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Popkin Expands Enterprise Architecture Tool Set

Popkin Software, a leading, New York-based developer of enterprise architecture tools and services, announced the latest version of its System Architect toolset that offers powerful new visualization, analysis and Web publishing features. These enhancements improve the flexibility of an enterprise architecture and how it can be analyzed, communicated and shared within and among organizations.

System Architect's array of powerful new features address one of the biggest challenges facing organizations developing enterprise architecture projects: Sharing information among a broad spectrum of both technical and non-technical constituencies, including high-level executives, line managers and business analysts. By accessing the right information at the right time, organizations can make informed decisions about issues such as business process improvement, technology investments and customer service models.

"Enterprise architecture is a collaborative process that involves diverse groups, both internal and external along with technical and non-technical," said Jan Popkin, CEO of Popkin Software. "Architecture information is not useful unless it can be tailored to the knowledge level of the people who need it to make decisions. System Architect is pushing the boundaries of enterprise architecture to give organizations the tools to make smarter strategic decisions and improve their communications."

The System Architect tool set adds flexible visualization and Web publishing features that enable users to draw enterprise data from a central repository and tailor the information to particular recipients. An Enterprise Explorer Diagram simplifies visualization of complex business-technology relationships, enabling users to take technical information and translate it into a strategic view for high-level management. The Information Publisher option provides the flexibility to easily customize and publish architecture information on the Web for internal consumption or via XML to accommodate regulatory requirements. A role-based Access Control feature enables organizations to manage access to their architecture projects.

"This release of System Architect goes to the heart of business-IT alignment by delivering a broad set of features that help organizations understand how business processes are being driven by technology and vice versa," added Popkin.