Rational Software and HP Partner to Provide a Complete Enterprise Internet Application Development Solution
Rational Selected as Development Lifecycle Tool Provider for HP's Developer's Edge Program
CUPERTINO, Calif. June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Rational Software (Nasdaq: RATL - news) announced today that Hewlett-Packard Company [NYSE:HWP - news] has selected Rational's application development lifecycle solution as an integrated part of HP's Developer's Edge program. HP's Developer's Edge program is designed to support HP Domain Foundation Tools and FoundationWare, HP's enterprise Internet development and deployment architecture and to deliver a broad set of development tools and platform-neutral middleware technologies for software developers of enterprise-scale Internet applications. This announcement is the latest evolution in Rational's longstanding relationship with HP. The two companies have worked closely in the past: Rational's products support HP's enterprise computing platform, and HP is a contributor to the development of the Unified Modeling Language (UML), which Rational helped pioneer.
''HP's customers' successes in delivering enterprise-class Internet applications based on HP-UX and Windows NT systems starts with the application software development process,'' said Nigel Ball, general manager of HP's Internet and Applications Systems Division. ''By combining Rational's leading software development products with HP Domain Foundation Tools and FoundationWare, we present the customer with unsurpassed enterprise development and deployment solutions.''
Products from HP's Developer's Edge program along with HP's Foundation Tools and FoundationWare enable HP to offer end-to-end development and deployment of enterprise Internet applications in mixed UNIX and Windows NT system environments. HP's Developer's Edge program includes Rational's comprehensive application lifecycle solution, which spans the following categories:
Requirements Management: Rational's RequisitePro(TM)
Modeling: Rational Rose(R)
Testing: Rational's Purify, Quantify, SQA Suite and preVue(TM) for memory errors, performance bottlenecks, functional testing and load testing Change & Configuration Management: Rational's ClearCase(R) and ClearQuest(TM)
''As developers face more application complexity and constantly changing requirements, platforms and development languages, the need for integrated solutions that simplify the development and deployment tasks become critical, said Mike Devlin, president of Rational Software.'' ''We are committed to helping simplify the application development challenge for customers. Together with HP, we combine application development best practices with industry- leading tools and a robust and proven architecture. This combination provides a powerful solution for building and deploying high-quality, enterprise applications across UNIX and Windows NT systems.''
About Rational Software Corporation Rational Software, creator of the Unified Modeling Language (UML), is the leading provider of a solution that unifies proven software development principles, tools, and services to improve the productivity of project teams and individuals. Rational's products span the critical activities of requirements management, visual modeling, testing, and configuration and change management. For more information, visit Rational's Website at www.rational.com.
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For more information contact: Rational Software Corporation 18880 Homestead Road, Cupertino, CA 95014, Tel. (408) 863-9900 or (800) 728-1212, Fax (408) 863-4120, Fax-on-demand (800) 758-5804 Pin # 113375, E-mail info@rational.com, Web www.rational.com
SOURCE: Rational Software Corporation
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