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News Release from: TNI-Software | Subject: Standards-based comms software
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 21 February 2007

RegCenter supports new streamlined processes

ReqCenter is an open, standards-based platform that addresses the need for peer-to-peer requirements sharing and exchange independently of the Requirements Management tools used elsewhere

TNI-Software has launched ReqCenter, an open, standards-based platform that addresses the need for peer-to-peer requirements sharing and exchange independently of the different Requirements Management tools being used by the various companies in the embedded-systems design chain. 'Peer-to-peer requirements sharing has emerged as a significant problem area in the embedded systems design chain with regard to the management of OEM/tier supplier relationships both with regard to pre-contract negotiations and finalisation through to design development and implementation', says Eliane Fourgeau, Chief Operating Officer at TNI-Software.

'It is also fast becoming an issue from a quality management perspective'.

ReqCenter standardises and automates requirements sharing ensuring repeatability, consistency and coherence to the various processes and practices in place.

As such, it better facilitates the relationship between OEMs and their tier suppliers where there is a need to exchange component and system specifications, supporting the arbitration on requirements for the creation of mutually agreeable specification configurations for the life-cycle of a development project.

ReqCenter supports both upstream and downstream component and system specification exchange, specification configuration management and even requirements variant handling, engineering change orders and change management decisions.

From a quality perspective, it also facilitates the definition of global organisational development standards and multi-project design re-use in a simple and consistent way through the management and sharing of international, company or domain-specific requirements libraries.

ReqCenter is based on an intelligent client and light MySQL server and the newly introduced RIF Component Specification Exchange import/export format.

RIF is the standard created by HIS, a joint standard initiative of the German automotive industry, to meet the component requirements specification challenges presented by the burgeoning electronic and mechatronic content in vehicles.

Developed for the benefit of both OEMs and suppliers, the RIF format already appears to be impacting the embedded software development industry as a whole.

'As there is no need to disrupt existing work practices or change the requirements-management tools OEMs and potential tier suppliers already have in place, ReqCenter allows all the parties in requirements sharing relationships to continue to operate in their comfort zones', concludes Eliane Fourgeau.

'By providing a high level of clarity, repeatability and coherence to a process that might otherwise be prone to inconsistency, ReqCenter is able to deliver considerable cost-efficiencies, development time-savings and quality improvements'.

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