Telelogic and BigLever Software Partner to Deliver the Industry’s First Integrated Model-Driven Development and Software Product Line Solution

The Telelogic Rhapsody/BigLever Gears Bridge solution is the industry’s first convergence of these synergistic technologies. While MDD technology provides a powerful enabler for the rapid development of individual products within a product line, as well as greater conceptual clarity for the maintenance and evolution of those products over time, companies face complex challenges in managing product diversity across a product line. Software product line methods and tools are specifically designed to provide these essential capabilities. The integration of MDD and SPL technologies provides a simple, elegant new approach that enables companies to effectively incorporate the management of product diversity into their MDD processes.

“Companies face complex challenges in creating and maintaining the embedded software needed to support a rapidly expanding product line portfolio,” said Gisela Wilson, director of IDC’s Product, Project and Portfolio Management Solutions service. “The industry’s growing array of product development tools and technologies provide specific capabilities for addressing various aspects of the portfolio development lifecycle; however, the combination of MDD and SPL methods delivers a more integrated approach. The integration of these highly complementary technologies allows development organizations to more effectively deal with software product line diversity across the entire portfolio development lifecycle.”