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Join the September 24 webcast: DOORS=Success: Experts discuss why they rely on IBM Rational DOORS for managing software requirements
Join us for a customer panel discussion where experts in top companies from across various industries, discuss why they consider IBM Rational DOORS the best tool for managing requirements in their projects. In this webcast panel, participants share their journey of becoming experts in DOORS, features and capabilities, as well as tips & tricks in using the product. Don't miss this opportunity to have an interactive discussion with the experts of IBM Rational DOORS. Customers: Paul Lusardi, NuScale Mia McCroskey, Emerging Health Patrick... [More]
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Agile development journey: IBM Systems and Technology Group
In the May chat , Wayne Carrigan, Rational Deployment Architect, had shared the IBM Systems and Technology Group’s (STG) Agile Transformation journey with us. As a follow up he did a podcast recently deep diving into how the small internal STG IT team that supports a diverse set of projects uses IBM Rational development tools to codevelop hardware and software. The integrations between these tools allow them to leverage scarce resources and still get the job done in a very efficient manner. He is also, co-presenting a webcast... [More]
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Chai Time Chat with Jordi Manzano: How Diagnostic Grifols becomes agile with IBM Rational
Meet the Expert: Jordi Manzano, R&D Instruments, Diagnostic Grifols, S.A. Jordi Manzano has almost 15 years of systems and software development experience in the medical sector. He has worked as an engineer, project manager and currently as software quality assurance manger and deputy director of R&D at Grifols, a global healthcare company. His experience covers: in-vitro diagnostic instrumentation for immunohematology, immunology and hemostasis, medical devices for angiography and organ perfusion and devices for pharmacy compounding.... [More]
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IoT creates Challenges and Opportunities
One of the big changes the electronics industry is facing is how and when to automatically collect data from ranges of devices and pass them to other machines. This is generally called M2M (Machine to Machine) and IoT (Internet of Things), I recently attended a talk on this subject. The link to a blog with the slides is located at http://blog.masstlc.org/2014/01/masstlc-launches-internet-of-things.html Overall session was very well attended and the speaker was by Peter Coffee from salesforce.com. The general theme was that IoT/M2M... [More]
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Hello World 2014!
January is all about new. As a token to the new year, I would like to introduce something new to the Electronics blog...ME! My name is Jiani (pronounced "Johnny") Zhang and I am the new Global Marketing Manager for Electronics and Telco Industries for Rational. I believe I was born with a love for tech. As a child of two Electrical Engineers, it's no surprise that I had an affinity to electronics. I built my first circuit using my dad's breadboard and resistors when I was six. Consequently, it only made sense for me to pursue... [More]
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Getting senior management interested in Agile Development
Recently, I have seen a lot of discussion about how to educate senior management about Agile development. An example is a talk I recently attended by Jason Tanner focused on Teaching Agile/Scrum to management. The talk itself was very interesting and useful. My only issue with the whole discussion was in many cases in order to get a company to adopt Agile company-wide you need to first explain the business benefits to senior management. This is a classic chicken and egg problem. You need to quickly relate Agile to a topic they feel... [More]
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The End of Moore's Law and its Impact on Design Complexity
It is important to first state that Moore’s Law is in fact not a natural law but an observation. Moore’s Law characterizes the growth of transistors in integrated circuits as doubling every 2 years and has long been used as a guide for product development in the semiconductor industry. From a consumer’s perspective, this phenomenon has manifested itself into faster processing speeds in CPUs, larger capacities in memory and more pixels in pictures. However exponential growth cannot be sustained indefinitely. Modern... [More]
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Watch the IEEE Spectrum Webinar: Bedside Genomics: Designing Next-Generation Medical Devices
The $1,000 genome is here and genomic diagnostics are moving into the clinic. But it’s still not clear what that will look like. Will there be “big-iron” central facilities, like the data processing centers of the pre-PC era? Will there be a desktop-computer-sized lab-on-a-cart in hospital wards and doctors’ offices, like the EKGs rolled out for physicals? Or could we actually see a hand-held Star Trek Tricorder? The demands of clinical practice will shape the design space of future devices for clinical... [More]
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Distinctions in Speed: Innovation vs. Development
In the current Electronics market with the pressures of fierce competition and empowered consumers, having the right products at the right time is pivotal to success. Electronics companies are doing everything in their power to shorten time-to-market and get the most relevant products to the customers as quickly as possible. As everyone focuses on speed, it becomes important to note the similarities and differences of innovation speed and development speed. Listen as Marty and I discuss the characteristics of these two speeds and how to... [More]
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Rational's POV on the Future of Consumer Electronics
From 4k TVs to healthcare wearables, the consumer electronics industry is not only diverse in the types of products but also expansive in covering multiple aspects of the consumer's life. These electronic products are innovating at lightning speeds and are facing challenges that are new to this industry. Factors such as certification, safety, and extensive connectivity are essential to modern day consumer electronics. In this podcast, listen as we explore these new challenges of consumer electronics and discuss how to turn these challenges... [More]
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What is strategic reuse?
With development time and cost constantly being squeeze, how can companies become more efficient and capture the most from their development investments? In this podcast, listen in as we discuss the concept of strategic reuse, its connection to continuous engineering and its application to product development. Listen as Joanne and I discuss the concept of strategic reuse and how it can expedite product development. For more information on strategic reuse, we will be having a series of short webcasts to discuss the application of... [More]
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Join the May 29th Webcast: Accelerating Time to Market Through Reuse (Part 1 of 4)
Development speed and time to market is the number one concern among most electronics companies. Demanding consumers combined with fierce competition and geographically unique features are pressuring companies to develop more innovative products and more variants of their products. This webcasts discuss the ability to effectively reuse components of innovation/design to expedite development and feature customization. This will cover the concept of strategic reuse and ideas in PLE, version/variant management, and modular design. WHEN: May 29,... [More]
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Join the July 10th Webcast: How to Modularize Semiconductor Design to Expedite Product Development (Part 2 of the Reuse series)
For non-regulated industries such as semiconductors, reusing parts of design is already common practice. However, the typical reuse is at a very granular level focusing on certain components within a circuit. As time to market time continues to shrink, companies must modularize larger pieces of design to expedite development. This webcast will discuss the different elements of semiconductor design that could benefit from increased reuse and showcase an effective way on managing variants of design. WHEN: July 10, 2014 2:00PM EDT WHO: ... [More]
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Customer Success: GE Healthcare
It is always such a treat to hear that our products have really made a difference for our customers. Recently, I spoke with an Application Lifecycle Manager at GE Healthcare, and discovered how IBM Rational Quality Manager has help them automate their once paper based processes and eliminated over 700 binders of documentation! Watch the video here Read the case here
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Join the Nov 18th Webcast: Bring Medical Devices to Market Faster with Reusable Components (Part 3 of the Reuse Series)
In the past, some medical device designers have insisted on designing each new project from scratch, afraid to standardize and re-use hardware and software elements. This stretches out development times and increases the likelihood of software and component issues in development and down the road. Thinking strategically about product design—building projects around proven, reliable components and concentrating development efforts on customizing the features that will distinguish the product from the competition—brings better... [More]
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