Yes…I’m Tweeting… Tue, 2009.05.12
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As part of RSC2009, we have been encouraged to use Twitter to promote the conference, as well as to report what is happening… So I broke down and got a Twitter account.
You can see the result of my efforts in the new tool I have added in the right column in this blog.
My tweeting tool of choice, at this point, is Tweetie, both on the Mac and on the iPhone.
Hopefully, network connectivity at the conference will be good (i.e., better than last year) so I can do live tweeting!
Rational Software Conference 2009 Tue, 2009.05.12
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Once again, the Rational Software Conference is being held at DisneyWorld in Orlando. Except that this year, we have lost the “Developers” (or was it “Development”?)! No matter, same location, new content – and even more content this year with all the Telelogic stuff from their Innovation 2009 conference! Two conferences for the price of one. In case you are wondering, here is the agenda as a Wordle graph (Thanks to the incomparable KellyPuff in her professional personna for this!):
More information on the conference site!
If you go, look me up!
RSD and UPDM: Enterprise Architecture for Systems Wed, 2007.12.19
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Steve Hovater has just published to developerWorks a great article on using the new UPDM functionality in RSD 7.0.5. The article takes you through a short introduction to UPDM, followed by the creation of a small model, and concluding with the use of Eclipse BIRT to create the associated DoDAF views.
If you are into systems development or enterprise architecture, I would recommend you take a look!
Systems are go! Thu, 2007.12.13
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If there was any doubt about IBM Rational re-insertion in the systems space after the announcement that we intend to acquire Telelogic, these should be put to rest with the announcement made yesterday that New IBM Technologies Help Developers Build Safer Software!
This announcement mentions the new version of Rational Systems Developer, which is now available from Passport Advantage as well as from the support site.
So what is new in RSD 7.0.5? Here’s a quick list:
- Improved rectilinear routing
- Configurable Modeling UI
- Viewpoints let you reduce the UI to only what you need
- Rich text support for documentation, notes and comments
- Modeling Reminders
- “TODOs” for incomplete models
- Diagram building using drag & drop queries
- UML 2.1 support improvements
- Support Information Flow elements (UPDM requirement)
- Deployment Diagram enhancements
- Sequence diagram editing enhancements
- Message and message subset reordering
- Resizable lifelines
- Enable/disable message numbering
- Choose message numbering format
- BIRT-based model reporting
- Model analysis and metrics
- C++ support enhancements – CDT 4.0
- UPDM
Of course, you also need a testing tool in this space and that’s Rational Test RealTime, which is also mentioned in the article. If you do embedded systems development, you should not have to live without it!
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Busy, busy, busy… Wed, 2007.06.13
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Yesterday was a big day. Started at 7:30 with breakfast and it went on until 00:00…midnight…too late…
I had meetings with customers, hands-on-workshop (helping/proctoring), more customer meetings, meeting with partner, teaching a partner how to use our tool, solution centre tech preview lounge, analyst demos, last minute demo prep for a customer (which I ended up not giving – that may happen today), and a customer dinner.
Today, I have a customer meeting, an internal strategy meeting, a board of advisors meeting, the last solution centre session, a partner meeting, more customer meetings, and the special event tonight.
This year, we’re going to SeaWorld.
I’ll need a vacation after this…
The Solution Center Tue, 2007.06.12
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Yes, I know, I’m Canadian and I used the American spelling…but that’s the way it’s written here, in Florida…
Yesterday was the opening of the Solution Center. That’s the area where IBM and our partners have booths to show off our stuff – although typically without professional “booth babes” – this is IBM after all! Here, the booth babes/hunks can actually discuss the technical aspects of their products!
I am manning a pedestal in the Tech Preview lounge, hidden behind a hip-high half-curtain, at the far back of the room. Well, we’re not exactly hidden, but there is reduced traffic because it is at the back and the entrance to the “walled-off” area is also at the back, away from traffic flow. At least, there is a food table and bar nearby…
Not that it made any difference – I did not manage to have time to grab a bite! Yes, I was that busy! And that is a good thing!
So what am I showing? New technology, of course! I have some interesting stuff to show regarding architecture management of complex systems, how SOA fits within the systems space (where the techniques behind SOA have been applied for years and years), and about embedded development technology. No. No product announcements. This is just technologies with which we are “playing” and that could potentially make it into a future product. This effort gives us a chance to show this stuff to our customers and to gauge their interest and get their feedback. This helps us determine whether our direction and thinking is right.
Oh! You want to know more?!? Unfortunately, I can’t really discuss this in an open forum like a blog… But if you are at the conference, come and see me (and my other tech preview lounge and solution center colleagues, but my stuff is nicer…)!
Yesterday was…interesting… Tue, 2007.06.12
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As some of you can imagine, yesterday was rather interesting after the announcement that IBM intended to acquire Telelogic. Being a product manager in the systems space, this meant customer questions at the conference. It also meant sudden, last minutes, internal meetings to ensure everyone understood what it meant, mainly “business as usual”.
In general, I have received good feedback regarding this – and I think it is a great opportunity for both companies. Of course, I can’t make any plans regarding this (or anyone else at IBM for that matter) as it has not yet happened…but one can not help thinking…
IBM to acquire Telelogic Mon, 2007.06.11
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Now this is big news in the Systems space!
Very early this morning, IBM has announced its intent to acquire Telelogic AB. I would recommend you have a look at the press releases around this.
It was also announced this morning during the Rational Software Development Conference keynote address by Rational’s general manager, Dr. Danny Sabah. Being in this space, I feel a bit bad for Watchfire’s acquisition last week as it got a bit eclipsed…
Of course, as an IBM employee, I can not comment much about this. However, this is just an intent and still has to pass some conditions before it happens. So for now, it’s business as usual!
I guess this means people may stop asking if we are serious about the systems space…or at least, I hope!
I have some pictures… Sun, 2007.06.10
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…although not very good. But then what would you expect from a cell phone’s camera!
Although the resolution is pretty good (2MP), it seems that the optics leave a lot to be desired. In an effort to save space, weight, and annoyances of having a camera with me all the time, I left the real camera at home. I guess I now regret it.
At least, Kelly has some nice pictures!
Mine can also be found on Flickr.
I got a dud! Sun, 2007.06.10
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In my previous post, I mentioned the neat, flashing IBM “pin”. Well, after meeting with Kelly, I tried to turn it on only to realize I had a dud! 
So I will not look like a Christmad tree after all…
SNIFF!!!
