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Rational Software Conference - May 31-
June 4 - Orlando, Florida
GRUG Council Looking for New
Members
During RSC, GRUG will be hosting a number of events, among them will be a Birds of a Feather session on Tuesday, June 2, at 1pm. Please stop by as we will be holding elections for the GRUG Council board. All members are welcome to submit their nomination for the board by sending email to t.dizdarevic@groupintelligence.com or just stopping by the BoF session. IBM RSC on YouTube - As Real
as it Gets
Check out the trailers for the As Real as it Gets reality show and other fun videos about RSC. 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. A savings of $300!
Members of the Global Rational User Group Community are eligible for a $1695 discounted registration fee. Rational User Group Community Statistics:
There are over 19,600 members in 96 UG worldwide. Monthly Member Survey
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ebizQ Podcast: Making Every
IT Dollar Result in a Desired Business
Outcome: Scott Hebner of IBM Rational
Explains
In this podcast, Scott Hebner talks to ebizQ about a topic that is on the top of every company's mind today and that is - getting the most from their IT investments. Also, Scott talks about the upcoming IBM Rational Software Conference coming this June 1st. Introducing the Rational Platform for Software and Systems Today's Internet-driven economy has inspired corporations of all kinds to re-imagine their business models. IBM has announced new software and services to help manufacturers and product designers create innovative products that meet this growing demand for products that help people work and live smarter. IBM Rational Platform for Systems and Software provides a fully integrated software delivery platform, based on Jazz, dedicated to helping businesses create and manage smarter products that are intelligent, instrumented and interconnected. 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 Mr. Fong needs your help to
choose the right path back to Earth
Mr. Fong is still lost in space, and once again needs your help. Watch his travel log to find out how Requirements Composer would have prevented this mishap. Hurry up! Space monsters are lurking. Rational Software Conference
2009!
Annual Rational and Telelogic Conference May 31 - June 4, 2009. The agenda and the keynote speakers have been announced. |
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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. Turn your IT Plan into a
Competitive Advantage in an Uncertain Market:
Harnessing the power of Enterprise
Architecture - May 21 - 11am EDT
Join this webcast to learn how an integrated Enterprise Architecture and IT Portfolio Management system can help Federal and commercial organizations realize and balance the benefits of their IT investments. Agile Use of Open Source
Code: How Financial Servcies Firms can
Increase Velocity of Development and Reduce
Costs
This seminar lays out the drivers of "the new normal" development model: agile methods, the ubiquity of open source in use today, the economics of using open source in developing financial applications, the game-changing productivity impact, and the consequent ROI. It then addresses the security, legal risks and management challenges of controlling open source use. |
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Success Stories
Here are the most recent success stories that have been published on the IBM web site. Delphi unites global teams
for more cost-effective component reuse with
Telelogic DOORS
Delphi, a leading global supplier of mobile electronics and transportation systems, wanted to automate requirements management to promote cost savings through component reuse among global development teams. Delphi selected Telelogic DOORS for requirements management to enhance team communication and collaboration. Estravel builds an
integrated business system with IBM WebSphere
and DB2
Eliori Äritarkvara, an IBM Advanced level Business Partner, helped Estravel create a new browser-based business system, running on IBM WebSphere Application Server Express and an IBM DB2 Workgroup database. The new platform is built on open standards, making it easy to develop and integrate with other systems. |
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Presentation Zone
Do you have a presentation to share with the community on how to implement Rational software? Post it on the Presentation Zone! A list of recent presentations:
Visual Models on an Agile Project? You're Kidding Right? No! - Submitted by Simon Herbert of Indianapolis Rational Users Group |
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Visit Rational Support at RSC 2009!
Rational Support will be very involved at RSC 2009 this year! We will be speaking in the VoiCE events on Sunday. Then from Monday through Wednesday, we will have 2 pedestals in the IBM Solution Center - one for General Support and one for Electronic Support. We will also be speaking in the Premium Support Lounge. Finally, we will be part of the Telelogic Innovation 2009 Conference, holding a "Special Interest Group" focused on the IBM Rational Support site and helping clients find what they need faster. Come visit us at these many locations and visit our blog (click on this article's title) for the latest Rational Support information! 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. Break the iron triangle to
over-achieve in time to market, cost
reductions and enhanced quality.
Co-authors Moshe Cohen and Michael Lundblad examine the balance in managing business transformation and risk, look at reasons for software development's changing landscape and discuss solutions that can help your organization improve quality management for innovation and growth in their newest paper titled, "Software Quality Optimization: balancing business transformation and risk." Learn more about the Quality Management thought leadership series and download this new thought leadership at Rational Quality Management Thought Leadership series. Achieve Predictability in
desired business outcomes with
requirements-driven quality.
Organizations today are constantly challenged with delivering high quality and innovative software solutions that best address customer needs. This solution brief describes how a Rational requirements-driven quality solution can help software delivery teams improve their time to value and quality by reducing rework and cost through achieving faster stakeholder consensus, increasing productivity and process automation, instilling continuous process improvement and facilitating enhanced decision support. Introducing My developerWorks: because you
matter
We are pleased to announce the launch of My developerWorks, connecting the technical community and to make it easy to learn and collaborate to build a smarter planet. My developerWorks is a professional network and knowledge base that connects developers, IT professionals, academics and students around the world, provides career building recognition, and maximizes your productivity through easy to find, targeted technical resources. Start finding Rational content and connecting with the Rational community in My developerWorks today. Explore the benefits of My developerWorks in this short demo Build your My developerWorks profile today! Real Stories, Real Results: Realizing Distributed Development through a Centralized Deployment Model Hear the highlights of what's new in ClearCase and ClearQuest v7.1. In this 8 minute podcast, Jamie Thomas answers questions about the new features, benefits, and value of our newest release using real world examples. |
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