Additional Information about Telelogic Rhapsody 7.1 Rhapsody 7.1 aligns closely with SysML 1.0 and offers easy-to-use enhancements, which enable users to easily capture complex systems engineering designs and to better communicate with other project stakeholders. The new features of Rhapsody 7.1 include: • Free-floating Activity Diagrams • Multiple Activity Diagram associations • Statecharts per systems part or block • Improved Activity Diagram swimlanes • Productivity capabilities for object node and call action node design elements Software developers that wish to leverage an Agile development process can increase their productivity with Rhapsody 7.1, utilizing MDD’s superior abstraction and automation capabilities to better communicate, collaborate, and respond to design changes. The Agile engineer benefits from advanced round-tripping and reverse engineering features, enhanced “code respect” that maintains the structure of the code, and model-based testing capabilities with comprehensive change reports. These new capabilities help Agile users get the job done the way they know how, increasing collaboration across the project. The Rhapsody For Telecom package continues Telelogic’s verticalization strategy, which builds custom solutions that increase the MDD value proposition to users in targeted markets. This package seamlessly integrates with the leading protocol development solution, Telelogic SDL Suite 6.0. Created to provide greater efficiencies than generic MDD solutions, Rhapsody For Telecom offers a specialized product that meets the needs of telecom developers. New vertical solutions like Rhapsody for Telecom enable users to increase productivity, shorten development cycles, boost quality, and improve profit margins. ### .