Arrow ECS IBM Group Newsletter

X-Force Roadshow Invitation

X-Force Roadshow Invitation - 4 cities

Chicago, 12/1; New York 12/6; Charlotte, 12/11 and Houston, 12/3

Come hear the results of a newly-released study specifically focused on all aspects of online threats that affect Internet security at companies and organizations, including software vulnerabilities and public exploitation, malware, spam, phishing, web-based threats, and general cyber-criminal activity. 

Tivoli Fastback Becomes a Larger Player for Arrow Partners

New TSM Special Bid must include Fastback

 
Effective immediately, any Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM)  Special Bid Offer of $100K or more will not receive IBM approval or support if it doesn't include at least 10% of TSM Fastback content (for transactions under $100K a target of 5%).  Exceptions will require very specific justifications and will be reviewed case by case by Ron Broucek, North America Tivoli Storage Sales Leader.  This has been communicated to the IBM Field Reps so there should not be many that come in.

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

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.

Tivoli Fastback Becomes a Larger Player for Arrow Partners

New TSM Special Bid must include Fastback

 
Effective immediately, any Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM)  Special Bid Offer of $100K or more will not receive IBM approval or support if it doesn't include at least 10% of TSM Fastback content (for transactions under $100K a target of 5%).  Exceptions will require very specific justifications and will be reviewed case by case by Ron Broucek, North America Tivoli Storage Sales Leader.  This has been communicated to the IBM Field Reps so there should not be many that come in.

Take advantage of NEW lead generation programs and services on the MPower SmartCart.

#1 High Availability and Disaster Recovery (HA/DR) for Power Systems

Lead Generation Services and Program include:

Campaigns

• Appointment-Setting
• Executive Door Opener
• Five-Touch Lead Nurturing 

Customized Marketing Deliverables

These resources can be downloaded and customized with your company logo and contact information.

• Solution Data Sheet
• Direct Mail
• Email Template
• Event Invitation

Note: You can also download a telemarketing guide to assist your sales representatives with identifying market opportunities.

Event Packages

• Onsite Event
• Tradeshow/Exhibition
• Webinar

Press Releases and Media Distributions

White Papers

Case Studies

#2 Web Syndication

All IBM PartnerWorld registered business partners can access this service from WebCollage to enhance your website with key IBM marketing assets to help your company generate leads and drive sales --without the expense of a creative or technical resource.

How it works?

1. Customer accesses BP's site and navigates to the IBM Showcase Area
2. The page returned from the BP's site triggers the request for content from Syndicator
3. Syndicator accesses the WebCollages's IBM Brand Showcase site and retrieves the relevant content
4. Content from the IBM Brand Showcase site is dynamically customized to fit and integrate with BP's site
5. Customer accesses multiple IBM Brand Showcase pages while remaining inside the BP's site

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Click here to access all lead generation programs/services and Marketing Tools on MPower

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IBM DirectPresence - New Customer Briefing Option!

The IBM Retail Executive Briefing & Innovation Center in RTP, NC is now offering DirectPresence video conference capability.

With our limited travel and expense budgets, many of you that would have liked to bring in a customer to the Raleigh briefing center but could not, now have a new option to have an almost face to face live conference experience with the RSS experts in Raleigh. Read below for more details.

Retail Store Solutions Education Newsletter

Welcome to the seventh edition of RetailEd News for Business Partners, a newsletter brought to you by the Retail Store Solutions Education team.

New Education

The following Web lectures, workshops, and downloadable courses covering the IBM Self Checkout Solution, IBM SurePOS 500, IBM 4690 V6, the value of touch technology in a retail environment, IBM SurePOS hardware, and Dynamic Infrastructure for Retail are available for enrollment.

Important MPower News From Arrow ECS

Dear Valued Business Partner:

When you’re successful, we’re successful. That’s why we wanted to let you know about a few success-enhancing additions to the MPower portal.

We’ve recently added several new resources and tools to help you ramp up on two of the hottest technologies in the IBM portfolio: IBM N Series Storage and IBM XIV Storage System.

These resources give you a turnkey strategy for engaging with prospects and turning more of those opportunities into closed sales.

For a quick on-ramp of IBM N Series, click here.

For a quick on-ramp of IBM XIV, click here.

Thanks again for partnering with Arrow ECS.

Sincerely,

Arrow MPower Team


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