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Welcome to the Global Rational User Group Community newsletter. The newsletter is available to all registered members of the Rational UG Community. Please click here to register and receive the newsletter.

Rational Software Conference - May 31- June 4 - Orlando, Florida

RSC Information on GRUG Website
At the RSC 2009, Rational software professionals will discover real ways to drive measurable business differentiation while lowering the cost of software and systems delivery.

To learn more, please visit the GRUG RSC Zone.

GRUG Member Discount - Get a discounted $1695 rate.
Members of the Global Rational User Group Community are eligible for a $1695 discounted registration fee.


Rational User Group Community Statistics:
There are over 18,900 members in 94 UG worldwide.

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https://secure.rational-ug.org/globalsurvey.php
Rational Team Concert for 2.0 -
provides a complete collaborative development environment for software development teams. It integrates source control, work item, and build capabilities to improve software quality and accelerate software delivery.

Register Here

Note: This download requires a jazz.net ID

Rational Quality Manager 2.0 -
provides a centralized test management environment to help increase the efficiency and quality of software delivery by mitigating risk and lowering cost through collaborative ALM for test planning, workflow control, tracking and traceability, and metrics reporting capable of quantifying how project decisions impact and align with business objectives. Rational Test Lab Manager, which is an extended component of Rational Quality Manager, helps to improve the efficiency of the test lab environment and optimize its utilization, cutting workload and saving on test infrastructure.

Register Here

Note: This download requires a jazz.net ID

Facebook fan page for Rational Requirements Composer
Become a facebook fan or Rational Requirements Composer to get updated information about Rational's newest jazz offering.

Difficult for competitors to equal. Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) Impact Brief
IBM Rational Introduces New Quality and Requirements Management Offerings Which Extend the Value of the Jazz Platform. EMA reviews IBM Rational's newest quality and requirements management offerings. The verdict? EMA "continues to be impressed.. for companies seeking to improve ROI delivered by software projects, we believe Rational's value proposition is difficult to match."

Read the complete EMA Impact Brief


Rational Software Conference 2009!
Annual Rational and Telelogic Conference May 31 - June 4, 2009. The agenda and the keynote speakers have been announced.

Optimizing the new BIRT-based Reporting in IBM Rational ClearQuest 7.1 - May 20 - 12pm EDT
This advanced reporting session jointly presented by Actuate and IBM, will review how ClearQuest 7.1 integrates the new web-based Eclipse BIRT (Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools) technology to, meet the core, on-demand reporting requirements of ClearQuest user.

Using IBM Rational Software Architect and Skyway Builder for Spring Development - May 12 - 11am EDT
Over 50% of all Java applications being developed today are based on the Spring Framework. Skyway Builder, a Domain-Specific Language (DSL) for Spring, and its integration with Rational Software Architect enable a Spring application to be envisioned and modeled within Rational using UML.

The future of the Jazz platform: A conversation with Jazz product manager Kartik Kanakasabesan - April 8 - Replay Now Available
IBM Product Manager Kartik Kanakasabesan explores the future of the Rational Jazz platform and architecture. Kartik will discuss the current and future state of the Jazz Foundation and Jazz Team Server, and share common blueprints for team collaboration.

Success Stories
Here are the most recent success stories that have been published on the IBM web site.

Telelogic DOORS and Telelogic Synergy solutions signal success for Westinghouse Rail Systems Australia.
Westinghouse Rail Systems Australia initially lacked a common development environment. Using a phased approach that leveraged Telelogic Professional Services, the company standardized on Telelogic DOORS and Telelogic Synergy solutions to support a common, repeatable process across the organization.

Valtech India Systems uses the Telelogic Rhapsody tool to improve productivity, lower development costs
Valtech India Systems needed to create a new object-oriented process for global development in response to an avionics customer's request. The Telelogic Rhapsody tool was chosen to enable developers to reuse objects and requirements in a concurrent engineering environment.

Presentation Zone
Do you have a presentation to share with the community on how to implement Rational software? Post it on the Presentation Zone!


Rational Team Concert for System z Beta
We are pleased to announce the IBM® Rational® Team Concert for System z Beta Program. See this website to pre-register for the closed or open beta programs.

Integration between Rational Requirements Composer and Rational Software Modeler
This demo shows how to transform a Rational Requirements Composer project into a model in Rational Software Architect or Rational Software Modeler. See how use cases and process flow requirements captured in Rational Requirements Composer can be used as a basis for your solution analysis and design activities within Rational Software Architect or Rational Software Modeler.

Map out your 2009 Education Plan with Telelogic Training Paths
Are you not sure what Telelogic course(s) to take? With three clicks, you can find the course you need, view its description and enroll. Plus, you can print or save a copy of the PDF training path for future reference. Choose traditional classroom, web-based or instructor-led online training.

Check it out!




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