See also APPENDIX C.
Below is a list of available OO CASE environments. Many thanks to James Odell <71051.1733@compuserve.com> for his extensive list and to Ron Schultz <ron@bse.com> for a list posted to comp.object on 9/13/92. Many additional entries have been added and additional entries are encouraged; please send additions and updates to the author of the FAQ (and/or to James and Ron).
Second is a collection of articles, products, and papers on CASE systems. These appeared as posts to comp.object.
I. graphic-only OO-CASE
EasyCASE
HOOD Toolset
Model 5w
Stood
TurboCASE
Visual Thought
II. OO-CASE with some code generation (1 to 60%)
AdaVantage
Bachman/Analyst
BOCS
EiffelCase
HOMSuite
IE\O (canceled)
ILOG KADS Tool
Intelligent OOA (?)
MacAnalyst/Designer
ObjectCraft
Object Domain
Objecteering
ObjectModeler
ObjecTool
Object Oriented Designer
ObjectOry
ObjectTeam
OEW
OMTool
OOSD
OOTher
Paradigm Plus (See also Meta-Case)
Prosa/om
Rational Rose
S-CASE
Select/OMT
SES/Objectbench
Synchronicity
System Architect
VIEWS-SF
Westmount I-CASE OMT
001
III. Meta OO-CASE (CASE that builds CASE) Envision Excelerator II GraphTalk MetaEdit Object Maker Paradigm Plus Toolbuilder
IV. Full execution OO-CASE
BridgePoint
ObjectGEODE
ObjecTime
Ptech
OMW
Available CASE Systems
FORMAT:
tool name,
description and methods
operating systems(price, if known)
vendor name,
vendor contact information
001 --- *Object-oriented, full life cycle CASE *VAX/VMS, Unix ($24,000) Hamilton Technologies Inc 17 Inman St., Cambridge MA 01239 (617) 492-0058
AdaVantage ($1095--$1780) ------------------------- *analysis, design (Ada) Generators: production code, Ada compiler and tool set reusable components library *PC AT/XT, Mac, Unix Workstations Meridian Software Systems, Inc. 23141 Verdugo Dr., Ste 105, Laguna Hills CA 92653
Bachman Data Analyst -------------------- *Data Modeling and analysis with OO support *PC-DOS, OS/2, Unix Bachman Information Systems 8 New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803 (617) 273-9003
BOCS ---- *Semantic Nets, Object-Message Diagrams, State Transition Diagrams, Petri-Nets *Generates C++ *PC-DOS, OS/2, Windows Macintosh ($595) Berard Software Engineering 902 Wind River Lane, Suite 203 Gaithersburg, MD 20878 301-417-9884
BridgePoint ----------- *BridgePoint Model Builder, Shlaer-Mellor graphical modeling tool. *BridgePoint Model Verifier, a model executor for Shlaer-Mellor OOA models. *BridgePoint Generator, an code generation engine for converting Shlaer-Mellor OOA models into code. Project Technology, Inc. 2560 Ninth Street, Suite 214 Berkeley, CA 94710 tel: 510-845-1484 tel: 800-845-1489 fax: 510-845-1075 email: info@projtech.com http://www.projtech.com
EasyCASE -------- *Parts of Shlaer/Mellor method plus lots of other non-OO notations *Windows, DOS ($495 to $1,295) Evergreen CASE Tools, Inc 8522 154th Ave NE Redmond, WA 98052 (206) 881-5149 (206) 883-7676 (fax)
EiffelCase ---------- *ISE's BON (Better Object Notation) *Generates t class templates *Unix, Windows NT ($1,995) Interactive Software Engineering, Inc 270 Storke Road, Suite 7 Goleta, CA 93117 (805) 685-1006 (805) 685-6869 (fax)
Envision -------- *Methodology independent, user defined. Meta-CASE. Template code generation. Examples include BPR, Yourdon/ER, OMT. *Windows,NT,OS/2,(Chicago),Network Servers (8,000 Single, Multiple discounts). Future Tech Systems (Leon Stucki) 824 E. Main Auburn, Washington 98002 (206) 939-7552 (206) 735 6763 (fax)
Excelerator II -------------- *Odell/Martin, Rumbaugh, Jacobson, and Wirfs-Brock notation *Can customize and mix parts of on approach with another in a user-friendly manner *LAN, meta-CASE with customizable graphics and rules *OS/2, Windows NT ($9,500) Intersolv, Inc 3200 Tower Oaks Blvd Rockville, MD 20852 (301) 230-3200 (301) 231-7813(fax)
GraphTalk --------- *many notations (IE, NIAM, HOOD, Merise, SADT) *configurable meta-CASE tool *executable code generation of C (via enhanced pseudo code) and GQL *Sun, DEC, RS6000, UNIX, Motif, PS/2, PC 386, OS/2 Rank Xerox AI & CASE Division 7, rue Touzet Gaillard 93586 Saint-Ouen Cedex France +33 (1) 494 85085
HOMSuite -------- *responsibility-driven design *Generates C++ and Smalltalk/V *Windows ($595) Hatteras Software Inc 208 Lochside Dr Cary, NC 27511 (919) 851-0993
HOOD Toolset (design only) -------------------------- *HOOD notation *Unix, DOS CASET Corporation 33751 Connemara Dr San Juan Cap., CA 92693 (714) 496-8670
IE\O IEF (IE\O canceled) ------------------------ *OO version of IEF. IEF now handles some OO CASE? *OS/2 Texas Instruments 1-800-336-5236
ILOG KADS Tool -------------- *knowledge-based system (KBS) approach named KADS, part is OO to *capture knowledge, part involves rules that capture decision-making logic, *generates C++ *Unix, DEC VMS ILOG 2, ave Gallieni, BP 85 94523 Gentilly Cedex France +33 1 4663-6666 +33 1 4663-1582 (fax)
Intelligent OOA --------------- *Shlaer/Mellor notation *general purpose code generator from"Action Language" psuedo code *based on user-defined templates *simulation tool *Unix Kennedy-Carter (in the U.K.) Contact Tracy Morgan on 44-181-947-0553 or fax 44-181-944-6536 or mail tracy@kc.com
LOV/Object Editor ----------------- *Rumbaugh notation *generates C++ *interfaces with Verilog product suite *Unix, OSF/Motif Logiscope, Inc. 3010 LBJ Freeway, Suite 900 Dallas, TX 75234 (214) 241-6595 (214) 241-6594
MacAnalyst and MacDesigner -------------------------- *various notations *screen prototyping *Macintosh ($995-2,590) Excel Software PO Box 1414 Marshalltown, IA (515) 752-5359 (515) 752-2435 (fax)
MetaEdit -------- *Analysis and design tool that supports most available structured and OO analysis and design methods, and can be easily customized. OO methods supported: Booch, Coad/Yourdon, Demeter, Rumbaugh, OSA and MOSESA. *MetaEdit is available for MS-Windows 3.1 (499$ - 1500$). MetaCase Consulting OY P.O. Box 449 Ylistönmäentie FIN-40101 Jyväskylä Finland tel. & fax. +358-41-650 400 http://www.jsp.fi/metacase
[The shareware version can be found from Simtel, Cica, and their mirrors. The version 1.0 is shareware but the latest version 1.1 is fully commercial.]
[MetaEdit 1.1 - MetaCase Consulting Oy - metacase@jsp.fi
shareware version "metaed10.zip" can be ftp'd from ftp.funet.fi
(other sites also have the file, check archie)]
Model 5w -------- *prototype, free with purchase of OOA text "The Problem Space". GUI front end for integrated repository supporting OO requirements analysis, including events, rules, participants, and locations. *Windows 3.X under DOS or OS/2 Dan Tasker Consulting Sydney, Australia Phone/Fax +61 2 909-8961 dant@swdev.research.otc.com.au
ObjectCraft ----------- *OOT's own graphic notation *Generates C++ *DOS ($99) Object-Oriented Technologies 2124 Kittredge St, Suite 118 Berkeley, CA 94704 (415) 759-6270 (voice/fax)
Object Domain ------------- *Booch notation (All diagrams:class,object,state,process,module and interaction diagrams) *generates C++ headers and stubs *MS-Windows 3.1 *Shareware US $99.00 *See Appendix E Dirk Vermeersch 1397 Ridgewood Drive San Jose, CA 95118 dirkv@netcom.com
Objecteering
------------
*Softeam's "Class Relation" approach notation
*Generates C++ ("up to 60%"), open with multiple, concurrent user
*Sun, DEC, HP, RS6000, Unix, X Windows/Motif ($9,500)
Softeam
One Kendall Square, #2200
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 621-7091
(617) 577-1209 (fax)
ObjectGEODE ------------------ *OMT, ITU's SDL and MSC methodology notations *Object and Use Cases Analysis, Architectural, Data and Behavioral Design *Rapid prototyping, Verification and Validation through Simulation, *Full C/C++ code generation for most popular embedded RT systems *ObjectGEODE runs on: SparcStation/SunOS & Solaris, HP/HPUX, RS6000/AIX, DecAlpha/OSF1 (From $10,000) Logiscope, Inc. 3010 LBJ Freeway, Suite 900 Dallas, TX 75234 (214) 241 6595 800 424 3095 (214) 241 6594 (fax) support@logtech.com
ObjecTime --------- *ROOM methodology (Real-Time Object-Oriented Modelling) notation *OO state charts with methods specified in own Smalltalk-like language or C++ *generates Smalltalk, C, C++ and interfaces with C++ environment *internally used product by Bell-Northern for several years *full code generation for embedded RT systems *Unix ($20,000 includes training and support) ObjecTime Limited 340 March Road, Suite 200 Kanata, Ontario, Canada K2K 2E4 (613) 591-3400
ObjectMaker ----------- *supports many diagramming notations *customize methods, checking, and semantics with external rules *configurable meta-CASE tool *Cobol, Ada, C, and C++ generation (shell) and reverse engineering *Macintosh, VAX, Windows 3, X Windows/Motif ($8,000 to $25,000) Mark V Systems Ltd 16400 Ventura Blvd Encino, Ca. (818) 995-7671
ObjectModeler ------------- *Rumbaugh, Coad/Yourdon, Jacobson and Booch notation *multiple, concurrent user *generates SQL, C++, Smalltalk templates *Macintosh, Unix ($1,4955,995) Iconix Software Engineering 2800 28th St., Suite 320 Santa Monica, CA 90405 (310) 458-0092
ObjecTool (was OOA/OODTool), Together/C++(new) ----------------------------------------------- *Coad/Yourdon, Object-oriented analysis. ObjectTool (Startup tool) *Windows, OS/2, HP/Sun Unix. *Together/C++ (Windows only) Code/Design integration. Object International, Inc. 8140 N. MoPac Expwy Austin, Tx 78759-6535 800-926-9306 (512) 795-0202 (512) 795-0332 (fax)
Object Oriented Designer (Freeware: See Appendix E:66) ------------------------------------------------------ *Only object model (with some extension) of Rumbaugh notation *generates C++ *primitive graphics editor *Unix machine(SunSparc, HP, Solaris, Linux, RS6000) *written by C++ with OSF/Motif 1.2 *freeware *obtainable from any ftp.x.org site (/contrib/devel_tools/OOD) and from ASSET project *a little unreliable Prof. Taegyun Kim (ktg@taejo.pufs.ac.kr) Pusan Univ. of Foreign Studies 55-1 Uam-Dong Pusan 608-738 Korea 82 (051) 640-3178
Objectory --------- *Jacobson notation. *Generates C++, CMM support. *Windows, OS/2, Unix, 4 configurations, $5000.00 - $10000.00 (USD) Objectory AB Torshamnsgatan 39, Mail Box 1128, S-164 ss Kista Sweden support@os.se
ObjectTeam (also Teamwork) -------------------------- *Shlaer/Mellor, Rumbaugh (a "special edition" of Paradigm Plus) *SQL, ADA, Smalltalk, C, and C++ generation *VAX/VMS, Unix, OS/2, PC-DOS Rumbaugh: PC($4000)/Unix($8000), *SM: Unix (1 at a time) *Demo Tutorial, Eval copies. ATM example + others. Cadre Technologies, Inc 222 Richmond St., Providence, RI (401) 351-5950 (401) 455-6800 (fax)
OEW (Object Engineering Workbench) ---------------------------------- *Martin/Odell object diagrams *generates C++ (templates unless supplemented with C coded methods) *reverse engineers C++ *Sun OS, PC Windows 3.x ($99-$2190) Innovative Software GmbH Niddastr. 66-68 6000 Frankfurt/M 1 Germany +49 60 236 929 +49 69 236930 (fax)
OOTher ------ *Coad/Yourdon OOA, FSM(subset of SDL), Jacobson's Use Case and Object * Interaction diagrams. Consistency, C++ header gen. from OOA. *MS-Windows 3.1 *Freeware for students/schools/home users. Corp 1-5 Shareware (USD $170). *See Appendix E, entry 67 Roman M. Zielinski <conrozi@kk90.ericsson.se> Tre Kaellors Vaeg 7 S-145 65 Norsborg Sweden
OMW (Object Management Workbench) --------------------------------- *draws and executes from Martin/Odell diagrams *produces fully executable ANSI C environment *UI construction facilities, "object engine" for managing objects *AI "rule engine" for managing rules *interfaces with multiple databases *Unix; generated code runs on any ANSI C environment ($5,000-25,000) IntelliCorp 1975 El Camino Real West Mountain View, CA 94025 (415) 965-5500 (415) 965-5647 (fax)
OMTool ------ *OMTool(tm) version 2.0 (Object Modeling Tool, Rumbaugh) PC-based graphical tool for OO analysis and design. graphical prep and editing of object models for systems, programs, databases using the OMT. *8MB mem/math coproc(16MB without), Windows 3.1, Mouse, Hard Disk with 4 MB of available disk space, 386 CPU, Video Graphics Adapter. *Price: $995.00 US. Martin Marietta Advanced Concepts Center 640 Freedom Business Center King of Prussia, PA 19406 +1 (610) 992-6200, +1 800 438-7246, +1 (610) 992-6299 (FAX) OSMOSYS ------- *OOA and OOD for OSMOSYS Winter Partners London Office: Zurich Office: West Wing, The Hop Exchange 24a Southwark Street Florastrasse 44 London SE1 1TY CH-8008 Zurich England Switzerland Tel. +44-(0)71-357-7292 Tel. +41-(0)1-386-95 11 Fax. +44-(0)71-357-6650 Fax. +41-(0)1-386-95 00
Paradigm Plus ------------- *CASE tool supporting Booch, OMT, Fusion, Coad-Yourdon, Martin-Odell, OOIE, Schlaer-Mellor, and others extended to support Jacobson's Use Case Modeling. *Automatic Generation of C, C++, Smalltalk, Ada, and ODBMS/RDBMS schema definitions. *Reverse engineering of C, C++, Smalltalk *Windows: Fixed/1 machine, $3995, maint $599. Floating/net $4995, maint $750. *Unix: $7770, $1155 maint. Multiple discounts. *Eval, Demo, 30 day eval copy. PLATINUM technology Clearlake Lab 17629 El Camino Real, Mail Stop 400 Houston, TX 77058 (713)-480-3233, (713)-480-6606 http://protosoft.com/home.html Direct Contact: Richard W. Haines (richard@protosoft.com)
Prosa/om -------- *Coad/Yourdon notation *Generates C++, SQL *Windows, OS/2, Motif Prosa Software Kirkkokato 5 B SF-90100 Oulu, FInland +358 (81) 376-128 +358 (81) 371-754
Ptech ----- *Martin/Odell notation *modifiable meta-model *supports Martin/Odell notation, "data model is the database", C++ and Ontos or Objectivity code generation (fully executable code), formal foundation *Unix, ($5,000-25,000) Ptech, Inc. 200 Friberg Parkway Westborough, MA 01581 USA (508) 366-9166
Rational Rose ------------- *Booch notation OOA/D, OMT notation OOA/D *generates C++, Smalltalk, Ada, SQL *Windows, Unix, AIX. Rational 3320 Scott Blvd. Santa Clara, Ca. 95054 (408) 496-3700 Also: *C++ Booch Components 1-800-767-3237 ext. 23
S-CASE ------ *Booch-93 notation *generates C++ headers and stubs *project management aids, multi-user *Windows, OSF/Motif, Open Look, Macintosh ($249-995) MultiQuest Corp 1699 E. Woodfield Rd Suite A-1 Schaumburg, IL 60173 (708) 240-5555, (708) 240-5556 (fax)
Select OMT ---------- *Rumbaugh notation *generates C++ *Windows ($695) Select Software Tools, Ltd 1526 Brookhollow Dr. Santa Ana, CA 92705 (714) 957-6633; (714) 957-6219
SES/Objectbench --------------- *Shlaer/Mellor notation, supports GUI and database links editors, browsers, test utilities, and statistical analysis for simulation development. Emphasizes importance of model animation to functionally verify the analysis. *generates C++ *Macintosh, MS-DOS, UNIX ($4,900 to $24,300) Software & Engineering Software (SES) 4301 Westbank Dr., Bldg A, Austin, TX 78746 (512) 328-5544, (512) 327-6646 (fax)
Stood ----- *HOOD (version 3.1) notation, supports Ada, C, C++ *Unix, RISC, X windows Techniques Nouvells d'Informatique Technopole Brest-Iroise ZI du Vernis, Case postale 1 29608 Brest Cedex, France +33 9 8052744, +33 9 849-4533 (fax)
StP/OMT, StP/Booch and StP/ClassCapture - Software through Pictures ------------------------------------------------------------------- *Members of the StP family of integrated multi-user software development tools. Open architecture, object- and system-level designs. Class Capture for C++ and Smalltalk. *Can blend OMT and Booch methods in single model. Includes Jacobson Use Cases. *Stand-alone or part of Success Packages which combines training, consulting, mentoring, and maintenance in addition to software. *Shared repository, version control and locking, code and document generation. *StP/OMT runs on; Sun SPARC (SunOS and Solaris), HP 700/800, DEC ALPHA, IBM Rs/6000 *Price: $12,000.00 US Interactive Development Environments. 595 Market Street, 10th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 +1 (415) 543-0900, +1 800 888-4331
Synchronicity ------------- *OO A&D tool integrated with ENFIN Smalltalk; bi-directional code generation; static and dynamic object modeling; use cases; maps object models to relational DBMSs *Microsoft Windows 3.xx, Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows NT, IBM OS/2, AIX, HP/UX, Sun Solaris VMARK Software Inc. 50 Washington Street Westborough, Mass. 01581 United States of America Tel: +1 (508) 366-3888 Fax: +1 (508) 366-3669 URL: http://www.vmark.com/
System Architect ---------------- *Booch, Coad/Yourdon, Shlaer-Mellor. *design portion specific to Smalltalk, Ada, Object Pascal, and C++ *dialogues and menu management (Windows, C, C++), DB views (SQL, C++), other (C++) *Windows ($1395, single User), OS/2($1795, base). Popkin Software 11 Park Place New York, NY 10007 (212) 571-3434 (212) 571-2426 (fax)
Toolbuilder ----------- *many notation (IE, HOOD, SSADM, Shlaer-Mellor) *configurable meta-CASE tool *executable code generation of C, C++, Cobol, ADA (via enhanced design-level action diagrams) and Motif and Open Look *interfaces to Sybase, Oracle, Informix *Sun Sparc, Apollo, HP 9000, DECstation, RS6000 ($17,000) IPSYS Software 28 Green St. Newbury, MA 01951 (508) 463-0006 IPSYS Software plc Marlborough Court Pickford Street Macclefield, Cheshire SK11 6JD U. K. +44 (625) 616722
TurboCASE --------- *ER diagrams and state charts *design portion supports class hierarchy, collaboration *Macintosh ($995) StructSoft 5416 156th Ave SE Bellevue, WA 98006 206-644-9834
VIEWS-SF -------- *supports VSF's extensive approach (including rules) some of which are based on other popular notations *C++ template generation, reverse engineerings *OS/2, Unix ($8,000$23,500) Virtual Software Factory, Inc 13873 Park Center Rd, #218 Herndon, VA 22071 (703) 318-1180
Visual Thought -------------- *Free-form diagramming and flowcharting tool *Customizable drag-and-drop palettes for Booch, Rumbaugh (OMT), Entity-Relationship, others *Support for mixed and custom methodologies *Integration with FrameMaker *UNIX ($1295 floating license, $695 node-locked license) *Free 30-day eval on CD-ROM Confluent, Inc. 132 Encline Court San Francisco, CA 94127-1838 800-780-2838 (toll-free) . 415-586-8700 (tel) . 415-586-8838 (fax) info@confluent.com
Westmount I-CASE OMT -------------------- *Rumbaugh notation *generates SQL and C++ *multi-developer *WIndows *Open repository (Informix, Ingres, Sybase) *Documentation and report generation Westmount Technology B.V. Olof Palmestraat 24 P.O.Box 5063 2600 GB DELFT The Netherlands Tel. (+31) (0)15 - 141212 Fax. (+31) (0)15 - 120267 Westmount USA Inc. 1555 Wilson Blvd., Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22209, U.S.A. Tel. (+1) 703 875 8799 Fax. (+1) 703 527 5709
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