Are you looking for a great way to develop smart and connected products? Are you searching for the ideal solution for your application lifecycle management (ALM) needs? Find it using our new Previews tool… https://jazz.net/previews/! Previews provide a fun and easy way to learn about the various products in the IBM IoT continuous engineering and […]

(NOTE: For the latest information, see Update on Rhapsody Design Manager and Rhapsody Model Manager.) Are you designing and developing products that keep getting more connected and more complex?  If so, you’re not alone. The Continuous Engineering team talks to clients in many industries whose products are now systems of interconnected parts that are also part […]

We are pleased to announce that the Rational Build Forge 8.0.0.5 fix pack is now available for download. This release contains quality improvements in terms of fixes for customer submitted defects, documentation, and installation.  The release also includes platform support for Windows Server 2016 Enterprise (console), Windows 10 Enterprise (agent) and DB2 Server Enterprise 11.1. The primary […]

We are glad to announce that the Rational Asset Manager (RAM) 7.5.3.1 fix pack is now available for download on jazz.net! This release contains quality improvements in terms of fixes for customer submitted defects, documentation, and installation. The Artifacts Upload capability has also been improved in this release. This capability now relies on a JavaScript implementation that supports modern browsers, […]

Share your insights on IBM Rational DOORS Next Generation.  Your peers go to G2 Crowd to get an inside look at Product Management tools and other business software. Adding your perspective on Rational DOORS Next Generation will help others pick the right product based on real user experiences. For the first 40 reviewers of Rational […]

If you are a SAFe groupie like I am, you know by now that a new version of the Scaled Agile Framework® was introduced last week by Scaled Agile, Inc.. For those of you whose lives don’t revolve around SAFe, I’ll provide a quick summary before explaining how the Rational solution for Collaborative Lifecycle Management  […]

We are excited to announce Jazz Reporting Service (JRS) v6.0.4 which focuses on usability and serviceability improvements. You can upgrade to the latest JRS version to take advantage of these improvements: Easy assembly of nested condition groups: Until now, when you wanted to build a report, you could only group conditions using AND or OR. Combining groups […]

We’ve been busy working on three themes in IBM Rational Publishing Engine (RPE) v2.1.2 : Extend the reach to allow non-Rational applications to be used in the document generation ecosystem. Support customers interested in providing access to document generation to everyday users via RPE Document Builder. Invest in ease of use for everyday users, as well […]

Microsoft announced Visual Studio 2017 general availability this year, and we are excited to share that starting with the Rational Team Concert 6.0.4 release, Rational Team Concert is integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio 2017. Unlike previous versions, Visual Studio 2017 came with some breaking changes to the extensibility mechanism which made it more than just […]

IBM Rational Quality Manager (RQM) v6.0.4 continues the series of enhancements to the manual testing capability started with v6.0.2 and v6.0.3, and then adds a wealth of other new features such as the test result roll-up or baselines. Manual Testing In RQM, the description of a test is split between two main artifacts linked together: a […]