PATTERN LANGUAGE

Modeling, Managing, Making it Right.

The openArchitectureWare team released the new Version (4.2) of its openArchitectureWare (oAW), an open source framework. Implemented in Java, the framework supports all aspects of model-driven software development. As part of Eclipse, it supports parsing, validation, and transformation of all kinds of models. Based on these models, it can generate code for every programming language.

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Posted by Jon Erickson at 10:41 AM  Permalink |

Version 5.0 of the SEI Framework for Software Product Line Practice, a reference model that describes the essential activities and 29 practice areas necessary for successful software product lines,
is now available.

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Software architecture in the military? That gives a whole new meaning to Thomas Mowbray and Raphael Malveau's book Software Architect Bootcamp.

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Posted by Jon Erickson at 01:29 PM  Permalink |

Cisco, EMC, and Microsoft have formed an alliance called the Secure Information Sharing Architecture (SISA) to develop multi-vendor IT architectures that permit only authorized personnel access to specific information, while easing the management of shared, protected information across trusted communities.

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IBM has announced its Metadata Workbench, a data visualization and management software designed to provide insight about data and speed deployment of SOA, compliance, business intelligence, and master data integration projects.

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Software AG has released a new document for implementing Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) governance. Entitled SOA Governance: Rule Your SOA, the freely-available whitepaper draws upon the experiences and best practices of numerous Global 2000 enterprises and other early adopters. It provides practical and actionable advice for implementing SOA governance and maximizing your return-on-investment.

Topics addressed in "SOA Governance: Rule Your SOA" include:

• The correlation between SOA governance and corporate governance.
• Building the business case.
• Defining a maturity model for SOA governance.
• Key components of the SOA service lifecycle.
• Use case scenarios demonstrating the business role of SOA governance.
• Best practices and other lessons learned from early adopters.
• A roadmap for implementation.

Posted by Jon Erickson at 02:14 PM  Permalink |

It was just the other day that I opportunity to talk to IBM researcher Dan Ford about Big Blue's announcement that it has made available a software technology that can help predict the transmission of diseases across countries and around the globe to the open source community. The tool, known as Spatio-Temporal Epidemiological Modeler, or STEM for short, will help scientists and public health officials understand and plan more efficient responses to health crises. STEM is available for use through the Eclipse Open Healthcare Framework Project (OHF), hosted at the Eclipse Foundation.

Continue reading "Health Care, Frameworks, and SOA"

Posted by Jon Erickson at 08:12 AM  Permalink |

Per usual, I'll be traveling this week -- this time to Chicago. Which reminded me that I'll be traveling to Chicago again in July to the upcoming Dr. Dobb's Architecture and Design World, which is just over a month away.

Continue reading "Dr. Dobb's Architecture & Design World: It's Coming Up"

Posted by Jon Erickson at 04:50 PM  Permalink |

Who said that software is complex? Well, Grady Booch, Robert Maksimchuk, Michael Engel, Bobbi Young, Jim Conallen, and Kelli Houston, among others. But is that good or bad and can we do anything about it.

Continue reading "Bringing Order Out of Chaos"

Posted by Jon Erickson at 12:47 PM  Permalink |

Dave Rico is asking for your help, and I'm hoping you can lend him a hand (or a few mouse clicks, at minimum). As part of his doctoral dissertation, Dave has put together a survey entitled Effects of Agile Methods on Website Quality to gauge, well, the effects of agile methods on website quality. And Dave and I would greatly appreciate it you would spare a few minutes participating.

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