Wednesday, September 15, 2010

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Ride the Wave: IBM Rational Team Concert named best current offer by Forrester Research! Replay the webcast.
 

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Also in this issue: Analyst: Switch to SPSS nets rapid 249% ROIBoost productivity without breaking your budgetMigrate Linux apps to Amazon EC2Experience Innovate 2010 from your desktopForrester positions IBM BPM as a leaderIBM unveils new software for POWER7

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Information On Demand - register TODAY   Don’t miss Information On Demand 2010 – now two conferences in one!

Information On Demand 2010 now includes the new Business Analytics Forum for IBM Cognos and SPSS customers. Hear directly from 300+ customers who are transforming their businesses through information and analytics. And get the top-flight technical and business education you need to drive innovation and optimization at your company.

Join us October 24-28 in Las Vegas
Forrester webcast - Deliver improved customer experiences   Deliver a great online experience to your clients - attend this live analyst webcast!

On September 29 at 11 a.m. ET, join Forrester Research VP Mary Beth Kemp and two IBM clients to learn how you can supercharge your digital strategy – and dramatically improve the online experience you offer your customers. All attendees will receive an exclusive Forrester report, free of charge.

Register and attend the webcast (hosted by BrightTALK)
New Tivoli Real-Time Asset Locator   Solve asset-related business problems with
real-time data

New IBM Real-Time Asset Locator provides complete, real-time visibility into your company’s enterprise assets – so you can quickly identify and resolve issues related to asset location, condition, inventory levels and loss.

Learn more
New IBM Solutions for Business Agility   Take a proven path to an agile business – with BPM, SOA and Cloud

Improve core processes with business process management (BPM). Integrate with customers, suppliers and partners with service oriented architecture (SOA). Increase flexibility and control costs with cloud computing. Learn how IBM solutions, refined and proven through thousands of customer engagements, help you overcome barriers to agility.

See agility in action at a live or virtual event.

Learn about the latest business agility solutions from IBM
Rational Team Concert named best offering by Forrester   Ride the agile wave – Rational Team Concert named best current offer by Forrester

A recent Forrester Wave™ report named IBM Rational® Team Concert™ as the best current offering in the Agile Development Management space. Get the complete report as part of the recently updated IBM agility@scale™ e-Kit.

You can also replay a 5-minute analyst-led podcast or 30-minute analyst-led webcast discussing the Forrester Wave report findings.

Download the e-Kit and read the full report
Rational Software for zEnterprise   Build the next generation of business applications with Rational Software for zEnterprise

IBM zEnterprise™ System (zEnterprise) makes it possible, for the first time, to deploy a truly integrated hardware and software delivery platform spanning mainframe, UNIX® and x86 technologies. Explore new IBM Rational tools and best practices that accelerate new product and service delivery on zEnterprise.

Find product information, webcasts, trials and more
Nucleus Research: IBM SPSS generates 249% ROI in 5 months   Nucleus Research report: IBM’s internal use of SPSS Predictive Modeling nets 249% ROI in 5 months

When IBM’s demand generation team switched its predictive modeling platform from SAS to IBM SPSS, they got an easier-to-learn, easier-to-use solution that enabled more users to perform analysis – plus they dramatically lowered associated licensing and training costs.

Register and read the full report
Migrate Linux applications to Amazon EC2   Migrate your Linux application to the Amazon cloud: a 2-part series from IBM developerWorks

In Part 1, follow the migration of a Linux® application from a single physical server to Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2™). In Part 2, make the application more robust by implementing a load balancer and persistent disk, and by learning how to safely back up your data.

Find links to both articles here
LotusLive Complete Collaboration Bundle   Make your people and your business more productive – without breaking your budget

The LotusLive™ Complete Collaboration Suite – featuring new LotusLive Notes™, plus instant messaging, file sharing, web conferencing and more – helps everyone bring together the right people and the right information to get things done. And you can start for as little as US$10 per user per month.

Watch this 3-minute video to learn more
Forrester Wave names WebSphere BPM a Leader   Forrester Research catapults IBM WebSphere BPM to preeminent market position – read the report

The latest 'Forrester Wave: Business Process Management Suites' report again names IBM WebSphere BPM as a leader, and cites WebSphere Dynamic Process Edition as #1 in market presence. “IBM’s best-in-class product strategy and roadmap emphasizes strong support for both business and technical teams for business process improvement.”

Register and download the full report
Innovate Virtual Experience   Coming to your desktop – the excitement, insight and impact of Innovate 2010

The Innovate 2010 Virtual Experience delivers many of the same sessions and much of the same content as the original event. Listen to keynotes and general sessions, download presentations, run product demos, and see the highest-rated customer experience and technical sessions. And do it all without leaving your seat!

Register today at no cost - and experience Innovate
New IBM Software for POWER7   Speed time to value, cut costs and improve insight – with new software solutions for POWER7 Systems

Speed development and design with the new IBM Rational Power Appliance. Make better decisions faster with IBM Smart Analytics System 7700. Simplify usage accounting with IBM Tivoli® Usage and Accounting Manager. Rapidly deploy a private cloud with the upcoming IBM CloudBurst™ 2.1 and IBM Service Delivery Manager.

Learn more about new software for POWER7®
Where is Informix   Where is Informix? Find out in IBM Data Management magazine.

IBM Informix® databases are everywhere, running behind the scenes to enable cell phone calls, credit card transactions, emergency call centers and more. Learn why Informix reliability and performance makes it an excellent candidate for use as an embedded database server, and step through a scenario for creating an embedded environment.

Read the article
ECM UserNet Virtual conference   Miss the ECM UserNet Virtual Conference? Watch the replay on demand!

Tour a virtual trade show floor featuring 30 presentations on enterprise content management (ECM) products and best practices. Replay expert roundtable sessions on content management, advanced case management and compliance. Learn the latest IBM ECM product strategies, roadmaps, and product developments – all from the comfort of your office.

Register and start watching
New Lotus Quickr 8.5 for Domino   New Lotus Quickr 8.5 for Domino makes collaborating on content easier than ever

IBM Lotus® Quickr® 8.5 delivers improved performance, more administrative control, and a streamlined interface that reduces the number of mouse clicks required for most common tasks. Your teams will spend less time searching for the right information – and make smarter decisions faster.

Get the details
Social software from IBM   Social software for business is here – and IBM is leading the way

A report from analyst IDC states that worldwide revenue for the social platforms market was US$369.7 million in 2009, representing growth of more than 55 percent. Discover what’s driving the trend. See how social software can help you work smarter and compete more effectively – and learn what IBM has to offer.

Read the article
IBM business-driven physical security   Demo: Turn surveillance video into critical intelligence for improved physical security

IBM's business-driven approach to physical security integrates digital surveillance video technology with hardware, software and services throughout your organization. Get the real-time intelligence you need to make proactive security decisions - and make your business a safer place.

Watch at the Service Management Resource Center
Software makes products smarter   Let software put the ‘smart’ in your smarter products

Software is the key differentiator in 66 percent of today’s products. What about yours? The IBM Rational Software platform for systems includes engineering and embedded software development solutions to help you realize the potential of software in product development – and deliver the innovative smarter products your customers want.

Find videos, analyst reports, e-Kits and more
Rational Power Appliance   Optimize your development with the Rational Power Appliance for AIX

The IBM Rational Power Appliance for AIX® is a complete hardware and software solution for developing C/C++ and COBOL applications on IBM Power Systems™. Designed for rapid time-to-value, it can help your software development teams reduce start-up time, improve agility, and increase productivity.

Get the details
Enterprise modernization for core banking systems   Don’t rip and replace core banking systems – modernize with IBM Rational

Replay this webcast to learn how IBM enterprise modernization solutions, powered by IBM Rational software for System z™, can help banks renovate their existing core systems – and deliver the reduced costs and improved flexibility banks need to meet new customer demands, regulatory requirements, and investor expectations.

Register and replay the webcast
Service Management for zEnterprise   Bring visibility, control and automation to zEnterprise with new Tivoli service management offerings

To extend the benefits of IBM Service Management on System z to the new IBM zEnterprise System (zEnterprise), IBM Tivoli introduces four new offerings: Tivoli Application Management for zEnterprise, Tivoli Asset and Financial Management for zEnterprise, Tivoli Application Resilience for zEnterprise, and Tivoli Security for zEnterprise.

Learn more about all four offerings



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