Wednesday, October 12, 2011

'The Year of the Security Breach,' the power of Business Agility, more

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Also this month: Eight stories, eight reasons to break freePut Lotusphere 2012 on your social calendarPulse 2012 Call for Speakers openWebSphere v. Weblogic, head-to-headCheck out the redesigned Invisible Thread blogIMS 12 is faster than ever – find out whyIBM to acquire AlgorithmicsNew release: IBM Case Manager V5.1

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Register for Information On Demand 2011   It’s almost here – don’t miss Information On Demand 2011, October 23-27 in Las Vegas

Join 10,000 attendees for IBM’s largest conference of the year! Choose among 300 customer speakers, 700 technical sessions and 110 hands-on labs. Hear Michael Lewis and Billy Beane – of Moneyball fame – talk about the power behind data. And celebrate 100 years of IBM at a special networking event – featuring the Grammy Award-winning band, TRAIN.

Learn more and register NOW
Harness the power of agility   Harness the power of business agility for innovation, transformation and growth

Discover how ‘agility levers’ from IBM – analytics and business rules, process and integration, and SOA, cloud and mobile – are helping companies adapt to change and complexity, and gain real competitive advantage.

Hear more directly from agility experts at this live InformationWeek webcast on October 13, or at one of four Executive Forums worldwide.

Learn more about the power of agility
Rethink IT with cloud computing   October 12 (TODAY!) at 8:30 a.m. ET: Rethink IT, reinvent business with cloud computing

Attend this one-hour live videocast to learn how IBM customers around the globe are succeeding with cloud computing – and to hear about best practices and projects for launching and progressing your own cloud initiatives. (Replay will be available within 24 hours of the live event.)

Don’t miss it – register and attend NOW
Be a social CMO   Why become a social CMO? Read this Forrester report on social networking.

Learn why independent research firm Forrester believes that chief marketing officers (CMOs) must personally participate in social media to be better at leading the new brand experience – and a new generation of cross-functional marketing organizations.

Register and download the report
Rational safe high-speed rail   Dimetronic enables smarter, safer railways – with Rational software

In high-speed rail, safety is critical – and there’s no margin for error. See how IBM Rational® software helps Invensys Rail Dimetronic of Spain develop smarter, safer signaling technology for high-speed rail – while reducing time-to-market for their products by at least 40 percent.

Watch the video and learn more
Cognos 8 for z/OS   Cognos 8 Business Intelligence (BI) extended to the z/OS platform

New IBM Cognos® 8 Business Intelligence for z/OS® V8.4.1 lets you deliver the full range of BI capabilities to everyone from executives to front-line workers – with the enterprise-level reliability, availability scalability and security of the z/OS platform.

Read about Cognos 8 for z/OS in IBM Systems Magazine.

Replay this webcast to learn more
Subscription and Support Top 10   Top 10 reasons to love your IBM Software Subscription and Support

Product and capability enhancements over the entire product lifecycle. 24x7 access to in-depth product knowledge. Predictable costs. And more choice than ever. Discover all the ways IBM Software Subscription and Support maximizes the return on your software investment.

Read the Top 10 list
IBM SDK Java V7   Now available for download: IBM SDK Java Technology Edition Version 7

IBM’s own edition of the first major Java® release in five years includes such performance improvements as NIO2 asynchronous I/O, more efficient garbage collection, improved consumability and more. Download it here.

Watch this video for an expert overview
8 companies 8 smart choices   Eight companies, eight smart decisions to break free

Coca-Cola Bottling. Newell Rubbermaid. T-Mobile. These are just some of the companies that have dramatically improved their IT economics by switching to IBM’s superior IT infrastructure and optimized systems.

Read and watch their stories
Get Social at Lotusphere 2012   Put Lotusphere 2012 on your social calendar – January 15-19 in Orlando

Your social circle is about to get a lot bigger! Lotusphere® 2012 will have all the tracks, labs and solutions you’ve come to know, expect and love – PLUS a new Social Business Event covering a wide range of business topics.

Learn more and register today
Speak at Pulse 2012   Calling all speakers: Share your expertise at Pulse 2012

Show how you’ve used IBM products to effectively manage risk and compliance, improve the economics of service delivery, and achieve measurable business objectives. All proposals must be received by November 7, 2011.

Learn more and submit your proposal
WebSphere v. Oracle video   Watch and compare, head-to-head: WebSphere Application Server vs. Oracle WebLogic

As acquisition, support and licensing costs of Oracle WebLogic continue to grow, organizations have found that migrating to IBM WebSphere® Application Server delivers exceptional cost reductions, flexible licensing and performance gains – plus ancillary value that goes well beyond savings.

Watch the video
Invisible Thread blog   Have you seen the redesigned Invisible Thread blog? It’s worth a look.

Engineers, systems designers, portfolio planners, architects: Follow the Invisible Thread blog for exclusive insights from IBM Rational software and product design and development experts. Hosted at IBM developerWorks®.

Visit today and come back often
IMS 12 - faster than ever   IMS 12 is faster than ever – find out why

New capabilities in IBM IMS™ 12 deliver double-digit gains in performance, throughput and simplicity – strengthening its position as the premier transaction and pre-relational database manager for critical online applications. Learn more at a teleconference on October 18 at 11 a.m. ET.

Explore the new features in IMS 12
IBM acquires algorithmics   IBM announces intent to acquire Algorithmics

The acquisition enables IBM to help financial service companies quantify, manage and optimize their risk exposure across a range of financial risk domains. Read Forrester analyst Chris McClean’s comments on the acquisition.

Learn more about Algorithmics
IBM Case Manager   New IBM Case Manager V5.1: Faster case creation, enhanced integration

Enhancements in this latest release help shorten case creation, and provide tighter integration with IBM Content Manager Enterprise Edition and IBM Business Process Manager for improved configuration flexibility and productivity.

Get the details
IBM & Jaspersoft Big Data Solution   Webcast Oct. 12 (TODAY) at 1 p.m. ET: See the IBM/Jaspersoft Big Data Solution in action

Learn how a new solution combining IBM InfoSphere® BigInsights and the Jaspersoft BI Suite helps companies access and manage the variety, velocity and volume of data inside and outside their organizations – and extract meaning and business value from that data.

Register and attend the webcast
InfoSphere RTL for SAP   Data: Your catalyst for a successful SAP deployment

IBM experts Dave Watson and Paul Major explain why world-class organizations rely on IBM InfoSphere Ready to Launch (RTL) for SAP Applications to ensure ongoing data quality in support of their SAP deployments.

Register and replay this on-demand webcast
Ed Brill on Social Business   Succeeding with Social Business: Seven Steps to Greatness

Need help executing your social business strategy – and justifying the investment? IBM’s Ed Brill offers a plan that companies of all sizes can follow to gain a measurable competitive advantage using social business and collaboration technologies.

Register and replay this on-demand webcast
cost-effective messaging   Find cost-effective messaging for your medium-sized business

Medium-sized businesses face unique collaboration challenges – challenges that are magnified in today’s economy. IBM messaging solutions provide best-in-class collaboration capabilities that meet your needs and budget today, and that scale easily as your business grows.

Register and read the solution brief
Rational Try-It   Try Rational software at no charge, before you buy

The IBM Rational Try It Center offers a one-stop collection of links to free software trials and interactive demos for a variety of IBM Rational products, including Rational Team Software Express.

Get started – visit the Try It Center now
Systms and Software Engineering   Attend a complimentary IBM Rational Systems and Software Engineering Symposium

Learn how IBM Rational is helping to lead the innovation agenda in product and systems development. Drawing on real-world customer examples, industry experts will show how to apply systems engineering best practices with measurable benefits.

Register for the event nearest you
IBM Security zSecure suite   New IBM Security zSecure™ suite V1.13: Leverage the mainframe as your enterprise security hub

Enhanced security intelligence provides a consolidated view of your security position – and helps you administer your mainframe security server, enforce policy compliance, audit usage and configurations, monitor for threats, and assist in compliance management and reporting.

Read more on the System z™ Service Management Blog
InfoSphere Guardium   Find out what’s new in InfoSphere Guardium 8.2

IBM InfoSphere Guardium® provides the simplest, most robust solution for assuring the privacy and integrity of trusted information in your data center – including data from SAP, PeopleSoft, Cognos, Siebel and other systems. Read the updated InfoSphere Guardium datasheet (PDF, 914KB).

Learn more about InfoSphere Guardium products
Smart Analytics System 5710   New: A simple, powerful analytics solution for mid-sized businesses or enterprise departments

IBM Smart Analytics System 5710 is a compact, cost-effective, pre-integrated, energy-efficient solution that enables mid-sized companies and enterprise departments to quickly deploy analytics and business intelligence capabilities on a powerful data warehousing foundation.

Learn more



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