Jun
28

Process Frameworks from IBM

The last few posts have been talking about the different product offerings in the IBM Rational portfolio. They help in automation of processes designed after years of extensive research based on interaction with customers and real world implementations. This helps in designing effective solutions for the real world problems faced by businesses today. All this information has been collated into two process frameworks catering specifically to agile software delivery teams. They are the Measured Capability Improvement Framework and Rational Practices.

Measured Capability Improvement Framework (MCIF)

The MCIF helps business owners and key stakeholders understand if the new approach adopted is delivering or not. This helps teams to continuously improve and innovate their software and systems delivery with the help of measurement and continuous improvement. MCIF also helps teams specialize and develop key competencies in agile development – practices which directly contribute towards business objectives.

Rational practices

The IBM Rational Method Composer helps agile teams with the right amount of leeway while dealing with processes, when they need it by providing Rational Practices. Irrespective of expertise level of the team, Rational Practices provides a customized approach to the various iterations of the Software Development Life Cycle and delivers more consistent results, quicker.

Read more on the IBM Rational Page.

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Jun
28

Why should YOU attend Innovate 2011?

Innovate in coming to your town. The buzz is everywhere; everyone’s talking about the biggest premier event of the year. Immense noise, enthusiasm, and commendable presence, but why would you attend the conference?

Here’s a list why. The top 5 reasons to attend Innovate 2011:

1. Get Skilled

Technical and interactive sessions across several technical tracks with focus on IT, systems, security, customer stories and much more

Hands-on workshops for hands-on training with IBM products for your entire software lifecycle

IBM Certification Testing

2. Get Informed

Hear inspiring, educational and innovate keynotes

Learn how to transform your company’s software innovation and accelerate better business outcomes

Leading technology and research experts share product demonstrations and their insights on software innovation

3. Get Smarter

Learn how IBM’s smarter systems and software can play a role as a key accelerator in your company’s growth

See how IBM Rational gives you a competitive edge to achieve precision in desired business outcomes

Learn better ways to innovate, collaborate, automate and report

4.  Get Savings

Get one year’s worth of education in two days

Early Bird Offer! Register by July 4th and Save Big

Avail huge discounts on Group registration

One-stop technical education opportunity

Get certified in the You Pass We Pay model

And, last, but in no way the least..

5. Network and Meet Worldwide Experts Including IBM Executive!

Network and innovate with top executives, architects and peers

Participate in interactive sessions and conference activities to exchange ideas and information on innovative products and services

Visit the Innovation Labs and Hands-on

So, what are you waiting for? Yeah, all the noise and buzz are worth it. Grab your chance to Smarter products powered by smarter software to drive successful businesses.

Register Now!

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Jun
21

Core Strengths of Rational Software

In our previous post, we spoke about the Jazz platform. There are other offerings from Rational which can positively impact the entire software development and delivery process. Various tools contribute towards different stages of the software development lifecycle. Capabilities like architecture management, change and release management, enterprise architecture management, requirements management, product, project and portfolio management, quality management and targeted solutions are all features of the various products in the Rational portfolio.

These capabilities can help you model and develop superior software and systems, enhance software delivery and lifecycle traceability throughout the entire SDLC and help you make the correct decisions to drive your business forward. Requirement management, alignment of business goals, adoption of best practices and assuring functionality, reliability, security and compliance are all possible with the Rational portfolio.

To read more, visit the IBM Rational page.

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May
10

How to ensure Web site security and compliance
Web site security and compliance is a top priority for organisations. It protects sensitive company, customer and employee data, helps meet regulatory and corporate compliance requirements and defends against the high cost of a data breach. Web sites and online applications are prime targets for hackers as they provide straight access to corporate and personal data.
IBM’s Rational AppScan and Rational Policy Tester are Web site security and compliance solutions which automate application and content analysis. Organisations can identify weaknesses, assess compliance requirements, and improve online systems’ accuracy and reliability. The software helps IT and security professionals protect against the threat of attacks and data breaches.
If Web applications collect or exchange sensitive or personal data, an organization’s security professional’s job is harder now than ever before. Implementing Quality Assurance and development policies in the security testing process produces secure applications of higher-quality applications at a reasonable cost.
Rational’s Web application security solutions – the IBM Rational AppScan product family is ideal for all stages of development and for all types of testers.
The products provide:
  • Automated Scanning and Testing for common vulnerabilities – such as SQL-Injection, Cross-Site Scripting, and Buffer Overflow
  • Broad application coverage
  • Advanced remediation capabilities
  • Over 40 standard security compliance reports
Web site compliance solutions automate content scanning and analysis to help ensure compliance with privacy, accessibility, and key industry regulations. Other solutions help organizations reduce their risk by identifying issues impacting compliance and site usability.
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May
9

How to Deliver Enduring Quality – Part 3

We have, in the past 2 parts, discussed how to use IBM Rational suite of software solutions to integrate quality into the various parts of information technology and the software development lifecycle.

In this final installment in the series, we conclude our roundup of the different tools available in the IBM Rational software testing and quality management portfolio.

Code Quality and Embedded Systems

Most code quality management is not efficient enough to allow source code to run for days, months, or years on end. Hard to find memory leaks cause havoc in applications. Developers need to write more reliable code faster across a variety of platforms and devices. Quality management ensures more reliable code earlier in the software development lifecycle with fewer worries during deployment.
IBM Rational quality management solutions for developers provide:
  • Run-time analysis, memory leak detection, performance profiling, and component testing.
  • Support for Java, C/C++, Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, Microsoft Visual C/C++, Microsoft Visual Basic, and embedded applications

Application Security and Compliance

Web site security and compliance solutions identify vulnerabilities and assess compliance requirements to improve the accuracy and reliability of online systems – a pressing need in business today.
Web site security and compliance is a top priority for organisations intent on protecting sensitive data, on meeting compliance requirements and on defending against the high cost of a data breach. Web sites are high-focus targets for hackers because they provide a direct route to corporate or personal data.
IBM Rational’s AppScan and Rational Policy Tester – Web site security and compliance solutions, automate application and content analysis. These solutions help organisations identify vulnerabilities, assess compliance requirements, and improve the accuracy and reliability of online systems.
For more information, visit: http://www-01.ibm.com/software/rational/
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May
6

How to Deliver Enduring Quality – Part 2

In Part 1, we spoke about how IBM can help in consistently delivering enduring quality. IBM Rational software testing and quality management is a very effective way to get started down the path of integrating quality in every aspect of your Information Technology creation process.

Today, we will take a brief look into the different tools and aspects of the portfolio which make this set of tools a must for every organization.

Requirements and Test Management

IBM Rational test management and quality management solutions change the way teams work together to delivery good quality software. The tools can help teams:
  • Collaborate, prioritize and track progress
  • Automate execution in complex lab environments
  • Report on project status for informed business decisions

Functional Testing

IBM Rational functional testing solutions enable automation of regression tests to ensure that new changes to have not impaired existing functionality. The functional testing portfolio can help quality assurance teams:
  • Speed up application delivery
  • Cover an application in greater detail
  • Enable reliable and consistent execution and reporting.

Performance Testing

IBM Rational performance testing solutions enable the execution of large scale performance tests. The portfolio of tools can help quality assurance teams:
  • Quickly create scriptless tests
  • Emulate large population user transactions
  • Identify cause of application performance bottlenecks

In the next (and final) part, we will explore more aspects of the software portfolio.

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May
6

How to Deliver Enduring Quality – Part 1
One of the best ways to consistently deliver quality is to make that central in the process, early on. In the Information Technology industry, to ensure software functionality, reliability and performance in development and production  is the mantra.
IBM Rational software testing and quality management transforms the way teams work together to delivery enduring quality. With the Quality Management portfolio teams can:
  • Collaborate to mitigate business risk
  • Automate proven delivery processes for greater productivity and consistency
  • Report with reliable and timely metrics for informed business decisions
  • Analyse for ongoing process improvement for greater predictability
  • Advancing quality across the software delivery lifecycle from requirements, development, quality assurance, security and compliance to deployment.

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Aug
2

Have you tried Rational Team Concert

Enjoy a trial of Rational Team Concert at no cost

See for yourself what makes it the ultimate agile development solution

When developing software why risk risk?

Even the most straightforward software development project can become complicated. Which is why there are Rational agile software development solutions from IBM. They’re equally useful for planning and assessing risk as they are for developing software.

The same cannot be said for other agile software development solutions. Microsoft’s Visual Studio, for instance, requires substantial non-integrated, non-agile tools. Without seamless integration and synchronization of all files, there are platform conflicts, hidden costs, productivity delays and greater risk of failure.

With IBM, total visibility leads to getting projects completed on time, on budget. Among the reasons developers rely on it:

  • One solution for easy transparency into planning: Rational Team Concert gives IT managers the whole picture – who’s working on what, how far along they are – with just one product
  • Consistent collaboration between teams: With Rational Team Concert, seeing the project plan, work item estimations, or ensuring team members are aligned is simple
  • Support for all major platforms: Including Windows, Java, Linux, z, I, J2EE and .NET

Additionally, Rational Agile software development solutions from IBM offer a comprehensive, open platform. Which means teams can work together in one environment – no matter where or how – they’re actually working.

Enjoy a no-charge trial of Rational Team Concert. See for yourself what makes it the ultimate agile development solution.

Posted by Roopa Nadkarni

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