From: IBM Australia Subject: IBM Connect - Keeping you ahead of the competition in April Content-Type: text/plain; To: newsatos2site.com Message-Id: <20060405230515.EFE3612E4atisource.ibm.com> Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 23:05:15 +0000 (CUT) Welcome to your April edition of IBM Connect. Everyone's talking about innovation, but what does it mean? This month, you can read how IBM is helping clients to innovate, to be special, and stay special. You’ll also find news, great offers, event information and more in this month's IBM Connect. As always, if you have any feedback about IBM Connect, feel free to hit reply and let me know. Kind regards, Karen Mathew IBM Connect Editor ------------------------------------------------------------ News briefs and headlines ------------------------------------------------------------ What makes you special? Innovation is on everyone's mind. But what is it? How can it make you different from the next person? How can it ensure your customers stick with you? IBM has always been delivering innovation to clients, partnering with them to help them get special - and to stay special. See how IBM, the innovator's innovator, can do the same for you. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST060429 Like to receive IBM Connect in HTML format? Your subscription indicates you are receiving IBM Connect in a plain text format. Upgrading your preference to HTML is simple and will give you an enhanced easy-to-read viewing experience using images and colours. To upgrade or preview an HTML version of IBM Connect, simply click here. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST060430 ------------------------------------------------------------ Business Centre news ------------------------------------------------------------ Cybercrime. The new threat to Australian businesses? A study conducted by IBM in January this year found Australian CIOs believe more strongly than their global peers that employees now pose a threat to corporate security. Conducted among over 3,000 CIOs, including 150 from Australian companies, findings revealed that cybercrime is felt to have a more detrimental financial impact on Australian businesses than physical crime. Read all about it. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST060410 ------------------------------------------------------------ Special offers ------------------------------------------------------------ Like to get stored or replaced computer assets out of your hair? If you're storing or replacing notebooks, desktops or Intel-based servers, don't wait another day to start the disposal process. For IBM Asset Recovery Solutions contracts signed by 30 June, qualifying products receive no cost pick-up and transport. You'll also receive a 3x disk overwrite service, valued at $30 per unit, to help protect your data. Get the full details of this fantastic offer including terms and conditions here. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST060407 Need an IT solution now but don't have the budget until next financial year? Why not install now, pay later? IBM Global Financing can structure a three-month payment holiday into finance arrangements over $15,000 on hardware, software and services from a wide range of IT vendors. You'll get the benefit of installing now and starting the flow of business benefits from the solution before 30 June. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST060408 Special offers on IBM xSeries Express offerings. IBM Express offerings are jam packed with features to give you the flexibility to keep up as your business grows. You're already to go and save with special offers like an eServer xSeries 206m Express preloaded with Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 from just $1,399. Get more details of this and other great offers here. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST060418 TotalStorage Express. Especially configured and priced for you. With the growing amount of data needing to be retained by businesses today, the IBM TotalStorage Express portfolio offers a wide range of products to meet your needs at affordable prices. Click here to learn more about our special offers. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST060420 ------------------------------------------------------------ Events ------------------------------------------------------------ The Architectural Thinking Workshop is fast approaching. This 3-day workshop presents the thinking process that an IT architect must go through to create an architectural solution based on a set of requirements. This rarely offered training will be invaluable not only for IT architects and specialists but also anyone needing to understand IT architecture in general. Where and when: - Melbourne: 8-10 May - Sydney: 15-17 May Click here for more information or to register. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST060402 Don't miss the 2006 Asia Pacific Technical Conference. With over 150 lectures, laboratories, workshops and 'Birds of a Feather' sessions from worldwide leading experts, Kuala Lumpur is the place to be. Seize this opportunity to engage with the thought leaders of the pSeries and AIX community. Where and when: - Kuala Lumpur: 6-12 August Visit the IBM IT Education Services website for more information. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST060411 Don't miss this must-attend conference for the retail industry. The IBM National Retail Association Business Congress is a must for business owners and senior managers in the retail and service industries. This event will provide them with the latest information on critical business issues and new trends as well as providing a valuable networking opportunity. When and where: - Sydney: 18-19 May So register now. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST060412 Sydney Chamber of Commerce SME Growth Summit is on soon. This two-day conference is designed specifically for small to mid-sized businesses. Leading business experts will share insights into a range of key areas pivotal to the ongoing success of small and medium businesses in various phases of growth. IBM will be presenting on how innovation matters for businesses wanting to differentiate, reduce their costs and increase revenue. When and where: - Sydney: 11-12 April So be quick to register. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST060413 ------------------------------------------------------------ Case studies ------------------------------------------------------------ IBM Business Partner delivers new information highway for VicRoads. With 2,400 staff working across more than 40 locations throughout Melbourne and country Victoria, VicRoads needed a more effective means of communication. IBM Business Partner, MicroHelp, implemented a solution that is helping VicRoads to reduce costs, increase productivity and better relate to employees as well as customers, partners and suppliers. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST060424 How did MTV streamline its advertising sales to the MAX? MTV implemented MAX-Television from IBM Business Partner, Technical Software Services, for an automated system to keep track of its advertising sales. The solution allows MTV to provide better information to customers, while freeing staff from manual data entry to focus on selling advertisements. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST060425 ------------------------------------------------------------ Solution briefs ------------------------------------------------------------ Are you ready for demands, challenges and opportunities? Whether it's a surge in customer demand, an unexpected swing in the market or a new initiative from the competition, resolving incidents that impact revenue or customer service may cross many support vendors. This is neither cost effective nor efficient. IT Support Optimisation simplifies management and administration to reduce cost and enhance service quality. IBM is a trusted advisor to various sized organisations, assisting them by making their IT infrastructure more responsive and resilient. Learn more and take our on-line assessment here. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST060403 Let IT help grow your business without investing in more IT. In the race for rapid business transformation in a competitive world, organisations may need to retain their core capital for investment in areas other than IT. Partnering with IBM Global Financing can mean that large upfront capital outlays are reserved for non-IT growth strategies and can also help address privacy and security issues when it comes to disposing of IT equipment no longer required. Find out more with our white paper series. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST060409 ------------------------------------------------------------ Products and specifications ------------------------------------------------------------ The one-stop-shop to meet your storage needs. From a quick fix to a long-term solution, IBM System Storage is your trusted source, with a comprehensive range of products. Store, safeguard, retrieve and share your data, and provide the power and freedom you need to help your business thrive in an on demand world. Find out how our flexible, scalable storage solutions can help you. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST060419 The new BladeCenter H. Intelligent yet simple. Integrating storage, networking, servers, management and applications, BladeCenter H is an ideal platform to run your next-generation, high-performance, business-critical applications. Click here to find out more about this cutting-edge technology for collaborative innovation. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST060421 Like to reduce the complexity and costs of storage management? Until now, storage complexity has held customers back - inflexible, difficult to manage, and with costs not aligned to the value of the information. All compounded by tight budgets, competitive pressures, regulatory compliance and security concerns. IBM's storage virtualisation can help address these issues through improved application availability, optimised storage resource utilisation and enhanced personnel productivity. Find out more now. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST060423 ------------------------------------------------------------ Industry trends ------------------------------------------------------------ Everything you've always wanted to know about security and resilience. How quickly could your business operations recover from a natural disaster? Is your email system protected against viruses, spam and other attacks? Who exactly has authorised access to your network? And what security measures do you have in place? Our new Security & Resilience online resource includes information, offerings, Business Partner solutions, white papers and more. To learn all about avoiding damage to vital IT infrastructure and data, click here. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST060404 New online resource helps mid-size manufacturers thrive. The Manufacturing industry has never been so challenging. How can you increase customer loyalty? How do you identify new market opportunities and develop innovative new products? Can you do all this while reducing your time to market? Read more about how IBM's Industry solutions can help your business respond rapidly to meet the demands of this complex market place. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST060405 How retail therapy can be a remedy for success. These days, customers have different value drivers for different shopping missions. They have greater expectations than previous generations and mood can play a major role in each shopping experience. The most successful retailers of the future will align their marketing, merchandising, staffing and service strategies with the requirements of their target customers. They will help shoppers turn "mission impossible" into "mission accomplished." Read more in this white paper from IBM Institute for Business Value. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=AUST060406 ------------------------------------------------------------ Most popular articles from last month ------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the top articles from the February edition of IBM Connect. Like to know what articles most subscribers were interested in last month? If you didn't read them yourself, here's your chance: - How can SOA improve business efficiency and productivity? - Find out how to stop e-mail nasties in their tracks with a 14-day free evaluation. - Sick of patching and sustaining those older PCs? - Trade in your old iSeries machine and get up to $19,000 rebate. 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