The need for architecture management becomes critical when designing, developing and delivering complex software in a world where applications are increasingly more modular and complex, and where resources are globally distributed. Rational offers industry-leading architecture management tools for architecture and design modeling, model-driven development, component testing, static and runtime analysis activities. New and updated products include:
IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software (US) helps developers quickly design, develop, analyze, test, profile, and deploy high-quality Web, SOA, Java, J2EE, and portal applications. New and improved features include:
- Web Modeling improvements
- Improved Web services tooling
- Improved JavaServer Faces (JSF) tools
- Improved Portlet Development tools
- Enhanced J2C tools
- Ability to leverage the latest software including Eclipse 3.2, Java 5, J2SE 5.0, Sun JRE support
- New supported runtimes - IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.1, DB2 Universal Database (UDB) V9, Portal V6
IBM Rational Software Modeler (US) is a Unified Modeling Language (UML) 2.0-based visual modeling and design tool for architects, systems analysts and designers who are responsible for specifying and maintaining system or software models and designs. New and improved features include:
- Support for UML2
- General modeling usability enhancements
- Team modeling enhancements
- New transformation: transform a UML class model to a Logical Data Model (as supported by Rational Data Architect)
- Rational Data Architect and RSx shell sharing (install into the same Eclipse instance)
IBM Rational Systems Developer (US) is a design and development tool that takes advantage of the full power of Eclipse and includes plug-ins that enable system architects to model complex systems. In addition to all of the Rational Software Modeler enhancements, new and improved features in Rational Systems Developer include:
- Improved transformation support for C++
- Improved C++ code modeling
- Addition of Eclipse CDT 3.1
- Rational Unified Process guidance with RUP SE content
- Enhanced DoDAF support
- A rich systems development partner ecosystem
- Improved migration from IBM Rational Rose
IBM Rational Software Architect (US) is an advanced model-driven development and static analysis tool for software architects and model-driven developers who are creating SOA, J2EE and portal applications. In addition to all of the Rational Software Modeler and Rational Application Developer enhancements, new and improved features in Rational Software Architect include:
- Modeling improvements
- New and enhanced transformations
- Enhanced SOA capabilities
- All Rational Application Developer and Rational Software Modeler improvements
IBM Rational Data Application and Modeling Bundle (US) includes IBM Rational Data Architect V7.0 and IBM Rational Software Modeler, combining enterprise data modeling, integration and development capabilities with Unified Modeling Language (UML) visual application modeling tools. New and improved features in Rational Data and Application Modeling Bundle include:
- Enhanced integrations for Eclipse 3.2, Rational Software Architect, IBM WebSphere Metadata Server
- Enhanced mapping features
- Expanded Relational Database Management System and OS support for MySQL, RedHat 4, Novell SUSE Linux 10
- Includes all the Rational Software Modeler enhancements
IBM Rational Professional Bundle (US) includes all the desktop tools your enterprise needs to design, construct and test J2EE, portal, and SOA applications on both Windows and Linux, as well as test .NET applications. Eight powerful software tools are included in this single package - with just one maintenance contract to manage. The bundle provides complete flexibility for individual practitioners who can install and use only the tool needed. |
