Thu. 15th September, 2011 / 6:30pm

Software—Friend or Foe

Speaker: Rick Rettig

Managing Director, Monoidics Japan Ltd.

Software is the usual culprit behind ATM breakdowns, trading floor failures, and smartphone resets. It has grown in size and become far more complex as systems evolve. Very often software is patched together from multiple sources, and is put into production with too little quality assurance. What are the trade-offs, and what do “Reliability” and “Safety” really mean to businesses and consumers today?

Can developers insure that all components are reliable and work seamlessly together; reduce development time and costs, yet improve quality, safety, and ship with greater confidence? “Yes” is the answer to all of the above. But there are multiple possible solutions — some technologies, standards, processes, and best practices are quite new; others are still evolving.

Whether you’re an executive, project mgr., architect, or programmer responsible for on-time on-budget delivery, & risk management, this presentation about the latest technology to detect and address software defects will provide food for thought, and solutions. This technology—and recent advances in C & C++ programming standards that will be extended to Java in future—is being adopted by NASA, Airbus, & others, for mission-critical system requirements, and to minimize downtime & business losses.

Rick Rettig is a software and systems integration business development specialist. He has 25 years of business experience in Japan managing six “computer and communications” start-ups. His latest start-up, Monoidics Japan Ltd., launched this year.

Monoidics is a UK company with a breakthrough software tool that uses a mathematical-proof model to verify zero defects in source code, and automatically identifies hard-to-find memory defects such as null pointer de-references and memory leaks.

Date: Thursday, 15th September
Time: 18:30 open, 19:00 start, 20:30 end.
Venue: Foreign Correspondents' Club (20F) Map
Cost*: ¥4,000 ICA members,
¥6,000 non-members. Open to all; RSVP, pay at door.
*Light dinner included.

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