Return-Path: Received: from isource.ibm.com (isource.boulder.ibm.com [207.25.249.18]) by server1.os2site.com (Weasel v1.73) for ; 01 Feb 2006 16:16:27 +1100 Received: from isource.boulder.ibm.com (loopback [127.0.0.1]) by isource.ibm.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7C7F92300D for ; Wed, 1 Feb 2006 05:22:11 +0000 (CUT) From: IBM Information Management Software Reply-To: imstodayatus.ibm.com Subject: Information Management Software Today newsletter Content-Type: text/plain; To: newsatos2site.com Message-Id: <20060201052211.7C7F92300Datisource.ibm.com> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 05:22:11 +0000 (CUT) Welcome to the January edition of the Information Management Software Today for 2006. Last year we updated our subscription process to better serve you. In addition, we have added new interests codes, including IBM Cloudscape and IBM Information On Demand. Come check it out and make sure that your interests codes are current. If you need your password, please use the Send my Password feature. Go to: http://ibm.com/vrm/subscriptions/10121/USEN/newsletter ------------------------------------------------------------ IBM Information On Demand ------------------------------------------------------------ Information On Demand Live! Leverage your information across your organization Attend an IBM Information on Demand Live! event in a city near you and learn to turn your business into a nimble, responsive, and efficient company. If you are re-examining how information is managed in your organization, you shouldn't miss the upcoming IBM Information On Demand Live! events. Information management is changing. It means more than just ensuring that an application is running smoothly and its data is secure and backed up regularly. Information On Demand is a way to deliver that information across your organization to people, processes and applications when they need it and in the form they need. Attend an event near you and see how you can: -- Improve decision-making -- Accelerate time to market -- Boost productivity -- Improve responsiveness -- Reduce risk Find an event location near you and register today. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL016Z06 New IBM Information On Demand Video Series Available Be sure to check out our new series of video programs around IBM Information On Demand. These new videos, unveiled at SWU, will provide you, your customers or business partners a primer on IBM's Information On Demand strategy. The programs: - IBM Information On Demand - What's It All About - IBM's Vision and Strategy - Tom Inman and Andy Warzecha present our strategy and vision - Making It Real - Customer Profiles of Success - this program showcases real-life examples of Information On Demand at work today. It features Paul Bolton from Panasonic and Maria Villar from IBM's Enterprise Business Information Center of Excellence. Additionally video programs were produced surrounding 6 pain points that businesses face today and how IBM can help in: - Lowering Cost Through and Optimized Infrastructure - Bernie Spang and Bob Picciano - Gaining Insight Through Information Analysis and Discovery - Bill Wagstaff and Bruce Baumbush - Managing Risk and Streamlining Compliance - Theresa O'Neil, Bruce Miller and Tom Reding - Leveraging Information for Business Transformation - Mark Register and Michael Curry - Gaining Control Over Master Data - Dan Druker and Craig Jett Managing Information Complexity - Eric Sall and Jim Reed If you would like to view any or all of these programs: go to the website: http://www.thesoftwareinstitute.org, click on "IBM Information Management" on the left toolbar. If you wish to receive a 2 DVD set with all the video programs: visit the website: http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL016Z18 If you have any questions or feedback on the series, contact Brenda Brown at bbrownatus.ibm.com ------------------------------------------------------------ Information Management Software in the News ------------------------------------------------------------ U2 Rocks MTV Australia Don't miss our new IBM UniVerse and MTV Australia success story! http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL016J05 ------------------------------------------------------------ Events and Webcasts ------------------------------------------------------------ Mark your Calendar! IBM Information On Demand 2006 October 15 - October 20, 2006 in Anaheim, California The IBM Information On Demand 2006 global conference is the premier information management event for business and IT executives, managers, professionals, DBA's and developers. More IBM technical and business solutions content will be in one place than ever before! Select from over 800 sessions: a 2 1/2 day business leadership track with 180 sessions and a 5 day technical track with 650 sessions. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL016Z05 Webcast examines how DB2 UDB for z/OS and System z9 exploit data warehousing "Why business intelligence on IBM System z9 and zSeries makes 'cents' " looks at the changing requirements for data warehousing and business intelligence and the new challenges they bring for IT professionals. IBM's Jay Yothers and Bill O'Connell discuss how new capabilities in DB2 and the unique values of the IBM System z9 and zSeries platform can give you a competitive advantage and make good business sense...as well as dollars and cents. Replay is available of this January 26 event. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL016Z08 February 2, 2006 - Telecon focuses on value of OMEGAMON XE DB2 performance tools IBM's Ernie Mancil, Ed Woods, and Mike Bracey show you where to look for help when DB2 response time has deteriorated and how to check the health of your DB2 subsystems. "DB2 performance: Making the end run successful" focuses on Tivoli OMEGAMON XE DB2 Performance Expert and Performance Monitor on z/OS. See how to look at response time degradation from an historical perspective and how to use online functionality to monitor problems as they occur. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL016Z09 Feb 14 Telecon shows how manage IMS Sysplex environments Would a single point of control for IMS in a Sysplex environment make managing IMS easier? If you answered yes, join IBM's Mitch Dooley and Bob Magid to learn how IMS Sysplex Manager can help simplify managing IMS in a Sysplex whether you choose an aggregated view of all IMS systems or a local view of a single IMS. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL016Z11 Protect your 2006 training dollars with the IBM Education Pack-online account With a new year upon us, one of your key resolutions will likely be to do more skill building There's a great opportunity that's soon to run out on February 17 - double debit savings on training with the IBM Education Pack - online account . Purchase $25,000 worth of training to open or add to an existing IBM Education Pack - online account and get the current 10% discount of $2,500 plus an extra $2,500 in bonus training dollars. That's $27,500 worth of IBM training for just $22,500 - a savings of $5,000! Jump start your 2006 education plan with double debit savings using an IBM Education Pack - online account. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL016Z12 Updated (CF910) DB2 UDB for OS/390 System/Disaster Recovery Workshop-4 days $2500 Learn how to design and implement recovery and restart procedures for DB2 UDB for z/OS and OS/390. Emphasize the three most difficult recovery emergencies: conditional restart, broken catalog/directory, and off-site recovery. Design and set up procedures for database recovery (point-in-time or application point of consistency), and catalog/directory or database broken data recovery. More than half of the course is devoted to hands-on labs and lab reviews. This course has been updated to V8. Next classes are March 6 in Phoenix and March 20 in Atlanta. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL016Z14 Free book Offer (U5732) DB2 Family Introduction Mini-Curriculum- 4 days $1945 Learn the functions and components of IBM DB2 UDB, a relational database manager, which may be installed on a variety of operating systems including z/OS, AIX, Linux, HP-UX, Sun, and Windows operating systems. Discuss the DB2 UDB products and services. Focus on the services DB2 UDB provides and how they work. Learn about SQL and how it applies to the entire DB2 UDB Family. Seven labs are included to address using DB2 UDB for z/OS Version 8 and DB2 UDB for Linux, UNIX and Windows Version 8. Get your free copy of "Understanding DB2" while supplies last for classes during February, March and April. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL016Z15 February 21 webcast: DB2 for z/OS and DB2 Tools: a Common 'Cents' Solution to Reduce Cost and Complexity IBM speakers Roger Miller and Tom Ramey team up to explain how DB2 and DB2 Tools can optimize your resources, reduce the complexity of managing data systems, and make DBAs more productive. They will discuss how DB2 for z/OS, Version 8, DB2 Tools and z9 or z/Series provide an optimized infrastructure to manage information for diverse workloads securely and efficiently. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL016Z19 Webcast: Power solutions with DB2 Express to deliver Information on Demand Thursday, February 9, 2006 at 11:00 am ET/US Join us on Thursday, February 9, 2006 at 11:00 am ET/US for a technical introduction to the low cost, high value DB2 Express database server and why it's an excellent option for developers, mid-market businesses, and partners. You'll learn just how easy it is to install DB2 Express, the robust and reliable infrastructure it provides for your applications, and how the power of DB2 can be harnessed using the most popular programming languages such as C/C++, Java, .NET, and PHP. Don't miss the opportunity to ask questions of our panel of experts during this live webcast. Should you be unable to attend the live event, the webcast is available online for 9 months after the live event. Register today: http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL016Z23 ------------------------------------------------------------ Information Mgmt Software Product Announcements ------------------------------------------------------------ DB2 Express-C Announcement DB2 Express-C, a version of DB2 Universal Database Express Edition (DB2 Express) for the developer and partner community, is a no-charge data server for use in development and deployment. Providing the same core data server features, development interfaces as well as system limits as DB2 Express in a smaller package, DB2 Express-C  offers a solid base to build and deploy all applications including: C/C+, Java, .NET, PHP, and more. DB2 Express-C is available for Linux and Windows running on 32 or 64 bit hardware with up to 2CPUs and 4GB of memory. Business partners may register to distribute DB2 Express-C with their products and applications at no-charge. A new forum, hosted and monitored by DB2 experts, has also been introduced to provide free community based support for DB2 Express-C and DB2 Express. Should you require a DB2 data server with more advanced features and 7x24 support from IBM, DB2 Express-C can be seamlessly upgraded to DB2 Express, Workgroup and Enterprise Server Edition(s) without modifying your database or your application. To learn more about DB2 Express-C, visit: http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL016Z20 ------------------------------------------------------------ IBM U2 Product Line ------------------------------------------------------------ New White Paper: Integrating IBM U2 and DB2 UDB By providing External Database Access for U2, customers now have the flexibility to deploy some or all of their data in DB2 UDB. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL016J06 ------------------------------------------------------------ DB2 and IMS Information Management Tools ------------------------------------------------------------ New article highlights business benefits of OMEGAMON XE DB2 Performance Expert on z/OS Authors Paul Kenney and Matthias Tschaffler focus on the benefits the converged tool that unites OMEGAMON XE for DB2 and DB2 Performance Expert brings to On Demand business enterprises in the January edition of CCR2. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL016Z10 ------------------------------------------------------------ Industry Info ------------------------------------------------------------ Endeca wins 2006 Beacon Award for Best Information Management Solution The IBM PartnerWorld Beacon Awards acknowledge the best solutions that IBM Business Partners have to offer from every part of our business. Award winners are recognized as having set the standard for business excellence, unique solutions for On Demand Business, ingenuity and customer satisfaction. Among the 2006 winners, Endeca (http://endeca.com/) received the Best Information Management Solution award for its MDM Navigator offering. Endeca's information access platform is designed to thrive on high-attributed data at high scale and provides a "face" to its customers' enterprise data, enabling business intelligence and searches that really succeed. Cognos (http://www.cognos.com/) and Silicon Plains (http://www.sptech.com/) are finalists in the Best Information Management Solution category. For a complete list of award winners and details on their solutions, visit the PartnerWorld Beacon Awards site. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL016Z04 Safmarine steers toward compliance and savings with IBM e-mail archiving solution Safmarine Container Lines wanted a streamlined e-mail archiving system across 67 locations to boost IT and employee productivity, while protecting e-mail records to meet legal requirements and regulatory compliance, including retention of e-mail records for up to 10 years. They wanted an automated archiving solution to better ensure their safekeeping of records while freeing up network bandwidth for all-important online applications. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL016Z07 ------------------------------------------------------------ Technical Corner ------------------------------------------------------------ Understand IBM U2 XML features This article reviews the XML capabilities within IBM® UniData® and IBM UniVerse®. Learn the various functions within the databases to develop robust applications that can communicate with any system using XML. Explore the U2 XDOM and XMAP APIs and how to produce XML documents from the database query engines. Examples are included. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL016Z01 Leverage data partitioning for scalability and high performance on Linux Learn the ins and outs and explore the performance and scalability advantages of the IBM DB2® Universal Database(TM) Data Partitioning Feature (DPF) in DB2 UDB for Linux®, UNIX®, and Windows®. Then, walk through the steps to install and configure DB2 with DPF on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. You'll also learn important concepts and design considerations that will help you jumpstart your DPF installation in the SUSE Linux Enterprise environment. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL016Z02 Integrate unstructured content into a distributed federated system, Part 2: Develop a connector for WebSphere Information Integrator Content Edition This series of articles takes you through the development of a new connector for WebSphere® Information Integrator Content Edition. The first article in the series discussed connector development planning, which spent some time mapping the content repository's concepts to the II CE connector. This article will bring those concepts to life with actual connector code. A connector to the WebSphere Information Integrator OmniFind Edition 8.2.1 repository, which was discussed in the last article, will be used here as an example. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL016Z03 ------------------------------------------------------------ Certification and Training ------------------------------------------------------------ IBM on-site training: Lower pricing for DB2 product family curricula Need to train a group of people affordably? IBM can provide convenient, cost-effective and customized training for groups as small as three people to groups as large as 14 or more. Get the same quality education we deliver in our classrooms, brought right to a company site or one that IBM arranges. We've lowered the pricing on many courses in the DB2 Family, DB2 z/OS, DB2 Linux, Unix and Windows, Business Intelligence and Information Integration curriculum areas. Arrange a class to close skill gaps by year end or start building a plan for next year. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL016Z13 Free book Offer (CF120) DB2 SQL Workshop - 2 days $1050 Learn about SQL and how it applies to the entire DB2 UDB Family. This course is appropriate for individuals working in a z/OS, VM/VSE, Linus, UNIX, or Windows environment. Complete extensive hands-on exercises to develop your skills to use the SQL you learn. Perform these exercises either by using the DB2 UDB for Linux, UNIX, or Windows product in a Windows environment or by using the DB2 UDB for z/OS product through a Time Sharing Option (TSO) interface to a z/OS system. This course has been updated to V8. Get your free copy of "Understanding DB2" while supplies last for classes during February, March and April. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL016Z16 Updated - (DW241) Using Queue Replication- 4 days $2300 Gain knowledge on WebSphere Information Integrator Queue (Q) Replication's use of WebSphere MQ to perform queue based data replication activities between IBM relational database systems and between IBM and non-IBM relational database systems. Learn to use Q Replication's highly parallel, transaction based, asynchronous message based transmission capability. Compare Q Replication's architecture to SQL Replication's architecture. The next class is March 28 in San Jose. This course has been updated with advanced content. 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