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	04-07-2007

Welcome to the July edition of IBM Connect, where you'll find compelling case studies such as how Germany's METRO Group is taking the retail world by storm. You're also invited to join us at the IBM SOA Executive Summit, an invaluable event whether you're thinking of initiating an SOA or are already on your way. And it's not too late to enter our I.T. Makeover Challenge!

Kind regards,
Wendy Miller
IBM Connect Editor

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		Events Don't miss the IBM SOA Executive Summit Whether you're just beginning your SOA journey or are already a seasoned traveller, you'll discover how the right SOA can help you stay innovative and responsive into the future. Learn how to gain tangible business benefits. Hear success stories you can relate to. And find out how to gain executive endorsement to build your SOA. Join us at Darling Harbour on July 17. To review the day's agenda or register, simply click here. More

		News briefs and headlines Win up to AUD$80,000 worth of I.T. solutions! Does your I.T. infrastructure match your business needs? Is your data centre still using too much energy even though the "in" colour is green? Enter the IBM/Intel Makeover Challenge and you could win up to $80,000 worth of I.T. solutions that are tailor-made for your company. Solutions that can help deliver a more flexible, efficient and environmentally-friendly I.T. infrastructure. To complete the online entry form, click here. More

		News briefs and headlines Read why "Privacy is good for business" In an interview with Harriet Pearson, IBM's Chief Privacy Officer, she describes herself as an example of what is becoming "basically a new profession". This high-level concern for privacy is a direct result of the Internet's explosive growth, with the Web now a destination for shopping, banking, even looking after our health and relationships. As the details of our lives accumulate in other people's databases, privacy has become a source of consumer anxiety - and corporate concern. To read the full article, click here More

		News briefs and headlines Countdown to 2008 - boom or bust? Today, "retiree" often means "recruit" as mature workers retire only to start a new career. The aging of Baby Boomers (the hundreds of millions of people born between 1946 and 1964) is the greatest trend that will shape our society during the first quarter of this century. Companies are already feeling the pinch as they lose skills, knowledge and value from employees with long-term relationships with customers, partners and vendors - and the first boomers will reach retirement age in 2008. Read the full article now. More

		News briefs and headlines METRO Group creates 'store of the future' - thanks to wireless technology METRO Group worked with business partners including IBM, SAP, Intel and other IT and consumer companies to create the Future Store initiative. In harnessing IBM Business Consulting and Wireless e-business Services, the METRO Group demonstrated its technological leadership as an innovator, supplying on demand technology to the marketplace. To read how the solution is helping to increase customer loyalty, improve efficiency of processes and save money, click here More

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