BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Reverse Engineering
- the decomposition and analysis of a product to establish how it was put together, and the costs of production. Reverse engineering enables a company to redesign or otherwise develop a product. It also enables competitors to analyze the composition, technology, and development of rival products.
- Also known as Decompilation
Wiktionary Definition for: Reverse Engineering
- the process of analyzing the construction and operation of a product in order to manufacture a similar one
Additional Resources
- REVERSE ENGINEERING SEMINARS.
- Delcam and Renishaw are to host two seminars demonstrating the latest reverse engineering technology and its potential applications. These will take place at the new Centre of Excellence in Advanced Toolmaking at Buckinghamshire College, High Wycombe Delcam and Renishaw are to host two seminars demonstrating the...
- Research articles 1999-03-01
- Rulings unlock software copyrights. (Products and Careers Edition) (reverse engineering)
- Recent court decisions give more legal backing to reverse engineering of software Lawyers argue about possible effects on the computer industry More than 16 years ago, computer software became an official part of US copyright law. Since then ...
- Research articles 1993-01-28
- HighRES Debuts Enhanced Integrated 3D CAD/CAM Reverse Engineering Software Plug-ins for Mastercam X at SEMA Show; Adds Real Time Inspection and Measure Features to New HighRES Release
- LA JOLLA, Calif. -- HighRES, Inc., providers of CAD/CAM integrated 3D reverse engineering and digitizing software products, today announced it will debut its HighRES for Mastercam X, their newly upgraded software interface for digitizing direct in Mastercam at SEMA in Las Vegas, Nevada, November 1-4, 2005 in booth #52115 (Silver...
- Research articles 2005-10-27
- Inspection, Reverse-Engineering System
- Portable CMM supplier Romer Inc. (Wixom, MI), a unit of Hexagon Metrology Sweden, has launched an inspection and reverse-engineering solution that includes its seven-axis Infinite portable CMM, a ScanShark 4Vi laser-scanning probe, PolyWorks software, and a laptop or desktop computer. With Romer's new ScanShark inspection/reverse-engineering solution, users can take mobile...
- Research articles 2007-06-01
- An introduction to engineering through an integrated reverse engineering and design graphics project
- ABSTRACT This paper discusses a new freshman course that merges previous topics in the "Introduction to Mechanical Engineering" and "Engineering Design Graphics" courses into a single integrated teaching effort. The main objective of the new course is to introduce students to mechanical engineering education and practice through lectures and laboratory...
- Research articles 2000-10-01
- Reverse engineering boosts NASCAR team
- Drivers for Joe Gibbs Racing JGR rarely use reverse gear on the track, but engineers at the team's Huntersville, NC machine shop use reverse engineering to duplicate and machine cylinder head ports on its NASCAR Winston Cup cars.
- Research articles 2001-08-01
- Digitizing software for reverse engineering—Advance Motion Engineering, booth D-3005
- Scan2000 is a reverse engineering software product. Integrated within two CAD programs, UGNX and SolidWorks, the software expands functionality while conforming to the pre-existing user interfaces. It includes tools for sketcher digitizing, sketch segment control, spline creation and modification, reference plane and surface and solids creation, along with FreeScanning, which...
- Research articles 2004-08-01
- Reverse Engineering Google's Innovation Machine | HBR IdeaCast
- "Fast is better than slow," Google proclaims in its corporate philosophy, and Babson professor Tom Davenport asserts that more companies can, and should, borrow from this and other elements of Google's innovative approach to business. In this podcast, Davenport describes how Google uses chaos to quickly move from prototype to...
- Blog posts 2008-04-18
- HighRES Formalizes Partnership with UGS; Integrated 3D Reverse Engineering Software Plug-in Creates Native Digitized Data for UGS' NX Application
- LA JOLLA, Calif. -- HighRES, Inc., providers of computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) integrated 3D reverse engineering and digitizing software products, announced it has formalized its relationship with UGS, a leading global provider of product lifecycle management PLM software and services, as a Foundation Partner under the global UGS Partner...
- Research articles 2004-08-31
- Lexar Media Announces that Judge Orders SanDisk to Perform Reverse Engineering to Confirm Basis for Continuing Patent Lawsuit
- FREMONT, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 28, 1998--Lexar Media announced that on Aug. 24, 1998 the Honorable Judge Charles Breyer ordered SanDisk to perform a reverse engineering of a Lexar Media CompactFlash card product.
- Research articles 1998-08-28
- Think3.(Briefly noted)(has added reverse engineering capabilities to its design software)(Brief Article)
- The CAD maker, Think3 of Pleasanton, Calif., has added ... The CAD maker, Think3 of Pleasanton, Calif., has added reverse engineering capabilities to its design software.
- Research articles 2003-09-01
- Reverse engineering and redesign: Courses to incrementally and systematically teach design
- ABSTRACT A variety of design-process and design-methods courses exist in engineering education. The primary objective of such courses is to teach engineering design fundamentals utilizing repeatable design techniques. By so doing, students obtain (1) tools they may employ during their education, (2) design experiences to understand the "big picture" of...
- Research articles 2001-07-01
- Rational Expands Support For Client/Server Development And Brings Benefits Of Object Technology And Round-Trip Engineering To Powerbuilder And Sqlwindows Users
- SAN FRANCISCO--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 15, 1995--Rational Software Corporation today announced expanded support for client/server development with a new version of its Rational Rose graphical software-engineering tool that supports PowerBuilder, and expanded capabilities for its existing Rational Rose/SQLWindows tool. Rational Rose/PowerBuilder is the newest addition to the Rational Rose family. The...
- Research articles 1995-08-15
- Turning the tide: NSF supports programs that aim to reverse engineering graduate decline.(Front Line)
- As part of an effort aimed at increasing the number of engineering graduates in the United States, which is experiencing a significant decline in new engineers, the National Science Foundation has awarded grants to two universities that support reten As part of an effort aimed at...
- Research articles 2005-01-01
- Reverse engineering. (analysis of Easton Press)
- EDITOR'S NOTE: I've been trying to do a story on Easton Press since Roosevelt was in office. Each time I call, they decline to be interviewed. So I asked Bob Hacker, president of The Hacker Group, to "reverse engineer" Easton controls to see if he could figure...
- Research articles 1998-07-01
- EFF: TI calculator hackers didn't violate DMCA
- The Electronic Frontier Foundation on Tuesday rebutted legal assertions by Texas Instruments that enthusiasts who figured how to install their own operating systems on TI calculators violated the Digital Millenium Copyright Act.In a letter sent to the processor and calculator maker, Jennifer Granick, civil-liberties director at the EFF, argued that...
- News items 2009-10-13
- U.S. Army contracts for water purification. (Engineering: Notes).(Brief Article)
- The U.S. Army currently follows reverse osmosis treatment of drinking water with a disinfection agent to protect against recontamination. The U.S. Army's water treatment plants, known as reverse osmosis water purification units ROWPUs, are portable The U.S. Army currently follows reverse osmosis treatment of drinking...
- Research articles 2003-03-01
- Indoor GPS Metrology System With 3D Probe for Precision Applications
- There is an increasing demand from industry for intelligent reverse engineering solutions. The demand from industry is to be able to perform reverse engineering, to create CAD models, or to compare prototypes with CAD models. This paper describes this new three-dimensional, non-contact metrology system designed to measure the position and...
- White papers 2004-07-06
- Chipworks Sets Up Korean Outpost (Electronic News)
- Ottawa-based reverse engineering firm Chipworks today announced the opening of an office in Bundang, Korea. Ottawa-based reverse engineering firm Chipworks today announced the opening of an office in Bundang, Korea.
- Research articles 2006-04-17
- HALODECK FrameWorks.
- HALODECK FrameWorks provides nine reverse-engineering features that allow SolidWorks end-users to perform ... HALODECK FrameWorks provides nine reverse-engineering features that allow SolidWorks end-users to perform drawing applications. SolidWorks is for capturing complex surface geometry from a physical mold, model or part.
- Research articles 2001-03-01
