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IBM Software Newsletter

December 18, 2006, Volume 3, Issue 12

Welcome to the December edition of the IBM Software Newsletter.

This month, discover how to streamline management of softwar= e and
systems delivery, development and testing. Read about new IBM
Rational=AE software that makes it all possible.

Retail professionals are constantly working to understand buying
trends to gain and retain shoppers. Learn how multi-channel solu= tions
from IBM can help retailers reach these goals.

An ROI assessment to help assess your BPM readiness, trial code and
demos are also available. We hope these will provide inspiration for
innovation as the year draws to a close. Much success in the months
to come.

Enjoy the newsletter!

Dan Galvan
Vice President, Marketing Programs
IBM Software
____________________________________________

Quick Links.

Simplify systems and software delivery to empower SOA initiative= s.

Gain and retain holiday shoppers with IBM retail solutions. =

Sit back and watch collaboration get easier. A new video on Syst= em i
shows you how.

Assess your BPM readiness with an ROI assessment tool.

Use information for innovation with IBM Workplace Services Expre= ss.
Try it free of charge for 120 days.

Get ready for Microsoft Vista with Tivoli software to ease
your deployment.

Demo shows how to drive more value from information with IBM
Information Server.

Help your organization prepare and respond to disasters. See how= with
IBM solutions.
____________________________________________

Simplify systems and software delivery to empower SOA initiatives.
New Rational software makes it possible.

The power to better govern the business process of software and
systems delivery has arrived. Announcing IBM Rational Software
Delivery Platform desktop products V7. Geographically distributed
development teams can experience many new capabilities that enable
enhanced system implementation, management and lifecycle quality.
Eclipse-based tools empower global teams to speed
Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) implementation by accelerating
service delivery within a business process model. Learn more about
these new development and test capabilities with trial code and
other resources.

Get started.

Gain and retain holiday shoppers with IBM retail solutions.

Maximize and integrate your retail channels to boost holiday profits
on Black Friday, Cyber Monday and every day - all year long. Learn
about new holiday shopping trends and customer preferences to
maintain a competitive edge. Answer customer demands for consistent
experiences online and in stores as well as flexible shipping and
detailed, accurate product information. Multi-channel retail
solutions from IBM can help you reach these goals to gain customers
during the busiest retail season of the year, and hang on to those
customers long after the holidays end.

Read the full article.

Sit back and watch collaboration get easier. A new video on System i shows you how.

Just as real-time collaboration benefits your business, you may also
know the challenges it can present for security, expense and
reliability. Deploying collaboration applications on IBM System i™ can help address these concerns while helping your business achieve
the results collaboration promises. Learn how you can protect
critical data and lower vulnerability to viruses and other threats.
Realize cost efficiency for maintenance and support. Embrace high
reliability, availability and serviceability.

Watch the video to see the possibilities.

Assess your BPM readiness with an ROI assessment tool.

Streamlining and optimizing business processes can offer you a
significant ROI. And with SOA, your processes are transformed into
valuable, reusable services, helping you gain process efficiency for
real, cost-effective business results. The IBM Business Process
Management with SOA ROI Assessment Tool can help you understand how
well you are positioned to realize these benefits.

Take the assessment, and then take the next steps.

Use information for innovation with IBM Workplace Services Express.
Try it free of charge for 120 days.

Share, organize and integrate information with people inside and
outside your organization to improve productivity and collaboration
without a huge IT investment. Designed specifically for growing
businesses, IBM Workplace™ Services Express is a cost-effective
solution that makes it possible. Team rooms. Instant messaging.
Document management. An integrated portal environment. These are just
a few of the features you can experience.

Download your complimentary trial.

Get ready for Microsoft Vista with Tivoli software to ease
your deployment.

If your organization is planning to migrate to Microsoft=AE Windows=AE
Vista™, streamlining and simplifying your migration are top
priorities. IBM Tivoli=AE Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment can
help get your employees up and running on the new OS quickly, with
little interruption to your business. And with support for Microsoft
integration tools, this solution provides a powerful way to address
many migration concerns including security, dispersed users, outdated
processes and potential deployment errors. Access information and
resources to get you started:

=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=B7Download complimentary trial code of Tivoli Provis= ioning
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0Manager for OS Deployment.
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=B7Watch the video "An Update to Tivoli Provisioning"= to learn
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0about new support for Microsoft Vista.

Download trial code, watch the video and learn more.

Demo shows how to drive more value from information with IBM
Information Server.

Gain more results from complex, heterogeneous information spread
across multiple systems. Integrate disparate data to deliver trusted
information wherever and whenever it is needed. Use information to
drive innovation and efficiency. IBM Information Server makes
it possible.

View the demo.

Choose your ending. See how organizations prepare and respond to
disasters with IBM Information On Demand Public Sector Solutions.

IBM Information On Demand Public Sector Solutions help cities and
organizations prepare for disasters and lessen the effects of their
aftermath. By providing intricately planned information access,
dissemination and security, these solutions enable organizations to
respond with the information they need, when they need it most. A new
video from IBM demonstrates these critical capabilities and shows
three possible ways these solutions can be deployed. Watch the video
to experience the possible outcomes and vote for the approach you
find most beneficial.

Watch the video and choose your ending.

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Take the poll.

If you have any difficulty, please participate online.

What's the toughest new challenge your software testing team faces?

=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0_ Meeting audit and compliance requirements.
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0_ Testing self-managing applications.
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0_ Assembling and testing for SOA.
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0_ Testing in a geographically distributed development enviro= nment.

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Promotions.

Save on training.
Grow skills & save US$500 off U.S. IBM Software training.

-> Save now.

Lotusphere=AE is coming.
Register now. January 21-25, Orlando.

-> Learn more.

Tune in. IBM TV.
One stop. All media. Endless innovation.

-> Tune in.

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Software success stories.

Software support.

Software online catalog.

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