Amadeus to Use TakeFive's SNiFF+ Source Code Engineering Tool.CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 20, 1998-- World's Leading Reservation System for the Transport and Tourism Industries to Use SNiFF+ to Manage Cross-Platform Application Development Projects TakeFive Software, the premier provider of Source Code Engineering(tm) (SCE SCE (in Scotland) Scottish Certificate of Education SCE n abbr (= Scottish Certificate of Education) → Schulabschlusszeugnis in Schottland ) solutions for large-scale development projects, today announced that Amadeus, one of the world leaders in reservation systems for the transport and tourism industries, has purchased SNiFF+. Through the purchase and implementation of TakeFive's Source Code Engineering product SNiFF+, Amadeus intends to optimize its development cycle in order to refine its product offering and further strengthen its dominant position in the travel distribution market. Using SNiFF+ to Optimize Development Amadeus has rolled out TakeFive's SNiFF+ tool to help optimize application development tasks, source code analysis and management of complex tool sets. The decision to use SNiFF+ resulted from an evaluation study carried out by Amadeus to ascertain the product's capacity for the task. Amadeus' planned development projects will be based on Sun Solaris, HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. and NT platforms, and will use languages such as C/C C/C Center to Center C/C Combustion Chamber C/C Command/Control C/C Crew Chief C/C cabin cruiser (US DoD) C/C chief complaint (medical) C/C Channel-to-Channel C/C Communication and Collaboration ++, IDL (1) (Interface Definition Language) A language used to describe the interface to a routine or function. For example, objects in the CORBA distributed object environment are defined by an IDL, which describes the services performed by the object and how the data and Java. Development: Amadeus' Engineroom Several information processing infrastructures come together at Amadeus. The company works with a range of mainframe systems, but also works on open platforms such as UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). . NT development is a core activity at Amadeus, responsible for the development of customized tools and catering for the specific requirements of travel agencies. "The thing that really stood out for us about SNiFF+ was its cross-platform capabilities. Moreover, UNIX was the platform we wanted to concentrate on for development and code analysis and, for this task, SNiFF+ has no real competitors," said Mr. Vincent Lextrait, Open Systems Middleware Manager at Amadeus. "Amadeus is increasingly investing in open systems. We hope to ride the SNiFF+ wave, using its cross-platform capabilities in the transition to open systems." Beyond Source Code Amadeus anticipates that SNiFF+ will help improve productivity, accelerate application development cycles and facilitate the mobility of developers working on the same projects. "SNiFF+, with its multi-platform functionality and its code management, analytical, documentation and maintenance capabilities, can fulfill the requirements of developers and will thus offer Amadeus a competitive development tool for ever-increasing competitiveness," said Yan Chronberg, Director of TakeFive Software in France. About Amadeus Co-founded by leading European airlines Lufthansa, Air France, Iberia and SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. , Amadeus' software tools for managing reservations are used by over 100 airlines throughout the world. The company operates in over 120 countries. The company's offices in Nice house the central team of more than 500 developers, along with product marketing functions. Group headquarters and marketing are in Madrid, while production is based in Munich. About SNiFF+ SNiFF+ is the first source code engineering tool for large-scale development projects and teams. It provides an integrated set of source code analysis, browsing, navigation, comprehension, editing, production, and management configuration tools for C, C++, FORTRAN, Java, and CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture) A software-based interface from the Object Management Group (OMG) that allows software modules (objects) to communicate with each other no matter where they are located on a private network or the global IDL developers. Available for Windows and all major UNIX platforms, SNiFF+ enables developers in cross-development and heterogeneous development environments to use the same tool set and GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. , reducing programmers' learning time and enhancing productivity. SNiFF+ combines high-performance--based on its unique Fuzzy Parsing See parse. parsing - parser technology--and scalability with an intuitive and easy-to-learn graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to . SNiFF+ has been widely deployed by major corporations in the financial services, telecommunications and computer industries, as well as in large development departments of other industries. More than 13,000 developers use SNiFF+ worldwide. About TakeFive Software TakeFive Software is the first provider of Source Code Engineering (SCE) solutions for large-scale development projects. TakeFive Software's tools and services enable programming teams to quickly understand and develop complex software systems, resulting in shortened development cycles and higher quality software. Established in 1992, the company's headquarters are in Salzburg, Austria and Cupertino, California, with offices in France, Germany and the United Kingdom. TakeFive Software is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Integrated Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:INTS INTS Interdisciplinary Studies INTS International Neurotrauma Symposium INTS Integrated NIMA Telecomm System INTS Improved Night Targeting System ), a leading provider of software tools for embedded systems. For more information, visit TakeFive's web site at http://www.TakeFive.com. |
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