Telelogic Announces Tau 3.1 for Model-Driven SOA and Enterprise Application Development

Telelogic Announces Tau 3.1 for Model-Driven SOA and Enterprise Application
Development

New Telelogic Tau Version Supports Rapid Development and Deployment of Java
Enterprise Edition Service Applications

MALMÖ, Sweden and IRVINE, California - May 21, 2007 - Software developers can
more rapidly respond to the dynamic needs for enterprise applications with
Telelogic Tau® 3.1, which was announced today by Telelogic (Nordic
Exchange/MidCap/TLOG).This new version of the company's popular model-driven
development (MDD) solution makes it easier to design and develop comprehensive
service architectures and Web services for enterprise applications including
those in IT, telecom, defense, finance and transportation.

“Enterprise IT applications are expanding in their capabilities, scope, and
complexity at an astonishing rate. Government-mandated programs like IT
Modernization depend on the ability to rapidly deploy, update, and manipulate
the applications used to effectively implement distributed Web services,” says
Stephen Hendrick, Group Vice President of IDC, Inc. “Model-driven SOA provides
them the formal toolset they need to develop and manage these programs in an
efficient, profitable, and provable manner.”
Building on the model-driven SOA infrastructure support announced by the company
late last year, Telelogic Tau 3.1's unique approach to enterprise application
development supports the company's commitment to support enterprise-wide
SOA-enabled workflow. Developers benefit from an architecture-focused approach,
which includes executable models that simulate application functionality and
behavior from the very beginning of the lifecycle. This allows efficient design
and highlights flaws and errors early on when they are cheaper and easier to
correct. This model visually depicts the application's architecture and
deployable software code as one entity, which may be thoroughly tested and
edited at every stage of the development process. 

New Tau 3.1 features include: 

- Expanded SOA functionality including automated import and generation of WSDL,
XSD and generic XML framework details

- Expanded Java round-trip code support, including the Java Enterprise Edition
Platform (Java EE 5) framework

- Enhanced C# language support, including fully automatic synchronization
between architecture model and code

“Today's ‘do more with less' world demands that software application developers
better leverage existing software assets. Model-driven development is a proven
methodology for increasing productivity and the ability to respond to rapidly
changing needs, while concurrently minimizing the risk of missed schedules,”
says Greg Sikes, Executive Vice President, Modeling Solutions at Telelogic. “The
new version of Tau simplifies the workload for those developers tasked with
designing and developing comprehensive enterprise applications.” 

Telelogic Tau 3.1 will be available in May 2007.


About Telelogic
Telelogic is the leading global provider of software solutions for Enterprise
Lifecycle Management (ELM). Award-winning Telelogic software helps customers
design, develop, and deliver the world's most advanced and innovative products,
systems, and software more efficiently by aligning and optimizing development
lifecycles and business processes with business objectives and customer needs.
Telelogic helps customers improve quality and predictability while reducing
time-to-market and overall costs. Headquartered in Malmö, Sweden with U.S
headquarters in Irvine, California, Telelogic conducts business in more than 40
countries. More than one third of the Fortune Global 500 companies use Telelogic
software including marketing-leading aero/defense, automotive, financial
services, software/electronic and telecommunications companies and governments
worldwide. For more information, see www.telelogic.com. 

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