ARMONK, N.Y:  IBM, recently announced new solutions, IBM Rational Software Delivery Services for Cloud Computing and IBM Smart Business Development and Test on the IBM Cloud. for developers to create and deliver software in both public and private cloud environments.

With these new services, clients can lower costs and respond quicker to organizational demands, said a press release.

IBM Rational software delivery services for cloud computing include a set of ready-to-use application lifecycle management tools for developing and testing in the IBM Cloud, and use infrastructure management capabilities, to help organizations build software applications in the cloud.

IBM smart business development and test on the IBM cloud is a free public cloud beta for software development that provides compute and storage as a service, as well as Rational Software Delivery Services to help application developers and testers speed the development and delivery of software applications.

IBM is inviting free and open participation at www.ibm.com/cloud/developer.

Organizations must be able to quickly and cost-effectively manage development, testing and deployment of software in often disparate development environments. IBM is providing a framework to help customers centrally manage projects from the cloud, even if they are using third-party or open-source tooling, said the release.

"Enterprises are looking for optimal business models to lower the cost of developing and deploying software while maximizing existing investments. Cloud-based models offer flexible, instant sourcing options based on teams' needs while enhancing control of their delivery models," said Dr. Daniel Sabbah, general manager, IBM Rational Software.

He added, "With more and more customers treating software as a strategic business asset, the combined value of the new offerings can help them gain the utmost value from their investments in IT across the application lifecycle."

This new environment provides compute and storage as a service, IBM Rational Software Delivery Services, WebSphere and Information Management software to help application developers and testers speed the development and delivery of software applications.

To help customers leverage existing investments, these new services support development across heterogeneous environments, including Java, Open Source, and .NET. In addition, pre-configured integrations of some of these Rational services are available based on the Jazz framework.

IBM is also extending its IBM Rational Software Delivery Services for cloud computing to a private cloud infrastructure for enterprise customers who prefer governance and control of their own cloud environment. Behind a client's own firewall, these services can provide users with additional development options and customization needed to deploy applications in a private cloud.

IBM Rational Software Delivery Services for private cloud environments can be experienced by a limited number of participants, added the release.