DEFINITY® ProLogixTM solutions rapid development
Galen L. Carter, Charles R. Lindemulder, John M. Nichols · Bell Labs Technical Journal · 2002
The DEFINITY® Enterprise Communications Server (ECS) was first developed and sold in the early 1980s and is recognized today as a flagship product of Lucent Technologies' Business Communications Systems Group. Continuous feature enhancements and cost reductions have been, and still are, a primary focus of the Bell Labs development organization. But how could a large organization create a new offer in support of this flagship product in record time? The answer lay in tight focus on the market segment, hardened requirements, a high degree of reuse, strong vendor partnerships, efficient communications, and a highly motivated team. This is how the DEFINITY ProLogix† Solutions offer was developed on a schedule that was 20% better than best-in-class.