CM Crossroads Feature Article
Behaviorally Speaking'- IT Governance and Compliance; Providing Transparency to Senior Management
by Bob Aiello
Developing complex enterprise-wide applications is a challenging endeavor and those of us in the trenches often feel like senior management doesn't have a clue about what is going on. That may be true and, frankly, it's our own fault.. Click HERE to read the full article

IBM Rational TechNotes

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RSC (Rational Software Conference) 2009

Join ReleaseTEAM and IBM Rational May 31-June 4, 2009
Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort - Orlando, FL

Top Ten Reasons to Attend RSC 2009:

1. Over 500 Sessions in 18 Tracks
2. Two Conferences for the Price of One!
3. IBM Telelogic User Group Conference will be co-located at RSC this year
4. Keynotes with industry-leading experts
5. IBM Expo featuring key IBM Business Partners- ReleaseTEAM!- and the IBM Solution Center
6. IBM Rational Labs
7. See possible future capabilities in our products!
8. Both 3 and 5 hour Technical Workshops
9. Free Certification testing
10. Executive Summit 2009
11. Interactive Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions
12. Unlimited networking opportunities

Island Training

• ClearCase Advanced/Windows - Wed., April 22
• ClearCase Admin/Windows - Thurs., April 23
• Build Forge Fundamentals - Mon., April 27
• Build Forge Intermediate- Tues., April 28
• Build Forge Advanced- Wed., April 29

Certeon

Certeon's aCelera Virtual Appliance is the first and only software-based application acceleration and WAN optimization solution for IBM Rational application environments. Certeon's aCelera Virtual Appliance with Application Acceleration Blueprint for IBM Rational ClearCase significantly reduces application response time (by as much as 93%), enabling a more reliable, real-time, and high-performance remote development capability. Critical CCRC transactions such as load and update view can take multiple minutes to complete with typical WAN latencies.

With Certeon aCelera virtual appliance software, CCRC users can reduce the response time of these transactions to mere seconds. The improvement in network bandwidth performance and IBM Rational ClearCase application responsiveness cuts down on time-consuming and costly time-outs while waiting for large documents to synchronize. Remote source control management becomes more efficient and reliable, increasing developers' productivity.
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SCM Agile Practices
Learn about software configuration management best practices for agile development. Watch this free presentation by Uttam Narsu, SCM industry expert and former analyst with Giga and Forrester, and Damon Poole, CTO and Founder from AccuRev.

This program covers:

• The typical obstacles to agile success and how to avoid them
• Key requirements and specific use case scenarios
• What metrics to watch to deliver on development goals