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News & EventsRally and Agile Selected by BMC Software to Support Software Development Efforts
Globally distributed teams work more effectively in delivering high-value features to customers
BOULDER, Colo., July 25, 2005 - Rally Software Development Corp., the leader in knowledge, coaching and on-demand tooling for scaling Agile software development, today announced that BMC Software, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise management solutions, has chosen Rally's lifecycle management offering and Agile consulting services to increase its software development productivity and speed time-to-market of high-quality products.
Rally combines the knowledge, coaching and tooling needed by enterprises to dramatically shorten software release cycles, enabling the business to respond faster to changing customer needs. Rally provides the only on-demand subscription Web service for managing all aspects of the Agile development lifecycle. It improves collaboration among large or distributed teams, and gives software organizations unprecedented visibility into project features, quality and status to successfully produce software in rapid, fully-tested iterations. As a hosted Web application, Rally starts fast and scales easily across all geographies and platforms with no IT burdens.
BMC Software places a special emphasis on designing next-generation systems management solutions for the IT infrastructures of tomorrow. Rally's support for Agile methods assists BMC Software's product development processes and simplifies collaboration among its worldwide development teams. Additionally, Rally provides BMC Software even deeper visibility into the value customers will gain from a new product or feature sets. This emphasis on customer requirements can impact the entire project lifecycle.
"For 25 years, BMC Software has delivered high-quality software products, and we continue this tradition of innovation and quality today," said Israel Gat, vice president of infrastructure management at BMC Software. "Rally and Agile provide a deep understanding of the software engineering process at a time when customer requirements change quickly and rapid time-to-market is a requirement."
Rally's Web service and team of consultants are assisting BMC Software's Agile product development initiatives by offering a rigorous framework that provides a solid base for its proposals; consulting from experts who have rich experiences in dealing with a variety of development situations; and, on-the-job expertise for deploying and adapting Agile techniques to its unique environment.
About Rally
Based in Boulder, Colo., Rally Software Development is the leader in on-demand software lifecycle management solutions for scaling Agile development practices across the enterprise and around the globe. The company's customers include leading software vendors, Internet companies and corporate development teams that are committed to improving their responsiveness to new opportunities and fast-changing customer demands. Rally marries Agile project management with tracking of requirements, tests and defects so larger or distributed teams gain the visibility and collaboration needed to define, develop and deliver high-value software in rapid iterations. Rally's world-renown coaches and expert partners complement its tooling with training and consulting services for creating the Agile organization. For more information about Rally, visit the company's Web site at www.rallydev.com.
Press Contact: Anne Greenhaw
303-565-2832
anne@rallydev.com