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IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that analyst firm
IDC has ranked IBM as the worldwide market share leader in software
configuration management tools, based on 2006 total software revenue.
According to IDC, this is the sixth consecutive year IBM has led the market
in software configuration management, a critical step in helping developers
successfully deliver software.
According to IDC, IBM posted 7.25 percent growth, up 5 percent from 2005,
in the $1.2 billion worldwide software configuration management market.
"Customers need to be more productive, gain visibility into their software
development projects, and manage distributed development organizations,"
said Dr. Danny Sabbah, general manager, IBM Rational Software. "IBM's
market leading position in this category validates IBM's long history of
helping customers govern the delivery of software to the market place."
IBM's integrated change and release management products help software and
systems development teams improve productivity, gain better visibility into
projects and processes, manage globally distributed organizations and
provide audit trails and traceability across the software lifecycle.
Combined with IBM's comprehensive portfolio of software development tools
and best practices, customers are empowered to effectively model, build,
test and govern the delivery of high-quality software.
The report, titled "Worldwide Software Configuration Management Tools
2007-2011 Forecast Update and 2006 Vendor Shares: Managing Change in a
Disruptive World," was authored by Melinda-Carol Ballou, IDC program
director, application life-cycle management and ITMS.
IBM helps developers remain competitive in today's fast-paced development
environment. Innovative programs such as IBM developerWorks, the premier
technical resource for software developers, and IBM alphaWorks, IBM's
emerging technologies outlet, provide an online community for the
developers of today and tomorrow. Developers who are independent software
vendors can take advantage of sales and marketing tools, skill-building
courses and technical support by joining the worldwide IBM PartnerWorld
program. IBM's Academic Initiative and IBM Rational Software Development
Conference are examples of the ongoing learning and community-building
programs needed by students, educators and developers worldwide.
For more information, visit http://www.ibm.com/rational.
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