HP ALM Synchronizer is part of HP's Application Lifecycle Management tools that enables you to synchronize defect data between HP ALM and Rational ClearQuest or Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS), synchronize requirement data between HP ALM and Rational RequisitePro or Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS), synchronize requirement and defect data between HP ALM and Atlassian JIRA, synchronize requirement and defect data between HP ALM and IBM Rational Team Concert (RTC), synchronize requirement and defect data between two ALM projects, and develop additional third party adapters for requirement or defect synchronization using the HP ALM Synchronizer Adapter Software Development Kit. HP ALM Synchronizer uses open source components, including JBoss, JavaService, and Quartz.