Arrow ECS IBM Group Newsletter

NEW System x and Storage Promotion - Effective July 1st!

There is a new System x and Storage Promotion for BP Led end users going into effect July 1st.  This promotion will include a front end discount of an additional 2%!!  This is only applicable to ON GRID transactions, and cannot be combined with special bid.  Download the following for more details.

Download 511-292 BP Led + Distributor Attachment

Last chance to attend two U.S. IBM Technical Universitites for the price of one!

Time is quickly running out to attend sessions at two IBM Technical Universities for the price of one. In just a few weeks, July 18 – 22, the co-located IBM System Storage® Technical University and IBM System x® Technical University come to Orlando, Florida (both hosted at the Orlando Hilton).

See and hear how fresh storage, systems and IBM BladeCenter® solutions are helping tackle clients' growing IT challenges.  Read more...

IBM Security Services - News Flash

Hacker collectives join forces to declare open war against government agencies, banks and large companies!  IBM clients need our solutions now more than ever...  Are you seizing the opportunity?

Summary
For the first time in recent history, black-hat hacker groups have publically joined forces to declare cyber war against all government agencies, banks, and big companies.  The call to arms is being led by Lulzsec and Anonymous, two groups synonymous with recent high profile attacks against the FBI, CIA, Malaysian government, Bank of America,

IBM Retail Store Solutions Customer Reference Business Partner Incentive (expires December 14, 2011)

Announcement Letter Number 511-254, June 14, 2011

Value proposition
Business Partners can receive one no-charge Retail Store Solutions Sales Summit® (RS4) registration in 2012 for submitting two IBM® Retail Store Solutions customer references.

The offer
For a limited time only, if eligible IBM Business Partners submit two (2) qualifying IBM Retail Store Solutions customer references for End Users* that are accepted by IBM under the terms of the IBM Client Reference Program, they can receive one (1) no-charge registration for the 2012 Retail Store Solutions Sales Summit (RS4).

There is a limit, per Business Partner company, of one (1) customer reference per End-User.  Read more...Download 511-254 RSS Customer Reference incentive

IBM Joins RetailROI To Turn Small Change Into Big Change At POS

Retail Orphan Initiative & IBM Collaborate To Help Retailers Raise Money for Charity 
 
IBM SurePOS ACE Auto RoundUp Feature Helps Shoppers Turn Small Change into Big Change for Orphans

NASHVILLE, TN - May 16, 2011 - Big changes are happening in communities across the country, inspired by shoppers who just say, "keep the change." The Retail Orphan Initiative RetailROI, in collaboration with IBM, has launched a national campaign designed to make it easy for retailers to raise money for charities at the point of sale (POS). 

Security Summer Webinar Series with Rational App Scan - June 21

Please join us Tuesday, 6/21 at 11:00 as we continue our security summer webinar series with Rational App Scan.

As stated in the latest ISS X-Force trend and analysis report, application vulnerabilities remain the top threats for organizations.  Rational App Scan is the leading application security solution in the marketplace and an excellent compliment to your existing portfolio.

On this call, we will discuss a brief overview of the solution, market opportunity and how to best position App Scan to your clients.

I look forward to speaking with everyone on Tuesday.

https://arrow.webex.com/arrow/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=713005713
888-617-2769 pc 80420728#

Upcoming Webinars - Week of June 20

June 20th: Fuel for the Field Business Partner Call, 3:30 - 5:00 pm EDT. Register. 

This monthly call will give you all the insight and information you need about IBM solutions and Arrow marketing updates to close deals faster! We'll review all the current promotions, announcements and news about IBM Brands (Power, System x, Storage, Services, Software), Finance, Marketing, Retail and ISS.

IBM RacknPower Team Thanks You!

I wanted to personally thank you for taking the opportunity to visit the IBM System x Rack and Power Infrastructure Solutions booth at last month's Arrow May Days Event in Fort Worth, TX. In the booth, we hope you had a chance to get a close look at our solutions, Including our new Racks, KVM Switches, KVM Console Kit, PDUs, and UPSs.

Upcoming Webinars - Week of June 13

June 14th: Arrow ECS Leadership Forum June Session, 2- 3 pm EDT.  Business Competition in this Strategic World  Register.

How to Design a Branded Competitive Advantage and Deliver Extraordinary Customer Experiences....Based on Rick Barrera’s Wall Street Journal bestselling book, this program is essential for any company that wants to radically differentiate their products, services and company from competitors while dramatically increasing revenues and margins.

IBM Virtual Desktop for Smart Business - Sales and Technical Sales Mastery Training Webinar

This webinar will cover the specific data and training needed to help pass the Solutions for Smart Business sales and technical sales mastery certification exams. As the exams were built upon IBM Foundations for Smart Business, additional insight will be conveyed relative to the preparation material identified on the exam web sites. The seminar will cover and review both sales and technical aspects of the Foundations for Smart Business. The IBM Virtual Desktop for Smart Business was built upon the Foundations for Smart Business.

We will also be sharing new information regarding Marketing/Sales resources for our Virtual Desktop Solution.

Thursday , June 16th
12:00 - 1:00 EST

Webinar & Call Information Below

Conference number US - 888-426-6840 PC 7091163
https://lli.ibm.com/meeting/join/?schedid=4445982 - internal IBM
https://apps.lotuslive.com/meetings/join?id=4445982 - external to IBM

 
AT&T TeleConference Access Details

Passcode:7091163

USA Toll Free 888-426-6840 Toll 215-861-6239
Tie Line/ITN 650-6840 / 2650-6840