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Enjoy the newsletter.=20 =20 Doug Brown=20 Vice President, Marketing Programs=20 IBM Software =20 =20 In this issue. =20 ********************************************************************=20 Quick Links ********************************************************************=20 =20 Control costs while driving innovation. Assess your IT infrastructure and compare with others across the world.=20 http://ibm.r.delivery.net/r?2.1.3JP.2Wo.11NrlG.BvZ%5fwU..N.CkdI.1Hm2.LXKEeM= 00=20 =20 Learn how IBM OmniFind helps Keio University extend access to its online collections worldwide.=20 http://ibm.r.delivery.net/r?2.1.3JP.2Wo.11NrlG.BvZ%5fwU..N.CkdK.1Hm2.LceEeO= 00=20 =20 Get innovative with your content. New content management platform makes it easy to integrate unstructured content into your business processes.=20 http://ibm.r.delivery.net/r?2.1.3JP.2Wo.11NrlG.BvZ%5fwU..N.CkdM.1Hm2.MCSEeQ= 00=20 =20 Demo. Don't just compress your data. 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Read a new IBM paper that outlines how=20 CIOs can gain insight into their organizations and create IT=20 strategies that support business initiatives. Plus, the=20 Infrastructure Benchmarking Assessment Tool will help you analyze how=20 well you're doing in building, operating and maintaining your IT=20 infrastructure. And there's more.=20 =20 Take the assessment.=20 http://ibm.r.delivery.net/r?2.1.3JP.2Wo.11NrlG.BvZ%5fwU..N.Ckde.1Hm2.OGCEfI= 00=20 =20 Case Study=20 ********************************************************************=20 Learn how IBM OmniFind helps Keio University extend access to its=20 online collections worldwide.=20 ********************************************************************=20 =20 Located in the heart of Tokyo, Keio University wanted to streamline=20 access to its top-notch research collections. IBM OmniFind(tm)=20 Enterprise Edition was the solution they implemented, offering=20 dynamic enterprise search and discovery functionality to help users=20 worldwide access the research they need, when they need it. The=20 solution's flexible content management framework helped increase the=20 value of the University's intellectual property by improving=20 reusability. Combining technology that meets the needs of both=20 business and IT, this dynamic product is helping organizations like=20 Keio University and others realize value quickly by using their=20 information for business innovation.=20 =20 Read the case study.=20 http://ibm.r.delivery.net/r?2.1.3JP.2Wo.11NrlG.BvZ%5fwU..N.Ckdg.1Hm2.OLWEfK= 00=20 =20 Technology Know-How=20 ********************************************************************=20 Get innovative with your content, processes and compliance=20 initiatives. New Enterprise Content Management platform accelerates=20 content delivery, process automation and compliance.=20 ********************************************************************=20 =20 Unstructured content like documents, reports, scanned images,=20 e-mails and more can help you make better decisions faster and=20 create innovative opportunities - if only it were available when=20 you needed it.=20 =20 IBM FileNet P8 4.0 provides a unified content, process and compliance=20 platform that enables organizations to access and manage all forms of=20 content, optimize business processes and automate records management.=20 As a result, unstructured content is available to inform and=20 accelerate decisions and help you boost performance in areas such as=20 customer service and compliance management. All while you discover=20 new ways to leverage your content and gain insights to help you=20 innovate and grow.=20 =20 You can get more information with a FileNet P8 toolkit. It features=20 a white paper analyzing CIO magazine's research on the value of=20 standardizing content management across the enterprise. Plus, access=20 customer success stories, Webcasts and more - tuned to your industry=20 and interests.=20 =20 Learn more and get the toolkit.=20 http://ibm.r.delivery.net/r?2.1.3JP.2Wo.11NrlG.BvZ%5fwU..N.Ckdi.1Hm2.ORKEfM= 00 =20 ********************************************************************=20 Demo. Don't just compress your data. Compress your storage costs.=20 ********************************************************************=20 =20 The new data row compression technology in IBM DB2=AE 9 can mean big=20 savings. But don't take it from us. "With DB2 9, we're seeing=20 compression rates up to 83% on the Data Warehouse. The projected cost=20 savings are more than US$2 million initially with ongoing savings of=20 US$500,000 a year," says Michael Henson, DB2 Unix Team Lead,=20 Database Delivery Services, SunTrust Bank, Inc.**=20 =20 Learn more and watch a DB2 9 deep compression demo.=20 http://ibm.r.delivery.net/r?2.1.3JP.2Wo.11NrlG.BvZ%5fwU..N.Ckdk.1Hm2.OWeEfO= 00=20 ********************************************************************=20 Take 20. Webcast reveals Gartner's critical vendor capabilities for=20 data integration.=20 ********************************************************************=20 =20 Data and information are the foundation for virtually every business=20 activity. Unfortunately, it is often not a very reliable foundation,=20 with data from many sources, in different forms and in varying=20 degrees of quality. Data integration is the answer, but who is=20 providing the best solution?=20 =20 Attend this twenty-minute Webcast and get Gartner's take. Many=20 vendors are assembling the capabilities, but inconsistency across=20 solutions can actually generate more questions than answers. See how=20 IBM and IBM Information Server are answering these concerns with a=20 consistent approach to everything from data quality and cleansing to=20 master data management, metadata and more.=20 =20 Take 20.=20 http://ibm.r.delivery.net/r?2.1.3JP.2Wo.11NrlG.BvZ%5fwU..N.Ckdm.1Hm2.OcSEfQ= 00=20 ********************************************************************=20 Tackle collaboration issues with IBM solutions for=20 growing businesses.=20 ********************************************************************=20 =20 Learn how IBM Lotus=AE solutions can help tackle many unique challenges=20 inherent in smaller businesses. Gain insights and inspiration for=20 innovation from compelling case studies and testimonials. Browse=20 offerings that correspond to your business needs. Download a new=20 Lotus video, "Business on the Rise." 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Welcome to the February edition of the IBM Software Newsletter.

A 2006 study by CIO Research surveying 500 heads of I= T concluded that CIOs see reducing costs and enabling business innovation a= s the two most important ways to impact the enterprise.* In this issue, we = bring you resources to help you optimize IT and succeed in this delicate ba= lance between efficiency and innovation.

Our feature on optimizing IT introduces you to a new way= of thinking about IT and new tools and information to help you make IT wor= k better in your organization. You can also take an IT infrastructure asses= sment and compare responses with your peers around the globe.

IBM is also releasing software to help you improve efficiency while you dri= ve innovation. Our story on the new IBM FileNet P8 4.0 Enter= prise Content Management platform shows you how you can integrate unstr= uctured content into your business processes and compliance activities. New= features in the platform help you accelerate deployments of these solution= s to reduce costs, improve customer service and productivity and reduce org= anizational risk. At the same time, you leverage content in innovative ways= to improve efficiency and generate new ideas and opportunities.

And there's a lot more. Enjoy the newsletter.

Doug Brown
Vice President, Marketing Programs
IBM Software
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Control costs while driving innovation. Assess your IT infrast= ructure and compare with others across the world.

Learn how IBM OmniFind helps Keio University extend access to = its online collections worldwide.

Get innovative with your content. New content management platf= orm makes it easy to integrate unstructured content into your business proc= esses.

Demo. Don't just compress your data. Compress your storage cos= ts.

Take 20. Webcast reveals Gartner's critical vendor capabilitie= s for data integration.

Tackle collaboration issues with IBM solutions for growing bus= inesses.

Align your IT with your business. IBM Service Management hits = the road.

Information On Demand Live! Transform information into innovat= ion.

Grow your skills early. Save big.

Register now to save on the IBM Rational Software Development = Conference 2007.

Build technical skills in Rome or San Francisco at the Tivoli = Technical User Conference.

Feature
Control costs while driving innovation. A= ssess your IT infrastructure.

IT= optimization can help you cut costs while gaining flexibility and improvin= g IT alignment with business goals — and ultimately helps drive busin= ess innovation. Read a new IBM paper that outlines how CIOs can gain insigh= t into their organizations and create IT strategies that support business i= nitiatives. Plus, the Infrastructure Benchmarking Assessment Tool will help= you analyze how well you're doing in building, operating and maintaining y= our IT infrastructure. And there's more.

Take the assessment.
Case Study
Learn how IBM OmniFind helps Ke= io University extend access to its online collections worldwide.

Located in the heart of Tokyo, Keio University wanted to = streamline access to its top-notch research collections. IBM OmniFind™= ; Enterprise Edition was the solution they implemented, offering dynamic en= terprise search and discovery functionality to help users worldwide access = the research they need, when they need it. The solution's flexible content = management framework helped increase the value of the University's intellec= tual property by improving reusability. Combining technology that meets the= needs of both business and IT, this dynamic product is helping organizatio= ns like Keio University and others realize value quickly by using their inf= ormation for business innovation.

Read the case study.
Technology Know-How
Get innovative with yo= ur content, processes and compliance initiatives. New Enterprise Content Ma= nagement platform accelerates content delivery, process automation and comp= liance.

Unstructured content like documents, reports, scanned ima= ges, e-mails and more can help you make better decisions faster and create = innovative opportunities — if only it were available when you needed = it.

IBM FileNet P8 4.0 provides a unified content, process and compliance platf= orm that enables organizations to access and manage all forms of content, o= ptimize business processes and automate records management. As a result, un= structured content is available to inform and accelerate decisions and help= you boost performance in areas such as customer service and compliance man= agement. All while you discover new ways to leverage your content and gain = insights to help you innovate and grow.

You can get more information with a FileNet P8 toolkit. It features a white= paper analyzing CIO magazine's research on the value of standardizing cont= ent management across the enterprise. Plus, access customer success stories= , Webcasts and more — tuned to your industry and interests. =

Learn more and get the toolkit.
Demo. Don't just compress your data. Compress yo= ur storage costs.

The new data row compression technology in IBM DB2=AE 9 c= an mean big savings. But don't take it from us. "With DB2 9, we're seeing c= ompression rates up to 83% on the Data Warehouse. The projected cost saving= s are more than US$2 million initially with ongoing savings of US$500,000 a= year," says Michael Henson, DB2 Unix Team Lead, Database Delivery Services= , SunTrust Bank, Inc.**

Learn more and watch a DB2 9 deep compression demo= .
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Data and information are the foundation for virtually eve= ry business activity. Unfortunately, it is often not a very reliable founda= tion, with data from many sources, in different forms and in varying degree= s of quality. Data integration is the answer, but who is providing the best= solution?

Attend this twenty-minute Webcast and get Gartner's take. Many vendors are = assembling the capabilities, but inconsistency across solutions can actuall= y generate more questions than answers. See how IBM and IBM Information Ser= ver are answering these concerns with a consistent approach to everything f= rom data quality and cleansing to master data management, metadata and more= .

Take 20.
Tac= kle collaboration issues with IBM solutions for growing businesses.

Learn how IBM Lotus=AE solutions can help tackle many uni= que challenges inherent in smaller businesses. Gain insights and inspiratio= n for innovation from compelling case studies and testimonials. Browse offe= rings that correspond to your business needs. Download a new Lotus video, "= Business on the Rise." You'll learn how to use collaboration solutions to i= mprove access to the people and information you work with, helping to speed= business decisions and customer response times.

Learn more about collaboration solutions and download the vid= eo.
Events & Training
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Align your IT with your business. IBM Service Management hits the road= .

New half-day, complimentary events will show you how to a= lign IT services with business goals and a lot more. Registration is open f= or the IBM Service Management roadshows. Sign up now and get ahead of the c= ompetition by improving how you integrate technology, people, processes and= information.

Check out the schedule and register.
Information On Demand Live! Transform = information into innovation.

The demand for innovation is ubiquitous. Every level of y= our business is touched and IT is no exception. IT leaders are discovering = ways to leverage their information to fuel the innovation fire.

You can too. Register to attend an Information On Demand Live! event near y= ou. You'll see how information management is changing. It's much more than = making sure applications are running smoothly and data is secure and backed= up. Information On Demand is a way to deliver information across your orga= nization to people, processes and applications when they need it and in the= form they need it. It can be a powerful force in enabling innovation in yo= ur organization.

Learn more and find an event near you.
Grow your skills early. Save big.

Save US$500 on IBM public software classes January 1 thro= ugh March 31, 2007. Enroll and attend any of the hundreds of eligible IBM s= oftware classes with tuition of US$2,000 or more, and automatically save US= $500.

Learn more and start saving.
Register now to save on the IBM Rational Software= Development Conference 2007.

Register by February 28 to save on registration for the 1= 0th annual IBM Rational® Software Development Conference, June 10-14, i= n Orlando, Florida. You don't want to miss this opportunity to collaborate = with thousands of Rational customers, IBM leaders and industry experts. You= 'll experience:
  • Opportunities to test drive Rational tools, as well = as talk with IBM engineers, project managers and developers who can customi= ze solutions to meet your company needs.
  • A lounge-type atmosphere i= n the Rational Solution Center where you can speak with technical experts i= n a one-on-one setting to get answers to tough questions.
  • Birds-of-= a-Feather sessions offering interaction with your peers on specific topics = that interest you.
  • More than 20 hands-on technical workshops, over = 285 sessions, an IBM Certification Lab, a Rational Tube Video Contest and m= uch more.
 Register early and save= .
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Join representatives from IBM Tivoli® for a unique op= portunity to build technical skills in one of two exciting locations &ndash= ; San Francisco, CA or Rome, Italy. The Tivoli Technical User Conference, h= eld May 7-10 (U.S.) and June 11-15 (Italy), combines several events into on= e, offering education, certifications, training and networking. You can:
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