System architects get new tool for their EA efforts -
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Published on: 2/7/2005
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The new version of UML "is much more structured and formalized than [earlier versions], which didn't hang together as well," said Einar Dehli, Metis product manager for Troux Technologies Inc. of Austin, Texas. (Troux acquired Computas Technology Inc. and its Metis line of modeling software last month.)
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It's easy to misunderstand the meanings of various UML elements, Dehli said.As a result, the General Services Administration, for instance, has backed away from using UML.
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You have no way of seeing the discrepancies because they don't fit together underneath," Dehli said.
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Users don't deal directly with UML in the company's Metis modeling software, Dehli said.