Rational Software Delivery Platform for i

Lower your TCO as you enhance and extend your applications with Rational Software Delivery Platform for IBM i environment
Many businesses running IBM i (formerly i5/OS and OS/400) have an existing inventory of applications, data and business processes that are rooted in RPG or COBOL language-based, green-screen applications. Businesses trying to enhance or extend these applications to the Web, or integrate with partners and suppliers, often face technical challenges or skills shortages. Rational Software can help businesses overcome these challenges by providing tools, processes and best practices to enable existing and new IT staff to build and deploy modern Web 2.0 or SOA based applications for IBM i without rewriting the proven code that works – thus lowering the risk and total cost of deploying new business solutions.

IBM Rational Enterprise Modernization solutions delivered through the Rational Software Delivery Platform offer a low-risk, high-value path to IBM i application modernization and flexibility by:

Rational Developer for i for SOA Construction
At the core of this transformation is Rational Developer for i for SOA Construction, which includes Rational Developer for i, EGL - IBM’s newest business language for IBM i environment, and the HATS toolkit: You can learn more about this Eclipse-based environment by:

Rational Team Concert for i (RTCi), IBM’s new team collaboration and governance environment, with native Source Control Management and workflow