Rational ClearCase > Software Configuration Management

Improve software and systems delivery with automated software configuration management solutions

As software delivery organizations expand globally and are confronted with compressed timeframes and cost constraints, software development becomes increasingly complex. The increased complexity can be addressed by employing software configuration management (SCM) tools and processes. SCM helps development teams capture, control and securely manage software changes and assets throughout the software delivery life cycle. Choosing the right SCM tools is critical for effective configuration and asset management. The SCM system should be capable of:

• Managing and protecting software assets (design models, source code, test cases, documentation)
• Providing a stable development environment
• Managing change throughout the development life cycle
• Managing configurations and versions of a software release
• Maintaining traceability and scalability

IBM Rational ClearCase software offers comprehensive software configuration management and change management capabilities that facilitate sophisticated version control, workspace management, parallel development support and build auditing to help improve productivity. Designed to improve collaboration and automation, it can help businesses enhance IT efficiency by lowering business costs, mitigating risk and reducing time to market for high-quality solutions.

Benefits

• Access to project assets from anywhere, anytime
• Providing an out-of-box usage model based on activity-based change management best practices
• Flexibility to implement any process model solution
• Interoperability allows you to connect diverse teams and environments - even across different platforms
• Fast, immediate access to virtually any version of a file by dynamic or snapshot views
• Allows teams to work on the same code or release at the same time with the ability to easily resolve conflicts, reduce confusion, and get more done in a short amount of time
• Provides secure and controlled access to software assets
• Provides control over personal workspaces and enables seamless access to the exact files and directory versions that are needed
• Applies SCM best practices

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System Requirements

• Operating systems: Linux (RedHat, Suse, Ubuntu); UNIX (Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, Macintosh); Windows (Windows 7, Windows 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000)
• Server Requirements: 2-4 CPUs with 4-8GB RAM, 80GB hard disk space
• Client Requirements: Processor - 1.5GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor; RAM - 1GB (2GB recommended for Development machines); Drive - 40GB hard disk space; Network - Wireless 802.11g, Wired connectivity 100MB Full Duplex (recommended)