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April 20, 2005, Volume 2, Issue 4

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Welcome to the April edition of the IBM Software Newsletter.
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This issue is about connections. Our feature discusses how IBM software can help you connect applications inside and outside your business at lower cost, while improving your flexibility and responsiveness.

If it is critical for your IT strategy and operations to connect with your business goals, read our On Demand Business story to see how you can align your business and IT priorities.

Increasingly, IT managers are required to make the connection between managing IT and managing a business. We have several upcoming events and an IBM seminar series that will help you find a better way to manage the business of IT.

Enjoy this month's newsletter!

Dan Galvan
Vice President Marketing Programs
IBM Software

	Software Feature Article

		Cut your application integration costs with new IBM WebSphere middleware. IT departments want to maximize the value, security and efficiency of existing assets by connecting applications and re-purposing them to support new business processes. According to a new report from Software Strategies, these integration efforts can cost two to four times less with new IBM application integration software than with custom approaches.* IBM has updated its WebSphere MQ middleware to deliver greater integration flexibility, experience and expertise. Read the Software Strategies report, case studies and access other resources to learn more about IBM's new application integration middleware. [More]

	Top Stories

Manage your systems like you manage a business. Today you have to manage your IT infrastructure as a business in support of your organization's goals. You need to continually demonstrate improved productivity and value. Comply with an increasing number of stringent business policies and regulations. Leverage best practices across the enterprise to reduce complexity and improve performance. IT Service Management solutions from IBM Tivoli® help you deliver IT services that further these business goals. Attend any of four worldwide events and find out how IBM Tivoli IT Service Management solutions can help you: -- Automate service management capabilities -- Manage the availability and performance of composite applications -- Gain a centralized way to view and manage your IT infrastructure Attend an upcoming Gartner Symposium ITxpo in San Francisco or Barcelona or find out more at the IBM Tivoli Technical Conferences coming up in Dallas and Munich. Get the details and get ready for a new way to manage the business of IT. [More]

Common WebSphere code base brings greater speed and productivity to z/OS.
The introduction of IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/0S® Version 6.0 brings a common code base to both distributed and mainframe WebSphere environments. Extending the code base to the mainframe enables you to leverage WebSphere skills across platforms and improve productivity and speed development. Just as WebSphere extends its code base to the mainframe world, IBM CICS® Transaction Server for z/OS Version 3.1 extends CICS applications to service-oriented architecture environments. The result is faster, more productive management of CICS applications through a simplified interface.
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	On Demand Business

		Aligned and agile. Gain flexibility with IBM software. According to analyst Gartner, CEOs view IT as a barrier to change, not an enabler. This perception is causing IT departments to better align IT processes with business goals to quickly adapt to shifting business needs. Learn how IBM software is helping companies in industries as diverse as telecommunications, finance and healthcare to integrate, automate, optimize and collaborate to stay fast and flexible on demand. [More]

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Webcast - Add information integration to be more flexible and responsive.
Today's businesses are enhancing application and process integration efforts with information integration. The goal is to gain a single view of complex, multiple data sources to improve the access and consistency of business information. Once this goal is achieved, you can improve decision-making, flexibility and responsiveness to customer and business needs. This Webcast will show you what's driving today's information integration initiatives and how to create a single view of your data through federation or virtualization. The Webcast includes customer examples and brings compelling insight into the business value of information integration.
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Improve team performance. Transform roles and improve competitiveness. This guide to IBM resources will help you discover how IBM provides comprehensive support to help your teams excel. No matter where you are in the performance improvement process, IBM has the software, services, training and other resources to help you boost efficiency and productivity. [More]

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* “Enterprise Integration Challenge, Vendor Middleware-based Integration Solutions Offer Major Advantages Over Custom In-house Solutions,” Software Strategies, Second Edition, April 2005.