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Systems Engineering Best Practice: Model-based requirement analysis
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Access this informative resource to learn how building requirements models can help you verify and validate them before handing them off to the design team. Discover why model-based requirement analysis could be the key to successful systems engineering, and get a set of best practices to start you off on the right foot.
Posted: 08 Nov 2013 | Published: 31 Oct 2013

IBM

A New Approach to Verifying and Validating Medical Device Development
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: The list of features in medical devices is rapidly rising: Even the simplest of medical devices house more and more system components, which add greater functionality to the device at a low cost. But by adding components, device software becomes complex and burdens compliance testing and premarket certification activities.
Posted: 13 Dec 2010 | Published: 13 Dec 2010

IBM

Agile in the Embedded World
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Embedded systems development demands a method that can conform to the constraints and requirements, and that method is Agile development. Access this in-depth resource to learn more about Agile methodology and embedded systems development, as well as why the two work so well together.
Posted: 07 Nov 2013 | Published: 30 Jun 2013

IBM

Improving Traceability and Auditability Across the Development Lifecycle
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores how IBM® Rational® software integrated offerings can help gain the traceability you need to ensure overall product quality.
Posted: 19 Mar 2010 | Published: 17 Dec 2009

IBM

Embedding Agility in Next Generation System Designs (VDC)
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: As software development becomes more complicated, organizations are seeking more flexible ways to adapt to changing requirements, including agile and iterative methods. Access this helpful resource to learn how agile can be applied to software development for embedded systems, and discover how to maximize your success with agile in this scenario.
Posted: 04 Nov 2013 | Published: 31 Dec 2012

IBM

Software Integrity for Agile Environments
sponsored by Coverity by Synopsys
WHITE PAPER: While Agile development is designed to increase efficiency, it can also introduce risk as testing cycles get condensed and serious bugs can get overlooked. In this whitepaper, learn how Coverity can help you assure the quality, security and safety of your code in Agile or hybrid development environments. Read on to learn more.
Posted: 27 Jan 2011 | Published: 27 Jan 2011

Coverity by Synopsys

Governing the Business Process of Software and Systems Development
sponsored by IBM Software Group
WHITE PAPER: This white paper shows how governing the business process of software and systems development - also known as "business driven development" - will allow your organization to achieve this necessary balance between responsiveness and cont...
Posted: 14 May 2006 | Published: 01 Mar 2006

IBM Software Group

Address System-on-Chip Development Challenges with Enterprise Verification Management
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This white paper addresses the multidimensional challenges posed by verification management and offers a compelling solution known as enterprise verification management solution (EVMS) based on over a decade of development and in-house experience at IBM. 
Posted: 02 Nov 2010 | Published: 01 Sep 2009

IBM

The Systems Engineering Balancing Act: Choosing an Optimum Development Approach
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This thought leadership white paper proposes a combination of requirements-driven, model-driven and test-driven approaches as a mechanism for delivering systems development projects at a reduced cost and risk.
Posted: 23 Mar 2011 | Published: 23 Mar 2011

IBM

Mobile "systems of interactions" driving business process innovation
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, get an overview of mobile systems, or "systems of interaction", including the business and technological challenges, as well as how these systems impact the application lifecycle.
Posted: 06 Nov 2013 | Published: 31 May 2013

IBM