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Logica group chooses Metrixware’s System Code solution to manage the quality of its software development

12-19-2008 04:35 PM CET | IT, New Media & Software

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Nanterre, December 17, 2008 | Logica – leading European actor in IT services – has picked, within the framework of its industrial plan, the Application Portfolio Management solution of Metrixware to equip all of its Service Centers, in order to propose to their customers a proactive improvement in the quality and performance of their application development.

Software quality: a competitive advantage for Logica

Logica, Historical leader in Application Management Services in France and classed N°1 in Europe(source: Pierre Audoin Consultants Nov 2008), provides Application Outsourcing services using a worldwide network of service centers Onshore / Nearshore / Offshore.

One of the key issues for application externalization involves guaranteeing the constant improvement of the quality of the application assets entrusted to Logica for long-term contracts, in order to preserve customers’ investments.

For the last two years, Logica France has carried out a first successful investigation involving monitoring the quality of managed applications via the creation of a Software Quality Center (SQC), a centralized department specialized in software quality metrics.
This French initiative has been integrated into the group program known as CONNECT that aims to accelerate the standardization of tools and methods within the Logica group. The group wanted to implement a unique and shared quality metrics solution for the different projects and countries to enable them to:

- Obtain management dashboards and indicators that objectively measure quality metrics to enable applications to be controlled before delivery thereby proactively and systematically improving the technical quality of components (maintainability, changeability, performance, respect of standards, etc.),

- Improve the productivity and reliability of maintenance activities using mapping and impact analysis tools, accelerate how quickly knowledge about new applications can be transferred, and provide information to make realistic estimates of the work load and of system design.

- Facilitate the communication between customers and service providers by demonstrating, using factual measures based on the ISO9126 standard, the quality level of the applications delivered by the Service Centers.

After having evaluated the leading solutions in the market, Logica finally chose Metrixware’s System Code solution for use throughout the group. This corporate choice resulted from a pilot project which proved that System Code – through its ease of use, its development support features and management of application quality – brings real added value to Logica’s global offer of Application Management, and integrates into Group strategy.

Christian AGUIRREGABIRIA, Industrial Director France, stated: “Deploying the System Code solution of Metrixware is going to enable us to accelerate the industrialization of our French service centers, to mobilize our technical teams to constantly improve software quality, and improve the governance of our contracts by bringing greater objectivity and transparency to our customers”.

“Metrixware’s System Code solution is perfectly in keeping with our new ‘One Logica’ strategy, that through its CONNECT program, aims to align methods and tools across the different countries in the group. In particular, the solution is going to enable us to securitize the transfer of knowledge during the initial transition phases, and guarantee to our customers the quality of our development work produced at different sites both onshore and offshore” added Jaoued AHMED, Global Operations Director of Logica, in charge of the CONNECT program.
Beyond this technical choice, Logica and Metrixware intend to develop a close partnership in application quality, to propose to their customers – via the SQC – a unique offer of application quality diagnosis, combining the products of the editor with the services of the integrator.

“More than the illustration of the value and competitiveness of our solutions, I am delighted with our new key partnership with the Logica group, we saw in Logica a company driven by the same professionalism and the same dynamism as Metrixware, bringing together our qualities and our respective know-how will rapidly lead to tangible advantages for all our customers” concluded Rachid BOUMAZA, Chairman of Metrixware.

System Code, a unique solution for all IT actors

System Code is the software suite dedicated to IT Governance and Application Portfolio Management. It enables a rapid technical analysis of existing application assets, to measure their quality and performance in order to identify the most pertinent enhancements.
Using the centralized information in its application repository, System Code provides different IT actors with the key information necessary to anticipate project drift, manage risks and control the evolution of applications in light of the business, financial, technological and human challenges facing IT organizations:

- IT and Development Directors: Governance and application portfolio management dashboards
- Quality and Methods managers: Globally follow quality objectives and the conformance of the application base (maintainability, changeability, architecture, respect of standards, etc.)
- Application Manager: Manage the key performance indicators of an application (quality, budgets, user satisfaction, criticality, etc.)
- Development and Maintenance Teams: Development aid (mapping, impact analysis) and quality control (programming rules, code quality) features directly integrated into the work environment using the SC for Eclipse and SC for Mainframe plug-ins.

» About Logica
Logica is a leading European services company, employing 39,000 people across 36 countries, including 9,000 in France. Logica’s range of activities includes management consulting, system integration and business and IT process outsourcing. Logica works closely with its customers to help them free their potential to increase efficiency, accelerate growth and manage risks. Logica can count on its deep understanding of different sectors, its excellence in technology and production as well as its expertise in delivery to help its customers position themselves at the forefront of their respective markets. Shares in Logica are quoted on the London and Amsterdam stock exchanges (LSE: LOG ; Euronext: LOG). For further information: www.logica.com.

» About Metrixware
Since 1995, Metrixware (www.metrixware.com), French editor of the System Code software suite, provides its clients IT Governance and Portfolio Management solutions giving a rich vision of the state of their application assets, allowing them with the aid of mapping solutions to identify strengths and weaknesses, and to make informed management decisions about maintenance and development in
order to align IT actions with corporate strategy whilst confronting the economical and technical challenges.

Positioned in the Application Portfolio Management and IT Governance markets, Metrixware is today implementing solutions in corporate accounts such as BNP Paribas, Generali, Société Générale, CNP Assurances, Banque de France, Alcatel Lucent, Orange Business Services, Caisse d’Epargne, etc.

Zineb AMRANI | METRIXWARE
Press Relations
zineb.amrani@metrixware.com
Tél : +33 1 55 69 32 20

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