Unisys Adds DevOps Features to AB Suite® App Development Software to Speed Clients’ Digital Business Adoption
Increased automation and integration of Microsoft Visual Studio give developers new options in creating next generation
of business-critical applications
WELLINGTON, 15 December 2016 – Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) announced Release 6.1 of its AB Suite® application development software for both the ClearPath MCP operating environment on Unisys ClearPath Forward™ systems and Microsoft Windows platforms. AB Suite uses a model-driven approach, so
programmers can automatically generate complete high-volume, business-critical applications from a set of business
specifications.
Available on December 16, the new release incorporates features for DevOps – the close collaboration between the
development and operations functions based on the automation of key processes – to speed implementation of
business-critical solutions. It also provides new ease-of-use and developer productivity capabilities.
“This latest step in the evolution of AB Suite exemplifies Unisys’ ongoing commitment to helping clients redefine their
data centres from hardware-centric facilities to integrated, flexible application software environments,” said Tarek
El-Sadany, senior vice president, Technology and chief technology officer, Unisys. “This application-centric approach
enables clients to deploy digital business models that make them more agile in seizing market opportunities and more
responsive to their customers’ needs.”
Following are key highlights of AB Suite Release 6.1:
• New DevOps capabilities for users on Windows systems enhance build automation across different test, acceptance and
production environments for faster, more efficient application deployment. Release 6.1 also supports XML Framework,
tying together data generated by applications from different vendors and domains, saving developers time and money in
creating a heterogeneous yet consistent application environment.
• AB Suite Developer now includes powerful features of Microsoft Visual Studio® Editor, so new generations of developers
can use contemporary tools to deploy ClearPath Forward applications. Intellisense capabilities that automatically flag
potential errors enable developers to create programs with greater confidence and accuracy.
• Updates and enhancements to the DMSII database, which is widely used on MCP-based systems, improve interoperability
and continuity with existing application environments. New capabilities that increase the database’s scalability and
flexibility facilitate upgrading to AB Suite of applications written with the predecessor Unisys Enterprise Application
Environment (EAE) development system.
Unisys has added DevOps features to the latest release of AB Suite application development software with local Asia
Pacific engineers playing a key role. The AB Suite Engineering team is based in Australia, China and India. The team
works collaboratively using agile processes for delivery and support of the product.
Sydney-based Engineering Director, Curt Leong explains the benefit of adding DevOps to AB Suite: “DevOps is a key
enabler in Agile Development. By automating many of the key processes involved with application maintenance and
deployment, we are able to deploy the software developed under Agile Development methodologies in an equally Agile
manner. With AB Suite’s new DevOps capabilities, AB Suite clients will be able to develop in shorter Agile iterations,
test their code more rapidly, and deploy new features more frequently than ever before.”
Click here for more information about AB Suite Release 6.1.
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