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February 2011     SPECIAL THIS ISSUE: NEWS AND OFFERS FROM LOTUSPHERE 2011 IBM brings social business to the cloud, mobile devices and the desktop See new product demos, Lotusphere keynotes and more on the IBM Software Livestream channel Collaborate on documents, in the cloud – try new LotusLive Symphony Explore new LotusLive Integrated Apps for CRM and B2B commerce Available now: Notes Traveler brings Notes email to Android 2.x and other mobile devices Business Partners and developers: Build an exceptional work experience Recap all the news and announcements from Lotusphere Also in this issue: Watson on Jeopardy! – final round tonight! • Dean Kamen will give keynote at Pulse 2011 • Get more for your time and money at Impact 2011 • Discover the quality-optimized workplace • See beyond at Vision 2011 • Live ECM demos, at your desk • Why Smarter Systems are a smarter choice • Bridge distributed systems and System z PLUS more news and content based on your interests! Stories In Detail   IBM brings social business to the cloud, mobile devices and the desktop IBM unveiled new cloud computing, mobile and desktop solutions that integrate social networking into your business processes – so you can accelerate collaboration, deepen customer relationships, innovate faster and enable a more effective workforce. Read the press release   See new product demos, Lotusphere keynotes and much more on the IBM Software Livestream channel Watch video of all the Lotusphere General Sessions – including the Day 1 session featuring live demos of new IBM social business software – plus exclusive interviews with IBM executives and business partners. Watch now   Collaborate on documents, in the cloud – try new LotusLive Symphony LotusLive™ Symphony® is a new set of cloud-based tools that let you and your colleagues or customers co-create documents, spreadsheets and presentations – in real-time, wherever you are! Watch this video to see it in action. Try the LotusLive Symphony Technical Preview   Explore new LotusLive Integrated Apps for CRM and B2B commerce LotusLive on Sugar integrates LotusLive cloud-based collaboration and social networking into the SugarCRM™ customer relationship management application. Ariba for LotusLive connects LotusLive users to the 300,000 sellers in the Ariba® Discovery network. Find all the LotusLive Integrated Apps here   Available now: Notes Traveler brings Notes email to Android 2.x and other mobile devices 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   Business Partners and developers: Build an exceptional work experience The new IBM Social Business Toolkit includes open standards-based APIs and tutorials for enriching your products with activity streams, profiles, wikis, blogs, discussion forums and other social networking elements. Learn more and launch the toolkit   Recap all the news and announcements from Lotusphere The Lotusphere 2011 Press Kit connects you to all the IBM announcements made at the event, plus hi-res photos and screenshots, scores of announcements from IBM Business Partners, and much more. Get the press kit   Game on (final round!): IBM Watson takes on Jeopardy! champions Tonight (February 16) IBM Watson enters its third and final round of competition against Jeopardy! greats Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter! If you haven’t watched yet, don’t miss it – check your local listings and tune in! Learn all about Watson and the Jeopardy! challenge   Inventor Dean Kamen to deliver guest keynote at Pulse 2011 Kamen, creator of groundbreaking technologies that help people lead better lives, will tell why “The Future Belongs to Inventors.” Watch him demonstrate a newly-developed robotic arm on “The Colbert Report.” Join us at Pulse 2011, Feb. 27 – Mar. 2 in Las Vegas   Act now to make the most of your time – and your money – at Impact 2011 Preview sessions planned for IBM Sterling Commerce, Cast Iron Systems, and ILOG and Lombardi users. Request a 1-on-1 meeting with an IBM software executive. And register by February 18, 2011 for Early Bird savings! Get all the details - and register for Impact   Take your quality management investments to the next level Your quality management investments have paid off. So why stop there? Explore a virtual IBM Rational® quality-optimized workplace – and download assets for boosting efficiency and productivity across the software development lifecycle. Experience the quality-optimized workplace   See beyond at Vision 2011: The Premier Event for Financial Management Discover how you can optimize your financial management processes with the latest solutions, best practices and thought leadership from IBM Cognos® and Clarity Systems. And save US$200 when you register by March 13, 2011. Join us May 15-18 in Dallas - register TODAY   Attend live ECM product demonstrations – from the comfort of your desk Led by an IBM enterprise content management (ECM) expert, these live online demos provide a first-hand look at the newest IBM ECM products – and a chance to get your questions answered. (Past demos available on demand.) New demos added regularly – bookmark and visit often   Discover a smarter choice: Smarter Systems from IBM As data volumes continue to surge – and as IT departments need to be more flexible – organizations in all industries are trusting their transactional and analytical workloads to economical, efficient, workload-optimized systems from IBM. Find out why - replay this on-demand webcast   Bridge distributed systems and System z platforms for maximum flexibility, substantial ROI The new IBM WebSphere® DataPower® Integration Appliance XI50 for zEnterprise™ seamlessly connects disparate IT databases and operations for swift, flexible application integration – with robust security, reduced complexity, improved performance and more. Find more information   Ramp up on the functional and business benefits of DB2 10 for z/OS Download a new, complimentary e-book for an update on the new features and functions in IBM DB2® 10 for z/OS®. And read an independent consultant's report on DB2 10's real, quantifiable, out-of-the-box savings and business benefits. Find complete information on the DB2 10 for z/OS page   Make the case for System z as your ESB deployment platform Is IBM System z™ the right platform for your enterprise service bus (ESB)? Only if you want to connect all your systems, applications and services – and maximize value from your System z assets, applications, data and skills. Read the paper (PDF, 1.3MB, no registration required)   Streamline compliance – and spend more time developing smarter products IBM helped a medical device manufacturer reduce the time it takes to generate compliance reports from 3-4 weeks to just minutes. Learn how your product development teams can significantly reduce the time it takes to prepare for an audit. Watch on YouTube   Get skilled, get smarter, get savings – get more at Innovate 2011 With 400+ technical sessions, 17 tracks, hands-on workshops, on-site certification testing and much more, Innovate 2011 offers a year’s worth of education in just one week! Read the Top 5 reasons to attend Innovate 2011. Register by February 28, 2011 for Early Bird savings   Compare Oracle Exadata and Netezza TwinFin – download the new e-book The Oracle® Exadata and IBM Netezza® TwinFin™ data warehousing appliances embody distinctly different approaches and architectures. Explore the differences and choose the right solution for your company. Register and read the e-book   Get the facts behind the business case for Informix New studies by International Technology Group (ITG) and Forrester Consulting offer hard data on how, why and where IBM Informix® 11.7 reduces total cost of ownership (TCO) and maximizes return on investment (ROI). Read about it in IBM Data Management magazine About this newsletter Manage your subscription Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Contact editor   Get Social. Do Business. Attend a free live event in your area Social business experts and Lotusphere® 2011 content are coming to a city near you. Space is limited - register TODAY Kick off your social business strategy Compare your social capabilities to industry peers with the IBM Collaboration Assessment Tool. Get started. Get results. Connect. Engage. Become a social business. Start on the path to breakthrough business results. Explore the IBM social collaboration platform. Start here Join the social business conversation Social at Lotusphere 2011 combines event-related social media in one constantly updated place. 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