Arrow ECS IBM Group Newsletter

IBM Business Analytics 2012 Kickoff for Business Partners - The Year of Hypergrowth!

Please join us on February 7th if you are interested in learning about the specific objectives of the IBM Business Analytics division for 2012 and how Business Partners can take advantage of multiple IBM product, program and capabilities to drive hypergrowth and continue to increase profitability.

Social Mythbusters

Join this webinar to hear from Louis Richardson and learn about the misconceptions and lessons learned regarding Social Business.

Date:  April 19
Time:  2:00 pm EDT
Register now.

Connections: Marketplace Positioning and Competitive Insights

Join this webinar to hear from Larry Oglesby and Randy Frink and learn about how to position ICS Connections in the marketplace and defeat the competition.

Date: March 15th
Time:  2:00 pm EDT
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Ideas@Work Webinar

Join this webinar to hear from Louis Richardson and learn about how being a social business can drive innovation and create real busines value.

Date:  February 16th
Time:  2:00 pm EDT
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Netezza Bootcamps scheduled for March -- Sign up NOW!

We have 2 Netezza Bootcamps scheduled in March.  

Dates and locations are:
* March 6-9 -- Waltham, MA
* March 13-16 - Costa Mesa, CA

NOTE:  SPACE IS LIMITED & WILL FILL UP QUICKLY !!

Register here. 

Announcing ICS Basics Virtual Top Gun!

Want to learn how to help clients transform their businesses with IBM social collaboration solutions?  Want to better understand the concept of an  "exceptional web experience" or "exceptional work experience" ? Need to hear the latest announcement from Lotusphere 2012?

Important Update on ISS Transition to IBM Software Group - February 7th

IBM recently announced the ISS products that will be moving from GTS to IBM Software Group in 2012. As a result, there will be specific actions that the business partners will be required to take in order to remain compliant with IBM’s software programs and resell the technology.  We want to help make this transition smooth for you and Arrow has the expertise and resources to help you through this process. Join us for this important call as we review the announcement and changes, discuss the IBM SWG SVP and channels programs, and the steps you need to take.  Register

IBM Software Subscription & Support Quarterly Call Series

The IBM Software Subscription and Support Sales team will be launching a NEW call series for Software Business Partners.   At these webcasts, you will hear from the Software Brand Subscription and Support Sales Executives and subject matter experts on topics such as:  new product release announcements, pricing & licensing changes for renewals, re-instatement sales plays, new initiatives, acquisition updates, and other topics that are relevant to the IBM Software Renewal business. 

ICS Sales Talk: Use Social Dashboards to Help You Sell More Social Portal - Jan. 31st

In today's world organizations,Social businesses need to be able to make fast accurate decisions. This involves being able to get timely accurate information, decipher it, engage the right people and evolve/iterate to deliver the best solution, where ever you are (ie mobile). In this session, find out how you can use IBM technology to help deliver critical information to the people that need it. Solutions will include dashboards, portals and infusing social capability using IBM Connections, WebSphere Portal Server, and WebSphere Dashboard Framework.

Pulse 2012

Discover how to Be Bold. Be Tivoli. Be Limitless. at Pulse 2012, March 4-7.  Build skills, network and fine tune your strategies for growth through the Business Partner Summit on Sunday, March 4, the Business Park Cafe, 100's of educational sessions and more.