Return-Path: Received: from isource.ibm.com (isource.boulder.ibm.com [207.25.249.18]) by server1.os2site.com (Weasel v1.73) for ; 02 Nov 2005 19:27:27 +1100 Received: from isource.boulder.ibm.com (loopback [127.0.0.1]) by isource.ibm.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id F1B3D1016 for ; Wed, 2 Nov 2005 08:31:34 +0000 (CUT) From: IBM Australia Reply-To: imatau1.ibm.com Subject: IBM Connect - Keeping you ahead of the competition in November Content-Type: text/plain; To: newsatos2site.com Message-Id: <20051102083134.F1B3D1016atisource.ibm.com> Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2005 08:31:34 +0000 (CUT) Have you ever wondered why some companies outdo others in performance and profitability? Read how they do it by becoming innovative on demand businesses. Also this month, find out how new technologies are impacting the future of shopping. Thank you for subscribing to IBM Connect. As always, your feedback is welcome. If you have any comments or suggestions, just hit reply and let me know what you think. Kind regards, Karen Mathew IBM Connect Editor ------------------------------------------------------------ News briefs and headlines ------------------------------------------------------------ Superior performance starts with significant innovation. Why are some companies surpassing their peers in business performance and profitability? A recent IBM study confirms that companies with a head start in developing their On Demand Business capabilities have, on average, experienced superior 3-year growth in business performance. Read our white paper to learn how building an On Demand Business can help increase productivity, ROI and profit margins. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST051102 IBM drives new efficiencies for DaimlerChrysler Australia/Pacific. Automotive company DaimlerChrysler Australia/Pacific (DCAuP) will use IBM services, software and hardware to develop a web-based portal system to manage spare-parts ordering in Australia. This will transform its supply chain processes. "IBM understood our business and had the breadth of capability and size to deliver this strategic project," said DCAuP President and CEO. Click to get the full story. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST051126 ------------------------------------------------------------ Special offers ------------------------------------------------------------ Take the new IBM SOA Self Assessment today. Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) provides a flexible, robust infrastructure to model, assemble, deploy and manage business processes for today's on demand business environment. By answering a short set of questions, the SOA Self Assessment provides targeted recommendations to help you take the next steps in SOA adoption - tailored to your company. If you are an IT Manager or Architect, this will help you understand how you can improve your SOA capabilities for business flexibility and give your business a quantifiable competitive advantage. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST051124 ------------------------------------------------------------ Events ------------------------------------------------------------ Join IBM at the Gartner Symposium/ITXpo 2005. IBM has identified four key focus areas to help organisations manage growth, increase responsiveness and productivity, and better align their IT infrastructure with business goals. These solution areas will be profiled by our worldwide experts and illustrated with client case studies and live demonstrations at the Gartner Symposium/ITXpo. Where and when: - Sydney: 15-18 November Why not register now? http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST051103 Don't miss the IT Service Management's main event. Join us at this informative briefing, which will include demonstrations of the new IBM Tivoli Availability Management solution and how it enables you to manage the performance of your entire IT infrastructure from a single point of control. Where and when: - Sydney: 29 November - Melbourne: 30 November - Brisbane: 1 December Register now. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST051110 ------------------------------------------------------------ What's new on ibm.com? ------------------------------------------------------------ How will shopping change in the future? For many people, shopping can be a bonding experience, or even a form of self therapy. The recent development of new technologies may completely change the way we shop and how retailers interact with us. Listen to this interview to find out what IBM thought leaders see as the future of shopping. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST051107 On your mark, get set and go for the growth triathlon. After years of cost-cutting and risk management, CEOs are focusing back on growth. An IBM global study has found that successful growers excel in the 'growth triathlon'. This consists of three driving factors - course, capability and conviction. To get your company into training, read the full executive brief now. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST051121 Learn all about the unexpected second stage benefits of Linux. This new report from Charles King, principal analyst of Pund-IT, focuses on the technical, business and economic benefits of Linux. It also pays particular attention to the emerging, often unanticipated second stage benefits that leading edge Linux users enjoy today. Read the full white paper: "Beyond TCO - The Unanticipated Second Stage Benefits of Linux". http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST051127 ------------------------------------------------------------ Case studies ------------------------------------------------------------ Gibbs Truck and Trailer Parts move streets ahead. This growing Australian company needed to keep the exact type and number of parts on hand at all times to satisfy customer demands - and avoid excessive capital outlay. IBM Business Partner, Markinson, provided MomentumPro Enterprise, a software solution specifically designed for mid-sized supply-chain companies. This was ported onto the latest Intel processor-based IBM eServer xSeries, offering enhanced flexibility, easy scalability and increased reliability. Read the full case study. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST051108 ------------------------------------------------------------ Solution briefs ------------------------------------------------------------ Banks credit IBM with on demand solutions. An on demand bank is "an enterprise whose business processes - integrated end-to-end across the company and with key partners, suppliers and customers - can respond with flexibility and speed to virtually any customer demand, market opportunity or external threat." IBM's industry experience, expertise and offerings can help banks accelerate towards becoming on demand. Read more about IBM's solutions for Core Systems Transformation, Risk Management, Multi-Channel Transformation and Customer Insight. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST051104 Leave the challenge of email security management to us. Most virus outbreaks start with a simple email and can have a disastrous impact on your business, operationally and financially. Managing email security in-house can tie up valuable resources and prevent your IT department from focusing on core functions. IBM Email Security Management can stop nasty emails before they reach your network - saving you time and money. Learn how IBM can help you safeguard your business. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST051122 Popular IBM classroom courses come to your desktop. Need to take world-class technical product training? Can't come to a traditional classroom? The new IBM Digital Video Library offers you the convenience of completing a course at your desktop. It brings many of our most in-demand classroom courses to you in an easy-to-use CD format. All you need is access to a PC with a CD-ROM drive and you can take courses anytime and anywhere. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST051123 ------------------------------------------------------------ Products and specifications ------------------------------------------------------------ New IBM System p5 Express offerings for SMBs. High-performance, reliable and securely designed systems at affordable prices. Support for AIX 5L or Linux operating systems, or both simultaneously. A 3-year warranty. It all adds up to better business value for small to mid-sized businesses. Click here to find out what the IBM System p5 Express can do for you. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST051115 ------------------------------------------------------------ Industry trends ------------------------------------------------------------ Updating key principles for business-driven software development. IBM Rational is committed to helping the success of customers whose businesses depend on developing and deploying software. This paper updates Rational's six best practises in the creation, deployment and evolution of software-intensive systems. It covers: adapting the process; balancing competing stakeholder priorities; collaborating across teams; demonstrating value iteratively; elevating the level of abstraction; and focusing on quality. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST051118 Bridging the business, development and operations divide. A global study in 2004 said that only 13% of CEOs surveyed rated their IT organisations as "very responsive" to changing business conditions. No wonder the IT industry is buzzing about the need to effectively align IT strategies with business objectives. 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