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Analyst reports
IBM Cognos 8 Performance Management Solutions for use with SAP NetWeaver®
Learn why IBM Cognos 8 Performance Management software and solutions are best suited to drive maximum value from investments in the SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse.
Last updated: 20 Mar 2009
Analyst Report: Gartner Marketscope for Application Quality Management Solutions
This MarketScope assesses companies that have a baseline for managing quality efforts and carrying out testing activities. This market is undergoing change with a number of acquisitions, and increasing market demand to reduce development and maintenance costs, and to meet greater regulatory demands.
Last updated: 05 Nov 2008
The Business Value of Software Static Analysis
Bola Rotibi, a Principal Analyst from Macehiter Ward-Dutton, explains how static analysis is a proven technique to significantly improve code quality. Employing static analysis to identify defects during the coding phase is a winning strategy.
Last updated: 01 Aug 2008
IDC Report: Worldwide SCM Tools Forecast
The content for this excerpt was taken directly from the IDC Market Analysis Report, Worldwide Software Configuration Management Tools 2007-2011 Forecast Update and the 2006 Vendor Shares: Managing Change in a Disruptive World by Melinda-Carol Ballou.
Last updated: 29 Jan 2008
The Forrester Wave: Software Change And Configuration Management, Q2 2007
Forrester’s product-based evaluation of 11 leading SCCM solutions across 123 criteria reveals that IBM is the front-runner in SCCM.
Last updated: 01 Jun 2007
Books
Software Configuration Management Strategies and IBM Rational ClearCase: A Practical Introduction
This fully updated Second Edition of Software Configuration Management Strategies and Rational ClearCase systematically addresses the latest ClearCase and ClearQuest® innovations, while offering even deeper insight into SCM strategy and management.
Last updated: 01 May 2005
Case studies
IBM Rational Performance Tester helps USOpen.org serve millions of visitors confidently
The IBM Global Technology Services team used IBM Rational Performance Tester to validate the end-to-end performance and scalability of USOpen.org and to ensure the site could handle the anticipated surge in traffic.
Last updated: 06 Dec 2007
The Evolution of Build and Release Management for Effective Software Delivery
To validate current development and deployment trends, Hurwitz & Associates conducted an in-depth quantitative and qualitative study of 18 Rational Build Forge customers – this report shares the results.
Last updated: 01 Oct 2007
Data sheets
IBM Rational ClearCase
Manage and control software assets for faster application delivery
Last updated: 11 Dec 2008
IBM Rational ClearQuest
Automate and control software delivery processes for improved effectiveness
Last updated: 11 Dec 2008
IBM Rational Team Concert
Improving team collaboration for more automated, transparent and predictive software delivery
Last updated: 01 Jul 2008
IBM Rational Software Analyzer
Centralize and automate defect identification earlier in the development lifecycle
Last updated: 28 Apr 2008
IBM Rational Policy Tester
Manage online risk and compliance with an automated solution.
Last updated: 31 Jan 2008
IBM Rational Build Forge
IBM Rational Build Forge Enterprise Edition and IBM Rational Build Forge Standard Edition automate and accelerate build and release processes
Last updated: 05 Oct 2007
IBM Rational Build Forge Express Edition
IBM Rational Build Forge Express Edition provides enterprise-grade build management for small and midsize businesses.
Last updated: 05 Oct 2007
IBM Rational change and release management software
IBM Rational change and release management products can improve visibility and control of projects and accelerate delivery of high-quality software.
Last updated: 11 Jul 2007
Demos
Creating a Software Assembly Line for Automated Software Delivery — An Introduction to IBM Rational Build Forge
This demonstration will review typical software delivery challenges that companies face today due to increased demands, it will then discuss how IBM Rational Build Forge can help you to create a software assembly line by automating your software delivery processes, and lastly it will provide a quick demonstration of RBF.
Last updated: 07 Oct 2008
Using Rational Build Forge with Telelogic Synergy and Telelogic Change — For continuous integration and automated defect resolution
See how to connect IBM® Rational® Build Forge together with Telelogic® Synergy® for continuous integration and Telelogic Change for automated defect resolution.
Last updated: 07 Oct 2008
Rational Team Concert demos
A collection of demos and tutorials from developerWorks Rational to get your team up and running on Rational Team Concert.
Last updated: 02 Jun 2008
Rational Software Analyzer: Create a configuration
Get a brief overview of IBM® Rational® Software Analyzer followed by a demonstration on how to create a custom configuration for running the tool from an eclipse environment. A configuration is comprised of the scope and rules. The scope defines what files will be scanned while the rules are the selected scan rules.
Last updated: 04 Apr 2008
Rational Software Analyzer: Create custom rules and categories
Get a brief overview of IBM® Rational® Software Analyzer followed by a demonstration on how to create custom rules and categories. Custom rules and categories allow you to tailor and customize Rational Software Analyzer to assist in uncovering domain specific problems.
Last updated: 04 Apr 2008
Rational Software Analyzer: Generate a report
Get a brief overview of IBM® Rational® Software Analyzer followed by a demonstration on how to generate reports that contain detailed information about your analysis scans. Rational Software Analyzer is a simple and powerful software analysis tool for teams who want to automate analysis and deliver better quality software.
Last updated: 04 Apr 2008
Rational Software Analyzer: Installation
Get a brief overview of IBM® Rational® Software Analyzer followed by a demonstration on how to install Rational Software Analyzer starting from the installation launch pad. Rational Software Analyzer is a simple and powerful software analysis tool for teams who want to automate analysis and deliver better quality software.
Last updated: 04 Apr 2008
Rational Software Analyzer: Run an analysis
Get a brief overview of IBM® Rational® Software Analyzer followed by a demonstration on how to run an analysis scan using Rational Software Analyzer. Rational Software Analyzer is a simple and powerful software analysis tool for teams who want to automate analysis and deliver better quality software.
Last updated: 04 Apr 2008
Application deployment using Tivoli Provisioning Manager and Rational ClearQuest
In this demo, you will observe how Rational ClearQuest is used to track deployments of applications that support governance/compliance processes that require approval. You'll also see how deployment work flows in Tivoli Provisioning Manager can be initiated remotely through a ClearQuest action.
Last updated: 02 Feb 2008
Assign Project Status/Assign Change Requests
This is the 1st in a series of 3 demos that show how Rational ClearCase and Rational ClearQuest users can assign project status, work with change requests and update development streams
Last updated: 31 Dec 2007
IBM Rational Build Forge Demos
Access product demos that show you how IBM Rational build and release management products automate and accelerate build and release processes to enable agile development, high-performance builds and accelerated software delivery.
Last updated: 01 Dec 2007
IBM Rational Build Forge: Compliance Management Features
This demo showcases the compliance management features in Rational Build Forge that help you create an automated and repeatable compliance strategy.
Last updated: 16 Aug 2007
IBM Rational Build Forge: Build and release process management
This demonstration walks you through an introduction and overview of IBM Rational Build Forge. Build Forge helps geographically distributed teams work together more effectively so that your build and release processes can be leveraged across teams and projects.
Last updated: 24 May 2007
Deployment Tracking and Automation
This online product tour discusses how IBM Rational ClearCase, IBM Rational ClearQuest and IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager provide an integrated, automated solution to help you deliver applications faster.
Last updated: 22 Feb 2007
Podcasts
ONE Scan, ONE analysis, ONE Decision, and only ONE company has this static analysis framework
We're the ONE! ONE Scan, ONE analysis, ONE Decision, and only ONE company has this static analysis framework. Learn more about Rational Software Analyzer’s extensible foundation for increasing productivity and simplifying static analysis.
Last updated: 16 Dec 2008
Beta partners talk about Rational Team Concert
Matt Pomroy of Ascendant Technology and Carson Holmes of Noblestar join Kartik Kanakasabesan, Rational Team Concert product lead, to talk about the latest with Rational Team Concert and lessons learned from the beta test.
Last updated: 29 Jul 2008
Millard Ellingsworth on the Scrum project management method
Developer Millard Ellingsworth is the author of the developerWorks article on How to use the Scrum project management method with IBM Rational Team Concert and the Jazz platform, and he talks about it with the developerWorks podcasts editor, Scott Laningham.
Last updated: 01 Jul 2008
developerWorks Interviews: Swinging with Jazz and Rational Team Concert
Rational leaders Lee Nackman, Mike O'Rourke, and John Wiegand riff on Jazz and the Rational Team Concert beta release in this developerWorks podcast.
Last updated: 08 Jan 2008
Spotlight on IBM software solutions: IBM Rational Team Concert and Jazz
Kartik Kanakasabesan, product manager for Rational Team Concert, talks about the first offering on the Jazz platform.
Last updated: 17 Nov 2007
Product documentation
Rational ClearCase information center
Links to the information centers for Rational ClearCase documentation.
Last updated: 27 May 2008
Rational ClearQuest information center
Links to the information centers for Rational ClearQuest documentation.
Last updated: 27 May 2008
White papers
Simplifying Application Lifecycle Management with IBM Rational ClearQuest
The need to streamline team efficiency and govern without impeding progress is greater today than ever. Hence, teams are implementing ALM best practices for better collaboration among team members. IBM Rational ClearQuest includes an out-of-the-box ALM schema, allowing organizations to manage and improve software delivery.
Last updated: 24 Nov 2008
Minimizing code defects to improve software quality and lower development costs
Minimizing defects is one of the most effective ways to keep development costs down and discovering them early in the development lifecycle saves even more time and money. Learn how you can utilize Rational solutions to help minimize code defects to improve software quality and lower development costs.
Last updated: 05 Nov 2008
Extending open source tools for more effective software delivery
The adoption of open source tools is a viable option for some development organizations. But without solid, shared, repeatable and consistent processes for coordinating work, facilitating team collaboration, testing builds, quickly finding and reporting errors, and maintaining version control.
Last updated: 01 Jul 2008
The IBM Rational Jazz Strategy for Collaborative Application Lifecyle Management
People produce high quality software. Tools and processes are enablers. With the Jazz project, IBM Rational is providing integrated tools and processes that help people working on distributed teams more effective in producing software solutions.
Last updated: 01 Jul 2008
Best practices for software analysis: An introduction to Rational Software Analyzer
As software becomes more complex, the probability of exposing end users to application defects increases exponentially.
Last updated: 08 May 2008
Automating static analysis to deliver higher-quality software
To help resolve some of the quality assurance weaknesses in the software development process, static analysis tools has evolved to automatically detect and often correct common problems in the source code
Last updated: 01 May 2008
Improve IT Governance and Compliance with Static Analysis
Increased regulatory requirements and growing corporate scrutiny are driving software development organizations to adopt more vigorous IT governance and compliance policies.
Last updated: 01 May 2008
Implementing build and release best practices with Rational Build Forge software
Rational Build Forge is one such automation framework that can help streamline and organize the software delivery process. The best practices discussed in this paper have been developed in partnership with Rational Build Forge customers over the course of many years.
Last updated: 01 Feb 2008
Software Change and Configuration Management Solution Guidelines: Considerations for slecting the right solution
A fully comprehensive software change and configuration management (SCCM) solution empowers companies by accelerating software and systems delivery, making global teams more efficient, and governing the end-to-end software development processes.
Last updated: 01 Feb 2008
Modernizing enterprise application development with integrated change, build and release management
This white paper looks at change and release management in cross-platform application modernization and which IBM Rational tools can help with development.
Last updated: 01 Dec 2007
Integrated Change and Release Management: A defect resolution use-case scenario
The IBM Rational change and release management solution helps companies streamline and accelerate their software delivery lifecycle. This paper presents a use-case scenario to demonstrate the integrated IBM solution capabilities in a real-world software development context.
Last updated: 05 Oct 2007
Optimizing development compliance management and governance
This paper discusses how IBM Rational Build Forge build and release management software can help provide a foundation and framework for good IT governance and efficient ongoing compliance management.
Last updated: 24 Jul 2007
Build and release process automation solutions for software development
This paper describes how Rational Build Forge manages and automates build and release processes and can improve software development cycles by integrating teams, processes and systems.
Last updated: 18 Jun 2007
Improve operational efficiencies and speed applications into production
This paper discusses how IBM Rational ClearCase, IBM Rational ClearQuest, IBM Rational Build Forge and IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager unify development and deployment processes for improved operational efficiencies and faster software delivery.
Last updated: 26 Apr 2007
Unified application development for IBM System i servers
This paper discusses how IBM Rational ClearCase and IBM Rational ClearQuest software can help organizations manage System i application development.
Last updated: 24 Jan 2007
Author: Karen Wade/Lexington/IBM@IBMUS
