Powerful new quality-driven methodology is designed to benefit cross-functional engineering requirements including hardware, software and test Real-time Studio’s UML modeling capability to be used to graphically describe behavior and inter-working

Cheltenham, UK — May 4, 2005 — ARTiSAN Software Tools, a global leader for UML-based, real-time systems and software modeling tools, announced today that ServiceForce, a management buyout of Tenovis, formerly Bosch Telecom's PBX-telecom business division, has selected Real-time Studio to complement its software and systems development methodology.

ServiceForce has selected ARTiSAN's Real-time Studio Professional as the UML Modeling tool to complement their Quality Driven Software Development methodology for modeling systems behavior (www.qdsd.net). Originally experts in communications technology, the engineers at ServiceForce are very familiar with object-oriented tools for software design and implementation. In order to optimize the development process, ServiceForce searched for a methodology and tool in the requirements engineering domain, as one of the main reasons for problems within complex, software-driven electronic systems is insufficient requirements analysis.

Bernhard Güttler, head of the automotive section of ServiceForce stated, "We decided to standardize on the Unified Modeling Language (UML) for modeling requirements, mainly to describe systems behavior and inter-working in a graphical way, rather than simply relying on textual specifications. After an intensive evaluation phase, we decided in favor of Artisan. Our goal is to form a complete and integrated methodology known as Quality Driven System Development, modeling not only the functional behavior of a system, but also non-functional quality aspects and risk analysis. Artisan offers many flexible possibilities beyond the standard UML diagrams, which allows our models to contain a tremendous amount of information that can later be used in the testing phase at the conclusion of the product development cycle. In this context, we are also able to automatically generate testcases out of specific UML diagrams for special test automation systems, and this aligns perfectly with our Quality Driven System Development goals.”

Güttler continued, "The intentions of ARTiSAN and ServiceForce are very similar, and completely complementary: Artisan is a tool manufacturer and ServiceForce offers engineering and consulting services. We pull together and support each other on the right path to a modern "Quality Driven System Development."

Jeremy Goulding, President and CEO of ARTiSAN commented, "ZF was attracted to the flexibility and customizability of our code generator, which is widely considered to be the best available, and to our Pattern Wizard that offers an order of magnitude time saving opportunity to our users. That we have been chosen as ZF's standard UML modeling and design tool when they have been working with UML for so long is testimony to the reliability and comprehensive support that we provide. The complexity and distributed development inherent in automotive design is making Real-time Studio an increasingly popular choice for the automotive industry which is now our second largest business segment."

About ARTiSAN Software Tools

ARTiSAN Software Tools provides electronic product development teams with the "fastest path to the right product." The company offers products, services and a process for systems and software modeling to accelerate the development of next-generation real-time systems while ensuring that they meet requirements. ARTiSAN enables engineering teams to visualize, design and validate systems before building them, and simplifies implementation with code generation and software reuse. ARTiSAN is a practical partner offering easy-to-adopt, down-to-earth solutions.

ARTiSAN Software Tools, Inc., founded in March 1997, is privately held with headquarters in Cheltenham, United Kingdom. The company has regional sales offices and distributors throughout the world. For more information, call +44 (0)1242 229300 internationally, or 1(888)511-7975 from the US; or visit www.artisansw.com

About ServiceForce

ServiceForce, with four locations in Germany, delivers professional consultancy services for process and method selection, and supports clients during the implementation of integrated system development compliant with their own unique project requirements. For more information, please visit www.serviceforce.de

ARTiSAN and Real-time Studio are trademarks or registered trademarks of Artisan Software Tools Ltd. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies.

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