While the cost to fix may have remained low for simple problems, the cost of failure in these cases becomes extreme and perhaps even life threatening to the corporate body. When it hits the floor we are going to have a lot of expensive high profile failures, even more dramatic than those of Christmas Season 1999. Organizations need to be proactive applying quality processes and sophisticated tools in their development processes to avoid these pitfalls. CodeRover applications are downloadable over the Web, are easily self-installed, and are fully supported through Internet and telephone hotlines. Most CodeRover applications include the CodeRover Browser and are available with optional annual maintenance.
Maintenance automatically provides upgrades to new versions as they are released.
The Information Model captures the relationships between all entities resulting in a high-level architectural perspective and a detailed view of the entire application, which can be shared across the organization and monitored over time. Software development managers, by determining where the quality of their own software stands in comparison to the industry, are more capable of making critical business decisions related to their software systems.