We are currently researching other solutions that can be a better option for our organization, so we may possibly change to BMC as it provides a better and updated solution for their users.

We are currently evaluating Micro Focus ChangeMan. Its features are comparable. They have support for modern distributed type processing and are supporting GIT web services, which are unavailable on CA Endevor Software Change Manager.

There might have been a couple of products that we looked at back when I was at my other company, but Endevor was clearly - even in those days, back in the early '90s - the leader at that point in time. I can't even really recall what other products were part of the mix that we looked at. The other ones didn't really even last long, Endevor was the leader even back then, and I feel that they're definitely the leader right now, still.

I'm not sure I can say which vendors were on the short list, but I can tell you that decisions are made primarily from the standpoint of cost effectiveness for the business, as well as the product features and functions. It must be able to meet the minimum requirements as well as be cost effective. The overall efficiency and effectiveness is there; and the responsiveness is there.

When I choose a vendor, I look at stability, reliability, responsiveness, and efficiency.

When we did purchase Endevor, which was quite awhile ago, there were products such as Pandalay and Librarian, but they really didn't compare, apples to apples, with Endevor. Endevor could do so much more. Currently, there are other products out there, but I haven't been involved recently in comparing Endevor with these other tools. But back when we did get Endevor, it was by far the better tool, so it was an easy choice.

IBM. We chose CA because it was the Cadillac tool.

CA is the one that sets the pace for everybody else to follow. We have never had any problems with the tool.

The only other vendor I could possibly think of would be Compuware.

I’m not sure if other options were evaluated. Endevor had already been selected by the time I joined the team.

It's important for us that it actually handles the job that we need it to, that it actually covers everything for Endevor. We needed to make sure that we can actually put security in there so not everybody can touch anybody else’s code or anything like that and that it does incorporate the other CA tools that we use going forward.

We did evaluate several products including IBM ClearCase and MKS.

There's really only two mainframe tools that do this, Endevor and something called ChangeMan. I used to support ChangeMan. It is good, but it is a lot simpler. If I was talking to somebody, I might point out the flexibility of the Endevor implementation and how you can do so many different things in really clever ways. 

We looked at Changeman.

I was not part of the decision-making process. 

I don't know if there are competitors. I can't comment on how it compares.

At my original site (in 1989) there were other products evaluated, but I cannot recall the names as they did not stand the test of time.

I only know of three types of software that meet our needs. Endevor is the most widespread in France. LCM is not available in France.

I did not choose this product.

We will be finishing with Endevor this year.