- Borland ? Application LifeCycle Management (ALM) solution to help SCS develop business-critical applications quickly and efficiently for customers across diverse sectors

Borland (Singapore) Pte. Ltd today announced that Singapore Computer Systems (SCS), a leading information and communications service provider in the Asia-Pacific region, has selected Borland ? to accelerate the development and deployment of software applications for its customers. By using the Borland ? ALM solution SCS will benefit from tightly integrating all stages of the application lifecycle: from definition, design, development and testing through to deployment and maintenance. This will enhance SCS' ability to create comprehensive, high-quality applications to generate rapid revenues.

SCS conducted an extensive 6 months evaluation of the Borland ALM suite and competitive products. SCS was drawn to Borland's best-in-class, platform-neutral products and the potential increases in the productivity of its software teams. "We viewed the Borland ALM solution as a smart choice for SCS as it helps our teams to work together and collaborate more closely with people with different focuses and unique efforts to enhance efficiencies and cut down time to market. Our customers, such as the government organizations, benefit from our ability to deliver better software, faster, and solve their problems such as the move towards CMMI and outsourcing," said Chua Ah Leng, Executive Vice President of Solutions at SCS.

"Competitive market pressures in Singapore and across the region are driving the need for software solutions that deliver the speed, flexibility and freedom businesses need to solve their unique challenges," said Nick Jackson, managing director of Borland ASEAN. "By using the Borland ALM suite of solutions, SCS is able to create customized software solutions enabling its customers to differentiate themselves and gain competitive advantage. We are confident that SCS' already strong capabilities, enhanced with the speed, accuracy and agility of our suite of services, will offer business advantage for SCS' customers."

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