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Costar Software Estimating Tool
Dan LigettSoftstar Systems
[email protected]://www.SoftstarSystems.com
(603) 672-0987
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Costar the easiest choice
FeaturesSupportResourcesHistoryFutureEasy licensing
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Costar Features
Incremental COCOMOCOCOMO IICOCOMO 81REVICMany reports & graphsExport to ExcelSchedule ConstraintsCalico for calibration You can add phases, activities, cost drivers, defaults
Its COCOMO open, studied, validated, known
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Technical Support
Free, unlimited, technical support Phone, fax, e-mail, website, FAQ Modeling issues COCOMO questions & interpretations Calibration techniques Estimating methods, line counting, etc.
How can we do that? The software is excellent The GUI is excellent The help system is excellent
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Training & Resources
Software Cost Estimation with COCOMO IISoftware Engineering EconomicsMany articles, websites, meetingsThe best third-party training! Betsy Clark [email protected] Brad Clark [email protected] Ray Kile www.csm.com Don Reifer www.reifer.com
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COCOMO History
Costar has faced many competitorsCommercial implementations have included BYL, PCOC, GECOMO, SOPROMO, CoolSoft, GHL COCOMO, COCOMO, CB COCOMO, and DEC Project Manager.Federal agencies have funded GTCOCOMO, SECOMO, REVIC, COCOMOID, Swan, COSTMODL, and COSTMODELER.Universities have generated WICOMO (with industrial variants RISCOMO, SD COCOMO, and RAYCOMO), ESCOMO, USC COCOMO, and ESTIME.
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Costar History
Look to the past for clues about the future:16+ years of CostarDOS, VMS, Solaris, Win 3, Win 95, Win 98, Win NT, Win 2000, Win XPHundreds and hundreds of customers17 COCOMO Meetings
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Costar Future
New CalibrationsCostar 7.0 Import of USC COCOMO files Effort & Schedule Filters More Powerful Interface, more customizable, more flexible More Reports & Graphs
Costar 8.0 Risk New types of models Links to more tools
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Licensing
Single User License Inexpensive way to introduce COCOMO
Site License No per seat charges, all employees at a site get Costar
Worldwide Corporate License No per seat charges, all employees get Costar Standard estimating method, tools, training, file formats, etc. About 19 cents each for LMCO-sized company
One time fee not an annual charge! Spend a little Save a fortune
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Extra Incentives
Free Training with a Corporate License Two days Taught at your site Up to 20 students
Discount for USC Affiliates Buy a Corporate License, save $5,000 Includes training
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Costar the safest choice
Features Full support for COCOMOSupport Well make you successfulResources COCOMO sets the standardFuture Were in it for the long haulEasy licensing Inexpensive for sites & enterprises
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AEG AIL Systems, Inc Alden Electronics American Airlines Arinc Research Corporation Arthur Andersen & Company AT&T Bell Laboratories Bank of Boston BBN BDM Corporation Beckman Instruments Bellcore Bendix Avelex, Inc. Booz-Allen & Hamilton Bull HN Information Systems Cadam Inc. Canadian Department of National Defense Chrysler Cincinnati Bell Information Systems Citibank Computer Sciences Corporation Computing Devices Company Contel Federal Systems Control Data Corporation Data Dimensions Incorporated Dairymen Inc. Deutsche Telephonwerke DSC Communications CorporationDynamics Research CorporationEDS -- Electronic Data SystemsE-Systems CorporationEastman KodakEG & G Special ProjectsENSRFerranti Computer Systems LimitedFidelityFord AerospaceGeneral DynamicsGrumman Corporation
Selected Costar CustomersGTEHewlett-PackardHoneywell Bull Ltd.HughesIBMICL Network SystemsIntelIntersolvITT Federal Electric CorporationJet Propulsion LaboratoryLibrascope CorporationLockheed-MartinLogiconLoralLucent TechnologiesM/A-Com Research, Inc. Management Consulting & ResearchMarconi Simulation Martin Marietta Data Systems Messerschmitt GmbH Midwest Securities Trust Company MITRE Corporation Motorola NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Naval Engineering Test Establishment New York State Electric & Gas Northern Telecom Northrop Corporation OAO Corporation Peat Marwick Philips Medical Systems PRC -- Planning Research Corporation Product Engineering Company Ltd. Reuters Rockwell International SAIC -- Science Applications International Corp.
Siemens Medical Electronics Sisteco Spar Aerospace SRA Corporation Statistica, Inc. Sundstrand Tandem Computer TASC --The Analytical Sciences Corporation TektronixTelecom AustraliaTeledyne Systems CompanyTelefunken SystemtechnikTexas InstrumentsThomsonTitan LinkabitTRW Inc.U.S. Air Force -- ESDU.S. ArmyU.S. Army National GuardU.S. Army Space & Strategic DefenseU.S. Bureau of Alcohol,Tobacco & FirearmsU.S. Coast GuardU.S. Department of CommerceU.S. GAO -- General Accounting OfficeU.S. GSA -- General Services AdministrationU.S. IRS -- Internal Revenue ServiceU.S. Library of CongressU.S. Navy -- Naval Air Warfare CenterU.S. Navy -- Naval Coastal Systems CenterU.S. Navy -- Naval Research LabsU.S. Navy -- Naval Surface Warfare CenterU.S. Navy -- Naval Underwater Systems CenterU.S. Navy -- FCDSSAU.S. Social Security AdministrationU.S. TreasuryUnisys Australia LimitedWestinghouse Electric CorporationWilcox ElectricXerox Corporation
Costar Software Estimating ToolCostar the easiest choiceCostar FeaturesTechnical SupportTraining & ResourcesCOCOMO HistoryCostar HistoryCostar FutureLicensingExtra IncentivesCostar the safest choice