This is the first in a series of blogs discussing the enhancements we’re delivering in the upcoming release of our Collaborative Lifecycle Management solution, comprising: Rational Team Concert, Rational Quality Manager, Rational Requirements Composer, and beta integration with Rational Software Architect Design Manager. The team chose the race car theme for this blog series, and […]

The Rational Reporting team is pleased to announce that the first phase of our new reporting data dictionaries is now available on jazz.net.  Through a collaborative effort between Rational and our clients, you’ve helped us to understand the challenges you face while developing effective reports with Rational Insight and Rational Reporting for Development Intelligence.  You […]

We just posted another round of CLM 2012 Beta demo videos, highlighting more of the features and enhancements available in this Rational Team Concert, Rational Quality Manager, and Rational Requirements Composer beta. Check ’em out and see how they can improve the way you work! And we’d love to hear your feedback. CLM 2012 Beta […]

The Open Services for Lifecycle Collaboration (OSLC) community is working to standardize the way that lifecycle tools can share data (for example, requirements, defects, test cases, plans, or code) with one another. Linked data concepts are the foundation of OSLC. As a developer on Rational Quality Manager, I had a chance to see how OSLC […]

It’s not enough that our developers write great software, but did you know they are movie stars too? We have some great new features to show you as part of the Rational CLM Beta for 2012. We took a few of our personal favorites and added those videos to our site today. You can currently see […]

Very few companies provide milestone builds of their products to their customers. And not all provide betas. But how many companies do both AND self-host on their milestones and betas? Not many, but we DO and we’re proud of it. By self-hosting, we work out the problems before you experience them, but we also know […]

One of the great utilities that come with the Rational solution for Collaborative Lifecycle Management products is called “repotools”. It has been used (and abused) for many purposes related to database creation, migration, upgrade, indexing, fixing, etc. To appreciate this, one can just type in repotools(.sh/.exe) –help and check out the exhaustive list of options. […]

The Global Rational User Group is proud to announce three new Virtual Rational User Groups (VRUGs) to promote information exchange between customers and Rational staff. The purpose of these groups is to facilitate group discussions and provide a platform for users to share their experiences and learn from peers. Each event is run using a […]

Failure happens all the time. It happens every day in practice. What makes you better is how you react to it. -Mia Hamm, first female FIFA World Player of the Year Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect. -Vince Lombardi, head coach of the Green Bay Packers We would all like to […]

No matter how rough the sea, a lighthouse is always shining in the distance to help you find your way. – Unknown In the days of simple software projects in someone’s garage, we didn’t worry too much about steering projects. Now, even small projects amass large amounts of data. As we improve our collaboration and […]