Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 14:46:52 -0700 From: "IBM e-business and Software News Alert" Subject: IBM e-business and Software News Alert, 2001 Issue 29 IBM e-business and Software News Alert 2001 Issue 29 19 October 2001 ---------------------------------------------------- Web Version of This Newsletter IBM* e-business and Software News Alert is on the Web at http://www.ibm.com/software/news-alert/ . ---------------------------------------------------- Subscription and Cancellation Instructions You are subscribed as deadmail . Subscription and cancellation instructions are at the end of this newsletter. ---------------------------------------------------- Top Stories in This Issue Tivoli Web Component Manager, Up and Running in One Day, Manages Web-Based Resources under "Technology Management" IBM Information Management System V8 Leads in Information Integration, Availability, Management under "Data, Content, and Knowledge Management" IBM VisualAge Enterprise Suite V3 Provides Depth and Breadth in Application Development Tools under "Application Development / Java" ---------------------------------------------------- Technology Management --------------------- Tivoli Web Component Manager, Up and Running in One Day, Manages Web-Based Resources http://www.tivoli.com/news/press/pressreleases/en/2001/1012_twcm.html Tivoli Web Component Manager* offers availability and performance management for Web-based resources such as Web servers, Web application servers, and Java** middleware and applications. Its out-of-the-box management capabilities can be installed, configured, and deployed in one day. See details and a demonstration at http://www.tivoli.com/products/index/web_component_mgr/ Tivoli NetView 7.1 Provides Enhanced Network Management at Lower Cost http://www.ibm.com/ibmlink/usalets&parms=H_201-298 (uppercase required as shown) Tivoli NetView* 7.1 provides discovery, topology, relationship analysis, and status management of network devices. V7.1 features improved security and distribution, enhanced resource management and discovery, and reduced customer maintenance. Tivoli Management Solution for Microsoft SQL V1.1 Offers Comprehensive Monitoring and Management http://www.ibm.com/ibmlink/usalets&parms=H_201-295 (uppercase required as shown) Tivoli Management Solution* for Microsoft SQL** V1.1 monitors SQL server availability and performance. Supporting multiple SQL server instances, it is suited for any size SQL server environment, from small business servers to multiprocessor clusters. Data, Content, and Knowledge Management --------------------------------------- IBM Information Management System V8 Leads in Information Integration, Availability, Management http://www.ibm.com/ibmlink/usalets&parms=H_201-296 (uppercase required as shown) IBM Information Management System* (IMS*) V8 is the premier transactional and hierarchical database management system for critical online applications and data. In V8, the IMS Database Manager and IMS Transaction Manager provide improved application development, system availability, performance, and manageability. DOWNLOAD: IBM DB2 Migration Toolkit, to Migrate from Sybase and Microsoft SQL Server to DB2 http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/migration/downloads.html#smt Download the IBM DB2* Migration Toolkit, to migrate from Sybase and Microsoft SQL Server databases to DB2 UDB V7.2 databases on any supported DB2 UDB workstation platform. The toolkit also aids in migrating to DB2 UDB Server for OS/390* and z/OS*, and DB2 UDB for AS/400*. DOWNLOAD: Betas of IBM DB2 Table Editor and IBM DB2 Web Query Tool for Multiplatforms http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2imstools/downloads/ Download beta versions of IBM DB2 Table Editor for Multiplatforms, which lets you edit DB2 tables using your choice of entry points, and IBM DB2 Web Query Tool for Multiplatforms, which connects Web users to multiple distributed databases, securely and simultaneously, regardless of database size, hardware, operating system, or location. Switch to DB2, Reduce Your Database Costs: Get Your Price Quote Now http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/getquote/ Despite recent changes in Oracle's pricing, and despite their claims about IBM DB2, DB2 is still the low-cost option. Get your DB2 price quote now (available in the Americas and Europe/Middle East/ Africa only). Also, read META Group's analysis, "Oracle's Gift or Trojan Horse", spelling out why DB2 is still about half the price of Oracle. DB2 Technical Briefing in 11 US, Canadian Cities during November and December http://www.ibm.com/software/s390/briefing2/ Come to a one-day IBM DB2 technical briefing in one of 11 US and Canadian cities between 13 November and 13 December. Learn about recent DB2 enhancements that improve performance and availability; enterprise data management tools and utilities; and migration to DB2. D.R. Horton Uses DB2 and Lotus Software to Manage Home Sales and Building Processes http://www.ibm.com/software/news-alert/20011019/drhrt/ D.R. Horton, Inc., a home builder, streamlined its US$3.7 billion residential home sales and building processes with Lotus Domino and Lotus Enterprise Integrator. Horton's Home Sales Automation suite manages legacy home-building data stored in DB2 databases running on IBM AS/400 servers. Application Development / Java ------------------------------ IBM VisualAge Enterprise Suite V3 Provides Depth and Breadth in Application Development Tools http://www.ibm.com/software/ad/vaes/ IBM VisualAge* Enterprise Suite V3 meets the needs of both e-business and traditional application developers. It contains tools for mainframe developers, for the transition to e-business, and for Web developers. Its standardized development methodologies and tools provide increased reusability and control of software. Developers Make IBM developerWorks Leading Competition to Microsoft Developers Network http://www.ibm.com/software/news-alert/20011019/dwrks/ In only two years, IBM developerWorks* has thrived in competition with Microsoft Developers Network, responding to the needs of developers who use open standards. Since developerWorks began, developers have downloaded 7 million resources, including tools for Java, tutorials on Linux**, chunks of code, and sample Web services. New developerWorks Theme: Focus on Security http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/theme/?l=swalert Review your security measures, or take a first look at ways to back up your data, in the IBM developerWorks theme focusing on security. You will find valuable resources such as an analysis of the recent virus troubles, two VPN tutorials, and ways to identify users in your network. Jikes Research Virtual Machine, a Test Bed for New Virtual Machine Technologies http://www.ibm.com/research/resources/news/20011015_jikes.shtml The Jikes* Research Virtual Machine (RVM), now available through IBM developerWorks, executes Java programs that are typically used for basic virtual machine design. It gives academic and research communities a flexible test bed to prototype new virtual machine technologies, and to experiment with design alternatives. DOWNLOAD: Web Services Invocation Framework http://www.ibm.com/alphaworks/tech/wsif/ Download Web Services Invocation Framework (WSIF), a tool that provides a standard API for invoking services described in the Web Services Description Language, no matter how or where the services are provided. With WSIF, developers can work with the same programming model, regardless of how the Web service is implemented and accessed. Hear the Latest about Web Services at IBM developerWorks Event, 30 October in San Francisco http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/offers/events/?l=swalert#sanfran Get the latest information about Web services in a complimentary IBM developerWorks event on 30 October in San Francisco. Also, check out the Tankbot Challenge Maze. New Look, New Features at IBM alphaWorks Web Site http://www.ibm.com/alphaworks/ The IBM alphaWorks* site has been revamped, now offering improved site navigation, more online demos, groups of new and updated technologies, and new categories: Java, XML**, collaboration, security, wireless, and Web services. Experio Solutions Uses IBM Patterns for e-business to Accelerate Time to Market http://www.ibm.com/software/news-alert/20011019/expss/ Experio Solutions, an IT solution developer, uses the IBM Patterns for e-business to accelerate time to market. For example, Experio used the patterns to reduce design time of a client's intranet self- service human resources application by 60 percent. Experio's own toolkit, based on the Patterns, has lowered system migration costs by 40 percent. Linux ----- IBM, Citizen Watch Collaborate on Linux Watch Technology, Introduce Prototype WatchPad http://www.ibm.com/research/resources/news/20011011_watchpad.shtml IBM Research and Citizen Watch, collaborating on Linux watch technology, have unveiled their first prototype, called WatchPad. IBM Research is providing hardware architecture, system design, and software, including Linux. The Quest for Linux Software: IBM Author Finds Linux Applications for Most Home and Office Needs http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-cli?l=swalert An IBM author presents the results of his quest to create working Linux systems that replace Windows** systems at home and in the office. He lists, and provides details about, the many applications he found that already run on Linux, covering most popular functional requirements. On Newsforge: IBM Distinguished Engineer Expounds on IBM Priorities for Improving Linux http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/10/09/219217 In an interview on Newsforge, an IBM Distinguished Engineer overseeing IBM's Linux Technology Center expounds on the center's priorities for improving Linux, in areas such as scalability, printing, availability, internationalization, testing, and standardization. e-business Infrastructure ------------------------- Get IBM's New Executive Guide to e-business Infrastructure http://www.ibm.com/e-business/guide1/ Get IBM's new, non-technical, executive guide to e-business infrastructure. Topics include what infrastructure is, why 75 percent of all IT dollars go to infrastructure, how today's IT platforms will work with tomorrow's technologies, how to protect your infrastructure, planning for the unexpected, and how to finance all this. Industry Solutions ------------------ IBM, Pfizer, Microsoft Launch Amicore, a Software / Services Company for Physician Office Automation http://www.ibm.com/software/news-alert/20011019/amicr/ IBM, Pfizer, and Microsoft have launched Amicore, an independent company providing workflow and connectivity solutions to office-based physicians to reduce administrative workload. The Amicore Practice Suite also connects medical practices to payers, laboratories, pharmacies, and patients. ACUITY Keeps Insurance Heritage while Transforming into an e-business with IBM Software Products http://www.ibm.com/software/news-alert/20011019/cuirt/ To improve the productivity of its independent insurance agents, ACUITY used IBM e-business software products to create an online policy rating application linked to a rating network. The application has enabled agents to generate US$93 million in new business. Business Integration / Resource Planning ---------------------------------------- IBM, SKYVA to Provide e-business Integration Technology for Developing Value-Chain Solutions http://www.ibm.com/software/news-alert/20011019/vasky/ IBM and SKYVA International will team to provide e-business integration technology for developing value-chain solutions that span from design and manufacturing to delivery and after-sales processes. IBM will incorporate some of SKYVA's application development products as part of its WebSphere* e-business infrastructure software. Storage Solutions ----------------- Wal-Mart Chooses IBM's Most Advanced Servers and Storage for Powerful Technology Infrastructure http://www.ibm.com/storage/press/announce/20011015.html Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, has chosen IBM Enterprise Storage Server* systems and IBM eServer* z900 mainframes as the backbone of its worldwide data center infrastructure that serves more than 4,000 stores and millions of customers. For Business Partners --------------------- IBM WebSphere Competitive Technical Seminar, in Europe and North America through 28 November http://www.ibm.com/software/info/websphere/partners/competitiveroadshow.html Come to a one-day WebSphere competitive technical seminar in European and North American cities through 28 November. Learn how to compete with BEA, in side-by-side analyses and benchmark results. Get the comparitive facts about function, performance, standards compliance, development tools, and cost of ownership. Executive Institute Course, "Mergers and Acquisitions", 5 and 6 November, Palisades NY http://www.ibm.com/ibm/palisades/bpei/bpei-mergers_acquisitions.html Learn how to develop a mergers and acquisitions strategy, and to identify potential acquisition targets based on specific criteria, in a two-day IBM Business Partner Executive Institute course on 5 and 6 November in Palisades NY. Topics include step-by-step mechanics of the transaction, and the overall integration process. Webcast: IBM's Linux Software Strategy Affirms that Linux is Ready for Business http://webevents.broadcast.com/ibm/businesspartner0901/ Business Partners: View an IBM Webcast at your convenience to find out why Linux is ready for business, and how to make money from it. Learn how IBM is enabling Linux solutions in the areas of software, alliances, open source, and bundled offerings. Hear success stories from IBM Business Partners who have implemented Linux solutions. Collaboration ------------- DOWNLOAD: Lotus Workflow 3.0 Trial Version http://www.ibm.com/software/news-alert/20011019/wflo3/ Download a trial version of Lotus Workflow* 3.0, a tool for creating applications that develop, manage, and monitor business processes, and help to eliminate paper-based work. Schools / Colleges / Universities --------------------------------- IBM Scholars Program Helps to Cultivate the Next-Generation, e-business Leader http://www.ibm.com/university/scholarsprogram/ The IBM Scholars Program gives higher education institutions a wealth of academic and research resources from IBM. Faculty and researchers can access a comprehensive IBM software and middleware portfolio, tutorials and other educational material, and technical support. IBM Sponsors Collegiate Programming Contest to Advance Next-Generation Computer Talent http://www.ibm.com/software/info/students/contests/acm/ To develop and recruit the next generation of IT talent, IBM is sponsoring the 26th annual ACM International Programming Contest. More than 14,000 students will use their programming skills and creativity during five hours of logic, strategy, and mental endurance. The top 64 teams will compete in the finals in March in Hawaii. Life Sciences ------------- IBM, Indiana University Unveil Nation's Largest University-Owned Supercomputer for Life Sciences http://www.ibm.com/solutions/lifesciences/indiana.html Indiana University (IU) has acquired the nation's largest university-owned supercomputer, an IBM SP system, to support research in life sciences, archaeology, astronomy, and computational physics. The system will also be the backbone for genomics research collaboration with IBM. Web Services ------------ Web Services Help Storebrand ASA to Improve Processing of Employee Benefits http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/webservices/library/ws-asa?l=swalert Norwegian financial services firm Storebrand ASA uses Web services to improve the processing of its employee benefits services. Storebrand uses SOAP to communicate with distributors and clients who have different system architectures, and UDDI to make its services known to the industry. Distributed Learning / Learning Services ---------------------------------------- IBM's Own e-learning Earns 2284 Percent ROI http://www.ibm.com/software/news-alert/20011019/bblue/ Nucleus Research finds that IBM's own Basic Blue management training e-learning initiative gave IBM a 2284 percent return on investment. Reduced expenses for travel and other costs delivered rapid returns. Also, by using Mindspan* e-learning technology, IBM created a learning environment richer than that of traditional classrooms. General News ------------ Autonomic Computing Challenges IT to Reduce Complexity http://www.ibm.com/news/us/2001/10/15.html IBM's research chief calls upon the IT industry and academia to rally around the next wave in computing, autonomic computing. This means that computing should work more like our autonomic nervous system, which regulates the body's basic functions without the person being aware. See full details at http://www.ibm.com/research/autonomic/ e-business ---------- IBM e-business Breakaway Tour, in Canada, Tells How to Break Away from Your Competition http://www.ibm.com/ca/breakaway (no final slash) At the IBM e-business Breakaway Tour, coming to five Canadian cities through January, learn how to get the best performance from your e-business investment, and break away from the competition. Hear how to bridge the gap between your business objectives, strategy, and technology. e-commerce ---------- IBM e-commerce B2B Executive Briefing Comes to Seven US, Canadian Cities through 14 November http://www.ibm.com/software/webservers/commerce/seminars.html Come to an IBM e-commerce B2B executive briefing, in one of seven US and Canadian cities through 14 November, to learn about IBM solutions for B2B commerce, customer relationship management, and mobile commerce. ---------------------------------------------------- The IBM eServer brand consists of the established IBM e-business logo with the descriptive term "server" following it. 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