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• Design models of RESTful web services with Rational Software Architect

  After you learn how to use the new REST modeling features in Rational Software Architect, you can create UML models that illustrate RESTful web service plans. This model-of-a-model approach makes explaining your project to others far easier and clearer. The model can also be part of documentation.

• Automate vulnerability scanning of web applications with Rational AppScan

  A 2011 IBM report revealed that 37% of all security vulnerabilities reported were in web applications. In this article, you use Rational AppScan Standard Edition v8.0.0.3 to automate testing of a sample web service application.

• Using models to design business processes and services

  In this overview of designing business processes and services, the author highlights the roles and tools involved, workflows that software architects can use, and the advantages of using modeling tools to assemble the elements. She also explains workarounds and summarizes SoaML modeling practices.

• Toward a Basic Profile for Linked Data

  While using Linked Data as an application integration technology in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), IBM found several ways of applying the existing W3C standards, yet little guidance on how to combine them. Two top IBM experts offer best practices and propose a Basic Profile for Linked Data.

• Agile software development made practical with existing CCM software

  Agile project management methods help teams respond to change and deliver higher-quality software. Rational Team Concert helps you jump-start agile planning. It works well with Rational change and configuration management tools, so you can make the transition, yet leverage investments and minimize costs.