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Trial: Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software

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You can try this product online or as a download.

The version of Rational Software Architect available for online evaluation is version 6.0.

Register for your trial now.

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 XenApp Presentation Server (formerly known as the MetaFrame Presentation Server) to provide you a connection from your workstation to the remote server running the IBM product you are evaluating. You will need to download the latest XenApp Web plugin that runs on your operating system.

If you are installing Citrix for the first time, you will see a popup window that asks for the address of the server hosting your published application. Leave the Server Address field blank and click Next.

If you do not have the Citrix Web plugin installed when you attempt to access the online trial, you will be prompted to install it.

If you're having trouble installing the plugin, see the Citrix installation instructions.

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 Software Architect includes many scenarios and tutorials that can help you get started with the product. When you start Rational Software Architect, 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 Software Architect V7 : includes hands-on exercises to walk you through every step of designing and implementing a service-oriented application using Rational® Software Architect V7, including using UML diagrams to design and model an application, publishing the model information to a Web page, and transforming the design to Java™ code.

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




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