IBM Announces New Software to Transform the Way People Collaborate...
IBM, at the IBM Rational Software Development Conference, has announced new software that will transform how people will collaborate, thereby driving greater value and performance from their globally distributed software investments. The company announced 20 products that break down the walls that inhibit organizations from truly collaborating with partners, suppliers, customers and their employees.
These new offerings use IBM's Jazz collaborative technology to help geographically distributed software delivery teams work together in an open, real-time and transparent manner to more effectively deliver and source software solutions.
IBM said the biggest challenge Indian companies face is the impact of globalization, which is forcing them to become more nimble. In the world
of software delivery, this means around the clock collaboration with specialized teams around the globe to pick up where another left off. For other stakeholders in an organization, such as lawyers, a finance department, CIO or CEO, there is an increased need for visibility into how the software is delivered on a global scale. Technologies built on,
or using, Jazz can interoperate with software from other vendors allowing customers to significantly improve their ability to communicate data within and between their enterprise.
"Currently, organizational, geographical and technical silos inhibit business agility and return on software investments. In a globally integrated enterprise, organizations need to transform how they collaborate to get the job done," said Steve Robinson, Vice President, Worldwide Sales, Rational Software, IBM. "IBM's Jazz platform breaks down location, infrastructure and organizational barriers, transforming the practice of global software delivery."
IBM said according to Forrester Research, only 37% of stakeholders are satisfied with the speed of internal application development, and just 42% are satisfied with the quality. IBM's new Jazz platform can transform software delivery into a dynamic integration of people, processes and projects. As the scope of software development and delivery broadens in this era of globalization, IBM is incorporating social networking and Web 2.0 practices into the new versions of its software delivery platform.
By the end of 2008, IBM and its business partners expect to release 20 products harnessing the collaborative capabilities of Jazz. The new IBM software will help development teams of all sizes improve productivity and manage project requirements in real time.
Available from July, 2008 IBM Rational Team Concert incorporates social networking technologies, such as instant messaging and presence awareness, into the management of a software delivery project on a global scale. IBM Rational Team Concert helps software teams collaborate in real time in the context of specific roles and processes. IBM Rational Team Concert includes automated data gathering resulting in
significantly less documentation and provides real-time project health information required to reduce project risk.
IBM has introduced IBM Rational Requirements Composer to help software delivery teams gain consensus on how a project should be designed using familiar business artifacts such as storyboards, sketches, scenarios and models. Currently in beta, this new software will help teams visualize commitments thereby reducing rework and review cycles on requirements.
IBM also announced the beta of IBM Rational Quality Manager, test planning and process software that provides a single view into all aspects of a quality plan. With 100% distributed access and Web 2.0-based collaboration, this new software traces where a project stands in the software delivery cycle to help key stakeholders prioritize issues for resolution.
At the foundation of these new offerings is Jazz collaborative technology, which provides a platform of services enabling powerful integration. Similar to what Eclipse did to consolidate the desktop, IBM said Jazz will transform the industry by supporting interoperability across a broad array of collaborative application lifecycle management solutions.
IBM is developing Jazz and future products in conjunction with the software development community at www.jazz.net. At Jazz.net, members of the community can transparently collaborate, provide input on requirements, report bugs and ultimately contribute to the development of IBM's software delivery platform. The Jazz.net
community will drive the evolution of standards and common components incorporated in future IBM software releases.
Independent software vendors, through the Ready for IBM Rational software validation program, are working with IBM on integrating and validating their offerings to IBM Rational Team Concert and other IBM Rational Jazz-enabled offerings.
To help organizations drive greater value from their current software investments, IBM has announced new services that map an organization's business value to best practices in software delivery. The IBM Rational Measured Capability Framework, Rational Health Assessment, Rational Self Checks and IBM IT Governance Services help organizations improve insight into their business outcomes by automating, deploying, adapting and measuring proven best practices. IBM's IT Governance Services can help organizations establish governance priorities and identify strengths and gaps putting them on an IT governance roadmap for improved software effectiveness.
The IBM Rational Software Development Conference offers a unique opportunity for invited executives to network with each other and learn from industry analysts, fellow IBM clients and IBM thought leaders. The conference will also address audience in seven other prominent cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Trivandrum, Hyderabad, Chennai and Kolkata. Also, for the first time, specific RSDCs will be held this year at the campuses of Infosys, TCS, HCL and Cognizant.
These new offerings use IBM's Jazz collaborative technology to help geographically distributed software delivery teams work together in an open, real-time and transparent manner to more effectively deliver and source software solutions.
IBM said the biggest challenge Indian companies face is the impact of globalization, which is forcing them to become more nimble. In the world
of software delivery, this means around the clock collaboration with specialized teams around the globe to pick up where another left off. For other stakeholders in an organization, such as lawyers, a finance department, CIO or CEO, there is an increased need for visibility into how the software is delivered on a global scale. Technologies built on,
or using, Jazz can interoperate with software from other vendors allowing customers to significantly improve their ability to communicate data within and between their enterprise.
"Currently, organizational, geographical and technical silos inhibit business agility and return on software investments. In a globally integrated enterprise, organizations need to transform how they collaborate to get the job done," said Steve Robinson, Vice President, Worldwide Sales, Rational Software, IBM. "IBM's Jazz platform breaks down location, infrastructure and organizational barriers, transforming the practice of global software delivery."
IBM said according to Forrester Research, only 37% of stakeholders are satisfied with the speed of internal application development, and just 42% are satisfied with the quality. IBM's new Jazz platform can transform software delivery into a dynamic integration of people, processes and projects. As the scope of software development and delivery broadens in this era of globalization, IBM is incorporating social networking and Web 2.0 practices into the new versions of its software delivery platform.
By the end of 2008, IBM and its business partners expect to release 20 products harnessing the collaborative capabilities of Jazz. The new IBM software will help development teams of all sizes improve productivity and manage project requirements in real time.
Available from July, 2008 IBM Rational Team Concert incorporates social networking technologies, such as instant messaging and presence awareness, into the management of a software delivery project on a global scale. IBM Rational Team Concert helps software teams collaborate in real time in the context of specific roles and processes. IBM Rational Team Concert includes automated data gathering resulting in
significantly less documentation and provides real-time project health information required to reduce project risk.
IBM has introduced IBM Rational Requirements Composer to help software delivery teams gain consensus on how a project should be designed using familiar business artifacts such as storyboards, sketches, scenarios and models. Currently in beta, this new software will help teams visualize commitments thereby reducing rework and review cycles on requirements.
IBM also announced the beta of IBM Rational Quality Manager, test planning and process software that provides a single view into all aspects of a quality plan. With 100% distributed access and Web 2.0-based collaboration, this new software traces where a project stands in the software delivery cycle to help key stakeholders prioritize issues for resolution.
At the foundation of these new offerings is Jazz collaborative technology, which provides a platform of services enabling powerful integration. Similar to what Eclipse did to consolidate the desktop, IBM said Jazz will transform the industry by supporting interoperability across a broad array of collaborative application lifecycle management solutions.
IBM is developing Jazz and future products in conjunction with the software development community at www.jazz.net. At Jazz.net, members of the community can transparently collaborate, provide input on requirements, report bugs and ultimately contribute to the development of IBM's software delivery platform. The Jazz.net
community will drive the evolution of standards and common components incorporated in future IBM software releases.
Independent software vendors, through the Ready for IBM Rational software validation program, are working with IBM on integrating and validating their offerings to IBM Rational Team Concert and other IBM Rational Jazz-enabled offerings.
To help organizations drive greater value from their current software investments, IBM has announced new services that map an organization's business value to best practices in software delivery. The IBM Rational Measured Capability Framework, Rational Health Assessment, Rational Self Checks and IBM IT Governance Services help organizations improve insight into their business outcomes by automating, deploying, adapting and measuring proven best practices. IBM's IT Governance Services can help organizations establish governance priorities and identify strengths and gaps putting them on an IT governance roadmap for improved software effectiveness.
The IBM Rational Software Development Conference offers a unique opportunity for invited executives to network with each other and learn from industry analysts, fellow IBM clients and IBM thought leaders. The conference will also address audience in seven other prominent cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Trivandrum, Hyderabad, Chennai and Kolkata. Also, for the first time, specific RSDCs will be held this year at the campuses of Infosys, TCS, HCL and Cognizant.
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