IBM has announced its IBM Smart Business Development and Test on the IBM Cloud, a free public cloud beta for software development that provides compute and storage as a service. At the same time, the company announced Rational Software Delivery Services — a set of ready-to-use ALM tools for developing and testing in the IBM Cloud — to help application developers and testers speed the development and delivery of software applications.

IBM Smart Business Development and Test on the IBM Cloud is designed to augment and enhance software development and delivery capabilities, particularly in large enterprises where IT departments handle hundreds of development projects every year. Unlike traditional development environments developers can log on to IBM Smart Business Development and Test on the IBM Cloud and get access to customizable virtual machines in minutes.

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