Patent ID: 7343386
Filing Date: 2008-03-11
Classification: G06F,G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method supporting collaborative product development, comprising: maintaining under revision control, in a plurality of repositories, a plurality of artifacts; maintaining under revision control, in another repository, a plurality of artifact tuples, at least one first artifact tuple comprising first information providing access to at least one of the artifacts, and at least one second artifact tuple comprising second information providing access to at least one other artifact tuple; and associating each of the artifact tuples with at least one of a plurality of product development processes; wherein maintaining under revision control a plurality of artifact tuples further comprises updating the second information in response to maintenance of a given one of the at least one other artifact tuples, and further comprises creating a new version of one of the at least one other artifact tuples to create the given other artifact tuple, and creating a new given artifact tuple having the updated second information, the updated second information providing access to the given other artifact tuple.