Wednesday, May 9, 2012

New products: IBM PureSystems, IBM Mobile Foundation, much more

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New products: IBM PureSystems, IBM Mobile Foundation, much more!
 

Special from Impact 2012:
CHANGE THE GAME TO IMPROVE BUSINESS OUTCOMES

Also in this issue: Dr. Michio Kaku and Jamie Clarke to keynote at InnovateIBM acquires VivisimoMay 10 (TOMORROW): New System z softwareGartner ECM Magic QuadrantFinancial Reporting Automation for DummiesNew exceptional web experience productsDemo: SmartCloud Control DeskFaster, more convenient software support

Plus more news and content based on your interests!



Stories In Detail
IBM PureApplication System   IBM PureApplication System: Achieve superior
IT economics in traditional or cloud environments

Designed and tuned specifically for transactional web and database applications, IBM PureApplication™ System lets you consolidate workloads, simplify infrastructure, and deliver services rapidly using built-in patterns of deployment and optimization expertise.

Download and read the PureApplication System brochure.

Learn more about PureApplication System
IBM Mobile Foundation V5   Transform your business with mobile technology

IBM Mobile Foundation V5 provides key capabilities for mobile application development, connectivity to cloud and back-end systems, and end-user device management in a single package – and supports a wide variety of mobile devices and mobile application types.

Read a new white paper, Seven questions to answer when deploying new mobile capabilities.

Learn more about IBM Mobile Foundation
IBM Worklight V5   Create rich, cross-platform applications for mobile business – faster and for less cost

IBM Worklight V5 lets organizations of all sizes develop, run and manage HTML5, hybrid and native smartphone and tablet applications – without code translators, proprietary interpreters or unpopular scripting languages.

Learn more about Worklight
WebSphere Application Server V8.5 Beta   Test-drive WebSphere Application Server V8.5 – get the beta

The fastest application server on the market, IBM WebSphere Application Server V8.5 adds intelligent workload management for low cost of ownership – and Liberty Profile, a powerful lightweight runtime for fast, flexible, simplified development.

Try it yourself – download the beta
Business Process Manager 8   Give everyone the visibility and insight to optimize business processes

New IBM Business Process Manager V8 combines new social, collaboration, governance and mobile capabilities that can dramatically improve the way process owners and business users change, manage, measure and fine-tune business processes.

Get the details – read the announcement letter
WebSphere Operational Decision Management   Intelligently automate decisions across business processes and applications

IBM WebSphere Operational Decision Management V8 – the next generation of IBM’s market-leading business rules technology – simplifies and speeds automation and governance of decisions that control the actions of your critical business systems.

Find product information, demos, trials and more
Cast Iron Integration   Easily integrate and extend your cloud and on-premises applications

With its ‘configure, not code’ approach, IBM WebSphere Cast Iron™ Live V6.2 lets you integrate cloud and on-premises applications in days, not weeks or months. And its new Web API Services make it easy to extend your capabilities to developers building mobile apps and other applications.

Learn about WebSphere Cast Iron Integration
Business agility launch   There’s more: Extend, transact and optimize with new software from IBM

Change the game and improve business outcomes – by building on a proven foundation for innovation, transformation and growth! Find more information on all the latest IBM software for delivering mobile, web and enterprise applications.

Start here
Innovate Keynote Speakers   Learn what’s next, now – from peers, experts and visionaries at Innovate 2012

Choose among 400+ technical sessions. Network with 4000+ peers. And get educated and inspired by an impressive slate of keynote speakers – including author and futurist Dr. Michio Kaku, and extreme adventurer Jamie Clarke! Don’t miss Innovate 2012, June 3-7 in Orlando.

Register TODAY
IBM agrees to acquire Vivisimo   IBM acquires Vivisimo to help clients integrate, navigate and analyze big data

Vivisimo is a leading provider of software that automates discovery of data across the broadest range of formats and sources, and helps employees navigate it with a single view across the enterprise.

Learn more about the acquisition
System z Q2 Announcements   May 10 (TOMORROW): Gain business efficiency with new System z software

Join Ray Jones of IBM and Marco Passerini of Visiant Arcares, BP for a review of the latest IBM System z™ Software announcements – and hear real-world success stories from customers currently using System z technologies for improved business results.

Attend the IBM Systems Magazine webcast
Gartner ECM MQ   IBM positioned as a Leader in the 2011 Gartner ECM Magic Quadrant – get the report

Whether you’re new to enterprise content management (ECM) or a veteran in the field, read this Gartner Magic Quadrant report to understand the ECM market, and to learn how Gartner rates ECM vendors and their packaged products.

Register and read the report
Financial Reporting Automation for Dummies   FREE e-book: Learn about financial reporting automation, the ‘Dummies’ way!

Financial Reporting Automation for Dummies – a limited IBM Edition e-book – examines the risks of complex, manual reporting processes that financial teams use today, and explains the benefits and value of a single, integrated platform that automates production of these critical reports.

Register and download your copy
Exceptional Web Experience   Create an exceptional web experience for customers, partners and employees

IBM exceptional web experience solutions – including IBM Customer Experience Suite and the new IBM Intranet Experience Suite – let you anticipate people’s needs, satisfy those needs more simply, and help people connect to others when, where and how they want to get business done.

Read the Forrester study, Total Economic Impact of IBM Exceptional Web Experience.

Learn more
IBM SmartCloud Control Desk Demo   Transforming service management with new IBM SmartCloud Control Desk – watch the demo

See how IBM SmartCloud Control Desk helps reduce cost and minimize service disruptions through automated service request handling, efficient change management, and optimized asset lifecycle management across IT and enterprise domains.

Register and watch the demo
Electronic Service Request tool   Move to the IBM Service Request tool for greater convenience and faster problem resolution

With the electronic IBM Service Request tool you can create service requests faster, describe problems in greater detail, and shorten your path to IBM technical support experts to speed response and problem resolution. Customers claim Service Request delivers measurable benefits – find out why.

Try the Service Request tool today
Rational solutions for PureSystems   Consolidate, optimize, innovate and accelerate – with IBM Rational solutions for PureSystems

IBM Rational® solutions help you take advantage of the tremendous value IBM PureSystems™ offers for consolidating your application portfolio, optimizing your development and test efforts, delivering innovative new solutions, and accelerating cloud deployment.

Replay an on-demand webcast on this topic.

Learn more about Rational solutions for PureSystems
Automate deployments everywhere   Automate deployments everywhere – and beat competitors everywhere – with IBM Rational

The IBM Rational solution for deployment planning and automation helps you deliver and deploy software efficiently, with the lowest risk of failure – so you can bring higher-quality functionality to market, ahead of your competition.

Register and replay the on-demand webcast
Consolidate w Linux on z   Linux on System z: A powerful consolidation solution that transforms IT economics

In this video series, IT executives from four companies tell why they decided to consolidate mission-critical workloads using Linux® on IBM System z – and discuss details and benefits of their implementations.

Watch the videos
System z at Innovate 2012   System z customers at Innovate: Find sessions and events just for you

Innovate 2012 includes a dedicated System z session track, a System z Solutions Suite, and a full selection of hands-on workshops, labs and birds-of-a-feather sessions – PLUS a special System z and Smarter Computing reception at Todd English’s Bluezoo restaurant.

Get all the details
Compare big data solutions   Select the right solutions for big data analytics – replay this on-demand webcast

Anjul Bhambhri, Vice President of Big Data at IBM, discusses the basic components of a big data analytics platform – and how IBM big data solutions compare to those of other vendors.

Register and replay the webcast
IBM Data Champions   Meet the IBM Champions for information management!

Learn about these IT professionals and educators who make significant contributions to our IBM communities in the areas of data management, InfoSphere®, enterprise content management (ECM) and business analytics.

Read their profiles – and find a Champion near you
SmartCloud Engage Security   IBM SmartCloud Engage security – a competitive differentiator

IBM SmartCloud Engage (formerly LotusLive™ Engage) draws on the full breadth and depth of IBM’s security expertise – and allows your users to exchange information and meet online without security concerns.

Learn more – register and read the white paper
Customer-centric business   Chart your course to a customer-centric business – attend this webcast May 16

See the groundbreaking results of a Forrester survey of 400 business and technology leaders who are succeeding in challenging times – by staying ahead of market demands, collaborating across roles, adopting flexible technologies, and making customer focus a strategic imperative.

Register and attend live



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