| | h1. Rational Software Delivery Platform 7.0 |
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| | A new version of [Rational Application Developer] (and [Rational Software Architect]) has been released, version 7.0. They're part of [Rational Software Delivery Platform, V7 desktop products|http://www.ibm.com/software/rational/announce/dt/], which is a set of the [Rational products|Rational], where the Rational brand is part of the [IBM Software Group]. Check out the announcement: [Announcing version 7.0 of Rational Software Development Platform - Desktop products|http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=2042&context=SSRTLW&context=SSJM4G&dc=D600&uid=swg21250528&loc=en_US&cs=UTF-8&lang=en]. |
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| | This is the successor to RAD/RSA 6.0; there is no [RAD/RSA 6.1|http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/blogs/page/woolf?entry=rad_6_1]. This version contains new features for and a test server for [WebSphere Application Server] 6.1. So it fulfills the role of v6.1, but because it has so many additional features, Rational has called it v7.0. There's a dedicated [developerWorks] page: [IBM Rational Software Delivery Platform|http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/platform/]. |
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| |  | As usual, the main product web pages are [Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software|http://www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/developer/application/] and [Rational Software Architect|http://www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/architect/swarchitect/]. You can download a [Trial: Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software V7.0|http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/downloads/r/rad/] and/or a [Trial: Rational Software Architect V7.0|http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/downloads/r/rswa/] from [developerWorks]. Once you've got it installed, switching licenses is now easier: [IBM Rational Software Development Platform v7.0 - Product Activation|http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=2042&context=SSRTLW&context=SSJM4G&dc=D600&uid=swg21250404&loc=en_US&cs=UTF-8&lang=en]. |
| | | As usual, the main product web pages are [Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software|http://www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/developer/application/] and [Rational Software Architect|http://www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/architect/swarchitect/]. You can download a [Trial: Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software V7.0|http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/downloads/r/rad/] and/or a [Trial: Rational Software Architect V7.0|http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/downloads/r/rswa/] from [developerWorks]. Once you've got it installed, switching licenses is now easier: [IBM Rational Software Development Platform v7.0 - Product Activation|http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=2042&context=SSRTLW&context=SSJM4G&dc=D600&uid=swg21250404&loc=en_US&cs=UTF-8&lang=en]. There's a [RAD v7 InfoCenter|http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/radhelp/v7r0m0/index.jsp] and a list of [recommended fixes for RAD v7|http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rcss=rtlrad&uid=swg27007823] (and v6). |
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| | Here's the official list of [features and benefits|http://www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/developer/application/features/]. Informally, a friend of mine in Rational has given me this info: Some key features of this release are: |
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| | * Extends your [Eclipse|Eclipse Platform] 3.2 environment and tools |
| | * Install only the features you need through flexible, granular installation options |
| | * Integrated and optimized for IBM [WebSphere Application Server] and IBM [WebSphere Portal Server] products |
| | * Accelerate [J2EE|Java Enterprise Edition], portal, Web Services and SOA application development using rapid application development tools and visual development techniques |
| | * Shorten the [Java|Java Technologies] learning curve through visual design that updates code, point-and-click database connectivity, visual portal development techniques and more |
| | * Improve code modeling and share designs with distributed teams |
| | * Integrate your business applications with WS-I compliant Web services and service-oriented architectures |
| | * Collaborate and share assets across the team using built-in Rational ClearCase LT version control |
| | * Improve code quality with automated tools that apply coding standards and perform runtime analysis |
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| | One issue to be aware of: [Microsoft Windows Vista currently is not supported by Rational products|http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=2044&context=SSCM72&context=SSRTLW&context=SSJM4G&dc=D600&uid=swg21250765&loc=en_US&cs=UTF-8&lang=en]. |
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| | Some things that don't seem to exist yet but that I will link to when I can find them: |
 | | * Rational Software Development Platform Information Center for v7 |
| | * An IBM Education Assistant for RAD/RSA v7 |
| | * A RedBook for RAD/RSA v7 |
| | * A list of recommended fixes for IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software version 7.0 (there probably aren't any fixes yet!) |
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| | For more info: |
| | * [IBM Drives Evolution of Software and Systems Delivery to Speed SOA Results|http://www.ibm.com/software/swnews/swnews.nsf/n/sdsd6w75tc] (press release) |
| | * [IBM Business Partners Improve Quality and Efficiency of Software and Systems Delivery|http://www.ibm.com/software/swnews/swnews.nsf/n/sdsd6w765s] (press release) |
| | * [IBM Announced Rational Software Delivery Platform 7.0|http://www.gridtoday.com/grid/1150788.html] (Grid Today) |
| | * [IBM Targets SOA with Rational Software 7 desktop tools|http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2006/12/06/220392/ibm-targets-soa-with-rational-software-7-desktop-tools.htm] (Computer Weekly) |
| | * [IBM Rational Delivers Desktop Tools for 7.0 Dev Platform|http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=19738] (Application Development Trends) |
| | * [IBM Rational rolls out desktop development tools|http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9005650] (Computerworld) |
| | * [IBM Extends Rational For SOA Deployment|http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3647276] (Internet News) |
| | * [IBM extends SOA tools for desktop|http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/12/05/HNsoaibmdesktop_1.html] (InfoWorld) |
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| | h2. Rational 7.0 Articles |
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| | Here are some resources for the new Rational v7 platform: |
| | * [Rational Software Delivery Platform, V7 desktop products|http://www.ibm.com/software/rational/announce/dt/] |
| | * [Rational downloads|http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rational/downloads/] -- Where to get trial versions |
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| | Here are some articles on how to use products in the new platform: |
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| | * [developerWorks chats: Grady Booch answers questions about the V7 Rational tools release|http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rational/chat/booch.html] |
| | * [What's new in IBM Rational Application Developer V7.0|http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rational/library/06/1205_lloyd_rad/] |
| | * [What's new in IBM Rational Software Architect V7.0|http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rational/library/06/1205_lloyd_rsa/] |
| | * [What's new in IBM Rational Software Modeler V7.0|http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rational/library/06/1205_lloyd_rsm/] |
| | * [Improve the usability of Web applications with type-ahead input fields using JSF, AJAX, and Web services in Rational Application Developer V7|http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rational/library/06/1205_kats_rad1/] |
| | * [JSF and Ajax: Web 2.0 application made easy with Rational Application Developer V7|http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rational/library/06/1205_kats_rad2/] |
| | * [Working with J2C Ant Scripts in Rational Application Developer V7|http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rational/library/06/1205_ho-benedek/] |
| | * [Generating a J2C bean using the J2C Tools in Rational Application Developer V7.0|http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rational/library/06/1212_nigul/] |
| | * [IBM Rational Process Advisor: Integrating the software development process with IBM Rational developer and tester v7 tools|http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rational/library/06/1212_smith-popescu-bencomo/] |
| | * [Using Rational Functional Tester V7.0 to test Mozilla Firefox applications|http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rational/library/06/1219_kelly/] |
| | * [Introduction to IBM Rational Manual Tester V7.0|http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rational/library/06/1226_kelly/] |
| | * [Create powerful custom tools quickly with Rational Software Architect Version 7.0|http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rational/library/07/0109_peterson/] |
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| | You may also be interested in [Strategic Directions for Rational Software Development Tools and Technologies]. |
