Sparx brings modelling support

Many individuals would like to see modelling tools become the major means for communicating between business and development writes TechTarget. A recent product release from UML modelling tool vendor, Sparx Systems, seeks to further that cause, as the software adds modelling support targeted at IT operations.

Integrating with the Eclipse and Microsoft Visual Studio, Sparx's Enterprise Architect 7.5 introduces editions aimed at the business community, software developers and systems or hardware designers.

The software can generate code from UML behavioural and rule-based models, and it can generate BPEL from BPMN 1.1 models.

IBM Thailand has released solutions under the smart service-oriented architecture and service management concept, reports The Nation.

According to the company, these offerings will help companies drive alignment of business and IT, better cost efficiency and compliance, and improve service delivery, enabling them to successfully weather the current economic storm.

It added that in today's economic environment, the only constant is change and it takes a dynamic infrastructure to allow an organisation to adapt quickly.

Tidal Software, a provider of application scheduling and performance management software, has unveiled the Tidal Enterprise Adapter for Cognos, according to PRWeb.

The Tidal Enterprise Adapter for Cognos is the interface between the Tidal Enterprise Scheduler and Cognos 8 Business Intelligence.

This adapter enables Tidal Enterprise Scheduler users to define, launch and monitor Cognos 8 Business Intelligence jobs and ensure that all dependencies are processed correctly.