Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 10:23:06 +0000 (CUT) From: IBM Connect Subject: IBM Connect - Australia In this month's issue, find out how IBM helped the Australian research community stay ahead of the game as well as being awarded for supporting disabled people at work. You will also find great personal computing offers with free accessories. Remember, you can 'update your profile' at any time to make sure you receive just what you want to read, just by using the link on this edition of IBM Connect. Kind regards, THE EDITOR. In this issue ============= News briefs and headlines o Diversity is at work. And the winner is... http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030607 o Australian research community gets a shot in the arm. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030611 o IBM Infrastructure Management Services. A flexible approach to managing your infrastructure. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030612 o Storage Virtualisation... saving the world, one petabyte at a time. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030627 Special offers o Higher education becomes 5% cheaper. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030609 o Better yet, higher education becomes 10% cheaper. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030610 o Personal computing special offers and promotions. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030616 o Personal computing isn't cheap. It's free. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030619 o Serve a bundle. Save a bundle. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030621 o Before you get the server, get inside the server. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030625 o Take the x440 for a spin. No purchase necessary. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030630 o Access up to 10 hours of complimentary services & support through IBM HelpLAN. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030632 What's new on ibm.com? o Analyse This! A Tivoli premiere now screening at a Domino server near you... http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030601 o Get some schooling without getting back to school. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030608 o ThinkPad G40... a computer for people who want more than one computer. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030617 o Introducing ThinkCentre. What desktop PCs become when they grow up. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030618 o IGF's Customer Centre shows you the money. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030622 o IBM TotalStorage... store smarter, backup safer, retrieve faster. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030628 o eServer Central is updated, uploaded and up for grabs. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030629 Solution briefs o Managed Hosting from IBM. Let us do what we do best, so you can too. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030604 o Can't afford a million dollar infrastructure? Why not use ours! http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030605 o AIX Capacity on Demand. Such a great idea for your infrastructure challenges. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030606 o Why on demand is in demand... explained in layman terms. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030613 Products and specifications o WebSphere Portal... it's time to focus on the task, not the technology. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030602 o WebSphere portlet catalog gets bigger, better, faster, more. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030603 o The new eServer i810. If hi-tech got any higher, you'd need to carry oxygen. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030615 o Presenting ThinkCentre. The generation gap just got wider. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030620 o 3-million-dollar server lands in Sydney. Expect aftershocks. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030623 o Meet the new z990... That's short for "the world's most sophisticated server." http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030624 o Unleashing three new centre-forwards from the eServer pSeries team. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030626 ------------------------------------------------------------ News briefs and headlines ------------------------------------------------------------ Diversity is at work. And the winner is... IBM's aim is to be an employer of choice for people with a disability. Its commitment to diversity has been recognised by Diversity at Work for the second year in a row. Named a joint winner in the "People with Disabilities" category at the 2003 Victorian Excellence and Leadership in Diversity Awards, IBM continues to pursue an active diversity policy. In addition to providing IBM with greater access to the best people in the workforce, this policy also enables IBM to better understand and respond to its customers' needs. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030607 Australian research community gets a shot in the arm. Research and Development is fundamental to Australia's ability to stay competitive and to grow an already strong technology skills base. With the announcement of a Centre for Advanced Studies to consolidate over $40 million that IBM invests in national research each year, these efforts have received a shot in the arm. The Centre (the first outside North America) will provide Australian-based researchers with access to IBM's worldwide research resources and help support Australia to remain at the forefront of information, communication and technology innovation. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030611 IBM Infrastructure Management Services. A flexible approach to managing your infrastructure. As technology becomes more complex, many businesses are looking for a better way to manage their infrastructure. That better way happens to be IBM's Infrastructure Management Services. It's a comprehensive and flexible solution, designed to give your organisation the freedom to out-task as little or as much of your infrastructure as you deem necessary. So you can contract out any (or all) parts of your server, network and desktop environments to help you run your IT systems more efficiently. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030612 Storage Virtualisation... saving the world, one petabyte at a time. Thanks to IBM's pathbreaking work in virtualisation, you can now navigate through an ocean of data with unprecedented ease. Virtualisation, a key element to building an on demand operating environment, helps you manage your storage infrastructure more efficiently while helping you save time and money. What does this mean? This means that both complexity and costs are shown the door. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030627 ------------------------------------------------------------ Special offers ------------------------------------------------------------ Higher education becomes 5% cheaper. With the end of fiscal year fast approaching and reserves still sitting in your education budget, there's no better time to opt for IBM Education Vouchers. Once you purchase these, you have an entire year to decide how you will utilise your education budget, and at the same time save 5% on your expenditure. You can further redeem these vouchers for public or private IBM IT Education Services courses offered in Australia. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030609 Better yet, higher education becomes 10% cheaper. IBM Virtual Campus is a time-efficient and cost effective way to learn new skills and refresh old ones. From performance management and team-working, to pSeries and MQSeries, there are hundreds of courses to choose from. When you invest in a Virtual Campus account, you even receive an additional credit of 10% on your original amount. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030610 Personal computing special offers and promotions. We've made it easier than ever for you to take advantage of all the special offers and promotions from IBM -- including the latest bargains on ThinkPad notebooks, ThinkCentre desktops, ThinkVision monitors and other IBM accessories. You can also walk away with stuff like free accessories, a free extra battery on selected ThinkPad notebooks, as well as upgrades and support service. Interested? http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030616 Personal computing isn't cheap. It's free. Now, when you purchase a NetVista desktop or ThinkPad notebook over the Web, you get more than you bargained for (ah, the joys of online commerce). You can choose from a range of free options, such as a limited edition ThinkPad carry case, a free extra battery on selected ThinkPad notebooks, an optical 3-button scrollpoint travel mouse (worth $59), a 128MB memory upgrade (worth $89), or a 64MB memory key (worth $99). http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030619 Serve a bundle. Save a bundle. It's possible to go high-tech at low cost. Thanks to IBM Global Financing, you can own our eServer BladeCenter systems (including software and services) at competitive rates. As a result, you walk away with financing terms that are every bit as beneficial as the chassis and blades you acquire. To know how we make complete IT solutions incredibly affordable for businesses like yours, read on. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030621 Before you get the server, get inside the server. The new IBM eServer zSeries 990 redefines the mainframe. It offers two times more virtual servers than its predecessor. To see what the new zSeries 990 can do for your business, register for a complimentary CD featuring a valuable collection of 3D animations, videos, analyst reports, briefs, case studies, whitepapers and our star presentation: "IBM eServer zSeries: Designed For On Demand Solutions." http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030625 Take the x440 for a spin. No purchase necessary. That's right, a complimentary IBM eServer xSeries CD-ROM is yours for the asking. The disc gives you the whole nine yards on the x440, including an interactive virtual tour, detailed product information, a video on lowering your TCO, an IBM Director demo, a VMware demo, and a range of systems management information. In short, absolutely everything you need to make an informed decision. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030630 Access up to 10 hours of complimentary services & support through IBM HelpLAN. Need access to highly skilled engineers to supplement your existing IT staff resource? IBM HelpLAN is an easy-to-use contract that allows you to access such services, skills and support from IBM, when and where you need them. It enables you to pre-purchase hours that can subsequently be used on our comprehensive range of desktop, server and network services. What's more, you even get up to 10 hours of complimentary support. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030632 ------------------------------------------------------------ What's new on ibm.com? ------------------------------------------------------------ Analyse This! A Tivoli premiere now screening at a Domino server near you... The first product of its kind to offer a groundbreaking approach to Domino server management, IBM Tivoli Analyser is about to make life a lot calmer for administrators everywhere. It uniquely analyses statistics and activity measurements, turning raw data into clear and meaningful knowledge. As a result, it allows you to improve the overall health of Domino servers, predict sizing requirements for the Domino environment, and predict capacity bottlenecks before they become breakdowns. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030601 Get some schooling without getting back to school. Ever feel the world's moving too fast to keep pace with? Nevermore. IBM IT Education Services provides you the industry's most effective range of education, with hundreds of courses in Australia and New Zealand covering the latest technologies, and delivered in classrooms or through our On Demand e-learning program: IBM Virtual Campus. Interested? Our new July 2003 - January 2004 training schedule is available online now. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030608 ThinkPad G40... a computer for people who want more than one computer. The G40 combines the power and economy of a desktop PC with the superior design and portability of a ThinkPad. It's packed with innovations like a ComfortSlant keyboard and an EasyPivot base. Intel's revolutionary Centrino mobile technology. Powerful Pentium 4 processors. A choice of up to 15" in screen size. Integrated WiFi networking and IBM UltraConnect Antenna. All this sets you forward, without setting you back. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030617 Introducing ThinkCentre. What desktop PCs become when they grow up. Imagine a desktop PC born with a durable steel-chassis design. With tool-less features that make servicing a breeze. With Rapid Restore software to reduce IT costs and improve system uptime. With an Embedded Security Subsystem 2.0 to keep things under lock and key. And with a range of power-saving flat panel monitors. If you can imagine that, you've just imagined the new IBM ThinkCentre. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030618 IGF's Customer Centre shows you the money. Consider the facts: a typical company ends up spending five times its initial investment on its technology assets in the entire lifetime of those assets. In dollars and cents, this means that at burial time, you'll have spent $5000 on a machine that cost you $1000 today. To manage those costs better, you need to manage your technology better. To help you do just that, IBM Global Financing has created Customer Centre, a Web-based tool which provides you with access to key information about your leased assets, and billing for those assets, right from your own computer. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030622 IBM TotalStorage... store smarter, backup safer, retrieve faster. When you're spending up to 22% of your total IT budget on storage, it makes sense to find a cost-effective storage solution. Welcome to IBM's TotalStorage solutions. They're built to interoperate seamlessly with your existing storage infrastructure. They adapt quickly and dynamically to variable environments. And by reducing the complexity associated with storage, they help to increase your business efficiency. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030628 eServer Central is updated, uploaded and up for grabs. The new edition of eServer Central is online. It's chock-a-block with detailed information about IBM eServer and TotalStorage solutions. It includes news about upcoming events, special offers, the latest product announcements, white papers, giveaways and much more. It's loaded. It's been uploaded. It can be downloaded. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030629 ------------------------------------------------------------ Solution briefs ------------------------------------------------------------ Managed Hosting from IBM. Let us do what we do best, so you can too. Today, few have the luxury or the desire to handle every aspect of their e-business infrastructure. A growing number of companies are turning to IBM Managed Hosting for the resources and skills they need to achieve a reliable, responsive Web site, available 24x7. So they can focus on content and applications rather than day-to-day systems administration. They also avoid an up-front investment, by acquiring e-business infrastructure as a service, over the Internet, and paying for it as they go. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030604 Can't afford a million dollar infrastructure? Why not use ours! With Linux Virtual Services, you can tap into managed server capacity without the up-front expense of buying the physical hardware. Instead of the servers your business relies on now, you leverage virtual servers managed by IBM -- which means that availability and reliability get a boost while your IT infrastructure is greatly simplified. Best of all, with this e-business on demand solution, you only pay for the processing, storage and network capacity you need. And it's fast and easy to add more to handle peaks in usage or as needs grow. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030605 AIX Capacity on Demand. Such a great idea for your infrastructure challenges. Meeting customer requirements in an on demand era is simpler than some think. Small to medium sized companies looking to deploy small AIX servers quickly (while maintaining the flexibility needed to meet growing demands) will benefit greatly from AIX Capacity on Demand. Why? Because IBM Hosting Centres manage the world-class pSeries 'Regatta' servers running AIX, while you enjoy flexible utility-based pricing, reduce time to market, and concentrate on what you do best. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030606 Why on demand is in demand... explained in layman terms. In the on demand era, organisations need the ability to react in real time to rapidly changing market conditions, manage risk and complexity, outpace competitors with new capabilities, and deliver clear and rapid return on investments. All while providing products and services to their customers On Demand. But how do they pull it off? You can now get the low-down through solutions, white papers and case studies which address the challenges and help you make your organisation more flexible and focussed in the face of change and uncertainty. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030613 ------------------------------------------------------------ Products and specifications ------------------------------------------------------------ WebSphere Portal... it's time to focus on the task, not the technology. You can now combine your enterprise applications into a seamlessly integrated e-workplace that your users can access anywhere and anytime. WebSphere Portal lets you customise your "look" and deliver personalised content. It allows you to sign on just once for access to all portal applications. It provides access to productivity tools, on demand, from any Web browser. It helps you find anything about any person. It lets you collaborate without switching applications. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030602 WebSphere portlet catalog gets bigger, better, faster, more. WebSphere Developer Domain is proud to re-release the WebSphere portlet catalog. Built using the aforementioned WebSphere Portal 4.1, this catalogue describes portlets created by numerous companies for use with WebSphere Portal. You can find portlets for your specific needs by searching or browsing by category. You can chose from a "Popular Portlets" list. And you can do all this in over a dozen of the world's languages, with a much greater ease of navigation. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030603 The new eServer i810. If hi-tech got any higher, you'd need to carry oxygen. And thermal underwear. Lots of thermal underwear. Peaking all previous benchmarks, the new iSeries is unprecedentedly powerful, adaptable, dynamic, and can instantly usher customers into the on demand world. In addition, its exceptional price performance helps counter rapidly expanding IT costs. And it is flexible enough to adjust loads on the fly, to help you meet business priorities instantly and constantly. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030615 Presenting ThinkCentre. The generation gap just got wider. ThinkCentre has taken over from where NetVista left off, and the bar for desktop computing has just been raised higher. All models of this family feature the fastest processors, latest technologies, and IBM's innovative ThinkVantage Technologies (such as the Rapid Restore Ultra back-up and recovery solution) that reduce operating costs and increase productivity. And all bear the hallmarks you'd expect from computing that carries the IBM name: resiliency, security, flexibility, and reliability. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030620 3-million-dollar server lands in Sydney. Expect aftershocks. IBM is boosting support for business partners and customers by deploying the new $3m eServer zSeries 800 mainframe at its Technology Centre in Sydney. The Centre is a multi-function facility with resources to assist Australian software developers make their products available on IBM's open hardware and software platforms. The new z800 to be used at the Centre will help customers and partners in developing and testing their products. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030623 Meet the new z990... That's short for "the world's most sophisticated server." After four years, over $1 billion in investment and the genius of 1,200 developers, IBM brings you the eServer zSeries 990. It boasts fortress-like security, rock-solid reliability, and extreme performance. It has twice the vitalisation capabilities and the ability to do nearly three times the work of its predecessor, the z900. It allows you to plug in new capacity without taking the system down. Customers of all sizes will now be able to access, On Demand, the unprecedented capabilities of this mainframe. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST030624 Unleashing three new centre-forwards from the eServer pSeries team. The playing field will never get back to being level again. IBM's introduced its most powerful UNIX server ever, the high-end p690. Giving a 65% performance boost over its game-changing predecessor, the p690 offers enterprises a highly efficient platform for both server consolidation and large, single-system applications. The mid-range p670, meanwhile, provides a 90% better performance than its previous avatar. 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