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Serving as Enterprise 2.0 collaborative hub for Agile teams, Rally 2007.2 integrates with source code management, CRM, bug tracking systems, and IDEs. It combines integrations, Web Services APIs, connectors, and mash-ups with role-based tools to create ubiquitous data repository. Web Services API includes Ruby REST toolkit to enable information exchange and seamless integration. Dashboards provide real-time detailed reports, views, and trending to track and promote health of software releases.
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Rally Software Announces Major Updates to Its Family of Agile Software Development Products
Rally Delivers on Its Vision to Serve as an Enterprise 2.0 Collaborative Hub With New Integrations and Dashboards
BOULDER, Colo., March 19 /- Rally Software Development Corp., the leading provider of products and services that help companies succeed with Agile software development, today announced a major update to its family of leading Agile life cycle management tools. New integrations and dashboards enable Rally to deliver on its vision to serve as an Enterprise 2.0 "collaborative hub" for Agile teams by integrating with source code management, customer relationship management, bug tracking systems and integrated development environments (IDEs).
Rally's new integration capabilities help software-driven organizations coordinate the entire software development process using Agile methods by seamlessly integrating with existing role-based software development tools. Rally provides integrations, Web Services APIs, connectors and mash-ups with role-based tools to help create a ubiquitous data repository. Its services are priced by individual product module to let customers adopt and scale Agile at their own pace and protect existing investments.
"Our vision since the company's inception has been to serve as an on- demand hub of information in which development team members can leverage and mash-up their favorite tools to communicate and collaborate in a truly Agile environment," said Ryan Martens, founder and CTO of Rally.
Specific features of Rally 2007.2 include:
o Third-generation Web Services API that now includes a Ruby REST toolkit to enable information exchange and seamless integration through a number of new lightweight connectors.
o Highly configurable Microsoft Project Exchange file generator for integrations into multi-method organizations.
o Seamless support for developers to access their user stories, defects and tasks within the Eclipse IDE through a partnership with Tasktop Technologies (www.tasktop.com).
o New dashboards that provide real-time, detailed reports, views and trending for defects to track and promote the ongoing health and status of software releases.
o Enhanced integration between Rally's Agile Product Manager and Salesforce.com to publish a release to Rally with a single click and view real-time development and release status.
"Rally continues to deliver the high-value features that large development teams and organizations need to help them succeed with Agile," said Jack Carter, director of partner channels for Valtech, a Rally integration partner focused on large Agile deployments. "These new integrations further strengthen Rally's ability to deliver the visibility and collaboration needed for true enterprise-wide adoption of Agile methods."
Rally's family of on-demand and on-premise products are complemented by world-renowned coaching and training services to ensure successful adoption of Agile software development. Rally is delivered through a highly secure, hosted Web service that starts fast and scales easily across platforms and geographies for low-risk, low-cost deployment.
Pricing and Availability
Rally 2007.2 is available Monday, March 19, in Rally's family of Agile tools, including Rally Team, Program and Enterprise and Rally's Agile Product Manager. Enhancements to the Eclipse IDE through the Tasktop Technologies partnership will be completed in Q2. Rally Team starts at $19 per user per month, Rally Program starts at $39 per user per month and Rally Enterprise is $85 per user per month.
About Rally
From an initial pilot project to enterprise rollout, Rally helps companies succeed with Agile software development -- one of the fastest growing trends in the technology industry. Rally's family of Agile life cycle management products give teams the visibility and collaboration needed to deliver high- value software in rapid iterations, and its world-renowned coaching services help mentor teams to create internal Agile experts. Based in Boulder, Colo., Rally maps an incremental road to Agile adoption for thousands of subscribers from leading software vendors, Internet companies and corporate development teams. For more information, visit www.rallydev.com.
