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System Architect 8.5
| USABILITY |
B |
| CAPABILITY |
A |
| PERFORMANCE |
B |
| INTEROPERABILITY |
A |
| MANAGEABILITY |
A |
Popkins latest upgrade to its well-established System Architect enterprise modeling software enhances UML integration and diagramming intelligence, but its simulation tools are still works in progress.
SHORT-TERM BUSINESS IMPACT // Broad support for many diagram conventions and built-in reverse-engineering tools will accelerate System Architects adoption in most IT environments.
LONG-TERM BUSINESS IMPACT // By making explicit the connections between application elements and underlying business activities and requirements, System Architect should reduce wasted effort and project abandonment costs.
PROS // Broad method support; high overall integration with a wide variety of diagramming formats and model analysis tools.
CONS // Incomplete integration of simulation tools; cost comparable to equally sophisticated competitors but high compared with developers base-line tools.
Popkin Software and Systems Inc., New York; (800) 732-5227; www.popkin.com
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LONG-TERM BUSINESS IMPACT // By making explicit the connections between application elements and underlying business activities and requirements, System Architect should reduce wasted effort and project abandonment costs.
PROS // Broad method support; high overall integration with a wide variety of diagramming formats and model analysis tools.
CONS // Incomplete integration of simulation tools; cost comparable to equally sophisticated competitors but high compared with developers base-line tools.
Popkin Software and Systems Inc., New York; (800) 732-5227; www.popkin.com 
