Monash University First To Join Compuware's OptimalJ Education Access Program
Announcement posted by Bass PR 06 May 2003
Compuware Asia-Pacific today announced that Monash University has chosen its OptimalJ development environment to be included in the Faculty of Information Technology's curriculum. Monash will use OptimalJ when educating students in JAVA commercial application development software.
Through the OptimalJ Education Access Program, around 400 students will gain practical experience of an innovative business application solution for the rapid design, development and deployment of reliable J2EE applications. They will be able to design and develop their assignments and projects faster than in any other development environment.
OptimalJ is Compuware's high-productivity, model-driven, pattern-based tool for developing J2EE technology-based applications. It uses patterns to automatically generate code that transforms models into a proper architecture and ultimately into a working application.
Commenting on Monash University's decision, Peter Pritchard, Marketing Director, Compuware said: "Monash is one of Australia's leading universities for JAVA courses. We are delighted that Monash has recognised the value OptimalJ by adding it to their IT curriculum. As well as learning model-driven development techniques, familiarity with OptimalJ will enhance the students employment prospects".
Dr. Sita Ramakrishnan, Software Engineering Course Leader, Monash University said: "OptimalJ will provide our students with the best opportunity to build their application development skills. We are looking forward to developing an ongoing relationship with Compuware, as a key partner of the University".
The lecturers at Monash University have documented the likely learning experiences for students. Each lecturer, who has OptimalJ in a subject curriculum, is receiving on-going support from Compuware. Access to the global resources of Compuware directly assists research projects being undertaken by lecturers and post-graduate students.
Students who graduate with a working knowledge of OptimalJ will be able to assist organisations in driving their competitive edge. According to Michael Blechar, Gartner, "Organisations using a model-driven or pattern-based application development framework containing a large inventory of business components have the potential to be five to ten times more productive and responsive"
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About Compuware
Compuware Corporation, a multi-billion dollar company, provides business value through software and professional services that optimise productivity and reduce costs across the application life cycle. Compuware's market-leading solutions improve the quality, integration and performance of distributed, e-business and enterprise software.
Compuware's OptimalJ(tm) Educational Access Program is available to all universities and TAFE Institutions. For more information on OptimalJ Educational Assistance program, please contact Contact Colin Johanson on 61 3 9261 4306 or colin.johanson@compuware.com. You may also visit Compuware on the World Wide Web at http://www.compuware.com or http://optimalj.com.
About Monash University
Monash University is dedicated to high quality teaching and excellence in teaching. In a fast-changing educational environment, it has committed itself to a student-centred, flexible and innovative approach that takes full advantage of new directions in teaching and learning and new technologies to provide education of the highest quality. Our emphasis is on enriching the learning experiences and outcomes of an increasingly diverse student population. Monash leads the way with its international focus and a long-standing commitment to quality teaching and learning, and innovative research and is home to a community of some 48,000 students, 5,000 staff and 150,000 graduates.
Monash's Faculty of Information Technology offers a range of IT subjects and courses that few universities can match, encompassing every aspect of the field from hardware-based subjects such as robotics, to multimedia design. We have more academic and research staff than any other computing and IT faculty in the country and almost 80 per cent are research qualified to Masters or PhD level. Not only does Monash have the largest IT faculty in Australia, it also happens to be one of the biggest in the world. We are leaders in IT research with a world-class reputation. Our staff and research students are involved in a number of significant leading-edge projects in conjunction with industry and government.
About Compuware OptimalJ
Compuware OptimalJ is an enterprise application development environment designed for Global 2000 organisations that are adopting J2EE standards and Model Driven Architecture (MDA), as standardised by the Object Management Group (OMG), in order to accelerate the development, integration and maintenance of applications for competitive advantage. OptimalJ uses patterns to automatically translate business models into working applications by implementing OMG's MDA in its entirety. OptimalJ enables organisations to rapidly respond to change, increase development efficiency, and dramatically decrease maintenance costs.
Compuware is a registered trademark of Compuware Corporation. All other product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
Through the OptimalJ Education Access Program, around 400 students will gain practical experience of an innovative business application solution for the rapid design, development and deployment of reliable J2EE applications. They will be able to design and develop their assignments and projects faster than in any other development environment.
OptimalJ is Compuware's high-productivity, model-driven, pattern-based tool for developing J2EE technology-based applications. It uses patterns to automatically generate code that transforms models into a proper architecture and ultimately into a working application.
Commenting on Monash University's decision, Peter Pritchard, Marketing Director, Compuware said: "Monash is one of Australia's leading universities for JAVA courses. We are delighted that Monash has recognised the value OptimalJ by adding it to their IT curriculum. As well as learning model-driven development techniques, familiarity with OptimalJ will enhance the students employment prospects".
Dr. Sita Ramakrishnan, Software Engineering Course Leader, Monash University said: "OptimalJ will provide our students with the best opportunity to build their application development skills. We are looking forward to developing an ongoing relationship with Compuware, as a key partner of the University".
The lecturers at Monash University have documented the likely learning experiences for students. Each lecturer, who has OptimalJ in a subject curriculum, is receiving on-going support from Compuware. Access to the global resources of Compuware directly assists research projects being undertaken by lecturers and post-graduate students.
Students who graduate with a working knowledge of OptimalJ will be able to assist organisations in driving their competitive edge. According to Michael Blechar, Gartner, "Organisations using a model-driven or pattern-based application development framework containing a large inventory of business components have the potential to be five to ten times more productive and responsive"
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About Compuware
Compuware Corporation, a multi-billion dollar company, provides business value through software and professional services that optimise productivity and reduce costs across the application life cycle. Compuware's market-leading solutions improve the quality, integration and performance of distributed, e-business and enterprise software.
Compuware's OptimalJ(tm) Educational Access Program is available to all universities and TAFE Institutions. For more information on OptimalJ Educational Assistance program, please contact Contact Colin Johanson on 61 3 9261 4306 or colin.johanson@compuware.com. You may also visit Compuware on the World Wide Web at http://www.compuware.com or http://optimalj.com.
About Monash University
Monash University is dedicated to high quality teaching and excellence in teaching. In a fast-changing educational environment, it has committed itself to a student-centred, flexible and innovative approach that takes full advantage of new directions in teaching and learning and new technologies to provide education of the highest quality. Our emphasis is on enriching the learning experiences and outcomes of an increasingly diverse student population. Monash leads the way with its international focus and a long-standing commitment to quality teaching and learning, and innovative research and is home to a community of some 48,000 students, 5,000 staff and 150,000 graduates.
Monash's Faculty of Information Technology offers a range of IT subjects and courses that few universities can match, encompassing every aspect of the field from hardware-based subjects such as robotics, to multimedia design. We have more academic and research staff than any other computing and IT faculty in the country and almost 80 per cent are research qualified to Masters or PhD level. Not only does Monash have the largest IT faculty in Australia, it also happens to be one of the biggest in the world. We are leaders in IT research with a world-class reputation. Our staff and research students are involved in a number of significant leading-edge projects in conjunction with industry and government.
About Compuware OptimalJ
Compuware OptimalJ is an enterprise application development environment designed for Global 2000 organisations that are adopting J2EE standards and Model Driven Architecture (MDA), as standardised by the Object Management Group (OMG), in order to accelerate the development, integration and maintenance of applications for competitive advantage. OptimalJ uses patterns to automatically translate business models into working applications by implementing OMG's MDA in its entirety. OptimalJ enables organisations to rapidly respond to change, increase development efficiency, and dramatically decrease maintenance costs.
Compuware is a registered trademark of Compuware Corporation. All other product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.