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Innovative Search Technology
Our CompanyEstablished in 1982, Software Diversified Services is a privately held company in Minneapolis, Minnesota. For over 25 years, SDS has been providing first-rate utilities and technical support for VM, VSE, MVS, and z/OS mainframes.
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Some SMART TS XL Users
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• Reduce costs (MIPS, HR, TIME, MAINT, DEV)
• Improve level of service
• Optimize overall IT dept. performance
• Provide accurate estimates on complex systems
• Production Support / quicker problem resolution
• Formulate detailed system statistics
• Support complex implementations integrations
• Maintain knowledge of core systems – everyone a SME
• Mitigate workloads accurately
Intro – What is SMART TS used for?
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• Global Enterprise Search Capabilities• Across platforms – Mainframe, Midrange, AS400, Unix• Across languages – COBOL, ASM, NATURAL, PL1, REXX,JCL,…• Across data types – PDS, Librarian, Panvalet, ADABAS, SQL, DB2,…• Across PC documents – Excel, Word, PPT, RTF, HTML, PDF, ASP, TXT,…
• Hyperlinks and Cross References without Predefined Rules• Follows seamlessly referenced modules using web style hyperlinks• Formulates graphically multi-level cross reference reports
• Complexity Analysis• Calculates module complexity using both Hallstead and “Industry standard” methods• Derives accurate project level of effort (LOE) reports
• Powerful Search Syntax Support• Free-text, Boolean, Proximity, Range, wildcard searches
• Other:• Asset management reporting system • User defined word/phrase color coding
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Key features – Find Follow Formulatemethodology
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Architecture – supports anything your eyes can see !
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Components
SMART TS MANAGER Gui interface to administer toolCan be run online or batch mode
XtensionsRich set API to access SMART TS information via any platform and language. Can run online or batch
Source Prep UtilityConverts JAVA, .NET and any directory information to a source code load file
Docs2Source Converter ($)Extracts information from content docs like WORD, XLS, PPT allowing STSXL to hyperlink and cross-reference
Binary ConverterLightning Fast EBCDIC to ASCII converter. Has GUI interface
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• Finds Fast – Split Second Execution• Most searches execute in less than one second
• Accurate Reliable Results• If you can’t find, or there’s no hyperlink – IT’S NOT THERE.
• Easy to Deploy, Maintain and Use• Installs within hours• Administrative user interface• Unattended data updates• Fully web based• Minimal learning curve
• Scalable• Handles terabytes of information while maintaining speed
• Reduces MIPS • Runs on a standalone windows based server
• Presentation Layer• Find, Follow, Formulate methodology• Exports to MS Excel, MS Word and HTML• Intuitive presentation of results
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• Scoping and Planning
• Impact Analysis
• Knowledge Transfer of Legacy Systems
• Modification of Existing Code
• Restructuring Complex Code
• Code Reviews and Re-engineering
• Change Management
• Code Reuse
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Who benefits from SMART TS
TOOL FOR THE MASSES
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Progress On SMART TS Adoption: USER GROWTHIn April of 2006, Smart TS, a new source code search tool was piloted. It allowed a single repository for all source code, copybooks, JCL, Includes, etc. across all platforms. The tool allowed developers to quickly search code and utilize hot links for evaluating findings and impact analysis. Our employees have found benefit from the tool. Searches that they use to submit via batch jobs, that took 30 to 40 minutes to run and get a response, now the same search takes seconds. Below you can see the adoption curve of the number of employees using the tool. As of March ‘08 over 300 employees have utilized the tool, this includes Akron, Chicago, Wichita, India, Overland Park, etc…
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Value PropositionValue Proposition
According to Phil Murphy of Forrester Research, Application Portfolio Management tools “increase maintenance productivity by 10% to 30%. Forrester believes the APM marketplace will grow to exceed $400 million by 2008”.
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Value Proposition – Current Customer Report
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Progress On SMART TS Adoption: Savings and SearchesYou can see from the chart below we've grown from a low of 700 searches per month during 2006 to nearly 9,000 searches per month in January and February 2008. There is no denying the value the employees receive from the tool. Quicker analysis of code during issue resolution, improved impact analysis and reduced analysis time. Each of these as a result of employees having the capability to perform 100's of searched in the time it took them to do 1 in the past. If on a very conservative note we assumed that each search provided an increase in productivity by 10 minutes over the older antiquated methods. It's provided us with nearly 1400 hours of improved productivity per month.
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Value Proposition
• Cost ReductionCost Reduction– Client Server BasedClient Server Based– Intuitive GUI (minimal training costs)Intuitive GUI (minimal training costs)– MIPS Savings (Major Bank saving $45K per month)MIPS Savings (Major Bank saving $45K per month)– Delay / Avoid Costly Hardware UpgradesDelay / Avoid Costly Hardware Upgrades– 10%- 30% Time Savings for Program Enhancement and Maintenance10%- 30% Time Savings for Program Enhancement and Maintenance
• Improved Project ManagementImproved Project Management– Single Repository for all Data Sources Single Repository for all Data Sources – Dramatically Improved Scoping / System AssessmentDramatically Improved Scoping / System Assessment– Reduce ‘turn around’ timeReduce ‘turn around’ time– Rapid knowledge transfer (Document Data Flow)Rapid knowledge transfer (Document Data Flow)– ROI Reporting (Monetary Savings)ROI Reporting (Monetary Savings)– Audit ReportingAudit Reporting
• Improved QualityImproved Quality– ““Get It Right the First Time”Get It Right the First Time”
• Understand the ‘down steam’ effect of changesUnderstand the ‘down steam’ effect of changes• Fully Understand ImpactFully Understand Impact• Discover missing componentsDiscover missing components
– Reduce TestingReduce Testing– Better Response to the CustomerBetter Response to the Customer
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Contact us for a live demo! Software Diversified Services6010 Earle Brown Dr.Brooklyn Center, MN 55430, U.S.A.Tel: +1-763-571-9000www.sdsusa.com/[email protected]
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