Hewlett-Packard Joins Rational to Submit Proposal to Object Management Group For Industry-Standard Modeling Language.SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 22, 1996--Rational Software Corporation today announced that Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) is collaborating with Rational to produce the Unified Modeling Language See UML. (language) Unified Modeling Language - (UML) A non-proprietary, third generation modelling language. The Unified Modeling Language is an open method used to specify, visualise, construct and document the artifacts of an object-oriented software-intensive system (UML (Unified Modeling Language) An object-oriented analysis and design language from the Object Management Group (OMG). Many design methodologies for describing object-oriented systems were developed in the late 1980s. ), a graphical object-modeling language developed at Rational. The companies plan to submit the UML as a joint proposal on standard object models and notation to the Object Management Group (OMG (1) See Object Management Group. (2) "Oh my God!" See digispeak. OMG - Object Management Group ) in response to the OMG's recently issued Object Analysis and Design Request for Proposal. If accepted as a standard, the proposal is expected to remedy the current fragmentation of object modeling techniques in the marketplace. The proposal is expected to draw upon both companies' experience with object-oriented technologies. It will be based on the UML, which represents an expansion of the earlier Unified Method developed by Rational, with significant contributions from HP(R) Fusion. Rational has been actively soliciting customer feedback and industry involvement to refine the proposal and earlier this month published an addendum to its original draft. "A standard modeling language will accelerate the rate of adoption of object technology," said Mike Devlin Mike Devlin may be a reference to:
"Standard semantics and a standard object modeling notation are key enablers for achieving large-scale software reuse at the design level," said Dr. Mary Loomis, chair of the OMG Object Analysis and Design task force and director of the Software Technology Laboratory at HP Labs. "By participating in this joint submission, we hope to accelerate the consolidation that already is taking place in the object-oriented marketplace and to hasten the adoption of both standard semantics and a standard notation that all of our customers can use." The joint proposal will be presented to the OMG at the end of this year for consideration as a standard. The OMG is accepting proposals through January 1997 and is expected to make a decision next spring. The OMG, of Framingham, Massachusetts, is a consortium of vendors that are jointly developing a set of standards for distributed object technologies. Hewlett-Packard Company is a leading global manufacturer of computing, communications, and measurement products and services recognized for excellence in quality and support. HP has 108,300 employees and had revenue of $31.5 billion in its 1995 fiscal year. Information about HP and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com/go/internet. Rational Software Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : RATL RATL Raising Achievement Transforming Learning (Specialist Schools and Academies Trust) RATL Renaldo and The Loaf (music duo) RATL Rapsyn-Associated Transmembrane Linker RATL Rockin' ATLanta ) develops, markets, and supports a comprehensive solution for developing the software applications that major organizations depend on. The company provides a solution that can be tailored to support a customer's specific software-development needs. This solution is supported by an integrated family of tools that provide support for the critical phases of the software-development process, from business engineering and systems engineering, through initial analysis and design, to implementation, delivery, and maintenance. In addition, Rational provides a full range of technical consulting, training, and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services as an integral component of its solution. -0- For more information contact: Rational Software Corporation 2800 San Tomas Expressway Santa Clara, CA 95051-0951 Tel. 408/496-3600 or 800/RAT-1212 Fax 408/496-3636 Fax-on-demand 408/496-3966 E-mail product_info@rational.com URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. http://www.rational.com CONTACT: Rational Software Corporation Kara Kara (kär`ə), river, c.140 mi (230 km) long, NE European and NW Siberian Russia. It flows N from the N Urals into the Kara Sea, forming part of the traditional border between European and Asian Russia. It is navigable in its lower course. Myers, 408/496-3891 karam@rational.com or Hewlett-Packard Greg Siu, 415/857-2012 gregson_siu@hpl.hp.com |
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