Revelation Software Concepts Unveils New Apps-Based Software for Use With SAP(R) Technology
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Posted on May 17, 2010 at 7:07:01 AM
Revelation Software Concepts Unveils New Apps-Based Software for Use With SAP(R) Technology
Unprecedented free platform provides practical utility apps for developers and project teams working on SAP solution-based infrastructures
ORLANDO, Fla., May 17 -- Revelation Software Concepts Pty Ltd (RSC), an SAP® software partner and pioneer in change control technology, today introduced Salt(TM) in support of SAP solutions, a free application platform to power and deliver innovative software utilities or "apps" to developers, basis and other project team members. The initial collection of Salt apps will dramatically expand what team members can see and do when working on SAP solution-based systems via the native SAP GUI. RSC expects they will quickly become invaluable additions to a team's working tool kit.
Scheduled for release in early August, the plug-and-play Salt platform is easy to install, comes with an initial collection of useful apps and can be downloaded free of charge at http://www.saltapps.com. The platform connects to the customer's various SAP solution-based systems to provide a wealth of information and data via the Salt apps. Whenever the customer applies an update from the main Salt website, it will include any new additions to the Salt apps collection.
"Listening to customers, and understanding their needs, has been a priority for RSC since we introduced Rev-Trac® over 10 years ago," said David Drake, CEO and RSC founder. "We have found that user issues around managing infrastructures running SAP solutions tend to be common to all, so we set about creating a software solution to tackle these common issues."
The result is Salt, a supplementary utility platform for SAP solution-based infrastructures that periodically delivers high-quality apps to customers free of charge, or at a very low price point. Drake explains, "This exciting approach allows us to remove many obstacles that companies face while adopting our software to solve many common issues."
"Rev-Trac is about controlling changes to SAP software, and what's cool about the new Salt apps is, they're about quickly understanding SAP solution-based systems in their current states," commented Adam Cleversley, senior programmer at RSC. "They tell me what changes have been made as of today, and lots of other useful information. How did the changes get there, who made them, how much stale code do we still have? On a different scale, how well does our QA really mirror the state of our PRD? These are the kinds of questions Salt can answer in a snap for project teams. When you use these powerful little apps, you understand how cool they are."
The initial collection of Salt apps centers on "Change Intelligence for the Project Team" and is scheduled to include eight apps ranging from an external version repository to a lightning-fast code-search facility and a full landscape comparison utility. RSC plans additional useful apps for the Salt collection going forward, based on customer input. Starting in 2011, some new apps may be premium utilities with fee-based licenses, while others will be subscription-based.
Additional Salt apps will be announced primarily through social media and the Salt website as they are released in order to promote strong but informal communication between front-line project teams using SAP solutions and the RSC team tasked to fold new functions into the Salt platform and app set. User input will play a large part in determining what apps are developed and in what order they are released.
Some Salt apps will provide completely new functionality while others will simply offer faster or more convenient ways to accomplish specific, common tasks across all versions of SAP solutions. The initial set of Salt apps includes:
-- Version Vault: This mighty app continuously collects and indexes
versions of system objects and allows a user to browse and access any
system's hierarchy of objects and all known versions
-- Match Box: Instantly shows the differences between the various
versions of objects, or other objects and systems versions
-- Matrix: Shows a matrix-like table of objects highlighting differences
between existing systems and allows drilldown to the actual, specific
differences
-- Life Saver: Automatically takes periodic snapshots of unreleased
objects for an author to view, compare or salvage, even when the
original system is lost - a great rescue device
-- WIP Window: Shows all work in progress (WIP) - unreleased changes in
development as well as finished changes not yet moved to production
-- Cold Case: Identifies expensive work that may have been forgotten or
abandoned along the way, allowing users to save money (or just clean
up the development box)
-- Watch Bot: Set notification rules that monitor when nominated objects
are changed and set up alerts when changes are made directly in QA or
production
-- Code Ferret: Rapid, "Google like" searching of ABAP(TM) source code
across every connected SAP solution-based system.
The free Salt platform runs as a plug-and-play virtual appliance, a type of virtual machine. It will provide its app collection for free for up to three systems, a number that can be increased if needed at any time, with subscription licensing for additional systems available upon demand.
Three levels of subscription will be available:
1. Standard (free) - limited to three systems
2. Professional - up to 10 systems
3. Enterprise - up to 20 systems
More on Salt and its apps in support of SAP technology can be found at http://www.saltapps.com. Learn more by visiting RSC at the SAPPHIRE® NOW and ASUG Annual Conference in Orlando, May 16-19, booth No. 1014.
About Revelation Software Concepts
Revelation Software Concepts (RSC) specializes in change control management for use with SAP solutions, developing market-leading technology to reduce the risks and lower the costs of delivering changes into information systems. Since RSC was founded in 1997, some of the world's largest companies have come to rely upon its mature change control solutions. Its deep expertise and responsive support have made RSC the leading change-control specialist for SAP solution-based infrastructures around the globe. RSC is 100% SAP-focused and is an SAP software solution partner. Its flagship change control solution, Rev-Trac, is certified as powered by the SAP NetWeaver® technology platform. Rev-Trac supports change control for both ABAP(TM) and non-ABAP technologies, reflecting RSC's commitment to technologically innovative change control solutions that serve current market needs. For more information, visit http://www.xrsc.com/.
Source: Revelation Software Concepts
CONTACT: Diana Galli, diana.galli@xrsc.com, or Rick Porter, both of
Revelation Software Concepts, +61-3-9955 9700; or Gina Milani of Milani
Marketing & Public Relations, +1-650-685-5565, gina@milanimarketing.com, for
Revelation Software Concepts
Web Site: http://www.xrsc.com/
http://www.saltapps.com/
Unprecedented free platform provides practical utility apps for developers and project teams working on SAP solution-based infrastructures
ORLANDO, Fla., May 17 -- Revelation Software Concepts Pty Ltd (RSC), an SAP® software partner and pioneer in change control technology, today introduced Salt(TM) in support of SAP solutions, a free application platform to power and deliver innovative software utilities or "apps" to developers, basis and other project team members. The initial collection of Salt apps will dramatically expand what team members can see and do when working on SAP solution-based systems via the native SAP GUI. RSC expects they will quickly become invaluable additions to a team's working tool kit.
Scheduled for release in early August, the plug-and-play Salt platform is easy to install, comes with an initial collection of useful apps and can be downloaded free of charge at http://www.saltapps.com. The platform connects to the customer's various SAP solution-based systems to provide a wealth of information and data via the Salt apps. Whenever the customer applies an update from the main Salt website, it will include any new additions to the Salt apps collection.
"Listening to customers, and understanding their needs, has been a priority for RSC since we introduced Rev-Trac® over 10 years ago," said David Drake, CEO and RSC founder. "We have found that user issues around managing infrastructures running SAP solutions tend to be common to all, so we set about creating a software solution to tackle these common issues."
The result is Salt, a supplementary utility platform for SAP solution-based infrastructures that periodically delivers high-quality apps to customers free of charge, or at a very low price point. Drake explains, "This exciting approach allows us to remove many obstacles that companies face while adopting our software to solve many common issues."
"Rev-Trac is about controlling changes to SAP software, and what's cool about the new Salt apps is, they're about quickly understanding SAP solution-based systems in their current states," commented Adam Cleversley, senior programmer at RSC. "They tell me what changes have been made as of today, and lots of other useful information. How did the changes get there, who made them, how much stale code do we still have? On a different scale, how well does our QA really mirror the state of our PRD? These are the kinds of questions Salt can answer in a snap for project teams. When you use these powerful little apps, you understand how cool they are."
The initial collection of Salt apps centers on "Change Intelligence for the Project Team" and is scheduled to include eight apps ranging from an external version repository to a lightning-fast code-search facility and a full landscape comparison utility. RSC plans additional useful apps for the Salt collection going forward, based on customer input. Starting in 2011, some new apps may be premium utilities with fee-based licenses, while others will be subscription-based.
Additional Salt apps will be announced primarily through social media and the Salt website as they are released in order to promote strong but informal communication between front-line project teams using SAP solutions and the RSC team tasked to fold new functions into the Salt platform and app set. User input will play a large part in determining what apps are developed and in what order they are released.
Some Salt apps will provide completely new functionality while others will simply offer faster or more convenient ways to accomplish specific, common tasks across all versions of SAP solutions. The initial set of Salt apps includes:
-- Version Vault: This mighty app continuously collects and indexes
versions of system objects and allows a user to browse and access any
system's hierarchy of objects and all known versions
-- Match Box: Instantly shows the differences between the various
versions of objects, or other objects and systems versions
-- Matrix: Shows a matrix-like table of objects highlighting differences
between existing systems and allows drilldown to the actual, specific
differences
-- Life Saver: Automatically takes periodic snapshots of unreleased
objects for an author to view, compare or salvage, even when the
original system is lost - a great rescue device
-- WIP Window: Shows all work in progress (WIP) - unreleased changes in
development as well as finished changes not yet moved to production
-- Cold Case: Identifies expensive work that may have been forgotten or
abandoned along the way, allowing users to save money (or just clean
up the development box)
-- Watch Bot: Set notification rules that monitor when nominated objects
are changed and set up alerts when changes are made directly in QA or
production
-- Code Ferret: Rapid, "Google like" searching of ABAP(TM) source code
across every connected SAP solution-based system.
The free Salt platform runs as a plug-and-play virtual appliance, a type of virtual machine. It will provide its app collection for free for up to three systems, a number that can be increased if needed at any time, with subscription licensing for additional systems available upon demand.
Three levels of subscription will be available:
1. Standard (free) - limited to three systems
2. Professional - up to 10 systems
3. Enterprise - up to 20 systems
More on Salt and its apps in support of SAP technology can be found at http://www.saltapps.com. Learn more by visiting RSC at the SAPPHIRE® NOW and ASUG Annual Conference in Orlando, May 16-19, booth No. 1014.
About Revelation Software Concepts
Revelation Software Concepts (RSC) specializes in change control management for use with SAP solutions, developing market-leading technology to reduce the risks and lower the costs of delivering changes into information systems. Since RSC was founded in 1997, some of the world's largest companies have come to rely upon its mature change control solutions. Its deep expertise and responsive support have made RSC the leading change-control specialist for SAP solution-based infrastructures around the globe. RSC is 100% SAP-focused and is an SAP software solution partner. Its flagship change control solution, Rev-Trac, is certified as powered by the SAP NetWeaver® technology platform. Rev-Trac supports change control for both ABAP(TM) and non-ABAP technologies, reflecting RSC's commitment to technologically innovative change control solutions that serve current market needs. For more information, visit http://www.xrsc.com/.
Source: Revelation Software Concepts
CONTACT: Diana Galli, diana.galli@xrsc.com, or Rick Porter, both of
Revelation Software Concepts, +61-3-9955 9700; or Gina Milani of Milani
Marketing & Public Relations, +1-650-685-5565, gina@milanimarketing.com, for
Revelation Software Concepts
Web Site: http://www.xrsc.com/
http://www.saltapps.com/