IBM Software brand updates

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   IBM Tivoli 2010 Business Partner Awards - Nominations open
   We are pleased to announce that nominations are open for the 2010 IBM Tivoli Business Partner Awards. IBM Business Partners worldwide can now submit nominations and become eligible to win the following two awards which will be presented at the IBM Tivoli Business Partner Summit:

• IBM Tivoli 2010 Business Partner Service Management Solution Award
• IBM Tivoli 2010 Business Partner Innovation Award
• New! Pulse 2010 Best of Show Award

Qualify to win these awards by submitting your nomination on or before January 8, 2010. Nominate today!

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   New sales plays!
   In a tough economy, your clients are under pressure to do more with less. Use these sales plays centered around asset management to show clients how to reduce costs and do more with less:

• IBM effective asset management in an uncertain economy

  This sales play is designed to help you show your clients how the IBM Asset Management portfolio can help reduce costs and improve productivity.
  



• IBM Maximo for State and Local Government

  Tax revenues for Federal, State and Local governments are sliding. Government agencies are under pressure to do more with less. Effective asset management can help these agencies get more out of existing investments and avoid or delay capital expenditures.

• Get these & other new Tivoli sales plays!

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   IBM Software Value Plus
   In February 2009, IBM Software Group communicated its channel strategy to help drive growth through an investment in Business Partners' skills. IBM Software Value Plus is the implementation of this strategy through a new value model that covers the entire IBM Software Group portfolio. IBM will organize its software portfolio of offerings into two categories: Open and Authorized. Take advantage of the resources available that can help you get ready to become authorized by January 25, 2010.

• Get the replay of the webcast hosted by Sandy Carter on October 28, 2009 (link resides outside of ibm.com) where many IBM Business Partners received the latest updates on IBM's software distribution strategy.
• Find the presentation & replay for the November 12, 2009 Think!Thursday (link resides outside of ibm.com) with Sal Patalano, Vice President, IBM Channel Transformation. You'll find a review of the process required to become authorized, certification promotions & other resources, plus Q&A.
• Take a complimentary assessment test and if you pass, you receive a complimentary certification voucher for the actual Tivoli certification exam.
• Resources to help you complete your PartnerPlan - step by step instructions, sample plans, weekly "ask the expert" web conferences, etc.

• Take advantage of these resources & offers!

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   Get ready to make the most of your co-marketing funds - Just Push Go!
   Introducing "Just Push Go," a set of interactive roadmaps to help you plan, deliver and execute a marketing campaign including webcasts, Internet marketing, e-mail and seminars. "Just Push Go" for CDPS Express provides step-by-step guidance to create and execute a campaign, as well as progress leads and report opportunities for the Comprehensive Data Protection Solution Express. Get started!

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   Make plans now!
   

• Make plans to bring your marketing team to Pulse: We have a full agenda of sessions & workshops designed especially to help your marketing team work with IBM marketing teams to maximize your usage of PartnerWorld marketing benefits & tools!
• Maximize the visibility of your company's presence with a Pulse 2010 sponsorship or by becoming an exhibitor - discounts on sponsorships through December 18, 2008.
• If you're an IBM Tivoli Business Partner why attend Pulse? Take a look at our latest blog for some great reasons this is a can't miss event!

• Get more Pulse 2010 & Business Partner Summit details!

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   Begin the storage transformation journey today!
   The "Data reduction and storage management transformation sales play" helps clients move to a more dynamic infrastructure and enables significant cost reduction (both capital and operational), as well as improved service levels. Learn more!

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   New enhancements! Learn more with these Tivoli Talks

• IBM Maximo and its Role in the Nuclear Renaissance

  Listen to the replay of this webcast for a better understanding of IBM’s activities in the nuclear power industry as well as an in-depth preview of new functionality in the next release of IBM Maximo for Nuclear Power.
  



• IBM Maximo 7.1.1 Asset Configuration Manager, November 23

  Join this one hour talk at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) and learn more about how IBM Maximo Asset Configuration Manager provides capabilities for the management of complex assets for organizations operating assets in safety critical and highly regulated industries.
  



• IBM Maximo 7.1.1 for Utilities and Spatial, December 7

  Learn more about how IBM Maximo for Utilities enables customers in the electric, gas and water utility industries to efficiently and effectively manage all of their assets used in the transmission and distribution of electricity, gas and water. This 1.5 hour talk begins at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

• View more upcoming Tivoli Talks!

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   IBM Tivoli Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign-On v8.1
   Learn about the new enhancements for IBM Tivoli Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign-On (TAM ESSO) v 8.1 in the Tivoli Think!Thursday on December 3, 2009. TAM ESSO enables visibility into user activity, control over access to business assets, and automation of the sign in process. It provides secure enterprise single sign-on for end users so that you can optimize productivity, password-related help-desk costs and password management by end users. Join us & learn more!

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   New! 1Q10 Sales & Marketing Plays for Business Partners
   In these challenging times, your clients' needs are all about reducing costs, improving productivity, and making the most of their IT investments. The messaging and value propositions of the Q1 plays are designed for maximum relevance to today's customers, thus helping you to identify new opportunities, progress and close deals faster and more effectively. View the Q4 plays which include three specific to Tivoli in the areas of security, storage, & automation.

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   Introducing IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager
   Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager V2.1, announced on October 20th, can help deliver the highest levels of protection for mission-critical IBM DB2, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Exchange, and Microsoft SQL Server applications via integrated application-aware, snapshot backup and restore capabilities. With optional integration with Tivoli Storage Manager, customers can leverage the full range of advanced data protection and data reduction capabilities. Get more information and start selling with the new sale kit.

• September 2009
• October 2009