Automating software delivery lifecycle with IBM Rational software cuts development costs 40 percent
Product
- IBM Rational ClearCase
- IBM Rational ClearQuest
- IBM Rational Rose RealTime
- IBM Rational Test RealTime
Tech Stack
- Unified Modeling Language (UML)
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Cost Savings
- Productivity Improvements
Technology Category
- Application Infrastructure & Middleware - API Integration & Management
- Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration
Applicable Industries
- Electronics
- Retail
Applicable Functions
- Product Research & Development
- Quality Assurance
Use Cases
- Process Control & Optimization
- Predictive Quality Analytics
Services
- Software Design & Engineering Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
The company in focus is a manufacturer of advanced data capture devices, including bar code scanners and radio frequency identification (RFID) products. They also produce professional and commercial two-way radios and deliver unlicensed wireless broadband capabilities and wireless LANs (WLANs) to retail enterprises. The company's mission-critical product portfolio required a more efficient and automated software development lifecycle.
The Challenge
The data capture device manufacturer was struggling with managing and automating the software development lifecycle for its mission-critical product portfolio. The development team was using email to manage change requests, which often led to lost requests and delays in addressing them. The lack of a collaborative design solution made it difficult for engineers to collaborate on design changes.
The Solution
The company adopted a suite of IBM Rational software to address its development challenges. This suite included IBM Rational ClearCase, IBM Rational ClearQuest, IBM Rational Rose RealTime, and IBM Rational Test RealTime software. The software helped the company's engineers better manage the software development lifecycle. For example, when an application needed updating or changing, engineers received a change request through Rational ClearQuest software. They used that change record to modify a Unified Modeling Language (UML) model with Rational Rose RealTime software. After completing the modifications, they used Rational Test RealTime software to validate that the changes met the quality requirements. Finally, engineers saved the changes in Rational ClearCase software, where they could distribute them for others to use.
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