BigLever Press & Analyst Coverage

Featured Analyst Coverage

Forrester Blog: ALM and PLM -- Make It Work, People
By Tom Grant, Senior Analyst, Forrester Research

August 30, 2011 -- The boundaries of what we mean by "application life-cycle management" continue to stretch and tear, like Arnold Schwarzenegger stuffed into a toddler's jumper. While we still have to be careful about defining ALM so broadly that it's no longer a meaningful category, it's clear that the traditional list of functionality -- task management, build management, requirements, management, etc., etc. -- is at least a couple of sizes too small. In fact, the amount of overlap with product life-cycle management (PLM) is so great that it may be increasingly hard to discuss them separately. They may be surprised to find how closely related they are, like Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito in Twins, but the connection is definitely there. >> more

Featured Press Coverage

Austin Business Journal: BigLever Software Makes Gains
By James Jeffrey, Staff Writer

December 16, 2011 -- BigLever Software Inc. is gaining leverage in a market it has defined for itself, helping manufacturers of increasingly technology-laden products efficiently expand and upgrade their product lines with the latest software innovations. More than 10 years after founder and CEO Charles Krueger conceived BigLever, the company reported reaching a "tipping point" with what it calls software product-line engineering. >> more

SD Times Guest View: Reuse is an event, but sharing is a journey
By Charles W. Krueger, BigLever CEO

July 18, 2011 -- The idea of reusing systems and software engineering assets -- such as requirements, designs, source code and test cases -- has long been the leading candidate for discontinuous improvements in engineering efficiency and quality. >> more

SD Times: BigLever Software Expands Adoption of Its Industry-Standard Product Line Engineering Lifecycle Framework with Microsoft Integrations

December 13, 2010 -- BigLever Software announced today new integrations for further expanding adoption of the company's industry-standard Gears SPL Lifecycle Framework. As a Microsoft partner, BigLever is delivering off-the-shelf integration capabilities for Microsoft's Visual Studio and Office Suite products. >> more

Selected Press Coverage Archive

Oct 15, 2010 BigLever partner in $200M gov contract, Austin Business Journal
Sept 24, 2010 Henry Ford Would 'Recoil' at SPL: The role of Software Product Lines, Dr. Dobbs
Oct 6, 2010 IBM partners on 'smart' wind system, CNET
May 28, 2010  Organization works to blend application, product lifecycle management, SD Times
May 26, 2010 BigLever gets ALM, PLM in gear, SD TImes
Sept 25, 2009 BigLever keeps testing, feature variations in sync, SD Times
Mar 15, 2009 Guest View: A discontinuous jump, SD Times
Dec 10, 2008 Use product line engineering to reduce the total costs required to create, deploy & maintain systems & software, Embedded Systems Design
Nov 17, 2008 BigLever builds a bridge to SCM with Gears, SD Times
Oct 31, 2008 'Software as a product line' offers the right benefits to long life-cycle military programs, Military Embedded Systems
May 20, 2008 BigLever Adds Product Engineering Focus to ALM, OnStrategies
Mar 22, 2008 Product Line Engineering, Software Engineering Radio Podcast
July 17, 2008 The Power Of The Portfolio Can Maximize Software Development, Electronic Design
Mar/April 2008 Leveraging the synergy of Software Product Line engineering and Model-Driven Development, Military Embedded Systems
Feb 27, 2007 BigLever Shifts Gears for Software Product Lines, eWeek
Feb 15, 2007 BigLever Turns Gears for Business Side, SD Times