Software incorporates IBM RUP content into Microsoft VSTS.

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Content Bridge for VSTS incorporates IBM® Rational Unified Process® content into Microsoft® Visual Studio® Team System (VSTS) so practitioners have immediate guidance for current tasks. It provides content tailoring, such as adding and removing guidance documents, without requiring understanding of process meta-model concepts, and translates all RUP content from Rational Method Composer, including work flows and work breakdown structure.



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Content Bridge Seamlessly Incorporates IBM's Rational Unified Process into Microsoft's Visual Studio Team System



AUSTIN, TX, March 27 // -- Today, at the Software Engineering Institute's SEPG 2007 Conference, Osellus, a leading software process automation system provider, announced the availability of Content Bridge for VSTS. Content Bridge for VSTS is a new offering that enables software development teams to significantly leverage their IBM(R) Rational Unified Process(R) (RUP(R)) and Microsoft(R) Visual Studio(R) Team System (VSTS) investments by incorporating RUP content into VSTS.

"RUP customers understand the value of the extensive best-practices represented by this leading software development methodology, but often have difficulty disseminating the RUP content to ensure a high adoption rate," stated Omid Hodaie, CEO of Osellus. "Content Bridge allows VSTS development teams to consume pertinent RUP content without having to leave their development tools."

Content Bridge brings RUP content into VSTS work items so practitioners have access to immediate guidance for their current tasks instead of having to refer to external RUP reference material. Software development organizations can now combine the strong team capabilities of VSTS with familiar RUP concepts, such as Activities, Work Products and Artifacts.

VSTS process templates created by the Content Bridge facilitate the enactment of RUP-based projects by enabling the creation of VSTS work items that correspond to RUP entities. The flexible and exhaustive mapping of RUP content to VSTS work items allows teams to customize process templates to suit their unique organizational and project needs. Content Bridge also provides content tailoring, such as adding and removing guidance documents, without requiring a deep understanding of process meta-model concepts.

Content Bridge translates all RUP content from IBM's Rational Method Composer (RMC), including work flows and the work breakdown structure, to promote a better understanding of task context and to present exciting opportunities for process enactment with the IRIS Process Live product from Osellus.

Availability

Content Bridge for VSTS is available immediately.

Content Bridge for VSTS does not include the RUP methodology. Customers need to license RUP from IBM directly.

About Osellus

Osellus is a leading provider of process improvement and automation solutions for the software development industry. Osellus is a member of IBM's ISV Advantage program and a member of the Microsoft Visual Studio Industry Partner (VSIP) program. Osellus helps software development organizations select, enhance, model and automate the underlying processes that support their application development efforts. By adopting a process-centric development model, Osellus customers are better positioned to meet their time-to-market, quality and cost objectives.

Osellus, the Osellus logo, Content Bridge for VSTS, IRIS Process Live and the marks relating to other Osellus products and services referenced herein are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Osellus Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Source: Osellus Inc.

CONTACT: Chandra Bhople, Director of Business Development, 1-866-OSELLUS,
(416) 603-6667) or info@osellus.com or visit www.osellus.com.

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