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This month: Get social at Lotusphere; 'dialoginars;' learn for less

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Get started. Get results. IBM Social Business Industries Symposium sponsored by Wired Magazine, Jan. 31 & Feb. 1. 2011 in Orlando (at Lotusphere 2011).
 

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Also in this issue: Guess the Lotusphere 2011 Guest SpeakerService management from the cloudHurry for Impact 2011 Early Bird savingsInnovate 2011 Call for Papers deadline extendedGet smarter about mainframe data managementBreak free from Oracle with DB2 9.7Discover ECM ‘dialoginars’Insurer: 403% ROI in one year with SPSS



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Get social and do business at Lotusphere 2011   Get social and do business – your way – at Lotusphere 2011

Choose the traditional full 5-day conference pass, the NEW 2-day Social Business Industries Symposium (sponsored by Wired Magazine), the three-day Business Solution Track pass or a one-day Conference Pass.

Pick any option – but don’t miss Lotusphere 2011!
Build a sample Pulse agenda   Build a sample Pulse 2011 agenda from your desktop – no registration required

Curious about what Pulse 2011, the Premier Service Management Event, has to offer? Create a sample agenda from all available sessions, including three new Smarter Computing tracks and 300+ client presentations.

It’s easy – start now
BRMS, BEP, BA & BPM   Clear up confusion over BRMS, BEP, BA & BPM

IBM experts explain how key decision management technologies – business rules management systems (BRMS), business event processing (BEP) and business analytics (BA) – support business process management (BPM).

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IBM 'strong positive' in Gartner ALM Marketscope   IBM ranked the only ‘strong positive’ in Gartner MarketScope for ALM

Gartner cites the breadth of the IBM Rational® application lifecycle management (ALM) portfolio, which makes IBM “one of the few vendors with credible offerings in almost all the subcategories of ALM.”

Register and read the report
System z Technology Summits   Reach new peaks with IBM zEnterprise – attend a System z Technology Summit near you

At these in-depth, full-day seminars you'll learn how the IBM zEnterprise™ System (zEnterprise) reduces the burden of managing a complex data center – and can help you make smarter decisions that reduce costs.

Find details, dates and locations
Smarter Systems Virtual Event January 27   Get past speeds, feeds and misleads – get to the Smarter Systems Virtual Event

Join us online January 27 for the live keynote – then stay to chat online with IBM Smarter Systems experts, and access top presentations and breakout session replays from the recent Global Smarter Systems Tour.

Register and mark your calendar
Run the Cognos 10 online demo   See what’s new in Cognos 10 – run this online demo

See the new analytics capabilities of IBM Cognos® Business Intelligence V10.1 – what-if analysis, IBM Cognos Statistics, IBM Cognos Analysis for Microsoft® Excel® and more – in real-world business scenarios.

Register and run the demo
IBM Case Manager   Optimize case outcomes with information,
process and people

New IBM Case Manager integrates business rules, collaboration, and analytics – providing a 360-degree view of case information that drives better decision-making and more successful case outcomes.

Learn more
Guess the Lotusphere 2011 Guest Speaker   It's that time again: Guess the Lotusphere 2011 Guest Speaker!

Earn the admiration of your peers, and a chance at a US$100 American Express gift card – predict the Lotusphere® 2011 Opening Session Guest Speaker. (Contest run by LotusUserGroup.org.)

Enter by midnight EST, January 29, 2011
IBM Tivoli Live - service manager   Deploy flexible, affordable service management from the cloud with IBM Tivoli® Live – service manager

Quickly adopt and deploy ITIL® processes, combined with performance and availability monitoring, in a single Software as a Service (SaaS) subscription – without purchasing hardware, software licenses or installation services.

Get the details
Register early for Impact 2011 save $300   Save on an unmatched education in business agility – register early for Impact 2011

With its exclusive Forbes Business Leadership Forum and a Technology Program covering the latest BPM, B2B, SOA and cloud solutions, Impact 2011 delivers the knowledge you need to drive improved results and continued growth.

Save US$300 when you register by February 18, 2011
Submit Innovate 2011 speaker proposal by 1/14/11   The Innovate 2011 Call for Papers deadline has been extended to January 14, 2011

There’s still time share your expertise at Innovate 2011 – if you hurry! Learn how to increase the odds of getting your speaker proposal accepted. And visit the Innovate 2011 site for content track descriptions and more information.

Submit your speaker proposal by January 14, 2011
Mainframe data management ekit   Start on the path to smarter mainframe data management with this comprehensive e-kit

Learn all the ways you can better utilize the capabilities of IBM Information Management software for System z™ – connect to this comprehensive collection of white papers, toolkits, webcast replays and more.

Register and get the e-kit
DB2 9.7 early adopters on YouTube   Improve performance and cut costs – break free from Oracle with IBM DB2 9.7

Watch and listen as IBM DB2® 9.7 early adopters describe a smooth migration from Oracle® – resulting in storage savings up to 80%, performance increases up to 50%, dramatically simplified administration and much more.

Watch and listen on YouTube
ECM Dialoginar   Discover a great new way to learn about ECM

In this first in a series of monthly ‘dialoginars,’ industry expert Randolph Kahn asks IBM enterprise content management (ECM) guru Craig Rhinehart tough questions about content analytics.

Watch – and check for new topics every month
Insurer succeeds with SPSS predictive analytics   Insurer claims 403% ROI in first year with IBM SPSS

IBM SPSS predictive analytics helps Infinity Insurance identify fraudulent claims, reduce cycle times, cut costs, and improve customer service.

Watch the Flash video
Notes traveler adds Android 2.x support   Bring Notes email to your Android 2.x device

New IBM Lotus® Notes® Traveler 8.5.2.1 adds support for phones and tablets running the Android™ 2.x operating system, support for Apple® iPhone® 4 and iPad® iOS 4.2x, and much more.

Get the details
LotusLive iNotes wins 2010 CRN Tech Innovator Award   LotusLive iNotes wins 2010 CRN Tech Innovator Award

The CRN Test Center concludes that cloud-based LotusLive™ iNotes™ provides “the functionality and security that has made Notes an on-premise standout over the years.” (Read more at CRN.com.)

Learn all about LotusLive iNotes
Rational DOORS Smarter Healtcare   Better requirements, enhanced business agility, fast ROI...and smarter healthcare

Hear how IBM Rational DOORS® helps Emerging Healthcare Information Technology deliver time- and cost-saving applications for physicians, clinicians, researchers and hospital quality improvement staff.

Watch this and other Rational videos on YouTube
Motivations for software security   Get motivated to build software that's secure by design

Danny Allan, Director of Security Research with IBM Rational, lays out four important motivators for improving software security, and offers a framework for understanding your specific security challenges.

Read the paper (PDF, 360KB, no registration required)
Attend Share 2011 in Anaheim   Connect with the mainframe community at
SHARE 2011, February 27 – March 4 in Anaheim

Play these videos to hear what longtime SHARE participants say about the benefits of attending the SHARE conference, and about the role SHARE plays in their professional development.

Learn more and register for SHARE 2011
Linux on System z   Linux on System z: A simple idea that changed the world

For 10+ years Linux® on IBM System z has evolved with sustained innovation, continuous refinement and proven technologies – all of which can make a big difference for your business.

Read the data sheet (PDF, 200KB, no registration required)
Information Integration & Governance Forum   Better information for better decisions: Attend the Information Integration & Governance Forum 2011

Learn what information integration and governance means to your organization, and why investing in a governance program is critical to better business. Admission is free, but space is limited.

Find an event near you
Watson vs. Jeopardy! champions   Watson vs. the Jeopardy! champions: A challenge for the ages

January 14-16 the IBM Watson computer will take on Jeopardy! game show legends Ken Jennings and Brad Reuter – and carry on a long IBM Research tradition of Grand Challenges.

Get to know Watson



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