Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 05:35:27 +0000 (CUT) From: IBM Connect Subject: IBM Connect - Australia Welcome to IBM Connect's last issue for this year. We're off air until February 2004. But before that happens, there's news of how we saved Australian business over $230 million. There's Max McLaren collaring the Killer App for our readers. And there's a great year-end trove of giveaways and goodies. While on the subject, it bears mention that as the winner of last month's IBM Connect giveaway, J. Cachard of New South Wales is the lucky recipient of a ThinkCentre desktop, a ThinkVision monitor and an Epson printer. Take the time to update your profile. By keeping your profile updated you only receive the information you are interested in. Spend less time looking for what you need and more time doing what you want. Please click on the Feedback link to tell us what you think. Remember, your feedback also helps us make IBM Connect more interesting for you. On behalf of the IBM Connect team, we wish you a wonderful holiday season. Kind regards, THE EDITOR. ------------------------------------------------------------ News briefs and headlines ------------------------------------------------------------ The legal way to get a ThinkPad and a printer without paying for them. You already know you can customise IBM Connect to suit your needs. Now there's an added bonus to keeping your profile updated. Simply click on the link and update your interest areas before 16th December, and you could win a ThinkPad R40 notebook with an all-in-one Epson Stylus printer. It's all worth $3,628 and, if you're feeling lucky, it's all just a click away. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST031201 New xSeries 455: Choice and flexibility for your growing business. Come 9th December, the IBM eServer xSeries 455 will be your ticket to a "Pay-as-you-grow" server infrastructure. Based on industry-leading Enterprise X-Architecture (EXA) technology, the xSeries 455 can quadruple processing capacity up to 16-way as business demands require. Meeting and beating several industry-standard benchmarks, the xSeries 455 also offers advanced remote management capabilities to ease your management workload. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST031217 IBM customers save over $230 million through the Capability Maturity Model. On 21st November, IBM Global Services Application Management Services (AMS) division announced achievement of the SEI-CMMI Level 5 Standard - the first Australian organisation to achieve this certification. The division accomplished this feat after scrutinising 3,000 documents and over 70 IBM employees for compliance with 425 distinct practices giving them the highest standard one can attain for application development and maintenance. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST031224 ------------------------------------------------------------ Business Centre news ------------------------------------------------------------ IP Telephony solution breaks communication barriers and slashes costs for Brown Brothers. Wines improve with age, but your PABX network doesn't. Brown Brothers, Australia's largest producer of varietal wines, demanded more of their telephone system to cope with their growing business needs. Read on to see how a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network led to improved customer service and better cost management. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST031215 Support made easy for your small business. One-stop sites don't get much better than this. The new Business Centre customer support page has just about every link you'll need. You can make and monitor purchases, place service calls online, check your warranty status, or access valuable technical support resources. Reach us online. Anytime. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST031216 Keep your desktop in tip-top shape and up-to-date. All from the comfort of your desk. You want to access support and product information for your PC, download software and drivers, check warranty information, register your machine... in short, you want it all. Consider it done. At this site we've made it easier and faster than you can imagine. You can get anything from security patches and storage to additional memory and monitors. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST031226 Keep your notebook up and running. Even when you're up and running. Batteries, chargers, carrying cases, docks, port replicators, drives, storage, memory, projectors, security, wireless, drivers, and software downloads. If you can think of something to juice up your IBM ThinkPad notebook, you'll find it here. There's also loads of useful information on travel, performance, presentations, security and ergonomics. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST031227 Max McLaren nails the Killer App. Like being stuck in a bad relationship, email is something you can't live without and something you can't bear to live with. Max McLaren, IBM Australia and New Zealand's Regional Manager for Lotus Software, shares his six tried-and-tested methods of coping with the unmanageable flow of what - once figuratively, now literally - is the Killer App of our times. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST031228 ------------------------------------------------------------ Special offers ------------------------------------------------------------ Add an accessory for $1 when you buy selected notebooks. For a limited time, purchase selected ThinkPad notebooks featured in the latest PC Catalogue and pick one selected option for $1. Options include a printer, extra RAM, memory key, USB portable diskette drive, carry case or web camera. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST031202 Buy smarter and get extended cover in December. Purchasing refurbished computer equipment is a smart way to get more with a limited budget. And when you buy IBM Certified Used Equipment, you can depend on what you receive to be reliable and ready to go. This December, on top of the standard 90-day warranty, selected ThinkPad notebooks come with a further 12-month IBM ServicePac maintenance agreement and Lotus software licenses at no extra charge. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST031206 Summer Special for IBM Connect subscribers from IBM Virtual Campus - double your training ROI. For a limited time only, selected IT education courses are available for a 50% discount over summer. Simply enter the unique PIN (112427) when purchasing a course from the program. Be quick, you only have till 29th February, 2004 to enjoy this rare offer. Access IBM Virtual Campus today and follow the Virtual Campus Summer Special link. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST031212 ------------------------------------------------------------ Events ------------------------------------------------------------ Caught between a rock and a hard place? You're probably migrating to Itanium. Technology that leaves you with no options is what gives technology a bad name. One moment you're running a 64-bit HP Alpha server, the next you're the Itanium family. Nevermore. Join Joe Clabby in a complimentary teleconference as he discusses some of the options available to HP server customers faced with forced migration issues. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST031221 Missed the last boat to Tivoli? We're running a special service just for you. At the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, Mitchell Young, Business Unit Executive for IBM Tivoli software in Australia and New Zealand, presented on how Tivoli software can help businesses. Learn how to harness the power of automation to reduce costs, and improve the availability, utilisation, security and resilience of resources. If you missed the presentation, you can see it here. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST031225 ------------------------------------------------------------ What's new on ibm.com? ------------------------------------------------------------ More functionality. More performance. More print choice. The Infoprint family of general office laser printers offers you excellent print speeds from 20 to 45 pages per minute, user-friendly features and a host of paper-handling options for both colour and black and white printing. Add on a Multifunction Printer (MFP) option and your Infoprint will also serve as a scanner, copier, fax machine and e-router for your entire workgroup. Take the Infoprint advantage now at our new website. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST031211 eServer Central. It's updated. It's uploaded. It's up for grabs. The latest issue of eServer Central introduces IBM's "Capacity on Demand" innovations. It's also crammed with giveaways, special offers, new announcements, case studies, and product updates on eServer and TotalStorage solutions. Even included is a massive archive of past articles. Yes, it's loaded. And yes, it can be downloaded. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST031223 ------------------------------------------------------------ Case studies ------------------------------------------------------------ Sutherland Shire Council makes disaster-proof operations a reality. Neither hail nor fire shall prevent Sutherland Shire Council from fulfilling its legal and social responsibility: to safeguard and process public information. Click to see how they now do more with their business (and their IT budget). http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST031205 7-Eleven selects IBM for convenience. Australia's largest convenience store chain, 7-Eleven, has selected IBM eServer technology to support the rollout of a new store retail system. This involves integrating a cluster of 19 IBM eServer xSeries servers with the company's existing IBM eServer iSeries 840 server, and is expected to improve its ability to monitor and interact with its remote sites in real time. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST031232 ------------------------------------------------------------ Solution briefs ------------------------------------------------------------ Knowledge makes the world go round. Keep moving with the 2004 Training Schedule. With IBM IT Education Services, you'll learn via the same powerful tools that we use for our internal training sessions worldwide. Address your diverse training needs with an extensive range of IT and business skills courses. Click to register for the 2004 Training Schedule today and let IBM partner with you to realise your organisation's full potential. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST031213 Customers are afraid of getting conned. 70% of consumers worry their online transactions aren't secure. 75% are concerned companies will share their personal information with others. The result? Billions are being lost. Con Yianakos, IBM Australia and New Zealand's Manager for Tivoli Security Software, shows how e-commerce can improve if people are given greater confidence that their privacy and identity are protected on the Web. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST031230 ------------------------------------------------------------ Products and specifications ------------------------------------------------------------ One-stop access to the hard facts on software purchasing. The latest products. The 2004 Software Catalogue is now ready for download. You'll find everything you need to meet the software demands of your business today, including our latest Express software. Download the catalogue now and equip yourself for the on demand operating environment. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST031210 xSeries servers are suddenly missing something big. A big price-tag. IBM's award-winning xSeries Intel processor based servers are a study in reliability, stability and innovative technology. They're easy to set up and install, with powerful, simple-to-use management tools that help you achieve near-zero downtime. And they're available for small, medium and large enterprises for as little as $1,499. Rest assured, nothing's missing inside. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST031220 The next best thing to buying a server by mail order. The eServer online catalogue. UNIX or Intel, small business or large enterprise, everything you want to know about IBM servers, software and services is now at your fingertips. In the same neighbourhood, you'll also find information on IBM's tape, optical, disk and networked storage hardware. You'll notice, our catalogue's available 24 x 7 x 365, just like some of the other things we build. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST031222 ------------------------------------------------------------ Industry trends ------------------------------------------------------------ It had to happen. The world's first pro-choice server. "Choose your OS. Choose your processor. Let no-one tell you what you can or cannot do with your server." That's exactly the idea behind the JS20. 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