From: "Meghan Ann  Puddister" 
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Subject: RE: FW: Rational announcements
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 18:55:51 -0400


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Bill Durling				Stephanie Casey
Rational Software			Greenough Communications Group
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RATIONAL SOFTWARE INTRODUCES RATIONAL SITELOAD;   INDUSTRY’S FIRST WEB-BASED
LOAD TESTING PRODUCT

Easy-to-Use Tool Enables Developers to Test Applications in Record Time

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Rational User Conference – August 28, 2000
Rational Software (Nasdaq: RATL), the e-development company, today announced
Rational SiteLoad, the industry’s first Web-based load testing product
designed to help
e-businesses avoid costly and highly visible Web site failures.

Rational SiteLoad is an easy-to-use, scalable tool that simulates Internet
traffic and provides developers with precise real-time information on site
performance.

“Rational SiteLoad fills an important need in the market for simple,
cost-effective load testing by providing a quick and accurate testing tool
that is also feature-rich,” said Greg Meyers, vice president and general
manager, Automated Testing Business Unit for Rational.  “As a Web
application, Rational SiteLoad’s unique point-and-click user interface
combines with its real time report generation to provide the simplest, most
cost-effective Web testing product available.”

Rational recognizes that in a fast-paced industry that demands high-quality
results, testers often spend more time learning complex tools than
performing the necessary tests on their Web sites.  To address these
challenges Rational offers Rational SiteLoad, which includes the following
benefits:
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·	Speed – In today’s Internet environment, where speed is of the utmost
importance, Rational SiteLoad delivers meaningful test results in just
minutes.
·	Browser-based operation – Unlike existing tools, Rational SiteLoad was
designed for Web personnel rather than professional testers.  Written in
Java, Rational SiteLoad runs on a Web server and is accessed through a
browser.  This reduces the learning curve and allows a wider range of users
to implement the testing solution.
·	Auto-ramp – Rational SiteLoad allows users to incrementally increase the
user load for a pre-set length of time or until a performance threshold is
met.  This saves time by executing multiple test runs simultaneously.
·	Scalability – Rational SiteLoad is highly scalable and allows for the
simulation of tests for ten to tens of thousands of users.
·	RealStatus – Rational SiteLoad RealStatus reports provide real-time graphs
that detail the response times and resources used by the testing systems.
·	Resource monitor – The impact of the user load on system resources (e.g.
disk space, memory) can be easily monitored, helping to eliminate
bottlenecks.
·	Platform independent – As a Web application, Rational SiteLoad can be
accessed from any platform, and can be hosted on Windows, Solaris or Linux.

Pricing and Availability
Rational SiteLoad will begin shipping and will be available on the Web from
Rational within 45 days.  Pricing ranges from $15,000 for a 250 virtual user
license to $150,000 for an unlimited virtual user license.  Rational will
also offer a promotional full-function license for 50 virtual users at no
charge as a download from the Web at www.rational.com.

A demonstration of Rational SiteLoad will be presented in session AT 19 at
the Rational Software User Conference on Monday, August 28 at 1:45 p.m.

About Rational Software Corporation
Rational Software Corporation (Nasdaq: RATL), the e-development company,
helps organizations develop and deploy software for e-business,
e-infrastructure, and e-devices through a combination of tools, services and
software engineering best practices. Rational's e-development solution helps
organizations overcome the e-software paradox by accelerating time to market
while improving quality. Rational's integrated solution simplifies the
process of acquiring, deploying and supporting a comprehensive software
development platform, reducing total cost of ownership. IDC has recognized
Rational as the market revenue leader in multiple segments of the software
development life-cycle management market for four years in a row. Founded in
1981, Rational, one of the world’s largest Internet software companies, had
revenues of $572.2 million in its fiscal year that ended in March 2000 and
employs approximately 3,000 people around the world.  Additional information
is available on the Internet at http://www.rational.com.

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