Lattix has powerful new capabilities for analyzing and re-architecting complex systems

Crawley, UK, 1 September 2009 - SCL, today announced the UK release Lattix 5.0. In addition to performance improvements and feature enhancements, Lattix 5.0 contains very innovative new algorithms and architecture metrics. Also new in Lattix 5.0 are integrations to IBM Rational’s Rhapsody for UML/SysML models and to Klocwork for C/C++ codebases.

New capabilities in this major release include:

• Architecture Metrics: Lattix offers the most comprehensive set of "state of the art" architectural metrics. These metrics actually enable architects to pin-point complexity and identify architectural problems. Among the new metrics in Lattix 5.0 are ones which have a proven correlation to the defect rate of projects. Lattix also provides metric values for some of the leading industry projects allowing architects to compare how their own projects stack up to them.
• Partitioning Algorithms: Lattix now provides ten different partitioning algorithms to cover a broad range of use cases for the analysis and re-architecting of system elements. New sequencing and clustering algorithms facilitate grouping of elements even though they are cyclically coupled.
• System Reorganisation Algorithms: These new algorithms can be used to restructure systems which lack sufficient structure or which can be improved by replacing the existing structure with a more modular one. Elements of selected sub-systems can be redistributed automatically or through the use of labels applied by the user with the Lattix tagging capability.
• Compound Projects: It is now possible to create a compound project that consists of multiple individual projects. This enables the aggregation of projects while allowing each project to be maintained individually, which typically occurs in large projects involving numerous teams.

About Lattix 5.0

Lattix provides the most comprehensive solution for systems that include UML/SysML models, codebases, databases, and frameworks. Lattix 5.0 supports XMI and IBM Rational Rhapsody models; Ada, C/C++, Java, .NET, and Pascal languages; Oracle, SQL Server, and Sybase databases; and Spring and Hibernate frameworks. Lattix 5.0 also provides support for full web-based reporting of architectural metrics, violations, and incremental changes.

Lattix enables companies to improve and maintain quality, lower defect rates, enhance testability, lower costs through more effective development, and manage risks by better understanding of the impact of proposed changes.