From now through the end of 2017, IBM is offering a 10% discount on purchases of our most popular continuous engineering offerings. To get this deal, you must purchase 10 licenses (15 of  IBM Track and Plan on Cloud). Discount codes are located at the top of each page. IBM Rational DOORS Next Generation This […]

(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’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 […]

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 […]

We’ve put a lot of effort in to the enhancements to IBM Rational DOORS Next Generation 6.0.4, including the following.  For more in-depth detail, see the New &  Noteworthy. Advancing requirements configuration management Understanding requirements history and audit trail has been, and continues to be, a fundamental need for requirements management practices. With the introduction of […]

Not long ago, I wanted to build a live-edge table for my dining room. I have some tools and a plan on how to build the table; I don’t own a planer, table saw, or have enough space to do the work in my modest, Toronto semi-detached house. I thought of buying the tools for […]

The IBM Continuous Engineering Connector for IoT technical preview is now available for download here on jazz.net. Learn more in the User Guide. Discuss it with us in the Jazz.net forum (using the IoT tag) and follow us on Twitter at #CE4IoT. Why Continuous Engineering for the IoT? The Internet of Things is gaining momentum, […]

IBM Rational Rhapsody Design Manager 6.0.3 and IBM Rational Rhapsody 8.2 are here! As usual, there are many exciting things that have taken place in the area of modeling, or as many call it today, architecture and design management. For a complete list, see the New & Noteworthy for Rhapsody Design Manager and what’s new […]

We’ve been busy with key enhancements to IBM Rational Team Concert 6.0.3 including enterprise agile planning with SAFe® 4.0, improved work item collaboration with rich text support and enhanced usability for the Jazz SCM. For more details, see New & Noteworthy. I. Get up and running quickly with SAFe® 4.0 your way: In IBM Rational […]

Reuse, if implemented strategically, has the potential to reduce development costs and improve product quality and time to market dramatically. But, how can teams do this at scale for complex products and systems? Features are a useful level of abstraction above the requirements, designs, tests, implementation artifacts, and (in some cases) calibration data that define […]