Our iPad app, The gridFrame, has been updated and is available on the iTunes App Store. To celebrate this update, from now until Jan 27, the app is selling for $0.99 US. Now you can finally afford to buy a million copies.
I received the following email from a few IBM representatives. An hour-long webinar about the future of DOORS. Should be interesting.
I wanted to make sure you were aware of this upcoming Webinar. Many people have been curious about our plans for the future of DOORS 9 and also DOORS Next Generation. IBM will be hosting a webcast for DOORS customers and those currently evaluating requirements management solutions. On November 8th at 11:00 am ET, Richard Watson, Senior Product Manager for DOORS, will present the latest on the DOORS strategy and roadmap.
Customer Webinar DOORS and DOORS Next Generation Roadmap
Date & Time: Tuesday, 8th November 2011 at 11am EST
Speaker/Host: Richard Watson, Senior Product Manager, Rational Requirements Management
Duration: 60 minutesTopics:
- DOORS and Jazz
- DOORS Next Generation initiative on Jazz.net
- Year long beta program
Register here
Somehow I missed this from a couple of weeks ago. DOORS 9.3.0.5 has been released.
You can grab it here.
There’s one new feature, according to this page:
Control over the location of key database files
You can now use the registry or the command line to specify the folder that contains the key database files that contain the keys for the Rational Directory Server and Rational DOORS SSL.
The certdb registry entry allows you to specify the folder that contains the key database files. It is also available as a command-line switch (-certdb), where it works alongside -keyDB to control the Rational Directory Server and Rational DOORS SSL authentication.
If you want to put the key database files for Rational DOORS SSL authentication in a separate folder, use the -keyDB switch. The -keyDB switch takes precedence over certdb.
A complete list of fixes can be found on IBM’s site here.
Saw this on the IBM Rational Forums:
Are you a current user, administrator or currently evaluating IBM Rational DOORS? Would you like to know more about the exciting future direction the product is taking? If so, then this webcast is for you. Richard Watson, product manager, will cover IBM Rational’s requirements definition & management strategy and the roadmap for DOORS including its next generation evolution onto the Jazz platform, while strengthening the lifecycle integration capabilities of the current DOORS 9.x architecture. When you’ve heard the presentation, you’ll get a chance to ask questions.
The webcast will be held on 8th November at 11am Eastern (8am Pacific / 4pm GMT / 5pm CET). Register here: https://www.ibm.com/services/forms/signup.do?source=dw-c-wcsdpr&S_PKG=101511A
Given last week’s announcement of the Milestone Release of DOORS Next, I think this webcast will reiterate and further explain more about DOORS 9 vs. DOORS Next. DOORS Next is where the future of DOORS is going. DOORS 9 will continue to be supported but DOORS Next is where development resources will be pulled. DXL won’t be getting many new features. When DOORS Next is stable, IBM will create tools to migrate DOORS 9 to DOORS Next. This is all just my prediction. Time will tell if I’m right.
We’ve redesigned the site and it’s now live! Everything seems to work for me but if you find otherwise please leave a comment or send an email.
We’ve got some cool things in the pipeline. In the meantime, if you have any needs as it pertains to IBM Rational DOORS, IBM Rational Publishing Engine, or Requirements Management in general, feel free to contact us and we’ll be happy to help!
Jazz.net just posted a preview milestone of Rational DOORS Next Generation. You can actually download the release milestone and play with it.
While the web client screens are interesting (and it makes me wonder what the future of DOORS Web Access is), the most interesting screenshot was that of the DOORS Client. The new icons in the DOORS Explorer are definitely pointing to new functionality throughout the entire tool, and it’s really been too long since DOORS received such a drastic change.
I’m not sure when I’m going to have time/resources to explore this Milestone release, so if any of you get your paws on it and want to post impressions here, please leave a comment.
Got this in my inbox. Figured I’d pass it along to all of you.
Join 321 Gang for our September webcast:
The 4 Principles of Effective Requirements Management
Thursday, September 15, 2011
11 a.m. – 12 noon Eastern Daylight Time
Registration: The 4 Principles of Effective Requirements Management
Please join us for our webcast, “The 4 Principles of Effective Requirements Management.” Software and systems are becoming more complex every day, while project time frames continue to compress. Effective requirements management is as critical as effective development, testing and project management. During this webcast, you’ll learn how to:
1. Recognize the needs of all stakeholders
2. Use structure to manage project complexity
3. Encourage collaboration across the life cycle
4. Promote the use of consistent processes
This has nothing to do with Requirements Management or DOORS, so you’ll have to forgive me for going off topic today. I am proud to announce that our first app for iOS, The gridFrame, is now available on the Apple App Store!
Maybe in the future you’ll see an RM-related app on the App Store from us…but for now, check this one out, especially if you own an iPad.
DOORS 9.3.0.4 was released on June 29, 2011. Among notable fixes are that the copy objects bug from DOORS 9.3.0.3 has apparently been fixed and Office 2010 support.
I haven’t gotten my hands on it yet…but you can click here for all the details.
Serpent is a web-based launcher for Rational Publishing Engine and DOORS.
Rational Publishing Engine is a good tool with some drawbacks. The main one is that it has to be installed on a user’s machine in order for that user to generate a document with it! This is unacceptable to me as a DOORS administrator, so I created Serpent.
