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From: winfave@dutrun.UUCP (Alexander Verbraeck)
Newsgroups: comp.software-eng
Subject: Re: Merise and other such methods...
Message-ID: <727@dutrun.UUCP>
Date: 22 May 89 11:31:13 GMT
References: <1602@zaphod.axion.bt.co.uk>
Organization: Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
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In article <1602@zaphod.axion.bt.co.uk> prea@axion.bt.co.uk writes:
>Hello World,
>
>does anyone out there in netland know anything about Merise. I think it is a
>system development technique.
>Is it a notatition?
>Is it a method?
>How is it used to development of systems?
>Has anyone had any practical experience of it?
>Are there any references to it?
>Who developed it?
>Why was it developed?
>Are there any support tools?
>etc, etc, etc....

MERISE is an information system design and development methodology.
It supports the four stages of information system development and
uses several perspectives. It combines an ER approach for data and 
a Petri net based approach for processes. I have several references
(articles, books, etc.) and will post them to the net if anyone is
interested. At our university there is also some experience in using
the methodology.

It originated from Sema-matra in France and Gamma International, also
in France. I think there are support tools available, and i can check
if you are interested.

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