IBM has unveiled software designed to take the
complexity out ofcomplex systems developmentand
improve developer productivity.
The products allow developers to more easily adhere to
protocols, standards and code reviews to ensure the quality of
products before they hit the market, said IBM.
Complex systems development brings hardware and software
components together to create everyday systems such as cellular
phones and treadmills to mission-critical airplane, spacecraft, and
missile defence systems.
IBM Rational Test Real-Time is a testing tool that provides
capabilities to help developers meet specific industry standards,
such as DO-178B, MISRA and US Defense Standard 00-55, and ensure
the quality and reliability of real-time and embedded systems.
Unlike other industry offerings, said IBM, IBM Rational Test
Real-Time offers supports static analysis with component testing
and runtime analysis in one product using the open-source Eclipse
platform.
Additionally, each of these capabilities is available on
multiple host and target platforms including C, C++, Ada and Java
J2SE.
IBM has also launched the updated IBM Rational Systems Developer
and IBM Rational Software Modeler - design and development tools
that use model-driven development within the UML 2.1 standard for
creating well-architected, quality software products and
systems.
IBM Rational Systems Developer and IBM Rational Software Modeler
have been updated to support the new UML Profile for DoDAF and
MoDAF (UPDM) standards. These standards are defined by the Object
Management Group to describe enterprise architectures in such a way
that the architectures can be exchanged, compared and analysed.
IBM Rational Systems Developer and IBM Rational Software Modeler
are also built on the open, modular, and extensible
Eclipse platform.