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Video: A quick guide to Zachmann Framework

admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:10:11 +0000

This video about Zachmann Framework(founded by John Zachmann in 1987) is a quick guide to “A framework for Information System Architecture”: You will get a nice overview about the possibilites, phases, stakeholders, the 6 columns, business process models, business logistic systems……

Click here to download a 30 day trial of MDG for Zachmann Framework.

See also our article about Zachmann Framework and our Zachmann user guide.

Enterprise Architect supports Zachmann Framework

admin — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:09:14 +0000

The MDG Technology from Zachmann Frameworks provides a powerful planning device with integrated, scalable approach to documenting enterprise-wide information architectures. MDG Technology simplifies enterprise documentation with visual models for easily understanding, also by non-IT people.

Key features:
- Hierarchical model structures that support each cell within the framework
- A visual, clickable interface for the Zachman Framework
- UML profiles for Business Scorecards, Mind Mapping and Business Process modeling
- Useful model starters to help you become productive quickly
- Framework-specific model validation to help ensure consistency and correctness
-Detailed example model
- Cluster Report and Process Map generation to facilitate strategic project planning

For more information about Zachmann Frameworks and Enterprise Architect, please read our user-guide. In this guide you will find all necessary informations, like:
- Model structure
- Model template
- Addin menue
- Diagrams & types
- Tagged values
- Tasks
- Model validiation

Download a 30 day trial version of Zachmann Framework for Enterprise Architect or directly purchase the fullversion of the MDG Technology for Zachmann Framework.

Please note:
That you have running Enterprise Architect Version 7.1 (Build 827 or later) Professional and Corporate Editions only, on your system.

Download Extensions MDG PlugIns

admin — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:08:24 +0000

Enterprise Architect allows a lot of different extensions. Download MDG Plugins directly from the following links:

Download MDG Integration for Visual Studio 2005 & 2008

Download MDG Integration for Eclipse

Download MDG Link for Visual Studio 2003

Download MDG Link for Eclipse

Download MDG Link for SySML

Download MDG Link for Doors

Download MDG Integration for DDS (Data Distribution Service)

Download MDG Integration for DoDaf/MoDaf

Download MDG Technology for ToGAF

Download MDG Technology for Zachmann Framework

Video: Enterprise Architect – Integration and Technologies

admin — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 11:12:19 +0000

How to handle integration with Eclipse, Microsoft Visual Studio, TFS or what are the different technologies for Enterprise Architect like SysML, Zachmann Framework and TOGAF? This video collection will answer your questions in an easy and understandable way.

Eclipse – MDG Integration for Eclipse, a walk-through.

Visual Studio 2005 – Concept and code with MDG Integration for Visual Studio 2005.

Team Foundation Server – How to integrate Enterprise Architect with Team Foundation Server Work Items.

SysML – The world of MDG Technology for SysML.

Zachmann Framework – Take a short look of the MDG Technology for Zachman Framework.

Zachmann Framework – How to install MDG Technology for Zachman Framework in Enterprise Architect.

TOGAF – A view into the MDG Technology for TOGAF.

Ultimate Edition Enterprise Architect 7.5

admin — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:50:27 +0000

Purchasing the Ultimate Edition from Enterprise Architect 7.5 build 850, you will have an everyhting in one edition, excepting the MDG Doors Link.

Overview Ultimate Edition:
- Advanced tools for almos any scenario
- Executable UML models, SysML, BPEL and more
- Complete traceability and enterprise wide vision

The features of this edition are:

Executable Code Generation – Support for generating functional source code for State Machines, Interactions and Activities in C, C++, C#, Java and VBNet.
Full round trip support for Hardware Description Languages, ie: Verilog, VHDL and SystemC, including support for generating State Machine code.
SysML Simulation Support – Includes support for simulating SysML 1.1 constraint models with results graphing capabilities.
BPEL Generation Transform BPMN 1.1 Business processes models down to BPEL 1.1 code.
Business Rules Trace from abstract business rules down to automatically generated behavioural code.

Following MDG Technologies/Architectural Frameworks are included to organize your complexe development projects:
MDG Technology for SysML
MDG Technology for DDS
MDG Technology for DoDAF-MODAF
MDG Technology for Zachman Framework
MDG Technology for TOGAF

Please follow the links above for further informations!

Keep other team members, developers, architects, testers, project managers in touch on the same page. With the included MDG integration tools you can easily couple your UML models and your software development environment. Follow the links for further information:
MDG Integration for Visual Studio
MDG Link for Visual Studio
MDG Integration for Eclipse
MDG Link for Eclipse