When used to create and maintain applications, the new IBM Rational V9.0 Integrated Development Environment (IDE) offers the following:

• Help enable enhanced speed, agility, and quality outcomes
• Help optimize applications for various target platforms and middleware
• Support a variety of tools and techniques for maintaining and extending key business  assets held in the form of COBOL, PL/I, and RPG applications
• Represent a complete solution for creating multi-tier, multi-channel applications that support a wide variety of client devices and influence a variety of  back-end systems

Version 9.0 delivers new and enhanced capabilities across the breadth of the Rational IDE portfolio.

Find out more here.