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Big data demystified, Carrie Underwood LIVE at Pulse, much more

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Big data demystified, 5-star mobile applications, Carrie Underwood LIVE at Pulse, much more
 

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Also in this issue: Notes & Domino Social Edition Beta: Sign upService Management for DummiesSpeak at Impact 2013Simplify and streamline ITDo your quality metrics make the grade?Transactions, past, present and futureBuild more accurate analytics modelsSecurity without boundariesMaximize your return on information

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Don't miss IBM Connect 2013   Don’t miss IBM Connect 2013 – where deep technical content meets unmatched social business education

Only IBM Connect 2013 (Jan. 27-31 in Orlando) combines the Lotusphere® Technical Program with content streams to help you create a smarter workforce and exceptional customer experiences. Go from ‘liking’ to leading - move beyond social media to drive real business value with social and collaborative technologies.

Check out the just-released lineup of IBM Connect 2013 keynote speakers.

Learn more and register TODAY
Pulse 2013 Early Bird   See Carrie Underwood LIVE at Pulse 2013 – register now for big Early-Bird savings!

IBM Pulse 2013 (March 3-6 in Las Vegas) brings you three days of top-notch keynotes, 300+ breakout sessions, 8000 of your business and IT peers – and five-time Grammy Award winner Carrie Underwood performing LIVE at the annual Pulse Palooza celebration! Plus save US$500 when you register by December 31, 2012.

Don’t miss the show or the savings – register TODAY
Build five-star mobile apps   Build five-star mobile applications – watch this five-minute video

See highlights of the new IBM Mobile Development Lifecycle Solution V4.0 – an enterprise-grade, standards-based, team-unifying mobile application development platform that supports native, hybrid and mobile web programming models.

Watch on YouTube
E-Book Harness the Power of Big Data   Download the new IBM/McGraw-Hill e-book: Harness the Power of Big Data

Big data represents a new era of computing, when data in any format, in motion or at rest, can be explored and utilized for breakthrough insights. And the IBM big data platform – leveraging open source technologies and $6 billion in analytics acquisitions – is uniquely positioned to help customers seize this opportunity.

Register and read the e-book
Customer analytics   Understand and anticipate what customers want

Customer analytics uncovers hidden insights in your customer data – insights you can use to win more customers, increase customer loyalty and grow your business, while reducing your costs.

Read the IBM white paper, Customer Analytics Pay Off, to learn the four stages involved in applying customer analytics to your business.

Learn more about customer analytics
Gartner Magic Quadrant for ECM   IBM positioned as a leader in Gartner 2012 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Content Management

Whether you are new to enterprise content management (ECM) or a veteran in the field, the annual Gartner ECM Magic Quadrant is a must read. According to Gartner, you can use the report to “assess which ECM vendors have the functional capabilities and vision to support your business requirements.”

Register and download the report
Migrate from WebLogic to WebSphere   Save money by migrating application from Oracle WebLogic to IBM WebSphere

IBM’s Roman Kharkovski covers a range of topics in this 60-minute, on-demand webcast. Learn how IBM WebSphere® Application Server V8.5 stacks up against Oracle WebLogic 12c, and why it has never been easier – or more profitable – to migrate your WebLogic applications to WebSphere.

Register and replay the webcast
AON Hewitt and zEnterprise   Aon Hewitt uses zEnteprise technology to enhance the customer experience – watch the video

Matt Shaul, Aon Hewitt’s CEO for Benefits Outsourcing, tells how his company leveraged the scalability, reliability and security of IBM’s new zEnterprise™ system to provide a better customer experience for 20 million program participants. (The video is an excerpt from the zEnteprise EC12 launch webcast earlier this year.)

Watch on YouTube
Risk management virtual roundtable   Get real-world risk management advice – replay this virtual roundtable

Hear security experts from IBM, Raytheon and Fiserv share the proactive steps they’ve taken to reduce risk, combat new threats, and develop new security and risk management procedures that help them move into the future with confidence.

Learn more and play the recorded roundtable
Notes and Domino Social Edition beta   Sign up for the IBM Notes and Domino Social Edition Public Beta!

Try all of the new features – the new user experience, in-context social collaboration, activities streams, embedded experiences from other applications, and much more – starting December 14.

Learn more about IBM Notes® and Domino® Social Edition – replay last month’s special preview and announcement broadcast.

Register for the beta (IBM ID required)
Service Management for Dummies   Hot new e-book: Service Management for Dummies, 2nd IBM Limited Edition

Jump-start your service management efforts – learn how organizations are applying new services management technologies and delivery models, such as cloud and mobile, to transform service delivery and achieve the business results they want.

Register and download the book
Impact speaker proposals   Make an impact – by speaking at Impact 2013!

Speaking at IBM Impact 2013 (April 28-May 2 in Las Vegas) is a great way to share your expertise with peers and potential clients – and to take advantage of some great speaker benefits. Speaker proposals are due no later than January 18, 2013.

Learn more about Impact 2013.

Submit your speaker proposal today
Simplify IT with expert integrated systems   Simplify and streamline IT with integrated systems – replay the IBM/IDC webcast

Learn why expert integrated systems have the potential to radically simplify the IT lifecycle, improve application performance, and accelerate time to value. And hear about specific IT lifecycle improvements discovered through client experiences with IBM PureSystems™ offerings.

Register and replay the webcast on-demand
Do your software quality metrics make the grade   Do your software quality metrics make the grade? Replay this webcast for answers.

Many companies are using the wrong metrics to measure software quality, and risking customer dissatisfaction as a result. Learn about the metrics to avoid – and about the two primary metrics that successful companies are focusing on for powerful, effective quality analysis.

Register and replay the webcast
Transaction Processing IBM Redguide   Transaction Processing: Past, Present and Future – get the IBM Redguide

Learn why IBM System z™ is uniquely able to address your transaction processing needs today – and how it can ensure that your back-end processing systems are ready to handle new ways of doing business, such as cloud computing and mobile commerce.

Download the Redguide
Entity analytics Redguide   Greatly increase the accuracy of your analytics models – quickly and easily – with Entity Analytics

Read this IBM Redguide to learn how the Entity Analytics capabilities in IBM SPSS® Modeler Premium can help analysts generate higher quality, more accurate analytic models – for detecting and preempting risk, or recognizing and responding to opportunity. And watch a video featuring Jeff Jonas, IBM Fellow and co-author of the Redguide.

Get the video and the Redguide here
Security without boundaries   IBM Institute for Advanced Security webcast: Security Without Boundaries

With users around the globe accessing data from company and personal devices, traditional security approaches are simply no longer enough. Learn strategies for treating security as an all-inclusive system that goes beyond traditional defenses and firewalls – and delivers maximum protection wherever data can be found.

Join the Institute to replay the webcast
InfoSphere Data Explorer   New InfoSphere Data Explorer: Maximize your return on information

IBM InfoSphere® Data Explorer provides secure, federated navigation and discovery across a broad range of enterprise content and big data. By delivering information to the right people at the right time, InfoSphere Data Explorer enables improved operations, real-time decisions, increased innovation, and actionable insight.

Learn more
Social business study   Get guidance for going social – read The business of social business: What works and how it’s done

This IBM Institute of Business Value study – packed with customer examples – tells how companies worldwide are using social business tools to create valued customer experiences, increase workforce productivity and effectiveness, and speed innovation.

Download the study
Social productivity applications   Improve how your team collaborates on documents – webcast Dec. 13 (TOMORROW) @ 2 pm ET

Find out how socially-enabled productivity applications like IBM SmartCloud Docs are changing the way people work together – resulting in improved productivity and a smarter workforce.

Register and attend the TechRepublic webcast
ALM e-Kit   Accelerate software and keep costs down, without sacrificing quality – get the e-Kit

The ALM Everywhere e-Kit is loaded with case studies, white papers, demos, analyst reports and more. Get up to speed on IBM application lifecycle management (ALM) solutions – and learn why IBM was named a Leader in the most recent Forrester Wave: Application Lifecycle Management report.

Register and access the e-Kit
Rational approach to testing   Discover a Rational approach to testing today’s complex applications

Read this white paper to learn how a early and continuous integration testing, combined with test virtualization, can help your team improve software quality, minimize test expenses, and keep pace with the rate of change.

You may also want to replay the IBM Rational® webcast, ‘The Future of Testing.’

Register and download the paper
InfoSphere Guardium webcast   Get big data protection for System z and beyond – attend this live webcast

Join us December 18 at 11 a.m. ET to learn how new IBM InfoSphere Guardium® V9.0 helps you proactively protect more of your data than ever, to further reduce your business risks and your cost of compliance.

Also: Visit our new Mainframe Security page for links to all IBM security software for System z.

Register for the webcast
Successful compiler upgrades   Panel discussion, sponsored by Share: Get expert insight on successful compiler upgrades

Roland Koo, IBM Product Manager, Compilers, hosts a panel of experts who discuss best practices for a successful compiler migration alongside middleware and hardware upgrades. Hear lessons learned from IBM customer engagements, and learn how you can join the beta program for IBM’s newest COBOL compiler.

Replay the webinar (requires Windows Media Player)
New from ECM   Find all the latest IBM ECM solutions in one place

IBM recently introduced several new and enhanced enterprise content management (ECM) solutions – including new solutions for fraud investigation, patient care analytics, defensible disposal and much more. And now you can connect to them all on the ‘New from ECM’ web page.

Learn more
Data Governance for MDM   Build a strong foundation for your MDM implementation – replay this on-demand webcast

If you’re implementing or planning to implement a Master Data Management (MDM) or Reference Data Management solution, you’ll need a strong data governance organization. This session outlines the steps needed to build one, and illustrates best practices with real-world examples.

Register and replay the webcast



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