Presto

Presto® from Black Diamond Software offers a set of role-based IBM software development tools delivered as VMware appliances, so software teams can get the IBM software they need preconfigured and ready to use immediately. This eliminates the time needed to evaluate, install, and configure software.

Presto reduces upfront software acquisition costs by offering a leased-term licensing model with optional financing through IBM Global Financing. Within one day, a team of up to 50 people using Presto can collaborate on a development project with the ability to trace business requirements all the way through quality assurance (QA) and release.

The Presto solution:

• Provides the right combination of tools for a complete team development solution

• Offers day-one productivity with preconfigured, ready to use software development appliances

• Eliminates hundreds of hours needed to choose and implement tools

• Frees capital with monthly subscription pricing

• Increases collaboration and traceability to reduce risk

Application lifecycle management for small to midsize teams

TeeTimeWatch.com, an online service that connects golfers with available tee times at golf courses in their area, recently selected Presto as a way to reduce capital expense, while still receiving the benefits of IBM market-leading application lifecycle management (ALM).

"As an emerging company with lean resources, we needed a capability that could improve the speed, process, efficiency, and visibility of our software development and enhancement efforts," said John Bess, Investor and Board Director at TeeTimeWatch.com. "Presto provides a fully integrated set of solutions that delivers this capability at a cost that fits our budget, and we've quickly seen an impact since implementing this software."

About Black Diamond Software

Black Diamond (link resides outside of ibm.com) has been developing software solutions for twenty years. As an IBM Premier Business Partner, recognized leader in software development best practices and author of the “5 Mandates of Software Development Teams,” their goal is to provide you with the highest quality software solutions that meet your business needs at the best possible price. Black Diamond offers the “Right Fit Process” and “Right Fit Technology” through the Presto appliance offerings as well as the services of their highly dedicated staff of practitioners.