{"id":43,"date":"2018-04-20T10:25:14","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T09:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.avolutionsoftware.com\/?p=43"},"modified":"2023-09-01T15:59:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T14:59:50","slug":"just-released-abacus-provides-first-fully-updated-support-for-new-togaf-9-2-standard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.avolutionsoftware.com\/news\/just-released-abacus-provides-first-fully-updated-support-for-new-togaf-9-2-standard\/","title":{"rendered":"ABACUS provides first fully updated support for new TOGAF 9.2 standard"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>Avolution\u00a0is the first software vendor to provide fully updated support for the new TOGAF\u00ae Standard, Version 9.2,\u00a0launched\u00a0last week at the Open Group London conference.<\/h6>\n<p>The TOGAF framework is an Open Group standard used by 70,000+ practitioners worldwide to design, plan and implement enterprise architecture and solution architecture.<span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Avolution\u2019s\u00a0Dr\u00a0Tim O\u2019Neill said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe understand how useful the TOGAF standard is for many architects. The adaptability of ABACUS as a tool means it\u2019s very straightforward to update frameworks and metamodels. So, we\u2019re delighted to provide these\u00a0TOGAF 9.2\u00a0updates\u00a0quickly to our users.<span data-ccp-props=\"{\">&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In particular, the updated TOGAF 9.2\u00a0Value Stream, Business Capability and\u00a0Course of Action content metamodel concepts are now available in the ABACUS tool. 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