title: BCE: a tool for software integration.
abstract: The integration of software into special-purpose systems (e.g. for gene sequence analysis) can be a difficult task. We describe a general-purpose software integration tool, the BCE program, that facilitates assembly of VAX-based software into application systems and provides an easy-to-use, intuitive user interface. We describe the use of BCE to integrate a heterogeneous collection of sequence analysis tools. Many BCE design features are generally applicable and can be implemented in other language or hardware environments.
authors.affiliation: Pitman-Moore, Inc., Northbrook, IL 60062.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Modelevsky
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Akers
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods; D012984:Software; D012985:Software Design