February
26, 2008
– Top Coder
Introduces Free Open Source UML Design Tool
to
Developers.
TopCoder, Inc., a leader in online programming
competition, skills assessment, and competitive
software development, today introduced a free
Unified Modeling Language (UML) design tool for
the virtual and professional development
communities. The Top Coder UML tool was
designed, built, and tested by Top Coder's
global community of developers and purports to
offer a better solution for the core
functionality developers typically need in a UML
tool, and avoids unnecessary feature sets. The
source code for the Top Coder UML tool is open
for anyone to extend or enhance for their own
purposes. To download TopCoder's free UML tool
or to view its source code and documentation
click
here. For the full press release
click
here.
October
22, 2007
–
OMG
Board of Directors votes to adopt UML Profile
for DoDAF and MODAF.
The
OMG Board of Directors has voted to adopt the
UML Profile for DoDAF and MODAF (UPDM). The UPDM
specification defines a UML Profile for the
Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF)
and the Ministry of Defence Architecture
Framework (MODAF)that can be used with the UML
and SysML modeling languages. For the full press release
click
here.
June 4, 2007
–
SysML Partners Honored as Leader on the SD Times
100 List.
The
SysML Partners, the group of software vendors
and industry leaders that created a version of
UML for systems engineering called SysML, has
been named a winner of the SD Times 100. The
award citation notes that SysML “picked up steam
in 2006.” The 5th annual SD Times 100, published
in the June 1, 2007 issue of BZ Media’s SD
Times, recognizes the leaders and innovators of
the software development industry. The 2007 SD
Times 100 was also posted to the http://www.sdtimes.com
Web site on June 1. For the full press release
click
here.
January
31, 2007
– Call for
Papers: Model-Based Systems Engineering with
SysML, UML, and OWL.
The
editors of the Journal of Software and Systems
Modeling (SoSyM) today announced a special theme
issue on Model-Driven Systems Engineering with
SysML, UML, and OWL. For the full press release
click
here.
December 12, 2006 –
Intalio Releases BPM
Software Under Open Source License.
Intalio today announced that its BPMS Community
Edition software will be released under the
Mozilla Public License amended with the Generic
Attribution Provision submitted to the Open
Source Initiative (OSI) earlier this year. For the full
press release click
here.
December 8, 2006
– NoMagic
Announces MagicDraw Support for SysML.
No
Magic, a leading vendor of architecture modeling
software, today announced the release of
MagicDraw® UML 12.0, which supports a new SysML
plug-in as a separate extension product. Also,
MagicDraw 12.0 extends its support of model
analysis by adding model validation and the
dependency matrix capabilities. For the full
press release click
here.
November 17, 2006 –
Requirements
Visualization Tool Wins Award for Emerging
Technology
Ravenflow, whose
Requirements Authoring and
Validation Environment (RAVEN) automatically
generates visual models from plain English text,
today announced that it was selected as the
Collaboration category winner of the Silicon
Valley/San Jose Business Journal’s
Emerging Technology Awards (ETA). The annual ETA
awards honor Silicon Valley’s
spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship.
For the full
press release click
here.
November
6, 2006 –
Visualization tools for requirements definition
Computerworld comments on the growth of visual
requirement definition tools from suite vendors
(Compuware, Borland and Serena) as well as
smaller vendors (iRise Inc., Ravenflow, Axure
Software Solutions, and Sofea).
For the full
article click
here.
October 11, 2006 –
Telelogic Announces Integration between UML/SysML
Tool and Simulink.
Telelogic, a
leading global provider of software solutions
for enterprise applications, today announced
direct product integration between their UML/SysML
modeling tool, Telelogic Rhapsody®,
and The MathWorks' platform for multi-domain
simulation, Simulink®.
The
integration of Rhapsody and Simulink will be
delivered in two phases. The first phase
integration is available today, and allows
modelers to link SysML Blocks in a Rhapsody
model to their counterparts in a Simulink model.
The second phase integration, which will allow
modelers to directly insert a SysML Block into a
Simulink model, is scheduled for 2Q 2007. For the full
press release click
here.
October 9, 2006 –
PivotPoint-Sparx Partnership Promotes
Model-Based Systems Engineering with SysML.
PivotPoint Technology and Sparx Systems today
announced a technology partnership that will
combine their complementary strengths in SysML
training and tools for systems engineers.
PivotPoint announced that its “SysML Distilled™
with Enterprise Architect™” workshop is
immediately available, and will use Sparx’s new
MDG Technology for SysML™ product. For the full
press release click
here.
October 3, 2006 – SysML Tool Market
Heats Up - Sparx enters Model-Based Systems
Engineering market.
Sparx Systems, a leading developer of UML
modeling tools, today announced the release
of MDG Technology for Systems Modeling
Language (SysML), the new standard for
modeling systems engineering applications.
Sparx's Model Driven Generator (MDG)
Technology is a plug-in for Enterprise
Architect, its award-winning UML modeling
tool, that allows systems engineers to
specify complex systems using SysML version
1.0. The entry of Sparx into the Model-Based
Systems Engineering (MBSE) market may
significantly change its dynamics, since
Sparx has established a reputation for
producing low-cost modeling tools that offer
functionality competitive with the market
leaders. There are now at least five visual
modeling tool vendor shipping products that
support SysML. For further information about
the SysML modeling tools currently available
click
here.
July 12, 2006 – Analyst Firm Report on OOA&D Tools Results in Belated Bragging Rights by Leaders; Telelogic and Sparx support for SysML is noted. During the last week, the three tool vendors positioned in the leaders quadrant of Gartner's Magic Quadrant report for Object Analysis & Design (OOA&D) tools published last May—IBM, Borland, and Telelogic—have issued press releases noting their high rankings. The report suggests a changing marketplace, since Telelogic is positioned in the leaders quadrant for the first time, and Sparx Systems is positioned in the niche players quadrant for the first time. These changes likely reflect market trends towards consolidation (e.g., Telelogic's acquisitions of Popkin and I-Logix) and commoditization (e.g., the rapid rise of Sparx with 85K+ licenses sold). Although the report assumes that UML will continue to be the most widely used "flavor" of OOA&D modeling language through the end of the decade, it also notes that Telelogic and Sparx support the new SysML standard for systems engineering. You can obtain the full report ("Magic Quadrant for OOA&D Tools, 2H06-1H07" authored by Michael J. Blechar) here.
July 6, 2006 – OMG Announces Adoption of OMG SysML. The Object Management Group™ (OMG™) today announced the adoption of the OMG Systems Modeling Language (OMG SysML™). OMG SysML is a general-purpose graphical modeling language for specifying, analyzing, designing, and verifying complex systems that may include hardware, software, information, personnel, procedures, and facilities. The OMG SysML specification is derived from the SysML open source specification, which was first distributed by the SysML Partners, an informal association of tool vendors and industry leaders, in 2004. Both SysML and OMG SysML are defined as UML extensions, and include an open source license for distribution and use. The current adoption status of OMG SysML is that of a "Final Adopted Specification." An OMG Finalization Task Force plans to recommended a final version of OMG SysML in April 2007, which will need to voted upon again before it becomes a public "Available Specification." The OMG SysML specification is available for download here.
June 15, 2006 – Of Different Minds About Modeling. SD Times interviews five modeling experts to speculate on UML's future. The experts include Bran Selic from IBM, Jack Greenfield from Microsoft, Cris Kobryn from PivotPoint Technology, Jan Popkin from Telelogic, and Richard Soley from the OMG. SysML is also mentioned as an example of how UML can be used to define new standards. You can read the full article here.
May 30, 2006 – Analyst Firm Updates Its OOA&D Tool Report. Gartner today published an update of its Magic Quadrant report for Object Analysis & Design (OOA&D) tools. The updated report positions Telelogic in the leaders quadrant for the first time, joining IBM and Borland, and positions Sparx Systems in the niche players quadrant for the first time, recognizing its rapid growth. You can obtain the full report ("Magic Quadrant for OOA&D Tools, 2H06-1H07" authored by Michael J. Blechar) here.
April 3, 2006 – SysML Merge Team submits SysML v. 1.0 draft proposal to OMG for technology adoption. The SysML Merge Team today submitted their Systems Modeling Language (SysML) v. 1.0 draft proposal to the OMG to consider for technology adoption. The OMG plans to vote on recommending this draft proposal, which uses the SysML project's open source license for distribution and use, during its next meeting in St. Louis during the week of April 24, 2006. You can view or download the SysML v. 1.0 draft specification from the Specifications page of the SysML Forum web.
March 15, 2006 – CMP Media announces winners of 16th Annual Jolt Product Excellence Awards for Design Tools and Modeling. The editors of Dr. Dobb's Journal today announced the winners of the 16th Annual Software Development Jolt Product Excellence and Productivity Awards during the SD West 2006 Conference & Exposition at the Santa Clara Convention Center. These awards are presented annually to products and books that have "jolted" the industry by helping to create faster, easier and more efficient software. The Jolt Winner for the "Design Tools and Modeling" category was Lattix LDM 2.0 (Lattix). The Productivity Winners in the same category consisted of two UML modeling tools (Borland Together 2006 for Eclipse (Borland) and Enterprise Architect 6.0 (Sparx Systems)) and MindManager Pro 6.0 (Mindjet). Among these design and modeling tools, only Together 2006 and Enterprise Architect directly support standard UML visual modeling notation. Lattice LDM uses Dependency Structure Matrix (DSM; a.k.a. Design Structure Matrix) notation, and MindManager Pro uses Mindjet's own proprietrary visual notation.
February 9, 2006 – Semantic Technology Conference (SemTech 2006) announces keynote speakers. The Semantic Technology Conference (SemTech), the leading educational conference on Semantic Web technology in the U.S., today announced its lineup of keynote speakers for SemTech 2006 on March 6-9, 2006 at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, Calif. The featured keynote speakers include James Hendler (University of Maryland) and Ora Lassila (Nokia Research Center) who will discuss the "Current Status and Future Promise of the Semantic Web." The four-day conference sessions and keynotes will explore the commercialization and emerging applications of semantic technologies in both enterprise systems and the Internet. For more information or to register for this event, please visit www.semantic-technology.com.
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