Jazz is a scalable, extensible team collaboration platform
for seamlessly integrating tasks across the software lifecycle.
Tip: The
Jazz™ technology
platform is
openly developed on
Jazz.net,
where you can register to participate in discussion forums, newsgroups,
and the actual development process.
The
Jazz technology
platform is
designed and built to:
- Support seamless integration of tasks
across the software lifecycle.
- Facilitate team collaboration
and coordination throughout the
software lifecycle.
- Help teams build software more effectively.
- Support globally distributed development teams.
- Provide
solutions scalable from small teams up through large enterprises.
- Maintain audit trails and automate bookkeeping.
- Support
UI integrations (IDE, web browser, etc.) that fit the
needs of customers.
- Foster a broad ecosystem of tool providers,
including independent
software vendors (ISVs).
- Make software development more enjoyable.
The Jazz technology
platform's
principal role is to provide tool writers with mechanisms to use,
and rules to follow, that lead to seamlessly-integrated lifecycle
tools. These mechanisms are exposed via well-defined APIs. The Jazz technology
platform also
provides useful building blocks and frameworks that facilitate developing
new tools.