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Trial: Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software V7.0

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You can try Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software online, as a download, or on a DVD.

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Note: When you start your online trial, you will have three hours to explore the product. If you need additional time, you may sign in again.


Preparing for your online trial

The online trial experience allows you to try software products without having to install them on your own system. This is product-level code, with all features and options enabled.

Step 1: Review the online trial prerequisites
Step 2: Review these helpful evaluation resources


Online trial prerequisites

Client software
The online trial program uses the Citrix Access Platform to provide you a connection from your workstation to a remote IBM server running the IBM product you are evaluating. You will need to download Citrix client software before using the online trial program. You can download the Citrix XenApp client (formerly known as the MetaFrame Presentation Server) at no charge from the Citrix site. Versions for most operating systems are available. After you install the client, you will be asked to restart your browser. If you do not have the Citrix client installed when you attempt to access the online trial, you will be prompted to install the client.

Supported browsers
Microsoft Internet Explorer V6 or later and Mozilla Firefox V1.5 or later are supported.

Connection speed
We recommend that you use a high-speed connection while evaluating software online. Because the session you will be using is running remotely over the Internet with unpredictable delays and latencies, you should not use your experience with the session as a guide to the performance of the tools when installed in a local environment.

Security
During your online trial, you can use your own data and files to try out real-world scenarios on the IBM server. To ensure your privacy, all data and projects are deleted automatically from the remote server at the end of your three-hour trial session. Your data files cannot be seen by others, and cannot be retrieved from the remote server after the trial period ends.

Connectivity FAQs
Having problems getting connected? Check our connectivity FAQs for solutions to common problems. Or, visit our connectivity forum to submit technical questions about using online trials.


Evaluation resources

Rational Application Developer includes many scenarios and tutorials that can help you get started with the product. When you start Rational Application Developer, you will see a Welcome screen, which includes icons that link you to a gallery of tutorials and a gallery of samples. The tutorial gallery includes demos that you can watch to see the product in action, as well as demos that allow you to "play and learn" as you explore features. You can return to these galleries at any time: from the tool bar within the product, select Help > Welcome to see your choices.

  • Hello World: Rational Application Developer: provides a guided walkthrough of the product. Because you are not installing the product on your own workstation, you do not need to specify a workspace location (the first step in the tutorial). You can change to the J2EE perspective used in the tutorial by closing the welcome panel and then selecting Window > Open Perspective > J2EE. We recommend that you read through the tutorial before beginning your trial, and then keep the tutorial open while you are evaluating Rational Application Developer online.

Want more? Click the Support tab for additional resources designed to help you evaluate this product.




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