing application assets intohigh-value business services allowing organizations to quicklypopulate an SOA and gain the fl exibility to rapidly create newbusiness processes• Connect diverse technologies, like Web services, EDI and B2Bsystems, without disrupting systems that are functioning well• Leverage core assets for use in a process-centric businessenvironment to enable organizations to quickly adapt to newmarket conditionswebMethods Application Modernization Web Edition extendsthe reach of core systems to the Web by modernizing existinguser interfaces.It provides a single environment for modernizing a variety of‘green screen’ applications that use terminal protocols such as3270, 5250, 6680, 9750, and Natural UNIX. Powerful transformationand customization options enable rapid Web interface design,without touching existing applications.The solution features:• A low risk, non-invasive approach to Web enablement• “On the fl y” transformation of green screens to Web interfaces• Aggregation of multiple green screens into a single Web page,streamlining workfl ow and eliminating time-consuming anderror-prone application transitions• Transformation of screens written in a wide variety of languages:Western languages; double byte character set languages likeJapanese, Chinese, and Korean; and Arabic, Turkish, Hebrewand FarsiTransforming ‘green screen’ applications to Web-basedapplications takes just a few days. Project costs and risks aredramatically reduced since no source code is changed.CoreSystemsThe Bridge to SOAExpose &OrchestrateServicesGovern &ManageRegistryComplete Data IntegrationPoliciesRapid Web EnablementData Silos360° ViewLifecycleDistributedSQL EngineReportingRoleswebMethods ApplinXWeb EditionMetadataRepositorywebMethods ConnecX AdaptersSQL EditionDataWarehousewebMethods ApplinX, webMethods EntireX,webMethods ESB, CentraSiteSOA EditionThe webMethods Application Modernization Suite features three editions to help your organization extendvaluable resources throughout the enterprise.

UNIFY ENTERPRISE-WIDE DATA FOR A360 O VIEW OF YOUR CUSTOMERRE-USE AND EXTEND CORE SYSTEMS TOA SERVICE-ORIENTED ARCHITECTUREwebMethods Application Modernization SQL Edition integratesvaluable enterprise data seamlessly by providing real-time, SQLbasedaccess to one or more relational and non-relational datasources – as if it were all stored in one relational database.The SQL edition gives users the freedom to choose the development,business intelligence and reporting tools that best meettheir business needs. Additionally, business processes thatleverage enterprise integration backbones, such as an EnterpriseService Bus (ESB), can easily gain access to non-relational andrelational databases through a standard SQL interface.The solution helps enterprises:webMethods Application Modernization SOA Edition unlocks andtransforms existing application assets into high-value businessservices allowing you to quickly populate an SOA.With the SOA Edition, you leverage existing enterprise usersessions, programming logic and transactions from a wide varietyof host environments to create new .NET, J2EE or Web services.For example, the SOA Edition can expose mainframe data andbusiness logic as services which can be re-used within the SOA.These services can be combined with services from otherdepartments or 3rd party providers to create new compositeapplications and business processes. They can then be extendedto your business partners using B2B integration.• Improve decision making and streamline business operationsby providing a unifi ed real-time, 360 o view of enterprise data• Eliminate the error prone process of merging and reconcilingdata across multiple databases• Meet scalability requirements during both standard andpeak periods• Provide a consistent and reliable level of service to end-usersWith webMethods Application Modernization SQL Edition,users get the information they need without hassles, and querytimes meet even the most demanding user requirements.The solution helps enterprises:• Achieve rapid service enablement by extending valuable coreapplications to SOA environments without extensive programmingeffort• Create new high-value business services that provide greateralignment of the business with IT• Achieve integrated SOA governance and lifecycle managementwebMethods Application Modernization SOA Edition lays thefoundation for a true SOA – helping customers know what todo with the Services they create; supporting creation of highlevelbusiness services; and providing guidance and technologyon how to govern SOA assets to maximize re-use. Plus, an ESBmaximizes runtime quality of service and ensures businessescan meet established Service Level Agreements (SLAs).“95% of all Web transformationtemplates provided by ApplinXinvolve no manual coding.”Rudolf MühlbergerPersonnel Systems ManagerWienIT“Thanks to Software AG technology,we didn’t have to replaceour valuable, existing systemto get SQL access to critical data.We were able to modernize whatwe have, and now we get thebest of both worlds.”“Using Software AG’s applicationmodernization solutions andcomponents from the SOA suite,we developed a real-time OnlineService Center capability for ourfour customer classes in just sixmonths for under $400,000.”Dale ForreyInformation Systems ManagerWashington State UniversityJim LuptonVice President, Systems ManagementAmerican Fidelity Assurance Company