Rational Software and Sun are creating a cross-platform set of e-development tools for developers writing to the SolarisTM Operating Environment (OE).

This e-development solution for the Solaris OE integrates Rational's suite of application development tools with Sun's JavaTM and Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EETM) technologies, as well as the ForteTM for Java Integrated Development Environment (IDE). This collaborative effort furthers the two companies' strategic relationship, which was announced last year at the 2000 JavaOneSM Developers Conference.

The combination of Rational products and Sun tools and technologies provides developers writing to the Solaris OE with the first single unified development environment that supports the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SETM), the J2EE platform and the Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2METM) integrated with the Forte for Java IDE on the Solaris 8 OE. With this environment, developers can build on the platform they are using to deploy their software, thereby avoiding the cost of additional testing and transition time. Further, the combination of Rational's development leadership and Sun's platform and technology leadership gives developers the maximum flexibility and technology support for quickly building higher quality applications for the Java platform and the Solaris Operating Environment.

"Through our collaboration with Rational, we are delivering on the promise to provide Sun's developer community with the most powerful tools for building the next generation of Internet applications" said Patricia C. Sueltz, executive vice president, Software Systems Group at Sun Microsystems, Inc. "The Sun and Rational solution enables developers to speed Java technology based application time to market, improve software quality and reduce total cost of ownership."

Rational and Sun joint development is focused on three main areas:

Solaris 8 Operating Environment Development

Rational and Sun offer the first complete lifecycle development solution available for Sun Solaris 8 OE developers and the Sun server platform. This solution includes Rational Suite Development Studio, which features Rational Rose, the leading visual modeling tool. Also included in this lifecycle development solution is Rational ClearCase and Rational ClearQuest, which offer developers change management and defect tracking capabilities, respectively. A new product included in the solution is Rational Test RealTime -- the tool of choice for use with Sun's ChorusOSTM operating system -- providing functional, performance and code coverage testing.

Forte for Java IDE Product Development Support

A number of Rational products are now integrated with the Forte for Java IDE, including Rational Rose and Rational ClearCase, the leading software configuration management tool. Integrating with the Forte for Java IDE enables superior functionality and ease of development for Sun developers. Further, the combination of the Forte for Java IDE with Rational Rose RealTime and Rational QualityArchitect RealTime delivers the only complete integrated modeling and testing solution for wireless and embedded J2ME platform development.

Professional Services

In addition to technology integration, Rational and Sun Professional ServicesSM are working closely to ease development for Sun customers. Sun Professional Services methodologies leverage the Rational Unified Process and the Rational Suite Development Studio as a key development environment for customer solutions. Sun Professional Services and Rational are also collaborating to help customers speed J2EE platform development through the availability of patterns and tools. Rational has combined the J2EE Patterns Catalog from Sun Professional Services with design templates and code templates to rapidly develop substantial parts of a business application. Rational has also developed a set of tool mechanisms, assets and process guidance collectively called "e-development Accelerators" to automate the Java technology development process.

These tools and processes help improve software quality by ensuring that the code being developed meets the requirements of the application being built. Because development is a distributed activity resulting in individual modules, a developer needs to be confident that the individual modules -- developed independently -- all meet the functionality requirements of the application and will work together seamlessly. Processes include the appropriate feedback and corrective action steps needed to integrate these software modules.

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