Arrow ECS IBM Group Newsletter

Take advantage of your PartnerRewards education vouchers before they expire

We know skills drive increased profits and revenue. And when you sharpen your skills, it helps in closing year-end business with clients who prefer to work with experts who understand their business and can help them achieve their objectives. IBM Business Partners who have expertise in our IBM systems portfolio are well positioned to deliver high client value.

Smarter Planet marketing for you -- BP Advantage Newsline webcast Dec. 2

You already know that Smarter Planet is IBM's view of how people, businesses, organizations and systems of the world interact. As systems become smarter, you have a chance to open up meaningful possibilities for progress with your customers. So exactly how can your Business Partner firm leverage the Smarter Planet marketing initiative? Listen to the replay of the last Business Partner Advantage Newsline call of the year that was scheduled for December 2, 2009, and learn about the Smarter Planet marketing tools available to your firm, as well as the Brand promotions and incentives coming to an end in 2009.

Power Systems Competitive Consolidation and TCO/TCA -- Hot Desk

Power Systems Subject Matter Experts (SME’s) available to Sellers to assist in winning against competitive UNIX and x86 solutions by addressing questions regarding TCA,TCO and consolidation issues.

eX5

The next edition of System x, the ex5, is coming soon! It's the next exciting turn of the crank for System x!!!  It's "eX5".  A 2 day TECHNICAL training session will be conducted for business partners (technical community) on December 8th and 9th in Raleigh, NC on eX5, the next exciting product enhancements to our System x portfolio. 

Self Checkout Workshops

This is a reminder to be sure that your Business Partners are aware of the two Self Checkout workshops scheduled for March.  The workshop course numbers and Systems College website are below.

SPECIAL BID CERTIFICATION REVIEWS - BUSINESS PARTNER INTERNAL PROCESS IS CRITICAL

SPECIAL BID CERTIFICATION REVIEWS - BUSINESS PARTNER INTERNAL PROCESS IS CRITICAL

IBM Certification Review notices are sent to the focals as chosen by each Business Partner firm.  These focals need to understand the time sensitive nature of the communications they are receiving from IBM.  Please check within your organization to be sure that all parties are aware of the process so that you do not miss deadlines, as extensions will not be given.

Announcing: DS8000 Acceleration with Business Partners!

Recently IBM announced a significant enhancement to the DS8000 product line with the DS8700.  This launch provides a great opportunity to refresh your install base and present a consolidation solution with an attractive TCO value proposition.  
 

IBM WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition Webinar

Arrow's Engineering Services team is presenting a one-hour webinar on IBM WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition on December 4, 2009 at 3 pm EST
 
IBM WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition provides a reliable managed file transfer solution for moving files - regardless of their size - between IT systems.
 
This webinar will serve as a technical overview of the features and components of WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition to help you understand how the product works so you will be able to identify opportunities and articulate the value to your customers.  We will also look at the Graphical User Interface, a sample topology and licensing requirements.
 
Register

Self Checkout Workshops

This is a reminder to be sure that your Business Partners are aware of the two Self Checkout workshops scheduled for March.  The workshop course numbers and Systems College website are below.

IBM Tivoli Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign On and IBM Tivoli Security Bundles

Arrow's Engineering Services team is presenting a webinar on IBM Tivoli Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign On and IBM Tivoli Security Bundles on December 3, 2009 at 2pm EST.
 
This presentation will provide a technical overview of Tivoli Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign On
and will also include information IBM's Tivoli Security bundles. IBM has several bundles in the Tivoli Security line, and  it can be confusing as to which product is contained in which bundle. We will present the different bundles and which IBM Tivoli products are contained in these bundles.
 
If you are interested in attending, please register using the following link. Details of the call will be provided upon registration.