"The current system had almost no documentation. Changing or adding software functionality was difficult to plan from a program management aspect. We have iteratively captured each functional operation of the subsystem as UML use cases in Real-time Studio."

"Using Real-time Studio we have successfully captured the hardware architecture and all the interface details that engineers need to perform maintenance. This means that our software engineers now have an on-line reference covering the current functionality and the hardware that their software must communicate with . . . and we can readily publish up to date system documentation."

"As we add new functionality to the system, we will define the use cases and scenarios, and design our object architecture using Real-time Studio's object modelling feature set."

"The beauty of Real-time Studio is that it doesn't just provide a means of documenting the existing system. Since it supports UML and an object-oriented approach, it's a perfect environment for us to model new functionality in the new system."

"With all the existing system's functionality and architecture captured in Real-time Studio, our software engineers have a centralized shared model upon which they can base their new hardware and software design and functionality. As ARTiSAN's Real-time Perspective supports an iterative development approach, it fits well with our desire to add functionality in steps."

"Real-time Studio is quite straightforward to use. But for us, UML was a new language for describing functionality, and it took some getting used to. However, the training class ARTiSAN gave was really useful. Now, after a couple of months we're so comfortable with UML diagrams and the other real-time diagrams in Real-time Studio, that we project them from a laptop during our review meetings."

"This approach with Real-time Studio will form the basis for replacement of our existing paper-based software engineering processes. Eventually, Real-time Studio and UML will be the standard process for our avionics systems development, management information systems, jet engine testing, and our internet solutions business."

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— Sam Stockbridge
OnBoard Software