Washington DC, USA and Cheltenham, UK – 21st September 2009. Artisan® Software Tools, the world’s largest independent supplier of industrial-grade, collaborative modeling tools for complex, mission and safety-critical embedded systems and software, has announced that Artisan Studio Uno™, has been shortlisted for a prestigious Elektra09 award in the Embedded System Product of the Year category.

With thousands of downloads to date, Artisan Studio Uno is a free-of-charge, yet fully-functional, single-user version of Artisan’s award-winning Artisan Studio SysML/UML multi-user development environment. It is the perfect entry-level toolset for standards-based, Model-driven systems and software development using SysML/UML, providing systems and software engineers with a quick, easy and cost-free way to get started with SysML/UML.

Artisan Studio Uno delivers the same industrial strength functionality that has earned Artisan Studio its enviable pedigree in supporting collaborative, complex, mission and safety-critical systems and software development for the most demanding customers in the Military, aerospace, defence, automotive and medical industries. Capable of providing complete support for the project lifecycle from conception through implementation and maintenance, it is ideal for use both by individual systems and software engineers and small development teams working on real-world projects.

“By providing zero cost of entry, Artisan Studio Uno has fundamentally changed the rules for embedded systems and software design and development using SysML/UML,” said James B. Gambrell, CEO of Artisan Software Tools. “Artisan Studio Uno has thoroughly invigorated the market on projects both large and small. Furthermore, complete model compatibility allows development projects that out-grow Artisan Studio Uno to be seamlessly transitioned to Artisan Studio’s comprehensive collaborative working environment.”

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About Artisan Software Tools

Artisan® Software Tools is the world’s largest independent supplier of industrial-grade, collaborative modeling tools for complex, mission-critical systems and software. Artisan has delivered a stable, robust working environment to thousands of users across an extensive range of complex applications in demanding sectors including military, aerospace and defense, automotive and transportation, telecommunications and electronics, and medical. Artisan’s standards-based tool suite, Artisan Studio®, provides comprehensive support for the leading industry standards, including OMG SysML, UML and Architectural Frameworks. Artisan WorkbenchTM provides a fully integrated, collaborative engineering framework for the trouble-free deployment and maintenance of best-in-class tools for mission and safety-critical systems and software development. Artisan’s tools deliver on the promise of an integrated collaborative development environment - allowing systems and software engineering teams to Work as OneTM - from concept through to delivery, maintenance and support. Founded in 1997 with extensive venture capital backing, Artisan is headquartered in the USA and UK with offices in Germany and Italy, supported by a global distributor network. For more information visit: www.ArtisanSoftwareTools.com.