IBM has agreed to pay approximately $2.1 billion in cash or $10.50 per share for Rational, which specializes in software-development tools. Rational will now become the fifth brand in IBM Software ...

In an upgrade to its software development arsenal, IBM will replace the Rational Process Workbench with software and best practices focused on SOA, collaboration, and reduction of software project ...

Special Focus author abednarz@nww.com takes a look at the IBM-Rational buy a year later. With the $2.1 billion Rational purchase, IBM gained an array of tools aimed at helping companies build, ...

After acquiring Rational Software for $2.1 billion in December, IBM has offered some insight into its plans to wrap Rational’s development tools into the On Demand initiative. Coming down the pike is ...

Mike Devlin, general manager of IBM Rational, said the new release should be generally available by Dec. 31. The tool set aims to create a unified platform based on open standards that covers all the ...

IBM closed its $2.1 billion acquisition of Rational Software Corp. Friday, and has begun integrating Rational into its software division. IBM closed its $2.1 billion acquisition of Rational Software ...

IBM Corp. has agreed to acquire Rational Software Corp. for US$2.1 billion, the companies said Friday. Rational, which is located in Cupertino, California, provides software tools and services for ...