Want to see your favorite new feature in the next version of iRise? Help us prioritize the product roadmap by casting your vote for your favorite ideas in the iRise Community.

Some of the top picks will be discussed at the iRise User Group Meeting during the Feature Prioritization workshop. In the workshop, participants will discuss the pros and cons of some of the most popular ideas and help rank them. Vote now to get your most wanted list into the workshop!

Are you looking for tips and tricks for improving simulation performance? Then you'll want to make sure and attend the just announced iRise webinar which will discuss just that.

When: Thursday, September 22nd 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
Hosted By: iRise Customer Support
Registration: Click Here

This Webinar will...

• Demonstrate modeling tips and tricks that can improve simulation performance

• Explain dynamic view caching rules and how they impact simulation performance
• Show undocumented features for troubleshooting simulation performance issues
  
• Review principles for incorporating the right level of fidelity to best meet your objectives

For more information and to register: Click Here

On the heels of the Dice.com report that listed iRise as one of the most sought-after skills in IT, we have redesigned our training and certification programs from the ground up with the goal of making it easier for companies and individuals to develop strong iRise credentials.

Two new courses, iRise Basic Training™ and iRise Advanced Training™, take instructor-led training to a new level. As replacements for the iRise Experienced Training and iRise Expert Training, these courses offer an enhanced topic list, improved course flow, more hands-on exercises and workshops, and an improved set of participant materials to use during and after training. We’ve also eliminated the one-size-fits-all approach from our curriculum with flexible delivery options – including open enrollment classes, live virtual training, and private onsite or remote classes. For more information: Click Here

Our certification program has also been updated, and now includes two tiers – iRise Certified Modeler™ and iRise Certified Expert™ – that better reflect varying levels of iRise knowledge, skill, and experience. The iRise Certified Modeler Exam is delivered online and can be taken at any time and place. The iRise Certified Expert Exam is delivered onsite at various U.S. locations throughout the year. Private “certification days” for both exams, during which iRise will provide exam prep, proctoring and review to groups of five to ten participants, can be purchased by corporate customers. For more information, including prerequisites and exam prep materials: Click Here

Registration and pricing information for public courses and exams can be accessed at http://www.irise.com/services/registration. Companies interested in hosting group and/or private classes and exams can contact iRise Sales at info@irise.com.

iRise is offering a FREE certification day for both exams at the upcoming Fusion User Group Meeting in New York City! Please contact Nancy Kwon at nkwon@irise.com for more info.

September is going to be an exciting month for iRise accelerator product updates. On the iRise Connect side of things look out for a new integration to the Micro Focus CaliberRM requirements management platform. Similar to the other iRise Connect products, this will be a bi-directional synchronization of requirement text and links to iRise visualizations within Definition Center, also leveraging the traceability functionality within the CaliberRM platform. On the HP side we will be announcing official support for the ALM 11 version of the Quality Center product.

The CodeGen beta program is close to completion and we will be announcing the official release of CodeGen 2.0 at the end of the month. Feedback from the beta program has been directly translated into exciting new product functionality including improved layout support, template-driven code generation and improved mapping to existing style sheet assets.

Experience these products first-hand and learn how to integrate them into your software development process by signing up for the iRise Adoption Center, Code Generator, HP Quality Center Integration Best Practices workshop on Wednesday October 12 at the iRise User Conference.

According to Ann Bednarz of Network World, in a ranking of IT hiring managers, iRise has been listed as the number 1 skill they are looking for in new hires. Bednarz based much of this article on a study conducted by Dice.com (leading technical job site). iRise is used by many Fortune 500 companies (click here to view list) to create dynamic and data-aware user interfaces. Companies like Honeywell, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, SAIC, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Toyota, Barclays Bank, BB&T, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Capital One, Charles Schwab and Citibank use iRise every day to innovate new products and reduce project-related cost.

Which Universities are Using iRise in the Classroom?
• University of Baltimore - NEW ADDITION
• University of Delaware - NEW ADDITION
• American University, Kogod School of Business
• DePaul University
• Georgia Southern University
• Georgia State University
• National University of Singapore
• New York University
• University of Western Ontario
• Walsh College

How to Implement iRise at a Local University
iRise has implemented a program called iRise on Campus that provides select undergraduate and graduate university programs with the opportunity to use cutting edge requirements visualization technology in the classroom. iRise is perfectly suited for computer science, human-computer interaction, IT and entrepreneurship courses. iRise visualization software is provided to qualified schools at no cost. Join iRise on Campus today! – Go to http://www.irise.com/solutions/campus

Free iRise Certification will be provided to the eligible students of universities & colleges that join the iRise on Campus program by September 30th. This is a fantastic opportunity for universities and students alike! For more information, contact Jason Muhammad at jmuhammad@iRise.com.

Discounts available. You’ll receive your iRise Basic Training Certificate upon completion. To learn more about iRise training classes: Click Here