Rational Build Forge Express Edition

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IBM® Rational® Build Forge® Express Edition provides complete build management

It provides enterprise-grade build management and release management to improve software quality and accelerate software delivery for small and midsize businesses.

• Simple and easy installation allows for quick adoption
• Compatibility with existing build scripts, batch files and development tools enables fast implementation
• Error log filtering and automated notifications provide rapid error detection and resolution
• Concurrent tasks and efficient use of hardware enable fast build and release cycles
• Self-documenting audit trails and role-based security simplify compliance management
• Integrates with existing development technologies to make use of existing investments
• Self-service access to preconfigured build processes from within leading IDEs accelerates developer productivity
• Operating systems supported: AIX, HP Unix, i family, Linux, Macintosh, Sun Solaris, Sun Solaris, Windows, z/OS

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Product framework

Edition comparison IBM Rational Build Forge Family Overview Learn more about the Rational Build Forge Family IBM Rational Build Forge Standard Edition Provides a consistent management layer for your production build and release processes across all of your development platforms IBM Rational Build Forge Enterprise Edition Includes all Standard Edition features plus server pooling, an API, and more. Included components IBM Rational Build Forge Adaptor Toolkit Provides adapters for third-party software development tools

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