The IBM® Rational® Developer products are modern Integrated Development Environments for the major development workloads on IBM System z®, IBM i, AIX, and Linux. They enable you to: Accelerate the development of your mainframe and midrange applications including those written in COBOL, PL/I, C/C++, and Assembler on System z, RPG, COBOL, C/C++ on IBM i, C/C++ on AIX and Linux, COBOL on AIX, all running on Power Systems hardware, EGL running on your choice of platform(s); Add Web Services and XML-based interfaces so that you can leverage your existing COBOL or RPG business logic as part of modern, multi-platform solutions, and/or to support B2B integration efforts; Build Web 2.0 applications and user interfaces (UI) that leverage and modernize your existing COBOL, RPG, PL/1, COBOL, and other assets.
Product Editions
Developer for Power Systems Software
Provides rich desktop Integrated Development Environments to create, maintain, or port applications to IBM Power Systems™.
Developer for i for SOA Construction
Supports native IBM i development with RPG, COBOL, C/C++, DDS, and CL as well as modernization of those applications using HATS and/or EGL
Business Developer
Simplifies development of Web 2.0 and SOA solutions.
Developer for System z
Providing System z developers with tools to make traditional mainframe development and integrated mixed workload faster and more efficient.
Application Developer for WebSphere Software
Provides optimized development for IBM middleware.
Related Product Editions
XL C for AIX
A high-performance optimizing compiler designed to exploit Power processors through built-in functions, performance-tuned libraries, and language constructs that simplify parallel and vector programming.
XL C/C++ for AIX
A high-performance optimizing compiler designed to exploit Power processors and enable development of parallel applications that leverage multi-core and vector features of Power processors.
XL C/C++ for Linux
A high-performance optimizing compiler for Linux operating systems, designed to exploit Power processors, and enable development of parallel applications that leverage multi-core and vector features of Power processors.
z/OS XL C/C++
A comprehensive, powerful development package to produce high-performing z/OS optimized business software, and to develop high performance system programs that are easy to maintain and port between System z servers.
COBOL for AIX
Enables the integration of business critical COBOL applications with modern web technology. Optimized to work with key middleware, such as TXSeries and IBM DB2®, on AIX. Oracle and Tuxedo certified.
Enterprise COBOL for z/OS
Enables the integration of business critical COBOL applications with modern Web technology. Optimized to work with IBM DB2®, CICS® and IMS™ systems to facilitate application integration and modernization.
Enterprise PL/I for z/OS
Enables the integration of business critical PL/I applications with modern web technology. Optimized to work with IBM DB2®, CICS® and IMS™ systems to facilitate application integration and modernization.
Development Studio for i
A comprehensive package of Integrated Language Environment RPG, C/C++ and COBOL compilers designed to create modern IBM i applications and ease application maintenance on IBM Power Systems.
