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Evaluate: IBM Rational Software Architect

IBM® Rational® Software Architect is an advanced and comprehensive application design, modeling and development tool for end-to-end software delivery. The latest version is updated with the latest in design and modeling technologies, comprehensive support for emerging technologies around BPMN2, SOA and Java™ Enterprise Edition 5, and delivers the best of breed tooling that integrates with IBM's application lifecycle management solutions.

This product is available in the following languages: Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, English International, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese Brazilian, Spanish

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This trial is fully functional. Download the trial for an evaluation period of 30 days. (See notes for extensions and limitations.)

Product/Operating system	Version	Size	Method
Rational Software Architect Linux®, Windows™	V8.5	180MB	IBM Installation Manager * (recommended)
Rational Software Architect Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux, Ubuntu, Windows ™	V8.5	240MB to 1775MB	HTTP \| Download Director
Rational Software Architect for Mac OS® technology preview**	V8.5.1	Varies	HTTP \| Download Director
Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Sofware for Mac OS® technology preview**	V8.5.1	Varies	HTTP \| Download Director

* IBM Installation Manager is about 180MB. The size of the trial code itself and the download time required varies according to the product components and language you select. The estimated download time using Download Director over a 1.5Mbps connection is approximately 6 hours, significantly less when using Installation Manager.

** Rational Software Architect for Mac OS Technology Preview: Use the installation instructions for help installing the technology preview and see the release notes for more information about it. There is no formal support for this preview; please use the Rational Software Architect forum to ask questions or report issues.

Extensions and limitations: The trial is fully functional and includes extensions such as the Simulation Toolkit, the Extension for Deployment Planning, the Extension for SOA and WebSphere, and others described on the product page. The trial does not include WebSphere Portal V6.1 Test Server or Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software Build Utilities, which are available only in the for-purchase version of Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software.

When you download this trial you are entitled to submit technical problems and questions through our limited online support program.

Browse the how-to resources including tutorials, articles, demos, production documentation, webcasts, forums, a searchable knowledge database, and more.