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Welcome to the February edition of the IBM Software Newsletter.
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Regulatory compliance continues to be a priority. In this issue, learn about the upcoming IBM Control Management and Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance events. You can reach compliance more cost-effectively and bring more business value to your compliance process.

Also in this issue, see how IBM Workplace™ for Business Controls and Reporting brings role-based efficiency to your reporting process to help you reduce reporting time and costs.

Another key challenge today is making IT systems more responsive. Our service-oriented architecture (SOA) and Web services resource center will help you discover new ways to improve flexibility and responsiveness.

Plus, our WebSphere® Live! events are coming to you. They provide an exceptional opportunity to learn how to tune your IT environment to your business needs.

Sincerely,

Dan Galvan
Vice President Marketing Programs
IBM Software

	Software Feature Article

Got flexibility? Online resource center for SOA and Web Services.
According to the IBM-sponsored Global CEO Study 2004, 90 percent of CEOs surveyed expect to transform their enterprises to become more responsive. Open standards are opening the way for IT departments to restructure environments into a flexible and more responsive service-oriented architecture. If customer demand grows, so does the infrastructure. If new opportunities or threats arise, leading IT departments are flexible enough to respond. This online resource center features a Flash presentation on SOA, a special Webcast, an executive guide and much more to help you build a more responsive, on demand infrastructure.
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		Opportunity knocks. WebSphere Live! City Tour is coming to you. Today's business environment is high speed, unpredictable. Business leaders, IT executives and technical decision makers are looking for ways to quickly adapt, capitalize on opportunities and become more efficient. This complimentary, one-day seminar shows you how IBM WebSphere software provides an integrated infrastructure to help you innovate quickly, drive productivity and improve resilience. You'll see how WebSphere capabilities: People Integration, Process Integration, Information Integration, Application Integration, Application Infrastructure and Accelerators--can make your business more flexible and responsive to new business opportunities. See the schedule and find the event closest to you. [More]

The Sarbanes-Oxley hangover. Relief is on the way.
The Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act's first compliance deadline has recently passed. Looking back on the experience, companies see a highly manual, inconsistent and costly compliance process, and are already looking for remedies to reduce the effort and costs. IBM Workplace for Business Controls and Reporting helps by bringing role-based efficiency, consistency and simplicity to the compliance process.

Be sure to access IBM Workplace for Business Controls and Reporting in the right column to access a demo, Webcast, executive guide and other resources.
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		On the road to easier, more cost-effective compliance. Don't miss the Sarbanes-Oxley road shows. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is making business management and reporting more nightmare than necessity. Time consuming. Labor-intensive. Costly. It's time that your IT infrastructure not only supports SOX compliance, but enables you to comply more efficiently and at a lower cost. IBM presents a series of half-day events coming near you that will show you how to leverage your IT assets to create a sustainable, cost-efficient compliance process. Access the dates and locations and register today. [More]

Meet the global challenge of geographically distributed software development.
Geographically distributed development (GDD) is helping organizations improve time-to-market by supporting parallel activities and 24x7 software development. GDD also brings a range of challenges. Accurate and up-to-date information sharing. Managing change. Collaboration issues. Language. Time zone issues and more. Register for this kit and access a Webcast and other resources that show you how IBM's Software Development Platform can help you avoid the pitfalls and realize the benefits of GDD.
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