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IBM MobileFirst  for iOS: Enterprise insight in the palm of your hand
An  education unlike any other: ConnectED 2014 Be  among the first to experience IBM Verse
More news:

IBM Digital Analytics Benchmark Hub: Holiday shopping trends and data, at your fingertips

Cloud entrepreneurs: Join the startup program for innovators who go the distance

“IBM offers the strongest testing product” in Info-Tech Vendor Landscape

IBM WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 adds new features, functionality

Still ahead of the threat, 86,000 vulnerabilities later: IBM X-Force

Watson Analytics is ready to use – find out what matters most to your business

Now available: IBM DB2 BLU on Linux for System z

IBM addresses product updates and industry-based security needs with a revitalized MyNotifications



Special this issue: Smarter Commerce
IBM Digital Analytics Benchmark Hub: Holiday shopping trends and data, at your fingertips. Download reports on Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping. Find expert advice for leveraging customer analytics, engaging mobile customers, and much more. Plus gain instant access to real-time online shopping trends via the new IBM ExperienceOne Benchmark Live. Visit the Hub today.
Plus:
Analyst report: IBM Smarter Commerce returns $14.79 for every dollar spent
White paper: 15 post-purchase emails that build loyalty and drive revenue
New IBM B2B Commerce: The power to win sales across every route to market
Social Business
Mail reimagined for a New Way to Work – watch ‘A Day with IBM Verse.’ Watch a three-minute video to see how IBM Verse works for you, replaces clutter with clarity, and connects me to we. (And while you’re there, watch some other great IBM Verse videos, too!) Watch now.
Plus:
TODAY Dec. 16 @ Noon ET: A guided tour of the latest innovations in IBM's Digital Experience platform
Why your best workers may not be your employees: Read the study
Meet the visionaries who reimagine our world - watch video of TED@IBM talks
Mobile
Apple and IBM deliver the first wave of IBM MobileFirst for iOS apps. IBM MobileFirst for iOS solutions are now available to enterprise customers in banking, retail, insurance, financial services, telecommunications and for governments and airlines, thanks to an unprecedented collaboration between Apple and IBM. Read the news.
Plus:
Good Apps, Bad Apps: The ROI of creating exceptional mobile moments (Forrester report)
Demos on Demand: Learn how to create great mobile apps faster
Blog: Turning mobile insights into satisfied customers and employees
Cloud & Smarter Infrastructure
Cloud entrepreneurs: Join the startup program for innovators who go the distance. The IBM Global Entrepreneur Program for Cloud Startups connects you to the resources you need to launch, build and scale your business on IBM Cloud – including access to technical experts and business mentors, and up to US$120K in cloud credits. Get the details.
Plus:
NEW ‘Bluemix™ Dedicated’ brings more security and control to cloud-based DevOps
Rein in the Chaos: Top 5 Benefits of Moving Your IT Service Management to SaaS (on demand)
What data are you willing to lose? Storage management considerations for midsize business.
DevOps & Continuous Engineering
“IBM offers the strongest testing product” in Info-Tech Vendor Landscape. In its Vendor Landscape: Software Testing Solutions for 2014, Info-Tech Research Group gives the highest score to IBM, the only vendor to deliver completely against InfoTech’s required testing feature set. Read the full report.
Plus:
Innovate 10 times faster, without sacrificing control – clients share DevOps experience and success
Infographic: Fidelity Worldwide Investment automates manual releases, saves US$2.3 million per year
IBM is a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Gold Partner – learn more
Application Infrastructure
IBM WebSphere® Application Server V8.5.5 adds new features, functionality. Enhancements continue to focus on improved developer experience and ease of middleware configuration and administration. And as we went to press, new Java® EE 7 features were added to Liberty Profile. Read the announcement letter.
Plus:
Forrester Reveals Total Economic Impact of IBM PureApplication™ System
300% more efficiency: KMPG delivers faster time-to-solution for clients with IBM BPM
Using Watson to build cognitive IoT apps on Bluemix
Security
IBM X-Force: Still ahead of the threat, 86,000 vulnerabilities later. In the past few weeks, the IBM X-Force team uncovered the SpoofedMe social login attack, and a significant vulnerability in Microsoft® Windows® – just two of the 86,000+ vulnerabilities cataloged in the comprehensive X-Force database. Learn more.
Plus:
The CISO in 2020: Prepare for the Unexpected (replay on demand)
Security for the cloud, on the cloud: Introducing IBM Dynamic Cloud Security
Video: Whirlpool Corporation deploys identity management that employees just love to use
Big Data & Analytics
Watson Analytics is ready to use – find out what matters most to your business. Improve data sets with the touch of a button. Get a better understanding of your business. Prove your points with confidence. Anticipate opportunities, then make them happen. See for yourself what Watson Analytics can do for you and your business. Start now.
Plus:
Test drive the new release of IBM Cognos® Business Intelligence – sign up at the AnalyticsZone
NEW ebook (McGraw-Hill) – The Power of Now: Real-Time Analytics and IBM InfoSphere® Streams
How to Get Started with Data Refinement – replay this InformationWeek webinar
System z
Now available: IBM DB2 BLU on Linux for System z™. IBM DB2® with BLU Acceleration (DB2 BLU) enables ‘speed of thought’ analytics – with simple ‘load-and-go’ setup, and without the constraints of other in-memory solutions. (Requires purchase of DB2 for Linux®, UNIX®, and Windows, plus a Fix Pack you can download here.) Learn more about DB2 BLU.
Plus:
New Q4 System z software announcements and insights into DB2 Analytics Accelerator use cases
Aetna Mobilizes Its Mainframe to Win IBM App Building Contest (in IBM Systems Magazine)
Bluemix to Mainframe: Deployment Automation for Hybrid Cloud and Multi-platform Environments (on demand)
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Must-read reports, ebooks

Rethinking ECM: Content Finds Its Place In Agile, Mobile, And Growth-Focused Enterprises

IBM X-Force® Threat Intelligence Quarterly - Q4, 2014

eBook: New Possibilities for the Digital Era: Enabling Innovation and Competitive Advantage

Deriving business value from the Internet of Things


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