ARTiSAN Software Tools Releases Unequaled Model Configuration Management Solution Scaleable From One User to Large Teams.

Business/High Tech Editors

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 7, 2000

ARTiSAN Real-time Studio Version 4.0 Introduces

Industry's First Package-Based Object Repository

ARTiSAN Software Tools today announced the release of Real-time Studio Version 4.0. Real-time Studio (RtS) 4.0 introduces a highly flexible, yet comprehensive, approach to Model Management from initial concept through finished source code, built upon the industry's first package-based repository.

RtS v4.0 adds powerful new features to further facilitate large team development and project management. Large development teams working interactively often experience unintended conflicts or confusion using conventional Configuration Management (CM) solutions. Development then stops while these conflicts are resolved manually. ARTiSAN's RtS v4.0 manages this complexity via highly configurable access control and an active "live" repository, permitting teams to work uninterrupted, yet in a controlled fashion. The solution is scaleable from a single user to large teams.

"RtS has long been the only real-time modeling solution based on a true object repository that permits instantaneous team collaboration and coordination," said Alan Moore, ARTiSAN's Chief Methodologist. "Version 4.0 introduces the industry's first package-based object repository, permitting the management of groups of modeling artifacts, either within the repository or outside in a conventional file-based CM system when necessary. This enables teams to more easily segment their projects into manageable units for development."

"Our competitors are forever chasing 'e-this,' and 'web-that,' while failing to deliver on the fundamental priorities. ARTiSAN recognizes that managing team collaboration effectively is the difference between project success and failure," said S. Caine O'Brien, CEO of ARTiSAN Software Tools. "Competitive products don't scale up to support teams very well -- they all pitch it, but then don't deliver on it. In Version 4.0, our configurable access control and package-based repository permit projects from one to hundreds of developers to collaborate in a managed and secure way."

Only ARTiSAN's Real-time Studio v4.0 offers both file-based CM tool integration and repository-based model management. These features permit the user to choose the right process for the specific project phase and capabilities of the project staff as opposed to competitors' "one size fits all" approach. In addition, ARTiSAN's exclusive code/design synchronizer greatly reduces the need for CM tool compare/merge cycles when working with source code.

RtS v4.0 also provides a number of additional improvements, including customizable templates for its markerless code generation for the C programming language. Usability improvements include class member signatures and grid snapping. DocGen, the automated documentation generation facility has a new user interface for customizing templates.

Real-time Studio, based on the Unified Modeling Language (UML) standard with real-time extensions was initially released in 1997 to enable the object-oriented development of real-time systems. ARTiSAN products are commonly used in a variety of industries, including Military/Aerospace, Telecommunications, Medical Electronics, Industrial Control, and Office Equipment to specify, design and construct complex systems with high software content.

Real-time Studio Version 4.0 will ship in December 2000. Client software is supported on Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows ME. Repository Server software is available on Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Sun Solaris.

About ARTiSAN Software Tools

ARTiSAN Software Tools provides electronic product development teams with the "fastest path to the right product." The company offers products, services and a process for systems and software modeling to accelerate the development of next-generation real-time systems while ensuring that they meet requirements. ARTiSAN enables engineering teams to visualize, design and validate systems before building them, and simplifies implementation with code generation and software reuse. ARTiSAN is a practical partner offering easy-to-adopt, down-to-earth solutions.

ARTiSAN Software Tools, Inc., founded in March 1997, is privately held with headquarters in Portland, Oregon and Cheltenham, United Kingdom. The company has regional sales offices and distributors throughout the world. For more information, visit www.artisansw.com.