I-Logix' Rhapsody Platform Bridges the Gap Between Design and Code-Level Testing

Business Wire, Feb 14, 2001

Business/Technology Editors

ANDOVER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 14, 2001

Partners with Applied Microsystems and Adds Features to UML-Based

Solution Providing Unique Closed-Loop Design and Testing Environment

In an effort to further accelerate the embedded development process, I-Logix, the premier provider of enterprise solutions for embedded applications development, today announced new Rhapsody capabilities that allow developers to bridge the gap between design-level and code-level testing. Available immediately within Rhapsody(TM) 3.0, these new capabilities enable developers to automatically generate code from system-level actors which can both monitor and stimulate the system under design, ensuring the application will meet the original functional requirements.

Furthermore, with this latest partnership with Applied Microsystems, Rhapsody users can now ensure that the target implementation code will meet the timing, performance and memory requirements as required by the target architecture and environment. This closes the loop in model-based development and testing by giving the developer the ability to prove their application meets both functional and operational requirements, from the design to code.

These new test and debug capabilities in Rhapsody complement I-Logix' recently announced plan to progressively incorporate technology in its products throughout the coming year which will enable real-time embedded developers to perform design model verification by automatically generating vigorous test scenarios based on the Unified Modeling Language (UML)-based design. These model checking and automatic test generation capabilities are being developed under I-Logix' partnership with Offis Systems and Consulting (OSC) GmbH. (See related announcement "I-Logix and OSC Partner To Provide First Ever Formal Verification Technology For Embedded Software Development" 11/22/00.)

"With many of the next generation of pervasive devices requiring "highly available" applications, the test process must be airtight and integrated closely with the design process," said Neeraj Chandra, senior vice president of marketing and corporate development. "The testing phase, which accounts for 30 to 60% of the product development time, is a significant barrier to meeting the rapidly increasing speed to market requirements. The new capabilities in Rhapsody, and the partnership with Applied Microsystems, provide a complete solution to materially compress the testing phase, thus making it easier for enterprises to bring high quality products to market faster."

As a part of today's announcement, I-Logix is furthering its partnership with Applied Microsystems to integrate their CodeOPTIX family of testing tools with Rhapsody. In particular the Rhapsody/CodeTEST integration allows developers to first seamlessly generate production quality C and C code, and then perform quality measurements--including code coverage, performance and trace analyses with the CodeTEST product.

"Uniting our CodeOPTIX tools with I-Logix' Rhapsody streamlines the transition from design to tested code for designers even faster and better than they could using either tool alone," said Steve Dearden, vice president of marketing for Applied Microsystems. "This agreement is an illustration of Applied Microsystems' efforts to deliver on our strategy of partnering with industry leaders to provide unique solutions that expedite complex software product development."

The terms of the partnership agreement call for each company to provide free trial versions of the others products to new customers. Customers have the opportunity to see the value of the products working together, without having to pay or go through the inconvenience of having to acquire this solution on their own.

About I-Logix Inc.

Founded in 1987, I-Logix is a venture-backed software company that provides enterprise solutions for real-time embedded applications development in the growing "pervasive computing" market. I-Logix' solutions significantly compress software development cycles while improving product quality. These products allow engineers to graphically model the behavior and functionality of their embedded systems, analyze and validate the system and automatically generate production quality code in a variety of languages. I-Logix uniquely integrates and associates the entire design flow from concept to code across an enterprise using both conventional and collaborative Web-enabled technology.

I-Logix is a member of the Object Management Group (OMG), the Bluetooth SIG, a founding member of the Embedded Linux Consortium, and a co-author of the Unified Modeling Language (UML). I-Logix is backed by ABS Ventures, Commonwealth Capital Ventures, Gilde Investments, One Liberty Ventures and North Bridge Venture Partners. The company is headquartered in Andover, Mass., and has sales offices and distributors throughout the USA, Europe and the Far East. I-Logix can be found on the Internet at http://www.ilogix.com.