Mainsoft brings SharePoint, IBM Rational tools together
March 17, 2009 —
Microsoft-to-Java platform integrator Mainsoft has set its sights on SharePoint with today's release of Mainsoft Document Collaboration for Rational Jazz, software that connects IBM’s Rational Team Concert tool set with Microsoft SharePoint or IBM’s counterpart, Lotus Quickr.
Yaacov Cohen, the CEO of Mainsoft, explained that barriers between business stakeholders and IT teams still exist. “They’re using different tools,” he said. “Business users aren’t using the Rational tool set. They might use Office and SharePoint and Quickr, though.”
Cohen cited the case of a Web application development that needed to follow an organization’s guidelines for branding. The guidelines might be held in a PowerPoint slide deck, while the requirements and design template might be in Word documents, and the developers are working in the Rational tool set. Using Mainsoft Document Collaboration, a project manager could point developers to the PowerPoint guidelines with a link in the work order, Cohen explained.
“This gives the software designer a complete view,” Cohen added. “Business people want quick feedback. A development team could perhaps just show the UI elements of the Web application by posting their file on a SharePoint or Quickr site.”
Further, he pointed out, users can see who created or modified the documents, and by putting the documents onto SharePoint and using real-time chat enabled by Lotus Real Time, both development and business sides can look at and discuss the prototype.
Another initiative involves integrating SharePoint workflows with Jazz processes, so “a designer can’t complete a job task until the document is approved” on the business side, Cohen said. Future integrations are planned for IBM Rational Requirements Composer and Quality Manager.
Jazz is the foundation upon which Rational Team Concert is built, and it plays off the need to improve collaboration around an organization, said Brett Hansen of the IBM Rational team. “The world is making substantial investments in software to control costs, improve efficiency and meet customer needs. But many [software] projects don’t meet expectations. So how do we break down organizational and technical barriers that inhibit successful implementation of software?”
IBM will be reselling Mainsoft Document Collaboration in two editions: Express and Standard. Express costs US$4,250; Standard goes for $25,000, with the ability to scale from 50 to 250 developers, and includes workflow integration.
Additionally, IBM will offer support for Mainsoft Document Collaboration for its Jazz products under an agreement with Mainsoft.
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