Released on: January 22, 2008, 8:26 am

Press Release Author: SQL Farms, Inc

Industry: Software

Press Release Summary: Aldon, the leading provider of application lifecycle
management (ALM) solutions announces a strategic technology partnership with SQL
Farms to deliver process-driven change management to database administrators (DBAs)
and developers that will simplify code development and deployment across multiple
databases, applications and IT environments.

Press Release Body: EMERYVILLE, CA and RESTON, VA-- Aldon, the leading provider of
process-driven application lifecycle management (ALM) solutions, today announced a
strategic technology partnership with SQL Farms, a leading provider of database
management tools for large IT environments with multiple Microsoft® SQL databases.
The partnership is aimed at delivering change management to database administrators
(DBAs) and developers that will simplify code development across multiple databases
and applications, increase process automation and synchronize IT departments.

The database is one of the most critical corporate assets for any organization and
managing multiple ones can be very challenging and time consuming. Even more
challenging can be bringing database objects to an application. Until now, that
process has been tedious and manual for both the DBAs and developers because the
database lifecycle lives completely separate from the application development
lifecycle. The Aldon and SQL Farms combined technology delivers a solution that will
seamlessly integrate the database with the application -- eliminating manual issues
while providing proper change management to assure database integrity at each stage
of development and application administration.

SQL Farms delivers a comprehensive database management solution, SQL Farms CombineT,
which automates the development, quality assurance, production change management and
code release process of database development, bringing best practices to database
development. Aldon delivers a powerful change management solution, Aldon Lifecycle
Manager, which provides automated and streamlined management of software development
with automated workflow and processes and full multi-tier inventory management of
source code, software development artifacts, metadata, configurations and
components. Most importantly, Aldon Lifecycle Manager is able to integrate database
development straight into the application development lifecycle. With SQL Farms and
Aldon working together, DBAs and developers gain increased visibility, better
process management, integrity and predictability to the development of a database
bringing with it all benefits of an ALM solution. Users will be able to manage and
control development processes across multiplatform applications and database
objects, coordinate deployment and changes to database servers in conjunction with
code changes to application servers, ensure code and database changes integrity in
different development environments (quality, integration, production), as well as
implement proper prioritization and workflow process of incidents and change
requests on database object changes.

\"SQL Farms is thrilled to work with Aldon. We share the same methodology of
lifecycle process automation which made this strategic partnership a natural
choice,\" said Dr. Omri Bahat, co-founder and director, SQL Farms. \"As a standalone,
SQL Farms increases productivity and automation for DBAs, but when you add Aldon to
the mix the impact is tripled. Together we can help IT departments better address
rapid business change and be a real asset to their organization.\"

The partnership also represents an opportunity for companies to synchronize
developers and DBAs into one core process-centric solution for better management
control. All too often DBAs are disconnected from the rest of the development
process and working without process automation, leaving CIOs to manage many groups
from many different systems despite a constant cross-over of responsibilities.
Aldon\'s process-driven ALM eliminates that silo effect because it can automate and
manage change to both the application lifecycle and database objects. The integrated
solution also provides an automated, traceable audit trail, so management can ensure
that proper controls are in place to meet regulatory obligations.

\"For Aldon, delivering continuous improvement and process management across every
facet of IT operations is our ultimate objective,\" said Matt Scholl, president and
COO, Aldon. \"Partnering with a company like SQL Farms helps us to deliver on that
goal. We\'re truly impressed by SQL Farm\'s technology and excited to bring it to the
ALM world.\"

For more information on Aldon\'s database change management capabilities, please
visit http://www.aldon.com/solutions/standards/database.aspx.

The Aldon Suite
The Aldon ALM solution provides IT business process automation, requirements
management, software configuration management, multiple version management and
software deployment to companies worldwide. Built to address complex multi-platform
environments as well as the needs of geographically distributed IT organizations,
the Aldon Suite gives companies a defined, repeatable, measurable and traceable
process for every stage of their application and services development. The
integrated suite is comprised of Aldon Lifecycle Manager, Aldon Deployment Manager
and Aldon Community Manager.

About Aldon
Aldon is the leading provider of Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) solutions,
bringing the benefits of process-driven application change management to IT, and
accelerating the delivery of mission-critical business applications. Aldon ALM
solutions support today\'s agile organizations by enabling IT teams to greatly
improve their products\' time to market, reduce business disruptions, achieve
regulatory compliance and increase return on investment. More than 1,300 companies,
including 70 of the Fortune 100, rely on Aldon ALM solutions for enterprise software
configuration and change management for their IT business processes. Established in
1979, Aldon is headquartered in Emeryville, California and maintains 16 offices
worldwide serving more than 40 countries. For more information, please visit
www.aldon.com.

About SQL Farms
SQL Farms, Inc develops agile change and configuration management, deployment
solutions, and distributed data collection capabilities for Microsoft SQL Server
environments and datacenters. SQL Farms\' software tools enable database
administrators (DBAs) and developers to easily manage and control SQL Server
installations across the enterprise, move code from Development to Test and to
Production in both connected or disconnected and secure networks, as well as easily
collect data from multiple SQL Servers and instances for monitoring and reporting
applications. For more information, please visit http://www.sqlfarms.com.

Web Site: http://www.sqlfarms.com

Contact Details: Sarah Johansen
Aldon
(510) 839.3535 ext 8503
sjohansen@aldon.com

Joe Thompson
Marketing Manager
SQL Farms, Inc
1-877-775-2276
joet@sqlfarms.com