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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

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