Which of these 3 start-ups will crack the complexity problem?
Several start-ups are trying to solve the complexity problem in product development: Flow Engineering, Spread AI and Spicy SE.
Try out SysML v2 with Jupyter Notebook (Video)
There are now several reference implementations of SysML v2, including a Jupyter notebook, which I will present in 2 minutes.
Jama Software sold for USD 1.2 billion
Francisco Partners buys Jama Software for USD 1.2 billion. Jama is sold by Insight Partners and other investors.
Acquisition chain: Renesas buys Altium buys Valispace
The Valispace tool was acquired by Altium. The acquisition of Altium by Renesas is also currently underway.
Polarion spring conference: Interesting developments at Siemens
I had the pleasure of attending the Polarion Spring Conference last week. Most readers will know that Polarion is a web-based requirements management tool. The focus of the event was Systems Lifecycle Management, so it was about much more than just Polarion. In particular, there are some interesting developments at Siemens, the manufacturer of Polarion.
The MBSE triangle: language, tool, methodology
To practice Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), we need a foundation consisting of language, tool and methodology. SysML is the most popular, but not the only language. There is also a lot of choice when it comes to tools and methods. In the following, we take a closer look at the three elements and also give a few practical examples of...
Big ALM vision: PTC buys Pure Systems
PTC seems to be on a shopping spree at the moment: After the acquisition of Codebeamer made headlines last year, it is now Pure Systems' turn. PTC has thus added a product for variant management for ALM to its portfolio, and one that scales. What does this mean for the tool market for the development of complex products? The following is a...
Practical tip: Textual requirements with PlantUML
In many teams, textual specifications are still used instead of modeling. I still see this frequently, even in the context of very technical requirements. For example, I still often see embedded systems where state machines are described in text. These are situations where a picture can say more than 1000 words. But the IT...
The success of Copilot: How gitHub and OpenAI work together
The acquisition of gitHub by Microsoft and their investment in OpenAI was a strategic decision and made Copilot possible.
SysML v2 reference implementation: A field report
There is a reference implementation for SysML v2. This is a field report that examines installation, features and benefits.
Low-code - isn't that just modeling?
Low-code is a concept that promises to drastically simplify software development. Instead of programming with a programming language, domain experts can create functioning software, often using drag-and-drop. What is created by the user is a model. In the following, I answer the questions: What are the similarities and commonalities between low-code development and modeling? What are the possibilities...
Automatically model requirements without anyone noticing
Traditionally, requirements are recorded in natural language and are therefore accessible to humans. However, they can only be processed by machines to a limited extent. This means that a human still has to read the requirements for many activities. And again. And again. Highly paid engineers often work through checklists that a working student could also take care of....
