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Rational Software Architect 8.0 beta and Rational Application Developer 8.0 beta

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Rational Software Architect 8.0 beta is now available for you to try out as part of the Rational Software Architect open beta program. For information on all of the new Rational Software Architect enhancements visit the Rational Software Architect wiki – specifically the v8 beta pages on the wiki, and the Information Center for the 8.0 beta.

The related Rational Application Developer 8.0 beta is also available. More information is available on the Rational Application Developer wiki pages for the beta program and in the Information Center for the 8.0 beta.

The two 8.0 beta programs are related to the Websphere Application Server 8.0 beta that I have previously mentioned.

Thanks to Andy Piper for pointing this out.

Rational Software Delivery Platform V7.0 released

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IBM has today released the Rational Software Delivery Platform V7.0 – a comprehensive set of products that include the long awaited Rational Software Architect V7.0 (RSA) and Rational Application Developer V7.0 (RAD) and also products such as Rational Functional Tester V7.0 and Rational Performance Tester V7.0.

Rational Software Architect V7.0 open beta program

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You can now preregister for the Rational Software Architect V7.0 and Rational Functional Tester V7.0 open beta program. The beta program is set to start in October 2006.

From the press release:

“Clients participating in the beta program can experiment with new and improved features that help implement service oriented architectures, systems development, and geographically distributed applications.”

New features in the upcoming Rational Software Architect V7.0 includes:

  • Easier installation experience
  • Improved Web Diagram editor
  • Improved C++ support
  • Expanded unit testing, with WebSphere® Application Server V6.1
  • Improved Web Security tools
  • New team modeling capabilities

Since the release of Rational Software Architect (RSA) V7.0 is getting closer we should expect Rational Application Developer (RAD) V7.0 to be released soon also.

Update December 2006: Rational Application Developer V7.0 and Rational Software Architect V7.0 has been released.

Tutorial: Hello World, Part 1 – Rational Software Architect

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A new tutorial called “Hello World, Part 1: Rational Software Architect” has been posted on developerWorks. The tutorial is the first tutorial in the “Hello World! Series”, which will provide high-level overviews of various IBM software products. Part 2 of this series will introduce you to Rational Application Developer.

The tutorial “introduces you to IBM Rational Software Architect, and highlights some basic features of Rational Software Architect with a hands-on exercise. Learn how to design an application using UML diagrams, publish the model information into a Web page, and transform the design to Java code using Rational Software Architect.”

Update February 28, 2007: An updated tutorial for Rational Software Architect V7.0 has been published.