Rational launch of Rational Suite v2002

Bangalore based Rational Software Corporation has announced the India launch of Rational Suite v2002, highlighted by a new product - Rational ProjectConsole, broader access and enhancements to the Rational Developer Network, and improvements to the market-leading SCM tool, Rational
ClearCase.

Rational Suite v2002, the seventh synchronized release of Rational Suite in less than three years, comes with 15 pre-tested, integrated and co-released products in eight Rational Suite editions.

With Rational ProjectConsole now a part of the Rational Suite, the company offers a complete solution to the developer community to significantly increase productivity in their software development process.

With Rational Suite v2002, Rational has also introduced the following:

Java Enhancements to Rational Rose v2002, Improvements to Rational Test RealTime, Rational Suite Development Studio RealTime for UNIX and additional Platform Support in the Rational Unified Process for the J2EE platform and Microsoft .NET platform

Announcing the launch in India, M K Bharatee, Country Manager, Rational India said "With companies looking to increase productivity in their software development process, we see immense potential for Rational Suite v2002 in India. Software teams need development tools that liberate them from the activities that often make software development projects feel chaotic and unproductive. The new tools and enhancements in Rational Suite v2002 help developers write great software with the predictability and reliability that can make a significant impact on their business."