Rational is, in essence, the guy behind the guy providing your software applications. The company's corporate goal is to ensure the success of customers that depend on their ability to develop and deploy software. Typically, software is created by teams of people that focus on different aspects of the development life cycle, such as analysis, design, coding, and testing. When used in combination with one another, Rational's tools simplify customer software development, making it easier to write new software quickly, with the expected functionality and required levels of quality. The Internet's explosive growth and the importance of software that powers the Net have created a tremendous need for the products and services a company like Rational provides.
Most software houses say booming demand for their products is greater than their ability to meet it.
These clients include America Online, Cisco, IBM, Lucent, Microsoft, Nortel Networks, and Sun Microsystems. This group of customers includes Sony, GE, Nokia, Hewlett-Packard, Motorola, Palm, and Phillips. Rational's product line spans the entire development spectrum from configuration and change management to testing to team management. Each of its tools is available on a stand-alone basis or can be integrated with the company's other offerings, and each is supported by Rational's consulting services. Rational Software's future is very bright indeed.