Sound the trumpets, ring the bells, wake the children, and shut the front door!  The day you have all been waiting for is here and we are certain you will agree, it was well worth the wait. We are very pleased and proud to announce the general availability of the Rational Solution for Collaborative Lifecycle […]

I am proud to announce that the Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM) 2012 release will be available for download June 12!  This release delivers RTC 4.0, RQM 4.0, and RRC 4.0 in one integrated solution. It is the culmination of many months of effort by our developers, and great collaboration with our community at Jazz.net. You’ll […]

Every release we have the opportunity, and responsibility, to make progress on unifying the Web user interface across integrated Jazz applications. Unifying the UI — or more completely, the user experience — continues to be an important area of focus for the Collaborative Lifecycle Management team because we understand that when you use integrated Jazz […]

This is the fourth in a series of blog posts discussing the enhancements in our Collaborative Lifecycle Management 2012 solution.  Continuing with our race to the CLM 2012 finish line, let’s take a look at some of the great new features in Rational Requirements Composer. Just as a racing pit crew is essential to keep things […]

This is the third in a series of blogs discussing the enhancements in our Collaborative Lifecycle Management 2012 solution.  Take the passenger seat and let me take you through the paces with the new Rational Quality Manager. You will see right away the new gauges and controls that keep you in pole position even in […]

While shopping around recently for a more fuel efficient car, I noticed that most of the new features being touted in cars today are software innovations rather than mechanical ones: “infotainment” systems with Bluetooth connectivity, integrated backup cameras for added safety, variable cylinder management to improve fuel economy, and more. What’s driving all this software innovation? […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]