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ComponentSource Announces Unique Product Bundle From Infragistics & IBM Rational Software

Posted on: Wednesday, 4 June 2008, 09:00 CDT

ORLANDO, Fla., June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- ComponentSource(R), the world's largest marketplace and community for reusable software components and development tools, today announced the availability of a unique product bundle from Infragistics(R) and IBM(R) Rational Software.

The new offering brings together Infragistics' newly announced TestAdvantage for Windows Forms - Rational Functional Tester Edition release with Rational Functional Tester from IBM, making evaluation, procurement and licensing easy for small, medium and large enterprises.

IBM's Rational Functional Tester provides automated testing for applications to ensure proper functionality. TestAdvantage, with privileged knowledge of the NetAdvantage component object models and of Rational Functional Testers capabilities, sits directly inside Functional Tester and provides the added capabilities of testing .NET applications with user interfaces powered by the NetAdvantage for Windows Forms toolset.

Infragistics, a ComponentSource Enterprise Partner, is already ComponentSource's leading supplier of software components and development tools. In February of this year, ComponentSource announced that Infragistics had won the # 1 Publisher Award in the ComponentSource Bestselling Publisher Awards for 2007 based on global sales to 160 countries worldwide.

ComponentSource and IBM have recently entered into a new world-wide agreement* enabling ComponentSource website users to easily download, evaluate, and purchase Rational Software products. Under the terms of the agreement, ComponentSource becomes an Authorized OEM Partner for IBM Rational Software products and IBM Rational Software becomes a ComponentSource Enterprise Partner - the top tier of the ComponentSource partner program.

"Bundling these two great products together and making them available from our ComponentSource website is an ideal solution for our customers. They are now able to download and evaluate both software packages from a single source and then move on to make a frictionless purchase from us 5x24 when they are ready to license their bundle. ComponentSource was formed to help small, medium & large businesses find, try and buy software components and development tools more easily. Bringing these two great brands together is proof that our business is following the needs of our customers, as they grapple with the need to create more complex Windows Forms based applications and then rigorously test them prior to deployment," explained Sam Patterson, CEO, ComponentSource.

Patterson went on to say: "Infragistics has worked hard to cement their global position as the # 1 supplier of User Interface (UI) software components. By expanding their product range to add TestAdvantage, Infragistics has addressed the needs of customers who need to repeatedly test an application in a controlled and managed environment. This will help both small and large organizations produce better software, faster and at the same time improve the end user experience."

"Infragistics is excited to be working with ComponentSource to uniquely offer our TestAdvantage for Windows Forms (for IBM Rational Functional Tester) for instant download, alongside the Rational Functional Tester software from IBM. ComponentSource started offering our products for evaluation, purchase and immediate download from their website back in 1998 and after 10 years they continue to innovate with new offerings," said Jack Schwinn, director of North American sales for Infragistics. "By working with Infragistics TestAdvantage and Rational Functional Tester, our customers can find and pinpoint issues hidden inside their applications prior to release. This decreases the application development cycle and ensures quality applications that deliver a positive user experience," added Schwinn.

Note to Editors: Infragistics

The full details on the Infragistics TestAdvantage testing tool products and NetAdvantage software component product range can be found here: http://www.infragistics.com/ or http://www.componentsource.com/features/infragistics/index.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 the Middle East: Adu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar & Saudi Arabia; Central America & the Caribbean: Belize, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua & Panama.

IBM Rational Software

The full details on the IBM Rational Software product range can be found here: http://www-306.ibm.com/software/rational/ or http://www.componentsource.com/features/ibm-rational-software/index.html

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

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.

About Infragistics

Infragistics has been the market leader in the presentation layer components industry for over 18 years. Infragistics offers the most comprehensive user interface component toolsets available for Windows Forms, ASP.NET, WPF and JSF to empower developers to build and style immersive user experiences in line of business applications. Infragistics also offers user interface testing tools, support, training and consulting services. Infragistics continues to grow worldwide with offices in the US, UK, Japan, Bulgaria, France, Canada and India. For additional information on Infragistics, products and career opportunities, please visit http://www.infragistics.com/ or call us in the US at 1 (800) 231-8588 or 1 (609) 448-2000, in Europe, the Middle East, or Africa (EMEA) at +44 (0) 20 8387 1474, or in Japan at +81-3-5474-8040.

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ComponentSource

CONTACT: ComponentSource in the US, +1-770-250-6100, in Europe,+44 118 958 1111, or Asia-Pac, +81 3 3237 0281

Web site: http://www.componentsource.com/http://www.componentsource.co.jp/http://www.infragistics.com/

Source: PRNewswire

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