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To: Thomas Haegin who wrote (2635)	9/14/1998 8:32:00 AM
From: Roy F	Respond to of 3115

Rational's TestFoundation Selected by IBM for Validating PeopleSoft Applications in AS/400 Environments Rational's TestFoundation Combines Testing Software and Best Practices Approach to Help Customers Deploy ERP Applications Faster and More Reliably September 14, 1998 08:01 AM CUPERTINO, Calif., Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Rational(R) Software Corporation RATL today announced that IBM has selected Rational TestFoundation to validate PeopleSoft applications on AS/400e servers. TestFoundation is a combination of automated testing software and distilled best practices that helps customers validate PeopleSoft applications by enabling implementers to simplify test planning, reduce user test times and predict completion dates. "Rational's TestFoundation is a proven solution for regression testing PeopleSoft's applications," said Marc Stillman, director of strategic technical services at PeopleSoft. "Our ability to leverage the TestFoundation product in our work with IBM will further ensure a robust enterprise solution for our AS/400 customers." Rational TestFoundation consists of the following five components: * Planning Process - Rational's Test Requirements Hierarchy acts as a definitive guide to help implementers determine what to test and establish test dependencies for the implementation. * Integrated Software - Rational's SQA Robot(TM) is included with both PeopleSoft applications and the Rational TestFoundation to enable customers to record and playback test scripts. * Test Assets - TestFoundation ships with hundreds of test scripts written by PeopleSoft and PeopleSoft implementation partners. These scripts test the most common validation points associated with implementing PeopleSoft applications. * Systematic Reporting - TestFoundation includes SQA Manager, which creates customized reports that track the progress of an implementation against a predetermined list of required features and functions. * Best-Practices Validation Approach - This combines the distilled best-practices of experienced QA engineers with the best-practices of experienced ERP implementers to guide customers through implementations. "Today's announcement underscores our commitment to expanding the reach of Rational TestFoundation," said Tom Bogan, vice president and general manager of Rational's automated testing products. "TestFoundation ensures that customers implementing PeopleSoft Enterprise Solutions in the AS/400 environment can validate customizations made to their PeopleSoft applications quickly and easily." 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. NOTE: Rational, the Rational logo, and Rational's products are trademarks or registered trademarks of Rational Software Corporation in the United States and in other countries. All other names are used for identification purposes only and are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. 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