The process model of the aspect IPSE

Abstract

Aspect is an integrated project support environment (ipse) that has been developed under the auspices of the Alvey Directorate. The project partners are Systems Designers plc., MARI, ICL and the Universities of Newcastle and York. The project started in April 1984 with initial funding for three years. Following a successful demonstration at the Alvey Conference in August 1987, the project has been extended for another year. It is primarily an ipse kit, in the sense that Aspect would be populated with a particular set of tools to provide a customised ipse for ultimate use. Its architecture is defined by its public tool interface used by providers of tools which will run in Aspect. This interface has three main components: the Information Base, the Human Computer interface, and the Target Interface.