Servoy Releases 5.0

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For release: November 2, 2009
Contact: Brenda Christensen, Public Relations, Servoy, (805) 624-4959 x813 or bchristensen@servoy.com

Servoy Simplifies SaaS with Hybrid Servoy 5.0

Servoy is the only hybrid development platform for the "SaaS and Back" era

 Thousand Oaks, CA (Nov. 2, 2009) -- Servoy today announced the fifth generation of its award-winning hybrid SaaS (Software as a Service) platform, Servoy 5.0 -- the platform that simplifies SaaS. Servoy 5.0 further extends the functionality of Servoy's development and deployment platform, allowing "SaaS and Back" hybrid applications -- which can be deployed as SaaS and On-premises through both a browser and a native client -- all from a single code base.

"The main problem with other platforms is they make products that compete with ISVs," said Jan Aleman, CEO of Servoy. "Unlike Microsoft and Salesforce.com, we don't build end-user software. Instead, we focus on building an award-winning platform that gives our ISVs a competitive advantage in the market. And because our platform is hybrid, customers have the flexibility to run it hosted online -- either on dedicated servers, virtual servers or any form of cloud computing -- and on-premises."

Servoy 5.0 has over 200 improvements, including:

Real time Clustering
Real time clustering allows Servoy applications to both scale real time and support load balancing. Rather than needing external hardware or software, Servoy has integrated this functionality to make it seamless for the end-user. Over 300 ISVs (Independent Software Vendors) and a thousand corporate users develop with Servoy technology today building the clustering in, making it much easier to scale to multiple servers. Companies can also use the same functionality to provide geographic load balancing and fail over.

Drag and Drop Support
Servoy has extended its drag-and-drop support, including labels, fields, images, buttons, rows of data and more. Any object is both drag-and-drop and drag-over aware. Servoy also provides drag and drop functionality in Servoy Web Client -- an industry first in seamless drag-and-drop application creation that also works in web browsers.

Runtime Form Editor
The runtime form editor allows users to create and change the layout of any existing form at runtime and save it persistently across sessions. This function is available in both Servoy's native Servoy Smart Client and the browser-based Servoy Web Client. Users can create their own screens and objects at runtime. This functionality is critical for SaaS players as it allows them to build, deliver and manage highly customizable applications to their end-users. At the same time, the original structure of the application remains intact.

Servoy 5.0 will be available beginning November 11. Servoy customers with an active subscription plan can upgrade at no additional cost. Servoy has also made available a free version of its product: Servoy Community Edition. This version -- function-wise identical to the paid version -- allows customers to immediately start learning and developing Servoy applications without any investment in licenses. More information is available here.

About Servoy
Servoy BV, a Deloitte Fast 50 Technology company, is an international market leader in powerful hybrid (SaaS and On-premises) software. Servoy is used by Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) to develop entire vertical and horizontal applications and by internal developers for bespoke application development.

Today over 100,000 companies and more than 20,000 developers are working with the Servoy product suite. Companies like Symantec, Stanford University, Wells Fargo, Verizon and UCLA hospital rely on Servoy for managing data and presenting it to their customers and employees through rich applications over the LAN, WAN and Internet connections.