IBM® Rational® industry solutions extend the Rational systems lifecycle
management foundation with best-practices, documented workflows and
execution templates to help companies meet the compliance and risk-management
challenges specific to their industry. Follow the links to learn more
about the standards and practices available to help industries meet
their unique challenges.
The IBM Rational solutions for aerospace
and defense helps companies meet the challenges of delivering
new capabilities against a backdrop of increasing competition and
tightening budgets. Watch
the video.
The IBM Rational solutions for automotive helps
vehicle manufacturers and suppliers meet the cost, quality and compliance
challenges of delivering new products to market rapidly through complex
engineering supply chains. Watch
the video.
The IBM Rational solutions for communications helps
communications service providers improve time to market for new services
as well as quality, transform operations by breaking down the barriers
between the IT and network side and optimize their service portfolios. Watch
the video.
The IBM Rational solutions for electronics helps
companies to deliver innovation on time and within budget while contending
with new technologies, increasing complexity and standards compliance. Watch
the video.
The IBM Rational solutions for Energy
and Utilities helps energy and utilities companies in facing
the challenge of regulatory compliance while developing complex systems
of systems that meet stringent security requirements. Watch the video.
The IBM Rational solutions for medical
devices helps companies meet strict regulatory standards for
quality and patient safety while addressing product complexity, time-to-market
and competitive challenges. Watch
the video.
Articles discussing IBM Rational solutions support
for industries
- Best practices for systems and software development:
This article describes the IBM Rational Solutions for Systems and
Software Engineering and differentiates specific industry solutions
and explains how they support regulatory standards. It also describes
the practices that are embodied in the solutions and provides guidance
on how to use them.
- Three steps to rapid development of high-quality
medical devices : Medical device developers face challenges
that are different from those in developing products in most other
industries. Chief among these is the imperative of compliance with
safety regulations and industry standards. Three IBM experts describe ways to enhance key processes
and improve and integrate to accelerate development, yet still produce
high-quality devices that comply with regulations. Products: Rational DOORS®, Rational Team Concert™, Rational Quality Manager, Rational Rhapsody®.
- Improve safety-related software development with
a model-based testing workflow: Developing safety-critical
software, where failure can result in injury or loss of life, such
as in airplanes, automobiles, trains, or medical devices, requires
extra care and effort. The delivery of safe code that is compliant
with strict development standards and guidelines such as DO-178C,
DO-178B, ISO 26262, IEC 61508, or IEC 62304, can result in increased
time and cost of the project. This article describes how to extend
the advantages of using the Rhapsody Reference
workflow included with the IBM Rational Rhapsody Kit for ISO 26262 and IEC 61508
for development of safety-critical applications. You will learn about
the Rhapsody Reference
workflow, and how to use model-based testing with the Rational Rhapsody TestConductor
Add On to verify the model and the generated code. This reduces the
time to deliver high-quality software yet still complies with safety
standards. Product: Rational Rhapsody