Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Software Engineering

The advancement in technology that we have experienced over recent years has allowed for significant progress to be made in all the fields of activity. Companies and enterprises from all industries can take their performance and productivity to the next level by investing in information technologies. Increasing and maintaining high performance is an achievable goal, provided companies focus their efforts on enhancing the efficiency of applied tools. Dynamic control of the company’s existing applications and optimal use of its IT investments allows for the seizure of new business opportunities as well as for the development of new competitive advantages. Investing in information technology is not sufficient; companies are faced with the stringent need to find a comprehensive solution to tasks such as software design, construction, testing and maintenance. All these aspects are encompassed in what is referred to as software engineering.

Software engineering has proven to be not only an indispensable tool in the smooth functioning of a company or an enterprise, but a valuable one when it comes to performance tuning. Software engineering lies at the bottom of the constant change that we are all witnessing in the world today. Software engineering plays a major part in building the tools that enable computers to make this change. Therefore, the more pervasive computers and applications become, the more important is the role of software engineering. Software engineering encompasses everything from the development of database structures to working on embedded software or writing consumer-level applications. The integral role of software engineering in the development of software applications requires conceptual and design skills, in addition to programming ones.

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