Ibm Rational Software Podcast Series

Hear from Bill Smith, Product Manager for Rational Tools for Power, about the new functionality in the latest release of Rational Developer for Power Systems Software for IBM i, AIX and Linux for Power. He will also introduce the new migration and porting rules framework. Roland Koo, Product Manager for Compilers, will present the new performance and productivity enhancements in the COBOL for AIX 4.1.1 compiler. Trial download: Rational Developer for Power Systems Software http://ibm.co/mRFuJr

A new approach is needed to address rapid change and growing complexity in developing modern electronics, cars, planes and medical devices. Establishing a cross-lifecycle hub for collaboration, planning and change management is helping companies increase agility in their Systems Engineering processes. Hear how this makes a difference, and what companies that develop everything from planes to medical devices are doing to get started with agile planning and processes. Also learn how the Jazz Collaboration Platform is helping companies increase agility and unify the development lifecycle with the Rational solution for systems and software engineering. Susan Green, speaker.

Agile turns 10 this year! Since its advent in 2001, Agile practices have transformed the way software is built and delivered. Please take a few minutes to join Kim Werner, Agile Coach from ATSC and Liz Parnell, Solution Design Manager from Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) and learn how BCBSNC adopted a few Agile techniques, some good coaching, and implemented IBM Rational Jazz tools to reduce time to market, lower costs, and continue marching along the CMMI, SOX, PHI, and HIPAA compliance path.

Al Wagner introduces listeners to research by Tony Baer, a Senior Analyst at Ovum, who in a webcast and whitepaper twinset discusses how successful closing of the loop between disciplines of quality, requirements, and test management processes and tooling can yield strategic benefits that extend beyond productivity improvements in the respective processes.

For years the software development community has increasingly embraced an iterative and incremental methodology for software development -- Agile. It has driven significant business value through faster, more responsive features and functionality based on market and client demand. What does this development method mean for the an intrinsically process dependent security requirement? Is it possible to develop applications using Agile practices and yet retain a high level of software security assurance? Patrick Vandenberg, speaker.

"Systems Engineering For Dummies," IBM Limited Edition, explains what systems engineering is and how it can help you harness the complexity inherent in developing smart, connected products associated with industrial sector industries. This podcast introduces the book and outlines who might benefit from reading it. Steve Shoaf, speaker.

Discover what's new in the all-new Rational Automation Framework solution with new pricing and packaging, and a host of new features, while Rational Build Forge marches on with a new release and significant enhancements. Rational's software delivery automation solutions have led the market in helping software delivery teams streamline their builds, and manage the configuration and deployment of applications to target middleware solutions. Elissa Redmiles and Jesse Alva, speakers.

IBM is uniquely positioned to help financial institutions dramatically reduce the costs and risks of compliance management and meet the compliance needs of regulations, such as Dodd-Frank, Basel III and Solvency II. Please watch the webcast titled: IBM helps financial services clients meet Compliance needs. AnnMarie Stenglein, speaker.

Communications Service Providers CSP need to overcome the challenge of delivering innovative services at minimum cost while maintaining a positive customer experience. A series of best practices aimed at minimizing time-to-market through the use of requirements and feature management, Service Oriented Architecture and performance testing proves vital in the successful delivery of CSP services. Irv Badr, speaker.

One of the biggest challenges that companies in the business of product development face is the gap that exists between business and engineering departments. Bridging this gap between these two cultures is very important. How can you improve the collaboration between these two cultures which often have diverse and distributed teams? Listen to this podcast to find out how IBM can help you build the linkage between business strategy and technical execution in your quest to build successful products. Aravind Madhavan, speaker.

This podcast will take a deeper dive into IEC 62304 to identify key steps, best practices, and best of breed integrated tooling to help companies conform to IEC 62304 on the way to FDA and international approval of their medical device. Martin Bakal and Bruce Douglass, speakers.

In these tough economic times, all government agencies are required to cut their costs, reduce future spending on IT and get smart. Join to hear IBM experts discuss successful strategies for helping Government organizations achieving the cost cutting goal and enabling smarter government. Bruce Baron and Tammy Kulesa, speakers.

Business Planning and Transformation: Have you made the right investments? Do you have the best process in place? How about your technology investments? Learn how IBM is helping companies align business objectives with engineering capabilities through a combination of industry best practices and technology. David Spade, Steve Shoaf and Nicole Katrana, speakers.

This podcast highlights some of the Cloud Computing topics presented across the streams throughout the week at the Innovate 2011 conference, including a focus on Rational solutions on the cloud; Planning, developing, testing and deploying cloud applications; and leveraging the cloud for more effective software delivery. Steve Weaver, speaker.

IBM Rational offers an integrated life cycle solution for variation management while providing technology, best practices and tools to design, develop and deliver a product line in a more efficient and automated fashion. Greg Gorman and Nicole Katrana, speakers.

As physical products become increasingly digital in design, producers of smarter products must consider how to better integrate product lifecycle, and support functions to ensure ongoing product quality and performance and capitalize on new opportunities for product innovation and revenue growth. Learn how IBM's Integrated Product Management solutions and integrations can help! Pierre Coyne and Nicole Katrana, speakers.

Creating a pipeline of innovative products and servicesthe "building blocks" of smarter solutions -- at lower cost and risk means manufacturers must innovate, collaborate, and optimize in order to thrive in today's competitive market. They must do so at every step of their enterprise processesat the design phase, the operations phase and the services phase. Christophe Begue and Nicole Katrana, speakers.

This podcast provides an up to the date overview of the new UPDM 2.0 profile, a background of MoDAF and DoDAF , an understanding of changes underway and tools that can help you to connect the lifecycle from Enterprise Architecture to Software. Graham Bleakely and Brian Nolan, speakers.

Smarter products are the building blocks of a smarter planet, but how do you make smarter products better and faster than your competition? Companies require product and systems development capabilities that can balance the trade-offs between product features, quality, time- to-market and profitability. IBM calls its set of capabilities for building smarter products integrated product management (IPM). Steve Shoaf and Nicole Katrana, speakers.

Are security and compliance risks within the Healthcare industry on the rise? Learn how the changing landscape of the healthcare industry may be driving the increase of security and compliance risks and the various ways to reduce the possibility and impact of security vulnerabilities. Valerie Hamilton, speaker.