PISCATAWAY, N.J., USA, 9 October 2006
The IEEE has approved a new standard for CASE tool
interconnection to aid software developers. It has
also begun work on three standards, one related to
software life cycles and two concerning information
technology (IT) service management.
The IEEE has approved IEEE 1175.2™, "Recommended
Practice for CASE Tool Interconnection - Characterization
of Interconnections", which identifies attributes
that characterize contexts for CASE tool operation.
These attributes provide a checklist of interconnection
concerns for use in selecting, adopting and using
CASE tools. IEEE 1175.2 also will help users organize
and apply other industry standards in designing and
realizing large, integrated, multi-vendor software
engineering environments.
The IEEE has begun work on IEEE P15289™, "Systems
and Software Engineering - Content of Systems and
Software Life Cycle Process Information Products (Documentation)."
This project seeks to adopt ISO/IEC 15289 as an IEEE
standard. It will provide an up-to-date and consistent
standard for use in identifying and planning specific
information items produced during systems and software
life cycles.
The IEEE has also begun work on IEEE P20000.1™,
"ISO/IEC 20000-1:2005, Information Technology
- Service Management - Part 1: Specification"
and on IEEE P20000.2™, "ISO/IEC 20000-2:2005,
Information Technology - Service Management - Part
2: Code of Practice". These shared standards
will allow IEEE and ISO/IEC to write compatible standards.
Adoption of ISO/IEC 20000 Parts 1 and 2 is the first
step toward expanding the set of reference processes
for IT service management and governance. Part 1 defines
requirements a service provider should meet in delivering
acceptable-quality managed services to its customers.
Part 2 represents an industry consensus on quality
standards for IT service management processes to meet
customer needs within agreed-upon resource levels.
The above standards are sponsored by the IEEE Computer
Society.
About the IEEE Standards Association
The IEEE Standards Association, a globally recognized
standards-setting body, develops consensus standards
through an open process that brings diverse parts
of an industry together. These standards set specifications
and procedures based on current scientific consensus.
The IEEE-SA has a portfolio of more than 870 completed
standards and more than 400 standards in development.
For information on IEEE-SA see: http://standards.ieee.org/.
About the IEEE IEEE
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Through its 365,000 members in 150 countries, the
society is a leading authority on a wide variety of
areas ranging from aerospace systems, computers and
telecommunications to biomedical engineering, electric
power and consumer electronics. Dedicated to the advancement
of technology, the IEEE publishes 30 percent of the
world's literature in the electrical and electronics
engineering and computer science fields, and has developed
nearly 900 active industry standards. The organization
also sponsors or cosponsors more than 300 international
technical conferences each year.
