Rational User Groups are independent, user-run organizations that provide
an open forum to promote information exchange between customers and Rational staff. They bring together bright minds and bright ideas.
GRUG Forums
In less than a month we have had over 1500 members join and participate in the community forums. Please take a look for yourself and interact with your fellow members. The posts so far have covered a wide range of topics from Change and Release Management to Process and Portfolio Management
RSDC 2008 Japan - October 7th
It's time to join the league of extraordinary software developers at the IBM Rational Software Development Conference 2008, October 7 in Tokyo, Japan.
IBM Rational Clients on iTunes!
It is official! We now have an IBM Client Podcast Series which can be subscribed to on both ibm.com and iTunes. The first two Rational Case Study Podcasts highlight IJC Consulting (Business Partner) and NC State (Academic Initiative Partner). If interested in participating in our podcast series please contact Wendy Batten.
GRUG Council Member Highlight: Martina Riedel - Colorado Rational User Group
Martina Riedel, IBM Rational Consultant at ReleaseTEAM Inc., has been using Rational ClearCase for over 14 years. She has worked mostly with large Telecom firms to implement processes, triggers, build systems and strategies for using the ClearCase product effectively. For many years Martina has been a frequent poster in the CCIUG (ClearCase International User Group) forum, now the ClearCase DeveloperWorks forum. She has been a member of the Colorado RUG for two years and has attended all Rational Users Conferences and presented at the 2003 RSDC. In her spare time she enjoys traveling, fixing up her house and riding her motorcycle.
Rational User Group Community Statistics: There are over 17,000 members in 95 UG worldwide.
UG News : Silicon Valley Rational User Group (SVRUG)
The newly formed Silicon Valley group is hosting its first meeting on Sept. 18th. If you are in the Silicon Valley area, please join the group and attend the meeting.
Martina Riedel, IBM Rational Consultant at ReleaseTEAM Inc., has been using Rational ClearCase for over 14 years. She has worked mostly with large Telecom firms to implement processes, triggers, build systems and strategies for using the ClearCase product effectively. For many years Martina has been a frequent poster in the CCIUG (ClearCase International User Group) forum, now the ClearCase DeveloperWorks forum. She has been a member of the Colorado RUG for two years and has attended all Rational Users Conferences and presented at the 2003 RSDC. In her spare time she enjoys traveling, fixing up her house and riding her motorcycle.
Montreal Rational User Group (RUG) Presentation [ Download this presentation ]LOGIN REQUIRED Contributor: Serge Charbonneau of Montreal Rational Software User Group
Whats the Problem [ Download this presentation ]LOGIN REQUIRED Contributor: garth andrews of San Francisco, Bay Area (BAYRUG)
Quality in Action- Web 2.0 Quality Management [ Download this presentation ]LOGIN REQUIRED Contributor: Simon Herbert of Indianapolis Rational Users Group
Model Driven Systems Development and IBM Rational Tools [ Download this presentation ]LOGIN REQUIRED Contributor: Christian Sause of DFW Metroplex Rational User Group
Monash University finds IBM a Rational Partner for software engineering course
"We prefer to give the students experience with the tools that are most commonly used in the industry, We teach model-driven development... " - Dr. Sita Ramakrishnan, Senior Lecturer and Course Leader of the Bachelor of Software Engineering, Monash University.