ComponentSource Announces the Availability of IBM Rational Software Products on www.componentsource.com

ORLANDO, Fla., June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- ComponentSource(R), a leading marketplace and community for reusable software components and development tools today announced the immediate availability of IBM(R) Rational Software products to their global developer audience.

ComponentSource and IBM have entered into an agreement that enables ComponentSource website users to easily download, evaluate, and purchase IBM Rational Software products. A developer can purchase and download an Electronic Software Download (ESD) version of the full retail product and within minutes receive the key codes and serial numbers necessary to fully license the product. Under the terms of the agreement, ComponentSource becomes an Authorized OEM Partner for IBM Rational Software products.

"We are very excited to have the IBM Rational Software portfolio of offerings available on the ComponentSource website. Our 900,000+ users enjoy being able to download, evaluate or immediately purchase a licensed copy of the software 24/7. Organizations' needs have changed dramatically over the recent years as they try to create more complex solutions on various technology platforms. The rapid adoption of the .NET framework for use in larger projects and inside larger organizations means that our customers need an integrated set of tools to help manage their complex projects through the complete development life-cycle. IBM helps clients gain intelligence from their software assets and increase global project efficiency and insight, through its open transparent approach to community development, and I know that the IBM Rational software offerings will help solve many of the issues that our customers are currently facing," explained Sam Patterson, CEO, ComponentSource.

Patterson went on to say: "We have been evaluating sets of tools that not only offer individual solutions to our customers' current needs, but that can also grow with the needs of our customers as they change and build into a fully integrated solution for all their software life-cycle needs, whether they be a small to medium sized team or widely dispersed enterprise group needing to collaborate. The Rational product range meets those needs today and we are confident that they will continue to do so in the future as those needs evolve."

"ComponentSource has built a large loyal customer base inside small and medium enterprises around the world," said Brett Hansen, director of general business and business partner marketing, IBM Rational Software. "The IBM Rational Software portfolio of offerings will help provide ComponentSource customers with solutions addressing the entire software development lifecycle including modeling and design, version control, testing, software release builds and application security analysis. As an organization's needs change they will be able to collaborate together and work in a more efficient, integrated and collaborative manner using IBM Jazz-based technologies."

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  ComponentSource Global Audience and Customer Service

For more details on the global reach and audience at ComponentSource see: http://www.componentsource.com/services/publisher/program-introduction.html

* ComponentSource & IBM OEM Agreement for IBM Rational Software products

Under the terms of the OEM Agreement, ComponentSource can supply software licenses to their customers around the world, except in the following countries where IBM has existing exclusive relationships with locally based distributors including Middle East: Adu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar & Saudi Arabia; And Central America & the Caribbean: Belize, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua & Panama.

About ComponentSource

ComponentSource is the world's largest marketplace and community for reusable software components and development tools for all platforms. The respected barometer for the component industry, ComponentSource pioneered the open market for reusable software components in 1995, and continues to drive the market through its award-winning e-business model. A global e-business with 100,000+ customers in over 160 countries, ComponentSource is headquartered in Atlanta, GA United States and has offices in Reading, England and Tokyo, Japan. For more information, please visit http://www.componentsource.com/ or http://www.componentsource.co.jp/ or call us in the US on: 1 (770) 250 6100 or in Europe on +44 118 958 1111 or in Asia/Pac on +81 3 3237 0281.

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CONTACT: ComponentSource(R), +1-770-250-6100, or in Europe, +44-118-958-1111, or in Asia/Pac, +81-3-3237-0281

Web site: http://www.componentsource.com/

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