Rational® software from IBM is the software development platform for an on demand world. Software development competency is essential to building and evolving the software that powers an on demand business: applications that create strategic advantage, adapt quickly to changing business needs and provide high levels of reliability and scalability. The Rational platform fundamentally improves software development competency by enabling teams to:

• Adopt iterative development practices that reduce project risk.
• Focus on architecture to develop more resilient systems.
• Effectively manage change and protect strategic assets.

The result is a more proficient software development organization and a more focused business. The Rational solution combines software engineering best practices, market-leading tools and professional services to drive continuous improvement in team capability.

Rational tools span Windows, UNIX, Linux and mainframe platforms, and support a host of languages, integrated development environments (IDEs) and operating environments, including Java, Eclipse, C, C++, C#, Visual Basic.NET, Microsoft.NET, COM/+, Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) and more than 100 cross-development environments for real-time and embedded system developers.