University Software Donation Program Offers Telelogic Rhapsody
College and university students can now move beyond their text books when studying software modeling with the addition of the Telelogic (STO:TLOG) Rhapsody® Model Driven Development(TM) environment for embedded systems and software to the company's University Software Donation Program. Schools participating in the program can request Rhapsody and other Telelogic software development product seat licenses for educational purposes.
u-blox Rolls Out 50-channel LEA-5 GPS Modules
u-blox AG, the leading Swiss provider of GPS chips, modules and services, announced the launch of two GPS modules that set new benchmarks in terms of speed, sensitivity and ease of integration. The LEA-5 GPS module series is based on u-blox's fifth generation positioning engine, u-blox 5, which boasts an acquisition performance of less than one second.
USB 2.0 Promoter Group Releases High Speed Inter-Chip 1.1 Specification
The USB 2.0 Promoter Group, responsible for the development of the USB 2.0 specification with support from the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), announced the public availability of the High Speed Inter-Chip (HSIC) 1.1 specification, a supplement to the USB 2.0 specification. The new specification supports faster chip-to-chip communication, at speeds up to 480 Mbps, allowing for multiple high bandwidth operations on devices like 3G/4G handsets, smartphones, set-top boxes, mobile internet devices and connectivity within the PC.
Low-Cost Software Modeling Tools Drive Standards-based Solutions
Recently published research by Venture Development Corporation (VDC) indicates that the availability of low-cost and free modeling tools is contributing to the growing use of standards-based modeling tools. Just as software programming evolved from the use of machine code level to more formal languages, software modeling tools allow developers to further abstract design and more easily address issues central to program's architecture while insulated from the numerous details necessary to implement the system.
OMG Approves UML Profile for Defense, Real-time Embedded Systems
Members of the Object Management Group(TM) (OMG(TM)) met in Jacksonville, Florida during the week of September 24-28, 2007, sponsored by Adaptive, Sparx Systems and Collaborative Consulting. At this meeting, four new standards finished the adoption process and were later approved by the OMG Board of Directors. In addition, several other proposed specifications advanced in the adoption process. This meeting was co-located with the SOA Consortium.
ARTiSAN Studio 6.2 Passes Microsoft Platform Test
ARTiSAN Software Tools, the global leader in the provision of an integrated UML, SysML and architectural framework tool suite for the analysis, design and development of complex, mission critical systems, has announced that ARTiSAN Studio 6.2 has passed the Microsoft platform test for ISV/software solutions for Windows Server, Windows Client and Microsoft Office. The testing was conducted independently by VeriTest, a testing service of Lionbridge Technologies. As a consequence of the successful testing, ARTiSAN Software Tools' Microsoft Certified Partner status is now compliant with the latest version of ARTiSAN Studio.
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