PITTSBURGH—August 2, 2007—LogicLibrary®, the leader in development and design-time SOA governance and software reuse announced the availability of Logidex™ 5.5 for .NET, the first product that enables Service Lifecycle Governance.  Key features of this release include improved policy management, expanded impact analysis and the ability to easily customize Smart Controls™ to address customer specific compliance requirements.  Logidex 5.5 makes it easier than ever for developers and architects to create and manage world-class business applications, while delivering service lifecycle governance.

Logidex is a best-of-breed architectural and SDA lifecycle governance hub that enables customers to integrate SDA processes within the SOA service lifecycle in conjunction with related SOA governance tools. Architecting and implementing a robust and flexible Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) requires the capability to manage interactions between services based on declarative and remediable policies. LogicLibrary expands its industry-leading governance capabilities by extending its design-time policy management capabilities in this release.

“To address this growing market need, customers are looking to vendors to provide governance and the sharing of metadata across the services/SOA lifecycle.  Additionally, customers are looking to address their immediate SOA needs and do not want to be forced into a broader SOA platform purchasing decision.  The combination of policy management to ensure that quality issues and non-conformance are detected before services are put into production coupled with the ability to easily customize Smart Controls for site specific requirements expands Logidex’s leadership in the area of SOA Governance,” said Alan Himler LogicLibrary CEO.

Key deliverables for Logidex 5.5 .NET include:

• Design-Time Policy Management – Architecting and implementing a robust and flexible Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) requires the capability to manage interactions between services based on declarative and remediable policies. In Logidex  5.5, LogicLibrary addresses the “what” in governance via design-time policy management that complements the existing “how” delivered by Smart Controls governance capabilities.  With Smart Controls, users can automatically validate services in the design lifecycle, isolating policy conformance issues before the services are published.
• Expanded Impact Analysis - Understanding orchestration, service and schema dependencies is a crucial part of governing and maintaining an SOA.  With this release of Logidex, users can parse multiple inputs such as BPEL, WSDL, XSD or any other type of XML document and automatically display the results graphically via Logidex’s Asset Relationship Visualization option. This greatly simplifies the job of impact analysis, a crucial task in maintaining the ongoing health and stability of an organization’s SOA.
• Custom Smart Controls Requests – Logidex 5.5 extends its existing predefined production and consumption Smart Control processes, allowing customers to define their own checklist-type fields for asset submissions and acquisitions. Now customers can easily create site-specific governance policies to address requirements mandated by corporate compliance initiatives such as SOX, HIPAA or Basel.

About LogicLibrary

LogicLibrary is the leading provider of software and services that make it possible for enterprises to manage and reuse Software Development Assets (SDAs). The company’s patented technology provides a comprehensive and collaborative approach for creating, migrating and integrating enterprise applications for use in service-oriented architecture, software reuse and other software development initiatives.

LogicLibrary has been positioned in the “Leader” quadrant in Gartner Inc.’s 2H05 to 1H06 Magic Quadrant for Metadata Repositories* and maintains strategic partnerships with HP as a member of their Developer & Solution Partner Program and Enterprise Management Alliance Program, IBM, as an Advanced PartnerWorld Partner, Microsoft, as a Premier member of the Visual Studio Industry Partner (VSIP) program, and Serena. LogicLibrary has been recognized for three consecutive years on the SD Times 100 list of leaders and innovators in the software development industry and has integration partnerships that include Microsoft, IBM, Eclipse, BEA and Borland. LogicLibrary is headquartered in Pittsburgh, with an additional office in Rochester, MN. For more information, visit http://www.logiclibrary.com.

* 2H05 to 1H06 Magic Quadrant for Metadata Repositories; Michael Blechar; June 30, 2005.

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