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CASE, Design, and Modeling

Software tools used to specify and design databases, applications, object-oriented models, and business processes. Most use a graphical modeling surface along with a metadata repository. Many CASE tools also generate parts of databases and applications.

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4Keeps
AdaFlow
Bpwin
ClassDesigner
DataModeler
DataRun Methodology
DB-Builder
Designer/2000
EasyCASE Database Engineer
EasyCASE Professional
EasyER/EasyObject
ER/Studio
ERwin/ERX
FastTask
FreeFlow
GroundWorks
LiveAnalyst
LiveModel
MacTranslator
ModelMart
ObjectModeler
ObjectTeam
OR Compass
Paradigm Plus
PowerDesigner
ProcessTeam
QuickChart
QuickCRC
Rational RequisitePro
Rational Rose
Select Enterprise
SilverRun Enterprise
SilverRun Model Management Center
SilverRun Professional
Software through Pictures
TeamConnection DataAtlas
Terrain
Visible Advantage
Visible Analyst
Visio Professional
Visual CASE
Web Publisher
WinTranslator
WithClass 97
xCase

4Keeps
A.D. Experts
Ann Arbor, MI; 734-971-0250
adexperts.com
4Keeps is used for Visio Professional to build and reverse engineer models in any of 10 ER or object-oriented information modeling styles -- including UML. Generate databases and detailed documentation with embedded graphics in formatted HTML, Help, and reports.
AdaFlow
Iconix Software Engineering Inc.
Santa Monica, CA; 310-458-0092
www.iconixsw.com
AdaFlow supports Ada-oriented design and Ada development using Buhr/Booch style diagrams and Module Architecture Diagrams for Booch OOD, an Integrated Dictionary, and a Language Sensitive Editor for C++ and Ada.
Bpwin
Logic Works Inc.
Princeton, NJ;
www.logicworks.com
BPwin is a modeling tool used to analyze, document, and improve complex business processes. BPwin automates the capture, validation, analysis, and optimization of business or IT processes. A BPwin model lets you document important factors such as what activities are needed, how they are performed, and what resources are needed.
ClassDesigner
Cayenne Software Inc.
Bedford, MA;
www.cayennesoft.com
ClassDesigner is a design tool that lets you quick start your Java and C++ development projects and helps you create flexible and understandable software. It supports the OMG UML notation to design classes and their relationships, visualize existing code, and communicate your designs to others.
DataModeler
Iconix Software Engineering Inc.
Santa Monica, CA; 310-458-0092
www.iconixsw.com
DataModeler supports Chen, Martin, and IDEF1X Data Modeling and includes an Entity Relationship Attribute Diagram Editor, Data Dictionary, and Language Sensitive Editor.
DataRun Methodology
Silverrun Technologies Inc.
Woodcliff Lake, NJ; 800-537-4262, 201-391-6500
www.silverrun.com
DataRun is an automated hypertext product that provides immediate access to the tools and techniques for each of five specific tasks that constitute the methodology. It includes a glossary and online documentation that let managers set up standards and tools for each project or organization. Windows-compatible tools such as notes products, word processing software, and e-mail systems can be linked to DataRun.
DB-Builder
Cast US Inc.
San Francisco, CA USA; 415-296-1300
www.castsoftware.com
DB-Builder is a design tool that offers forward engineering, reverse engineering, and graphical impact analysis for proposed changes to objects. DB-Builder offers more than E/R and logical modeling and full database DDL and DML generation. It offers the ability to model tables, stored procedures, triggers, indexes, client windows, and batches and can generate T-SQL code for server side objects.
Designer/2000
Oracle Corp.
Redwood Shores, CA; 800-672-2531, 650-506-7000
www.oracle.com
Designer/2000 is a productive model-driven generation environment that supports the design and generation of both server side and application logic. The multiuser repository allows for sharing and reusing business rules throughout an application and across projects. Designer/2000 exploits the capabilities of Developer/2000 through Round Trip Engineering, as well as Oracle WebServer Dynamic HTML and Visual Basic. The toolset supports the generation and reverse engineering of Oracle RDBMSs (Oracle8, Oracle7, Oracle RDB, and Oracle Lite) as well as non-Oracle RDBMSs such as Sybase, DB2, and any ODBC-compliant databases.
EasyCASE Database Engineer
Visible Systems Corp.
Bellevue, WA; 800-684-7425, 425-455-5561
www.visible.com
Database Engineer is an add-on to EasyCASE that transforms entity-relationship diagrams into physical database schemas. It supports extended definition of database table structures, indexes, primary keys, alternate keys, foreign keys, relationships, referential integrity constraints, domains, stored procedures, and triggers. It generates schemas to script file or to target database using an ODBC driver.
EasyCASE Professional
Visible Systems Corp.
Bellevue, WA; 800-684-7425, 425-455-5561
www.visible.com
EasyCASE Professional is a multiuser, repository-based CASE tool. It provides support for structured analysis and design using a wide selection of structured methodologies for process, data and state-event modeling. It dupports methodologies by Yourdon-DeMarco, Gane and Sarson, Ward-Mellor, Yourdon-Constantine, SSADM, Chen, Martin, and IDEF1X using dataflow and state transition and entity-relationship diagrams, and structure charts.
EasyER/EasyObject
Visible Systems Corp.
Bellevue, WA; 800-684-7425, 425-455-5561
www.visible.com
EasyER/EasyObject is a repository-based data modeling tool that supports entity relationship diagrams based on data modeling notations defined by Martin IE, Bachman, and IDEF1X. It supports class diagrams based on object-oriented methods defined by Coad-Yourdon, Rumbaugh OMT, and UML. It supports database schema generation and reverse-engineering of a wide range of popular desktop and client/server databases.
ER/Studio
Embarcadero Technologies Inc.
San Francisco, CA; 415-834-3131
www.embarcadero.com
ER/Studio provides ease-of-use and power in a full-featured modeling environment. It supports IE (Crow's feet) and IDEF1X notations. It reverse-engineers over 22 database platforms. ER/Studio generates physical database model and database objects. Complete database alteration and bi-directional model compare and merge. Web-enabled reporting. Integration with PVCS.
ERwin/ERX
Logic Works Inc.
Princeton, NJ;
www.logicworks.com
ERwin/ERX is a database design tool. Its set of design techniques and iterative approach provides productivity for implementing transactional systems and data warehouses across the enterprise. ERwin automatically generates tables and thousands of lines of stored procedure and trigger code for all leading databases.
FastTask
Iconix Software Engineering Inc.
Santa Monica, CA; 310-458-0092
www.iconixsw.com
FastTask provides realtime support in the form of State Transition Diagrams and their equivalent matrix representation. It also supports Jacobson State Transition Diagrams and Object Interaction Diagrams.
FreeFlow
Iconix Software Engineering Inc.
Santa Monica, CA; 310-458-0092
www.iconixsw.com
FreeFlow provides support for DeMarco Structure Analysis with realtime extensions (Data and Control Flow Diagrams Data Dictionary, Minispecs, Consistency Checking) and several object-oriented methods.
GroundWorks
Cayenne Software Inc.
Bedford, MA;
www.cayennesoft.com
GroundWorks is a comprehensive, scalable development tool that lets you build models for data warehousing, engineering, or manufacturing applications. GroundWorks supports high-level business data and process modeling as well as detailed application modeling. GroundWorks provides forward and reverse engineering between logical data models and database designs.
LiveAnalyst
IntelliCorp Inc.
Mountain View, CA;
www.intellicorp.com
LiveAnalyst is a BPR tool with animation and graphical analysis capabilities that works with the SAP R/3 model to test critical operational attributes such as time, cost, and capacity. LiveAnalyst lets users realistically analyze and simulate their business processes prior to implementation.
LiveModel
IntelliCorp Inc.
Mountain View, CA;
www.intellicorp.com
LiveModel enables navigation of the R/3 data and process models, showing the relationships between models, transactions, and tables. Analysts can browse, modify, and simulate the execution of their SAP R/3 systems, and print their R/3 models. R/Viewer is a view-only version of LiveModel for design validation, documentation, training, and presales evaluation.
MacTranslator
Excel Software
Marshalltown, IA;
www.excelsoftware.com
MacTranslator generates design documents from source code. Object-oriented software written in C++ or Object Pascal is translated to class diagrams using UML, Booch, OMT, Shlaer/Mellor, Coad/Yourdon, Fusion, or Jacobson notations. Code written in C, Pascal, Basic, or Fortran generates structure charts.
ModelMart
Logic Works Inc.
Princeton, NJ;
www.logicworks.com
Logic Works ModelMart is a model management system designed specifically to let ERwin data modelers and BPwin process modelers work together. It features submodeling, version control, model merging, and comprehensive documentation and analysis facilities.
ObjectModeler
Iconix Software Engineering Inc.
Santa Monica, CA; 310-458-0092
www.iconixsw.com
ObjectModeler suuports the object-oriented methods of Rumbaugh, Coad/Yourdon, Booch, and Jacobson with four graphical editors; it includes Dictionary and provides Language Sensitive Editors for OOP, including C++ and Smalltalk.
ObjectTeam
Cayenne Software Inc.
Bedford, MA;
www.cayennesoft.com
ObjectTeam is an OMG UML-compliant, component-based systems modeling tool and a multiuser solution for object-oriented application development. With the ObjectTeam environment, your embedded, realtime, multitiered, client/server, or Web application will be scalable, maintainable, well-documented, reliable, and reusable.
OR Compass
Logic Works Inc.
Princeton, NJ;
www.logicworks.com
Logic Works OR Compass is a complete, extensible, object-relational modeling environment that enables the effective design, generation, and maintenance of all aspects of an OR database. OR Compass assists designers in building innovative solutions that take advantage of the advanced database functions and custom extensions available in the leading OR databases.
Paradigm Plus
Platinum Technology Inc.
Oakbrook Terrace, IL; 800-890-7528, 630-620-5000
www.platinum.com
Paradigm Plus 3.5 is an object-oriented analysis and design tool that supports integrated business process, physical database, and object modeling. It supports Enterprise Component Modeling, a strategy for delivering multitiered enterprise applications using object technology and component-based development techniques. It runs in most Windows and Unix platforms.
PowerDesigner
Sybase Inc.
Emeryville, CA;
www.sybase.com
PowerDesigner is an integrated design toolset for building databases, data warehouses, and data aware components. PowerDesigner comprises six modules, including ProcessAnalyst, DataArchitect, WarehouseArchitect, AppModeler, MetaWorks, and Viewer.
ProcessTeam
Cayenne Software Inc.
Bedford, MA;
www.cayennesoft.com
ProcessTeam is a process visualization tool that lets you define and visualize how your business works through integrated models. It is designed to be used by individuals and teams of people who need to capture and modify business, engineering, and manufacturing processes through easy to understand models.
QuickChart
Iconix Software Engineering Inc.
Santa Monica, CA; 310-458-0092
www.iconixsw.com
QuickChart supports Yourdon/Constantine Structure Design, including support for Structure Chart Editing, Data Dictionary, and Language Sensitive Editors for a variety of languages.
QuickCRC
Excel Software
Marshalltown, IA;
www.excelsoftware.com
QuickCRC is a software design tool for object-oriented projects. It can be used to create CRC cards (class, responsibility, and collaboration) and identify and simulate design scenarios.
Rational RequisitePro
Rational Software Corp.
Cupertino, CA; 800-728-1212
www.rational.com
RequisitePro is a software tool that helps find, document, organize, and track changes to customer requirements, software specifications, and test cases. New features include hierarchical requirements, cross-project traceability, new integration with ClearCase, and enhanced integration with Rational Rose and SQA Suite.
Rational Rose
Rational Software Corp.
Cupertino, CA; 800-728-1212, 408-863-9900
www.rational.com
Rational Rose is a visual modeling tool that supports the notation and the process of object-oriented analysis and design and coordinates the work of enterprise development teams. Rose provides a component-modeling approach to application development with support for COM, ActiveX, and JavaBean components.
Select Enterprise
Select Software Tools
Irvine, CA;
www.selectst.com
Select Enterprise is an object-oriented modeling toolset that incorporates support for the UML for designing for multitier client/server applications. It provides integrated code generation for generating scalable application architectures for Visual Basic, Fortý, PowerBuilder, Centura SQL Windows/Team Developer, and Delphi.
SilverRun Enterprise
Silverrun Technologies Inc.
Woodcliff Lake, NJ; 800-537-4262, 201-391-6500
www.silverrun.com
SilverRun Enterprise is a set of team-oriented modeling tools and a multiplatform repository that provides concurrent access for modeling teams. It lets you build and manage an enterprise's portfolio of models including business process, conceptual, logical, and physical data models and application packages, as well as the model and meta model of a corporate data warehouse. It runs on Macintosh, Windows, and Solaris with interfaces to relational databases including Informix, Progress, DB2, Oracle, and Sybase.
SilverRun Model Management Center
Silverrun Technologies Inc.
Woodcliff Lake, NJ; 800-537-4262, 201-391-6500
www.silverrun.com
The SilverRun Model Management Center (SMMC) is an integrated business model management solution for Oracle and Informix environments. SMMC manages models for large, complex enterprises using dividing, layering, and mapping techniques that allow for impact analysis and change management. The models serve as the foundation for generating enterprisewide databases. It runs in Windows NT, 95, and 3.1.
SilverRun Professional
Silverrun Technologies Inc.
Woodcliff Lake, NJ; 800-537-4262, 201-391-6500
www.silverrun.com
SilverRun Professional is an integrated business process and data modeling workbench that lets you build the foundation for a data infrastructure. It includes four modules that can be integrated or used separately: Entity Relationship Expert (ERX), Relational Data Modeler (RDM), Business Process Modeler (BPM), and Workgroup Repository Manager (WRM). The modules operate under Windows, Macintosh, and Solaris, with interfaces to relational databases including Informix, Progress, DB2, Oracle, and Sybase and code generation through tools such as NewEra, Gupta, Delphi, Object Studio, Synon 2/E, Progress, Omnis7, Uniface, SQL Windows, and PowerBuilder.
Software through Pictures
Aonix
San Francisco, CA; 619-457-2700, 415-543-0900
www.aonix.com
Software through Pictures (StP) is a set of modeling tools based on a common, cross-functional, multidimensional model repository. The toolsets support open "intertool messaging." Their repository and messaging technologies permit "round trip" integrations between tools such as Forte, TakeFive, Atria, and JavaSoft. The object-oriented tools in the StP family are analysis and design environments that support a shared meta-architecture. The StP/OMT tool facilitates the use of the Object Modeling Technique's three basic models; the StP/Booch tool uses Booch methodology models to drive the development process through analysis and design of object-oriented (OO) applications. StP supports large teams working concurrently on enterprise-scale OO projects.
TeamConnection DataAtlas
IBM Corp.
White Plains, NY; 800-426-4968, 520-574-4600
www.ibm.com
TeamConnection DataAtlas for OS/2 is a data modeling, design, and data dictionary product that provides control over enterprisewide metadata. DataAtlas is tightly integrated with TeamConnection for OS/2. Its information model can store and share information with other application development tools including VisualAge Generator (formerly known as VisualGen). It supports DB2 for MVS and OS/2, IMS DB, Cobol, and PL/I.
Terrain
Cayenne Software Inc.
Bedford, MA;
www.cayennesoft.com
Terrain provides a productive, visual design environment in which you can rapidly create, modify, or capture data structures. Data structures are generated automatically in the form of data definition language, or the database catalog can be updated directly.
Visible Advantage
Visible Systems Corp.
Bellevue, WA; 800-684-7425, 425-455-5561
www.visible.com
Visible Advantage is a full life-cycle, integrated software engineering modeling tool that helps organizations to automate projects that involve business management, strategic business planning, new system development, existing systems redevelopment, and information systems management. If fully supports all phases of the business planning and systems development life cycles.
Visible Analyst
Visible Systems Corp.
Bellevue, WA; 800-6VISIBLE, 425-455-5561
www.visible.com
Visible Analyst automates data, process, function, state-event, and object modeling (Rumbaugh OMT class notations) in one integrated product through a central repository. With this product you can reverse-engineer existing databases, generate SQL, Cobol, and C code. It supports multiple methodologies.
Visio Professional
Visio Corp.
Seattle, WA;
www.visio.com
Visio Professional is a tool for designing databases, planning software development, and creating network diagrams. Visio Professional supports object oriented design methodologies such as UML, Booch, and Rumbaugh, as well as data-modeling methodologies such as Bachman, Chen, and Martin. Reverse engineer ODBC-compliant databases or generate Microsoft Access databases.
Visual CASE
Stingray Software Inc.
Morrisville, NC;
www.stingsoft.com
Visual CASE is a CASE tool designed specifically for Visual C++/MFC developers. It uses a UML-compatible diagramming system and includes full MFC/Visual C++ roundtrip engineering. Visual CASE can be used throughout the complete design and implementation phases of your project, not just the beginning phases.
Web Publisher
Logic Works Inc.
Princeton, NJ;
www.logicworks.com
Web Publisher lets you publish ERwin data models and BPwin process models on a corporate intranet so users can view your designs using a standard Web browser. Web Publisher publishes model information as Adobe Acrobat PDF files for easy deployment on corporate intranets.
WinTranslator
Excel Software
Marshalltown, IA;
www.excelsoftware.com
WinTranslator generates design documents from source code. Object-oriented software written in C++ or Delphi is translated to class diagrams using UML, Booch, OMT, Shlaer/Mellor, Coad/Yourdon, Fusion, or Jacobson notations. Code written in C, Pascal, Basic or Fortran, generates structure charts.
WithClass 97
MicroGold Software Inc.
Edison, NJ; 908-668-4779
ww.microgold.com
WithClass 97 is an object-oriented (OO) design tool that users reverse engineer their C++, Java, Visual Basic, Delphi, relational databases or IDL into UML 1.x class diagrams. Draw class, state, sequence, use case diagrams, and more. It also supports Booch, OMT, Coad Yourdon, Shlaer-Mellor notations. Generate any OO code plus HTML or Crystal Reports.
xCase
Resolution Ltd.
New York, NY; 212-688-1327, 1-800-2838957
xcase.com
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xCase is a database design and maintenance solution that assists the developer in every database related task encompassed by the entire life cycle of the database application. It consists of analysis and design, presentation and documentation, and code generation and physical data management, throughout on-going maintenance.
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