The goal of MDA is quite straightforward: to enable applications to be specified entirely in modelling terms, which are platform independent, rather than in code, which varies depending on the target architecture.
The point is illustrated by the primary focus of its recent meeting, the OMG's Model Driven Architecture (MDA). The same kind of work is now being devoted to MDA. The meeting voted to make MDA the official basis for OMG standards and also agreed a...
Muscat's linguistic inference technology allows visitors to search on a simple definition of the area they are interested in - for example, mortgage rates - and then matches these concepts with probabilistic modelling techniques.
Novell claims its NDS eDirectory has the capability to retain profiles for millions of Web users. CNN Interactive is installing Novell's NDS eDirectory, so visitors to its Web site can have preferences and interests stored to give the user...
An intelligent call queuing system for banks is just one of the products that has been exhibited at the Financial Technology Expo in New York. Choridant Software has devised a product that forms a profile of the caller.
Forget the Unified Modelling Language (UML - a developer notation tool designed to help people define technical architectures in business terms). The IT people are more comfortable with use cases and UML artefacts.