Structure101 Introduces Definition and Communication of Software Architecture

Headway Software today announced the availability of structure101 for Java Version 3 beta. This major upgrade introduces the abiltiy to define software architecture diagrams, make them visible to the whole team via the IDE and warn developers if they add or change the code in a way that is inconsistent with the defined architecture.

Waterford, Ireland (PRWEB) July 20, 2007 -- Headway Software today announced the availability of structure101 for Java Version 3 beta. This major upgrade introduces the ability to define software architecture diagrams, make them visible to the whole team via the IDE and warn developers if they add or change the code in a way that is inconsistent with the defined architecture.

"Where Version 2 focussed on understanding how your code is structured today, and where and why it is tangled or overly-complex" said Headway's CEO, Chris Chedgey, "Version 3 takes it to the next step, letting you define how the code should be structured and communicating this to the team so they can actually make it happen."

Where Version 2 focussed on understanding how your code is structured today, and where and why it is tangled or overly-complex

Structure101 Version 3 adds:

1. A new Architecture perspective in the structure101 client automatically creates architecture diagrams from the code, lets you edit these interactively, and map architectural elements to the physical code.
2. A new structure101 Eclipse plug-in makes the project architecture diagrams visible to each developer and warns them if they make inconsistent code changes.
3. The updated structure101 web application makes the architecture diagrams visible in a web browser, and provides RSS alerts when new violations make it into the project mainline.

A free trial of structure101 for Java Version 3 beta can be downloaded from http://www.headwaysoftware.com/downloads.

Structure101 client and publisher are available for Java on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X and priced at $499 and $999 per node respectively. Structure101 IDE plug-in and web application are free.

Further Media Information:

Paul Hickey for Headway Software
Tel +33 6 18 51 23 85
Email: paul.hickey(at)headwaysoftware.com
http://www.headwaysoftware.com

Headway Software is the first independent software vendor to focus purely on software structure, a fundamental tenet of building maintainable and extensible software. The company's structure101 products use advanced static analysis and reverse engineering techniques to analyze and measure excessive structural complexity for Java (C++ to follow soon). Based in Ireland and France, Headway Software is independently owned and operated. Customers include Avaya, EMC, Groupe Bull, HP, Intel, L3 Communications, Nokia, SonyEricsson, US Air Force, US Navy, NASA, BAE Systems, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Thales, European Space Agency, European Commission, CapGemini, Tietoenator, Deutsche Telecom, Delta Airlines, IONA, Symantec, Expedia, Eloan, HBO, Readers Digest, Thomson, Barclays, Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Wells Fargo and ZKB.

Headway Software's CEO, Chris Chedgey, blogs about agile development, dependency management, software architecture / design / structure, and managing software complexity at http://chris.headwaysoftware.com.

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