The value chain should be seamless. (Guest Commentary).(Engineers and management team must focus on system architecture)(Brief Article) From: Design News | Date: May 6, 2002| Author: Christopher, Chris J. | COPYRIGHT 2002 Reed Business Information. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

For engineers to be effective, and for them to efficiently meet their time-to-market requirements, they must work within a value chain that's seamless in terms of computer platforms, so their software applications can run smoothly, says Christopher.

DESIGN NEWS: What decisions must engineers make when thinking about their computer needs?

CHRISTOPHER: It's vitally important that engineers and the management team understand what architecture they should have for...