OREANDA-NEWS. April 16, 2012. Fujitsu today announced the immediate release of the latest version of the INTARFRM Rapid Edition application framework(1), which incorporates a wide range of design, development, execution, maintenance and other features. The new product has been significantly enhanced in order to support the long-term growth and development of customer ICT systems.

The new product employs an external file-based system for managing and editing information needed in application operations for which on-screen elements and other information is likely to change. In addition, the new package includes features that allow for flexible application modification, such as self-customization capabilities that enable application screen layouts to be easily edited. As a result, incremental enhancements and changes to applications can be handled with greater speed.

The new version is optimized for Microsoft's Visual Studio® integrated development environment, thereby making development more efficient, while at the same time providing support for Fujitsu's new cloud runtime environment, FGCP/A5 Powered by Windows Azure™(2).

In recent years, given the rapid rate of change in customers' business environments, many customers are facing the need to build low-cost, highly optimized systems that possess the flexibility to respond to such changes. At the same time, customers have a wide range of delivery options to choose from, including through the cloud or as a package. Meanwhile, cutting the cost of operating and maintaining existing systems, which accounts for roughly 80% of total ICT spending, has also become a challenge.

In response, Fujitsu is releasing a significantly updated version of INTARFRM Rapid Edition, which has been positioned as a mobility-oriented application framework within the INTARFRM application framework that brings together the Fujitsu Group's wealth of experience and know-how in system development. The new feature enhancements will make it possible to rapidly respond to changes in customers' business environments, while also accelerating the growth of customers' businesses.