iServer Enterprise Architect

An Enterprise Architecture Tool for Visio Users

iServer 2010 is an Enterprise Architecture repository and collaborative modeling tool for Microsoft Office and Visio users, where models, documents, Visio shapes (such as processes, applications, technology components, organizational units) and Office document components (such as requirements or principles) are managed as repository objects (artifacts and architecture building blocks).

Organizations beginning to engage in Enterprise Architecture often have limited tool choice - Microsoft Office is normally seen as the only suitable solution. Traditional EA tools are available but are often too expensive, difficult to adopt and require a significant investment in training in order to produce a return - a level of commitment (financial and cultural) organizations are unwilling or unable to make when the value of Enterprise Architecture is still in question.

In the early maturity stages a lot of structural planning work needs to be done and implementation decisions have to be made on the scope of the EA work, what method(s) to use, how to set up a governance structure to roll-out and enforce / encourage the benefit and necessity of controlling and setting the direction of Architecture within the business.

In addition to the planning issues, very few organizations are "green field" sites. Potential EA information and models already exist (largely as MS Office / Visio documents) but is often hard to find (held on local machines, in file shares), organize, disseminate or analyse to identify valuable EA artifacts without a repository based environment to help. Repository tools are required but traditional EA tools are not deemed as appropriate or cost-justifiable.

iServer 2010 is a Unique Solution for Enterprise Architecture

Continue to use Microsoft Office and Visio
Easy to use
Low-cost
Immediate Productivity
Flexible

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iServer Capabilities for Enterprise Architecture

Save Visio Shapes as EA Repository Objects As well as providing the only true Architecture Repository (in its ability to hold and reuse documents, deliverables as well as architecture building blocks and document components), iServer delivers extensive capabilities to help create, monitor, analyze and report on an organization's Enterprise Architecture progress.