C/C++ Users Journal, January 2006
IBM has announced Rational Method Composer, a best practices tool that incorporates the IBM Rational Unified Process (RUP). It replaces the IBM Rational Process Workbench with new process customization tools that will be based on open source. It provides project plan templates and new best practices for helping teams identify project goals, determine the resources needed to complete a project, and pinpoint critical project milestones. Rational Method Composer includes process guidance wizards that instruct teams how to tailor the process to achieve the goals of their individual project, and tools that automate the capture of best practices that can be used on other projects across the company. IBM Rational Method Composer includes an open, Eclipse-based platform that delivers RUP and IBM Rational SUMMIT Ascendant's library of best practices for building higher quality software and systems. IBM Rational Method Composer is $395 per user. Contact +1-800-426-4968 or http://www.software.ibm.com/software/awdtools/rmc/.
Smart Bear has released CodeCollaborator, a program that allows developers to perform peer code inspections via a web browser, Windows GUI client, or command-line utility. The product is a server-based multiplatform peer code inspection workspace. CodeCollaborator enforces peer code inspections by integrating with version control, issue tracking, reporting, and other external systems. The customizable workflow provides a variety of options based on current inspection processes. The workflow can range from formal rules-based inspections, to casual "buddy pass-arounds." CodeCollaborator's reporting tool provides managers with metrics such as: average defects per KLOC, and defects per person-hour. The program includes a side-by-side diff viewer with an "IM-style" audit trail. CodeCollaborator starts at $1,949 for a five-user pack. Contact +1- 877-501-5651 X704 or http://www.codecollaborator.com/.
Systinet, today announced Version 6.0 of its Systinet Server family of products for creating Java and C++ web services. Systinet Server is a tool for creating, integrating, and deploying secure, reliable and high-performance web services for Java and C/C++ applications. The package includes three products: Systinet Server for Java, which is a platform-independent product for creating and deploying secure and reliable web services in Java and J2EE applications; Systinet Developer for Eclipse, a free companion product for Systinet Server for Java; and Systinet Server for C++, for creating high-performance C/C++ web services. Systinet Server for Java and Systinet Server for C++ are available free for development and test; pricing for enterprise deployment starts at $5,000 per CPU. Systinet Developer is free for commercial use. Contact +1-781-362-1300 or http://www.systinet.com/.
Concurrent, a provider of technology solutions for mission-critical applications, today announced the launch of its NightStar LX software development tools for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux environment. NightStar LX is an integrated set of debugging tools geared toward developing complex, time-critical Linux applications. During debugging, NightStar LX lets programs run at application speed, allowing the developer to experience the app's real behavior. NightStar LX also allows graphically displaying application execution and shows how it interacts with itself and with the Linux operating system. The NightStar LX suite includes the NightView source-level debugger, the NightTrace event analyzer, the NightProbe data monitor, and the NightTune system and application tuner. NightStar LX is currently available on any Intel P4, Intel Xeon, or AMD Opteron system running Red Hat Linux Enterprise 4. Supported languages include C, C++, and Fortran compiled with either GNU or Intel compilers. The NightStar LX suite is priced at $2,975 for a single node-locked license, with floating licenses also available. Contact +1-678-258-4000 or http://www.ccur.com/nightstar/.
LogicLibrary has announced Version 4.0 of its Logidex registry/repository for software development assets, a tool for governing the production process for reusable components, web services, and other assets within a service-oriented architecture (SOA). Software development assets can include: executables (such as components, services, and frameworks) and their associated software development lifecycle artifacts (such as requirements documentation, UML models, test plans), as well as knowledge assets, such as best practices and design patterns. The new version includes dynamic asset metrics, enhanced visualization, integration with IBM Rational ClearCase/ClearQuest UCM, and RSS support. Contact +1- 412-471-4710 or http://www.logiclibrary.com/solutions/logidex.php.
Parsetec has announced LRgen version 6.0, a translator writing system with source code in C++ for building compilers and other language-based software products. The LRgen toolkit contains a parser generator and lexer generator. The LRgen 6.0 Standard Version includes: SLR parser generator and lexer generator; a symbol-table builder; an AST (abstract-syntax tree) constructor; and a tree walker and code emitter. LRgen 6.0 Professional Version substitutes a LALR parser generator and lexer generator for the SLR parser generator and lexer generator, and adds optimization of parser tables and the potential for nondeterministic parsing. The standard version is free for 30 days, then $100. The professional version is $1,000. Contact +1-785-437-0138 or http://parsetec.com/.
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