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News Release from: Esterel Technologies | Subject: Scade Requirements Management Gateway
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 12 June 2006
Software tools turn to requirements
management
The Scade Requirements Management Gateway incorporates "proven-in-use" and widely deployed TNI-Software Reqtify technology.
Esterel Technologies, provider of the worldwide market leading Scade Suite model-based development environment dedicated to safety-critical embedded software, has announced the availability of its new Scade Requirements Management Gateway, incorporating "proven-in-use" and widely deployed TNI-Software Reqtify technology The stringent and internationally accepted DO-178B process standard that governs the development of civilian avionics embedded software is primarily requirements driven
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 25 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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This implies that at each stage of their development, the software developers must be able to demonstrate traceability of designs against requirements: ie are the high-level requirements I am specifying traceable to the system requirements? Are the low-level requirements traceable to the high-level requirements etc.
More generally, traceability is requested by the most demanding safety-critical process standards such as DO178B, IEC61508 and EN50128.
A requirements management (RM) tool is needed to respond safely and consistently to that problem, thus enabling links between artefacts, providing support for repetitive tasks, and finally giving to teams the ability to keep track of their designs.
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The announced Scade RM Gateway allows designers to capture high-level requirements and link them to the Scade model while designing.
"Thanks to TNI-Software's robust and agile technology, we have been able to add a natural and accurate Requirements Management Gateway to the existing series of Scade gateways", said Eric Bantegnie, CEO of Esterel Technologies.
"The Scade Certified Software Factory will greatly benefit from this new module".
"Scade RM Gateway enables a seamless integration of Scade into the existing processes and tools of our customers, enhancing its connectivity with a wide range of text processing tools, RM tools, test tools, and modelling tools".
Concurrent operation of Scade RM Gateway with Scade Model Test Coverage module ensures that requirements, model, test plan and test scripts are always synchronised.
In addition, it enables the creation of cross-reports that greatly facilitate certification process.
Finally, these unique capabilities comply with the most demanding quality standards and facilitate CMMI software process improvement approach (capability maturity model integration).
"Requirements management and traceability started in the Aerospace industry to help in certification".
"Scade Certified Software Factory is now a de facto standard in most of the aerospace and transportation industry leading software teams; as a provider of traceability automation technology that is deploying fast in multiple fields of the industry, we are proud of being selected by Esterel to provide the technology for Scade RM".
"Interconnecting software tools lead to significant improvements, especially on large projects, with results that are more accurate and faster to obtain", said Marc Frouin, CEO of TNI.
"We expect a lot from this partnership in terms of user satisfaction and resulting goodwill for both TNI-Software and Esterel Technologies".
Scade RM Gateway will be available as a module of Scade 5.1 in September 2006.
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