What is the architecture of the IBM Rational Software Development Platform?
The market-leading capabilities of the IBM Rational Software Development Platform are integrated through a set of shared services providing common tool interoperation, management, and administration. IBM investments in this infrastructure are targeted at achieving greater openness for customization and extension by customers and partners, enhanced integration for synchronization of artifacts and assets, real-time feedback and monitoring of tasks and artifacts through improved management and visualization, and coordination of teams across the software lifecycle.