What is Rational ClearCase?
Rational ClearCase is a revision control and software configuration management tool originally developed by Atria Software and acquired by Rational Software, which was later acquired by IBM. ClearCase provides version control for source code and other software development assets.
Some key features of ClearCase include:
- Allows parallel development - multiple developers can work on the same files simultaneously
- Maintains version history of files so you can roll back to previous versions
- Supports branching and merging of code branches
- Integration with IBM tools like Rational Team Concert and Rational Quality Manager
- Fine-grained access control for files and directories
- Scalable to large, globally distributed teams and projects
ClearCase can manage binary files like multimedia content as well as text. It runs on Windows and Unix platforms. Companies like IBM, Motorola, Nokia, AMD, Intel, HP, Fujitsu, Sun Microsystems, NEC and Boeing use ClearCase for software development and lifecycle management.