Rational UG Webcast-Build Forge

UG users: We are very happy to announce a new webcast that we are
hosting together with the brand new IBM division, IBM Rational Build
Forge. David Brauneis and Leigh Williamson from Build Forge are slated
to speak. Please join us!

Service Oriented Builds for Service Oriented Architectures
December 11th, 2007 - 2pm EST
Register:
https://events.webdialogs.com/Portal/WipEvents/register.php?id=217906d3ebe2345c450843a94b81962d&sourceID=

Applications that are designed to fit the Service Oriented
Architecture (SOA) are known as Composite Applications. Composite
applications have additional challenges for build and release
processes over traditional applications. For instance, composite
applications are often made up of elements in different source
languages, that need to be built on different platforms, and that
require coordination across multiple machines in order to produce.
Processing of composite applications frequently requires tools beyond
traditional compilers and object link editors. Rational Build Forge
provides build and release automation for development organizations.
Come to this session to learn more about automating build and release
of composite applications using Rational Build Forge. This session
will cover additonal considerations for automating and example
processes for using Rational Build Forge to build and release
applications for a Service Oriented Architecture.

Biographies

Leigh Williamson
IBM Rational Build Forge Architect
Leigh was the architect for WebSphere Application Server systems
management for many years and led the administration feature design
and development for that product prior to taking the lead for overall
product architecture for Rational Build Forge. One of Leigh's focus
items since beginning work on Build Forge has been the integration
between light-weight software development lifecycle automation and
WebSphere.

David Brauneis
Senior Software Engineer, Rational Build Forge Architecture & Development
David Brauneis is an architect and development lead for Rational Build
Forge. He joined Rational Build Forge in February of 2007. Prior to
joining the Rational Build Forge team, David spent 8 years on the
WebSphere Application Server team in a variety of architecture and
development roles. In addition to his normal job responsibility, David
was a part of the team that designed and implemented the automated
build system used by WebSphere. He has 8 years of WebSphere
Application Server development experience, over 7 years of J2EE
application development experience, and over 10 years of Java
development experience. David has been working for IBM in Research
Triangle Park, North Carolina for 8 years on projects related to
distributed computing, build, automation, user interface, and system
administration. He holds a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering and a
Masters in Technical Communication from Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute.

Thank you.
Wendy Batten
Program Manager
Rational UG Community

Managing Application Portfolios - Webinar Series - Dec 5th, 2007 at 12pm

We are very excited to bring you this event as part of our Ready for IBM Rational software Comes to You series. Business Objects Provides Insight for Project Teams Managing Application Portfolios December 5th, 2007 - 12pm EST - sponsored by Business Objects Webinar Description: Already embedded in many of your Rational tools, Business Objects and Crystal Reports can transform your development process and the resulting applications. Many companies are automating IT portfolio management processes by implementing Rational Portfolio Manager (RPM), Business Objects solutions integrate with the data warehouse to enable high value reporting, analytics and performance management on real information from all aspect of all projects a company is considering. This session will walk through the use of the joint solutions, including Business Objects Enterprise and "WEBI" from the perspective of a Project Manager, a Resource Manager and a CIO. This webinar will clearly demonstrate the value of Business Object in analysis, collaboration and integration of disperse data that could transform the way business decisions are made today. The demo will take us through the day in the life of a company enabled with Rational and Business Objects solutions for advanced portfolio insight! If you are the IT Project Manager. How can you get to the data you need to efficiently manage the assigned project If you are the CIO, viewing the aggregate project dashboard, making decisions about overall project funding and resources. If you are the Resource Manager now tasked to drill into a specific project resource to help meet projected completion date. We will demonstrate Crystal reports, Business Objects Enterprise, WebI and Xcelsius integrated to provide advanced business intelligence with the IBM Rational Portfolio Manager datawarehouse solution. REGISTER The Rational Global User Group Community

  

SOA Governance - Webinar Series - Nov 28th, 2007 at 12pm EST

We are very excited to bring you this event as part of our Ready for IBM Rational software Comes to You series. Policy-based SOA Governance for Rational - Strategies for Effective SOA Development November 28th, 2007 - 12pm EST - sponsored by WebLayers Webinar Description: This session will discuss how to automate the design and deployment of a governance process that will guide development teams, as you transition to SOA. We will highlight WebLayers Center integration across the Rational Software Delivery platform with particular emphasis on use with IBM Rational Asset Manager. The WebLayers Center family of products provides a policy-based approach to automate what has traditionally been a manual, labor intensive process of defining and enforcing governance. WebLayers Center ensures compliance throughout the SDLC to provide the necessary visibility and guidance to govern effectively. WebLayers Center seamlessly integrates and provides governance across key products in the IBM Rational Software Delivery Platform, including IBM Rational Application Developer, IBM Rational ClearCase, IBM Rational BuildForge and the new IBM Rational Asset Manager. With broad support that spans across the IBM Rational software portfolio, as well as other IBM families of products, WebLayers governs the entire software development and SOA life cycles. Key takeaways: How to leverage and extend existing SDLC and IT management processes to meet new SOA challenges Types of policies, standards and best practices needed at various stages in the lifecycle How to apply the appropriate level of governance and automate enforcement How, where and when to enforce policy and maintain compliance Ways to encourage governance adoption by all constituents Gaining the visibility to effectively measure your governance efforts REGISTER The Rational Global User Group Community email: info@rational-ug.org web: http://www.rational-ug.org