How can application development and database teams get the tools they need, when they need them to meet changing business demands? The constant flow of new technology, new platforms, and new programming languages have made tool management expensive – if possible at all.

Embarcadero All-Access solves the need for a diverse set of ever-changing application and database tools while bringing licensing costs and management under control for IT management.

Embarcadero has made its first major announcement with respect to how it is going to pull together its own, historic range of data management products with the development tools it gained when it acquired CodeGear last year.

With the acquisition of CodeGear, Embarcadero set forth on a strategy to address companies' growing productivity and resource challenges as a result of database and platform hetrogeneity.

Tightened budgetary controls have opened businesses and IT organizations’ eyes to the increased costs and waste resulting from poor data management and handling. A study carried out by Experian QAS titled “The hidden costs of Poor Data Management” found that companies across the globe were losing on average 6% of their revenue due to poorly managed data. The same study found U.S. companies being hit the worst with losses of 7.3% of revenue. Not only does this hinder financial flexibility, but also the ability to operate effectively and productively.

In today’s economy, companies are suffering from slower demand, tighter operational controls and shrinking IT budgets and resources, prompting them to look for aggressive ways to cut costs and make their IT operations more efficient.

This TCO comparison report compares the traditional software model with the new Embarcadero All-Access model. It will examine direct costs as well as indirect costs that typically far exceed the direct costs of software ownership. The comparison will demonstrate how the All-Access model can reduce upfront capital expenses by 43% or more and also reduce the TCO for many software tools by 46% or more over three years.

When it comes to software licensing, often there are two competing requirements – flexibility and manageability - that confront both software vendors and their customers. These two aspects of licensing tend to be directly related – meaning the greater the flexibility, the harder it can be to manage.