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Compuware Insight E-Zines:
Development and Integration Edition
Posted: 29/06/05
Welcome to Compuware Insight E-Zine, Development and Integration Edition,
keeping you up-to-date with the latest news including product updates,
user stories, event details and more.
This issue contains information on:
Product Announcement: Compuware Extends Java
Development Automation and Announces Eclipse Support With OptimalJ 4.0
Compuware Corporation has announced the release of Compuware OptimalJ
4.0, unveiling new process modeling functionality and announcing support
for the Eclipse open source development platform. The enhancements to
OptimalJ 4.0, including a new process model, make it possible for IT organisations
to more quickly and productively deliver higher quality enterprise Java
applications to the business.
"Enterprise application developers are constantly looking for ways
to improve productivity, quality, and consistency of code," stated
Carl Zetie, Vice President, Forrester Research. "The newer approach
of using patterns to kick-start designs or code is proving more pragmatic
and, consequently, is garnering increasing attention and adoption."
(Pattern-Based Development Appeals, Forrester Research, Inc., January
2005)
Compuware OptimalJ is the centerpiece of Compuware's advanced development
solution that combines proven methodology, leading technology and professional
services to enable Java development teams to rapidly deliver service-oriented
applications. With this release, Compuware continues to extend OptimalJ's
automation capabilities and incorporate role-based functionality that
enables the entire development team to implement applications using a
pragmatic Model Driven Architecture (MDA) approach. OptimalJ 4.0 will
be generally available in mid-July.
Extending Pragmatic MDA to the Entire Development Team
OptimalJ 4.0 includes:
- New Process-Oriented Development Functionality. OptimalJ 4.0
takes MDA to a new level by introducing a process model based on the
UML 2.0 Activity Diagram. Developers use the new process model to define
the flow of an application, which is then automatically transformed
into J2EE application components. As a result, even more of an application
can now be generated by OptimalJ, enabling a dramatic improvement of
both the productivity of the development team and the quality of the
applications they deliver.
- Pattern Plaza. To provide developers with a resource for relevant
and accurate information as well as a forum for collaboration and knowledge
sharing, Compuware has launched a new online exchange, called Pattern
Plaza, which enables architects to share OptimalJ transformation patterns
and collaborate on implementation improvements.
- New Developer Edition for Eclipse. With the release of OptimalJ
4.0, Compuware announces its plan to bring the productivity benefits
of pragmatic MDA to Eclipse, the fastest-growing Java framework. As
the first step in the company's strategy to fully support the Eclipse
platform, Compuware OptimalJ now includes a new Developer Edition for
Eclipse. All future OptimalJ editions will be built on the Eclipse platform.
"We are thrilled that Compuware has announced Eclipse support for
OptimaJ, and we believe that our growing developer community will be very
pleased to have access to such a robust, advanced tool," said Mike
Milinkovich, Executive Director of the Eclipse Foundation. "The participation
and innovation of leading tools vendors such as Compuware has fueled the
Eclipse project's phenomenal growth."
"The way development organisations build software is changing.
As the speed of business accelerates, development teams are realising
that it is impossible to cling to approaches that involve hand-coded applications
with fixed requirements and expensive, year-long project timelines,"
said Mike Burba, Marketing Director of Compuware Application Development
Solutions. "Compuware OptimalJ makes the agility, speed and quality
promises of models and patterns a reality through a pragmatic implementation
of MDA, helping development teams become highly efficient application
delivery organisations."
For more information about Compuware OptimalJ please visit: http://www.compuware.com/products/optimalj
Smart Automation: How to Speed Up Software Development
Without Losing Control
The technology to deliver applications that work correctly, on time,
and within budget already exists but too often it sacrifices quality,
performance and maintainability. The trick is to combine the right
amount of automation with the right amount of intelligence, thus blending
the best of human and computer.
This can be accomplished by using Model Driven Architecture (MDA) to
generate software automatically, and patterns to control how the generation
is done. MDA permits a vital "separation of concerns", through
which domain experts can model requirements, while application experts
focus on customising at the code level and technology experts fine-tune
the automation process.
Compuware's "Smart Automation" approach speeds up software
development without any loss of control, while aligning IT and the business
within a constantly changing environment.
To download our Guide "How to Speed Up Software Development Without
Losing Control" please click here www.compuwaresmart.com
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