Objective TARSAL is a demonstration project showing the viability of transferring software reuse technology with the RSAL reuse repository tool from Sodalia SpA to other partners of various size involved in various software development activities: Brüel & Kjær (acoustics and vibration analysis), Hitec (information systems for production and quality management), CIM-EXP (software development for engineering and manufacturing). The expected result of the application of this technology is a reduction in development costs.RSAL is currently being used within Sodalia for applications in telecommunication software. RSAL is Sodalia's cornerstone reuse platform supporting their C++ development efforts in a networked workstation environment. RSAL matches many of the needs of small to medium sized software developing organisations participating in the project. The users identified for the trial application considered that without such tools their overall software productivity and quality would be limited. Partly this is due to the fact that existing software libraries evolve into more and more complex, unmanageable entities. Although all the project partners have experimented with their own reuse ideas (libraries, etc.), they require more systematic tools to improve the process.The Trial Application of the tool will require work from Sodalia and the University of Trento to analyse the needs of the user partners. The University has the principle role of technology transfer agent working as an intermediary between Sodalia, the technology provider, and the user partners. Use will be made of Sodalia's guidelines and methodology for RSO (reuse support organisation) to address various institutional issues. Each of the user partners will apply RSAL to construct a reusable software repository which will be used to facilitate software development. The University will assist in installation of and education in tool use. Subsequently, the users will apply the repository system to typical projects, based on a plan proposed by the University for monitoring the differences between software projects developed with and without the repository.A preliminary quantitative analysis of needs has already been carried out and Sodalia has begun adaptation of RSAL. The applications are:- "Triumph Analyser", by Brüel & Kjær, a system for measuring signals from microphones and accelerometers has decided to use RSAL in the framework of its, moving towards a new application framework;- a simulation-evaluation-scheduler system for Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS). by CIM-EXP;- "New methods for improved quality paper" by Hitec.At the end of the project the reuse technology and the tool will be redeployed. Several dissemination activities are planned as well as a marketing plan for the tool.http://www.lii.unitn.it/TARSAL Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware developmentsocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsproduction economicsproductivitynatural sciencesphysical sciencesacoustics Programme(s) FP4-ESPRIT 4 - Specific research and technological development programme in the field of information technologies, 1994-1998 Topic(s) 1.5 - Software Intensive Systems Engineering Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator Sodalia SpA EU contribution No data Address Via del Brennero 364 38100 Trento Italy See on map Total cost No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Brueel & Kjaer Export A/S Denmark EU contribution No data Address Skokdsborgvej 307 2850 Naerum See on map Total cost No data Cim-Exp Consulting Hungary EU contribution No data Address P.O. Box 63 i Kende U. 13-17 1111 Budapest See on map Total cost No data Hitec Modern Technology and Computer Applications Greece EU contribution No data Address Messogion 204 155 61 HOL Athens See on map Total cost No data University of Trento Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Belenzani 12 38100 Trento See on map Total cost No data Valtech France EU contribution No data Address Cbc Building, Rue Pelix Pyat 8 92043 Paris La Defence See on map Total cost No data