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Wednesday, 15 January 2014 21:35
APG Sparx Enterprise Architect Systems Engineering Course
Written by wmclaughlin
APG is offering their Sparx Systems Engineering Course via web-based delivery on January 29th. Course will have live instructor with maximum of 8 students. Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for details and pricing. Topics Covered: · Build Domain Model · Model System Design · EA workspace configuration · Parts and values · Domains and blocks · Value types, units, and dimensions · Diagrams and elements · SysML block definition diagrams · Relationships and properties · Model Constraints · Capture System Requirements · Constraint blocks and binding connectors · Importing requirements from documents · Parametric simulation · SysML requirements diagrams · SysML parametric diagrams…
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Monday, 16 December 2013 10:05
Highlights from Sparx webinar on setting up a team modeling environment
Written by Guillaume
I attended on the 7th of November a webinar from Sparx Systems about setting up a team modelling environment with Enterprise Architect using a centralised DBMS. This webinar was presented by Scott Hebbard, Communications Manager at Sparx Systems. It involved a step by step demonstration to cover the following topics: create a DB schema for the shared Enterprise Architect project with the chosen DBMS product (e.g. MySQL); create and configure the ODBC settings to access the database; initialise the project with Sparx base or an existing project; enable security and define groups, users, and permissions; use Enterprise Architect "Model mail"…
The CIM Users Group (CIMug) is a subgroup of the UCA International Users Group, to provide a forum in which users, consultants, and suppliers can cooperate and leverage the IEC CIM international standards to advance interoperability across the utility enterprise. The Common Information Model (CIM) is an abstract information model that provides data understanding through the identification of the relationships and associations of the data within a utility enterprise. This model which is maintained and developed in Enterprise Architect supports the exchange of data models and messages and increases the ability to integrate applications both within the enterprise and with…
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Visit the Sparx Systems booth at BBC 2013 in Las Vegas to learn more about Integrate IT courses (onsite, online interactive & self study) for Business Analysts, Business Modelers and Requirements Management Analysts. Sparx Systems for Business Analysts Course Description 3 days hands-on (onsite, online interactive or self-study) http://www.in2grateit.com/training/areas/ba.html http://www.in2grateit.com/training/Documents/Enterprise%20Architect%20for%20Business%20Analysts.pdf Experience hands-on modeling and learn how to use Enterprise Architect with your next project. Discover surprising ways to improve quality and save time under the watchful eye of consultant practice leaders. A recent Fortune 15 client stated that the "Enterprise Architect for Business Analysts' workshop had saved their team weeks…
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The recent Gartner IT Expo and Symposium on the Gold Coast focussed on the Nexus of Forces, the convergence and mutual reinforcement of social, mobility, cloud and information patterns that are the basis of the technology platform of the future and which will drive the creation of new and innovative business models. During the keynote it was noted that in response to these forces, enterprise architects will need to use enterprise architecture to help drive growth and innovation, while identifying opportunities for performance improvement and cost cutting in a period of budgetary constraint. Sparx Systems will attend the Gartner IT…
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Tuesday, 29 October 2013 12:58
New ‘Enterprise Architect Scripting Workshop’ from Hippo Software
Written by Gillian Adens
Hippo Software introduces a new 2-day ‘EA Scripting Workshop’ that teaches delegates how to write scripts to control and update models in Enterprise Architect. Delegates use VBScript to automate repetitive tasks such as updating tagged values, to manipulate diagrams, to perform a complex search and to transfer data to/from MS Excel. Visit the Hippo Software website for details of our full range of training courses and workshops. Hippo Software provides competitive prices for on-site or webinar training, for small or larger groups of delegates.
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Monday, 28 October 2013 03:53
See Sparx Systems "Live in Vegas" at the BBC Conference - APG Exhibit
Written by wmclaughlin
See demos of Sparx System Enterprise Architect by APG at the Building Business Capability (BBC) Conference on November 11-15, Mandalay Bay Resort, Las Vegas.
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Thursday, 24 October 2013 02:07
Trac-Car Recognised for Technology Innovation at UNFCCC
Written by sparxsystems
Trac-Car Recognised for Technology Innovation at UNFCCC Sparx Systems Partner, Trac-Car, has been recognised as the Response to Climate Change (RTCC), Sustainable Technology Company of the Year 2013-Australasia, for their greenhouse gas reporting system. The Trac-Car system is accessible to carbon emitters or companies seeking to understand and reduce their own emissions. The core of the reporting has been generated from an Enterprise Architect UML model, and the cloud platform is designed to connect to existing meters, spreadsheets, databases etc and capture accurate, geospatially referenced global emissions data, accessible to all interested parties. With an accurate measure of their own…
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Thursday, 17 October 2013 03:29
EA User Group speakers travel 19,000 KM's to spread the word about eaDocX
Written by Catch Software
Catch Software are delighted to be welcoming special guests Ian and Jackie Mitchell, founders of UK company Ability Engineering and developers of eaDocX, to the next Enterprise Architect User Group (EAUG). Ian and Jackie are making the journey from the UK to New Zealand where they will present at the Auckland event on the 19th of November and in Wellington on the 20th of November. eaDocX is the Microsoft Word and Excel document generator add-in for Enterprise Architect which allows ready-to-publish, high-quality documents to be produced in a couple of clicks. Catch are a value-added reseller and training partner for…
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Sparx Systems has confirmed it's booth location at the upcoming Gartner Symposium ITxpo in Barcelona. To be situated at Booth E5, Sparx Systems is pleased to be involved with this event, bringing together the premier vendors and CIOs of the IT industry. Talking place over 5 days, the event helps to define the solutions and strategies setting the pace of innovation for the following year.We encourage any and all attendees to come by the Sparx Systems booth (Booth E5) where we will be demonstrating Enterprise Architect's enterprise knowledge integration capabilities - organizational planning through requirements management, process modeling, deployment, testing…
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Friday, 11 October 2013 03:55
Gartner Magic Quadrant For Enterprise Architecture Tools
Written by sparxsystems
Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Architecture Tools, released on October 3rd, recognizes Sparx Systems offering to the marketplace for the 4th consecutive year. The Gartner Magic Quadrant reports examine the most influential companies in specific markets, providing readers with the information they need to evaluate providers to meet their own business needs.Vendors are evaluated on their Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision. This gauges the vendors ability to compete effectively, impact revenue to a positive degree, and deliver solutions to clients that create vendor-client win-win relationships. Areas of analysis include modeling, decision analysis, frameworks and standards, repository / metamodel…
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Thursday, 26 September 2013 01:30
Inaugural HL7 2012-2013 Tooling Challenge Awarded
Written by sparxsystems
Sparx Systems congratulates Antonio Villegas, PhD and Antoni Olivé, Professor from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya BarcelonaTech (UPC BarcelonaTech), who this week were acknowledged as winners of the inaugural HL7 2012-2013 Tooling Challenge, at the 27th Annual Plenary and Working Group meeting in Cambridge MA. This is the first in a planned series of challenges sponsored by Sparx Systems.
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Thursday, 26 September 2013 00:24
Energy & Greenhouse Gas Reporting in the Cloud
Written by nyamurray
Trac-Car has built a reporting solution for monitoring greenhouse gas emissions for Australia's National Greenhouse Emissions Reporting in Sparx Enterprise Architect. The solution has a UML model at its core that has been used to generate a database to connect to data from electricity, transport and other industrial activities as it is made available from meters, databases and spreadsheets. With workflow and technology connectors , a global cloud solution can facilitate low cost location based energy & greenhouse gas monitoring, while organisations can have immediate access to their carbon footprint. The model is freely available for download. A worked demo…
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Tuesday, 03 September 2013 21:03
BigLever Takes Product Line Engineering to the Next Level with Feature-based Product Line Family Management
Written by BigLever
BigLever Software™, the leading provider of systems and software product line engineering (PLE) solutions, has announced the release of Gears 7.2, the latest version of the company’s industry-standard PLE Lifecycle Framework. Gears 7.2 delivers the breakthrough multistage configuration capabilities needed for engineering organizations to create, deliver, maintain and evolve their entire “product family tree” based on product line features. This new feature-based product line family management capability is changing the way companies, across a spectrum of industries, evolve and compete with their product lines. In successful commercial product line organizations, the number and diversity of products delivered can grow to…
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