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March 11, 2011
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE MANAGES SCRUM AND HYBRID DEVELOPMENT METHODS WITH THOUGHTWORKS STUDIOS’ MINGLE
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE MANAGES SCRUM AND HYBRID DEVELOPMENT METHODS WITH THOUGHTWORKS STUDIOS’ MINGLE
Mingle provides flexible platform to track complex software development projects
SAN FRANCISCO, March 10, 2011 – ThoughtWorks Studios (www.thoughtworks-studios.com), a global leader in enterprise Agile development products and services, today announced that Siemens Healthcare has successfully deployed its Mingle project management solution to adopt and implement Scrum methods across the enterprise. Siemens Healthcare selected Mingle because of its adaptive approach to manage both structured methods like Scrum and internally designed hybrid development practices. Mingle is the Agile project management platform of ThoughtWorks Studios’ Agile ALM suite that includes Twist® (Agile test automation) and GoTM (Agile release management).
“We decided on Mingle due to its usability, flexibility and features such as the virtual Story Wall, drag-n-drop functionality and reporting capabilities. Mingle’s ability to flexibly adapt to our existing processes as well as support future adaptations, made it a clear choice over other similar tools,” says Sigbjoern Skjervold, development manager at Siemens. “Mingle is our teams’ working tool to track the projects progress and know where we are, what was left out and what was part of the delivery to our customers. So we are confident of what we ship.”
Siemens, which ranks #37 on the Fortune Global 500 list, has a 163 year history in taking entrepreneurial risks to pioneer innovative concepts and visionary ideas. The Siemens Healthcare division develops the DocuLive Electronic Patient Record (EPR), an electronic health record system accessible to hospitals and medical care givers that is Norway’s leading EPR software. Siemens was able to easily tailor Mingle to its teams’ processes, adopt the Scrum methodology and implement multiple workflows for sub-projects. The entire team, from management and testers to developers, support and operations, use Mingle for all aspects of the delivery lifecycle, including requirements gathering, analysis, planning, tracking, reporting, project management, defect management and support management.
Mingle’s flexibility has enabled Siemens Healthcare to not only use it for Scrum-based projects, but projects using other methodologies too. “We have used Mingle extensively for Waterfall projects too and have found that it retains its usability as an effective project management, tracking and collaboration solution,” emphasizes Sigbjoern. Future plans for Mingle include syncing the multiple sub-projects to a program, optimizing the overview page and integrating Mingle more closely with other products.
About ThoughtWorks Studios
ThoughtWorks Studios is a global leader in Agile ALM products and training. A division of ThoughtWorks, Inc.®, the pioneer in Agile development and best-practices, it offers the tools, coaching and experience to help companies realize the full potential of Agile development in the enterprise. Its products, Mingle (project management), Twist (automated testing) and Go (Agile release management), help organizations manage all aspects of the software development lifecycle – from requirements definition and portfolio management to test automation, quality assurance and release management. The company’s Agile Workshops provide in-depth training that covers all facets of Agile ALM best practices. Customers include 3M, Barclays, BBC, eBay, Honeywell, McGraw-Hill, Rackspace and Vodafone. ThoughtWorks Studios is headquartered in San Francisco and Bangalore, with offices in London and select cities in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. For more information, please visit www.thoughtworks-studios.com
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November 2, 2009
SIEMENS, LINTELLE ENGINEERING AND FREEWAVE INTRODUCE THE SMART COMBINER BOX FOR THE SOLAR POWER INDUSTRY AT SPI 2009 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Companies partnered to offer solar power generation providers with a flexible, remotely controlled combiner box with best-in-class features and flexibility
ANAHEIM, Calif., SOLAR POWER INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Oct. 27, 2009 – Siemens Industry, Inc., Lintelle Engineering and FreeWave Technologies, all leaders in their respective industries, have collaborated on the development of a flexible smart combiner box. A sample of the box will be on display in the FreeWave booth (#2750). The box also will be wirelessly communicating to a control system at the Siemens booth (#3370).
This Smart Combiner Box benefits and features include:
• Simatic S7-1200 controller
• FreeWave MM2, wireless Ethernet radio
• Modular and Scalable Design (12, 16, 20 or 24 strings)
• Rated up to 20A at 600 VDC per string
• Integrated string current and voltage measurement
• Integrated and monitored Output Circuit Breaker optional
• Finger-safe fuse holders with integrated spare fuse holder
• Finger guards provide 100% touch-safe interior
• Multiple grounding terminals provide wiring flexibility
• Integrated wire management
• Built in Diagnostics for remote troubleshooting
• Remote PLC code upload capability via wireless interface
• Fully labeled panel for ease of installation and maintenance
Availability:
Samples are available immediately for evaluation.
About FreeWave Technologies
Founded in 1993, FreeWave Technologies manufactures the most reliable, high performing, lowest power consumption, spread spectrum and licensed radios for mission-critical data transmission. Through engineering excellence and a relentless commitment to best-in-class manufacturing, FreeWave customers enjoy superior radio up-time, range and the lowest cost of ownership available. Based in Boulder, Colorado, FreeWave designs and manufactures radios that are the leading choice for oil and gas, utility, military and numerous other industrial applications. Organizations that count on radio data communications for operational success – where failure and down-time are not an option – trust FreeWave for custom network design, system engineering and customer support that are unparalleled in the market. For additional information, contact FreeWave directly at 866.399.4930 or at newsinfo@freewave.com. Visit the company’s website at www.freewave.com.
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Catapult PR-IR
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