Telelogic Delivers Free UML Modeling Environment

Telelogic (Nordic Exchange/MidCap/TLOG), the leading provider ofsoftware solutions that align advanced systems and softwaredevelopment with business objectives, today announced the release ofTelelogic Modeler(TM), a free Unified Modeling Language(TM) (UML(TM))design environment for engineers, designers, and developers ofembedded, real-time, and enterprise IT applications. The freeTelelogic Modeler substantially increases the opportunity fororganizations to start to increase productivity and shorten designcycles with Model-Driven Development. Telelogic Modeler is availablefor download at http://www.telelogic.com/modeling/modeler.

Based on technologies found in the market-leading TelelogicRhapsody(R) and Telelogic Tau(R) environments, Telelogic Modelerfeatures a comprehensive implementation of the Object ManagementGroup's (OMG(TM)) UML 2.1 standard. Telelogic Modeler enables users tospecify, visualize, and document system and software designs,including the system's structure and intended behavior, greatlyimproving team workflow and collaboration. At the push of a button,users can create a document comprising the entirety of their design'smodel elements, eliminating the time-consuming and error-prone task ofdocumenting designs.

"Telelogic Modeler will benefit the software marketplace, makingrobust UML-based modeling available to every developer, and providinga logical path to full Model-Driven Development," said Chris Lanfear,Director, Venture Development Corporation (VDC). "This move fromTelelogic comes at a very opportune time, as developers and managementsearch for tools that can help them manage growing complexity and meettheir customer's software needs. Telelogic's decision to offer Modelerfor free should accelerate the adoption of UML-based modeling,benefiting both users as well as software development solutionssuppliers like Telelogic."

Users can easily customize Telelogic Modeler to accommodate theirdomain-specific terminology. Based on UML 2.1 profiling, this advancedModeler capability gives users an extremely flexible design solutionfor a wide range of industries. Additionally, Modeler promotes thefuture reuse of intellectual property by allowing designs created inModeler to be migrated to Telelogic's Rhapsody and Tau Model-DrivenDevelopment (MDD) environments. These leading products support the useof advanced MDD functions such as simulation, automatic codegeneration of the complete application, requirements traceability, andmodel-based testing. For a nominal fee, development teams that useModeler across multiple design configurations can upgrade to TelelogicModeler Corporate Edition, which includes interfaces to popularconfiguration management products, such as Telelogic Synergy(TM), andfull customer support.

"As a co-founder of UML and an co-author of UML 2.0, Telelogic isproud to play a key role in the industry's acceptance of Model-DrivenDevelopment as a best practice for software design," said IngemarLjungdahl, Chief Technology Officer, Telelogic. "With TelelogicModeler, development teams can use an advanced design tool and benefitfrom the improved collaboration and communication it provides forfree. Moreover, Modeler is based on the proven Telelogic Rhapsody andTau environments and provides an easy migration path to thesecomprehensive Model-Driven Development environments."

About Rhapsody

Rhapsody is the industry's leading UML 2.0 and OMG SysML(TM)-basedModel-Driven Development environment for embedded systems and softwareengineering. With advanced capabilities to extend UML 2.0, Rhapsodyallows both function-oriented and object-oriented design techniques toco-exist in one environment. Rhapsody has won numerous awardsincluding the Best in Show award at the Embedded Systems Conferencesin San Francisco and Boston from VDC; the SD Times 100 for the thirdyear in a row by taking top honors in the Modeling category; and theModel-Driven Development Focus of the Embedded Development Arenaaward. Rhapsody has been recently endorsed by Embedded MarketForecasters as the tool of choice for C developers.

About Tau

Telelogic Tau is a Model-Driven Development environment for thedesign, development, test, and analysis of large, complex systems andsoftware applications for aerospace/defense, telecom, transportation,and enterprise IT domains. Its iterative approach keeps errors at aminimum with automated error checking and model checks, from initialrequirements to final documentation and code. Tau supports the latestindustry standards for visual systems and software development,including UML 2.0, SysML, MDA (R), DoDAF, SOA, and the UML TestingProfile.

About Telelogic

Telelogic(R) is a leading global provider of solutions forautomating and supporting best practices across the enterprise - frompowerful modeling of business processes and enterprise architecturesto requirements-driven development of advanced systems and software.Telelogic's solutions enable organizations to align product, systems,and software development lifecycles with business objectives andcustomer needs to dramatically improve quality and predictability,while significantly reducing time-to-market and overall costs.

To better enable our customers' drive towards an automatedlifecycle process, Telelogic supports an open architecture and the useof standardized languages. As an industry leader and technologyvisionary, Telelogic is actively involved in shaping the future ofenterprise architecture, application lifecycle management, andcustomer needs management by participating in industry organizationssuch as INCOSE, OMG, The Open Group, Eclipse, ETSI, ITU-T, theTeleManagement Forum, and AUTOSAR.

Headquartered in Malmo, Sweden, with U.S. headquarters in Irvine,California, Telelogic has operations in 20 countries worldwide.Customers include Airbus, Alcatel, BAE SYSTEMS, BMW, Boeing,DaimlerChrysler, Deutsche Bank, Ericsson, General Electric, GeneralMotors, Lockheed Martin, Motorola, NEC, Philips, Samsung, Siemens,Sprint, Thales, and Vodafone.

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