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Creates a personal z/OS development and unit test environment on each developers desktop or a shared server
IBM Rational Development and Test Environment for System z provides a low cost test environment for mainframe applications, complimenting the Rational Developer for System z products. Rational Development and Test Environment for System z helps:
Eliminate the cost differentials between distributed and existing mainframe-based development environments
Create new applications utilizing leading edge z/OS features in the unit test environment prior to release on the mainframe, without impacting shared mainframe environments or processes
Build and test new IBM System z applications virtually anytime
Provides a z/OS test environment to a wider range of mainframe developers and testers
Use a more modern and agile team workbench that accelerates delivery of new workloads spanning multiple platforms
Free up mainframe development MIPS for production capacity
Integrates easily with other Rational and IBM tools for additional productivity and cost savings.
The Rational Development and Test Environment for System z comes packaged with a pre-configured set of IBM software entitled for development usage specifically in the environment including:
- z/OS V1.12 and V1.13, including subfeatures
- WebSphere Application Server for z/OS V7.0 and V8.0
- CICS® Transaction Server V3.2, V4.1, and V4.2
- IMS™ V11.1
- IBM DB2® for z/OS V9.1 and V10.1
- IBM WebSphere MQ for z/OS V7.0
- IBM Java SDK for z/OS V5.0 and V6.0
- Enterprise COBOL V4.2
- Enterprise PL/I V4.1
- XL C++ V1.12 and V1.13
- Rational COBOL Runtime V6.0 (EGL)
- IBM Debug Tool V11.1*Rational Development and Test Environment for System z is licensed only for development and test of applications that run on IBM z/OS. The Program may not be used to run production workloads of any kind, nor more robust development workloads including without limitation production module builds, pre-production testing, stress testing, or performance testing.
Product framework
Included components
Integrates PL/I and Web-based business processes in Web services, XML, Java and PL/I applications
Produce high-performing z/OS-based C/C++ programs providing optimized business software solutions
Integrates COBOL applications with Web-oriented business processes
Additional products, services and solutions
Products
Improves the health of the application portfolios of an organization
Services
Assists enterprise modernization and rapid application development using Rational Developer for System z
Solutions
Cost effectively and incrementally evolve core IT systems towards modern architectures and technologies
