IBM - zTips Newsletter for Business Partners

September 2008

It's hard to believe that September is here, 2008 is flying by! I hope 3Q will be a good quarter for all.

Welcome to our first version of zTips using the iNews tool! The newsletter will now be delivered to you via HTML in eMail and is also available on the web. This tool enables some new features (new Spotlight, Important Links) and better visibility for events.

Top Stories

		New information available on the "System z Software" PartnerWorld site Third Enterprise Modernization Sales Kit: Test and Track - this sales kit addresses the Quality Management solutions from IBM Rational for System z Enterprise Modernization. New improved "enablement event finder" shows all upcoming System z events Updated Learning Paths for System z Software on the SMART Zone – SWG Core Selling for System z: Materials from July 14-16 Palisades session New New Demo’s available on PartnerWorld: Cognos v8 for System z CICS Explorer featuring Threadsafe Analysis Order ADCD z/OS 1.9 Summer 2008 Release in zPDT format WAS for z/OS Proof of Technology DB2 v9 for z/OS pure XML Using Optim Move for DB2 to extract data from multiple sources System z Business Process Service Management Experience Process-Portal on z/OS RD/z implementation of the IBM Problem Determination Tools System z Software PartnerWorld Page

		New Education - IBM Host Access Transformation Services New education/certification information for IBM Host Access Transformation Services (HATS) for System z (3270) is now available in PartnerWorld including self study guides. Click here to learn more

		New Redbook: z/OS Mainframe Security and Audit Management Check out the latest redbook: z/OS Mainframe Security and Audit Management using IBM Tivoli zSecure, SG24-7633 Click here to learn more

		Announcing new releases: z/OS, z/VM and z/VSE! z/OS Version 1 Release 10, z/VM Version 5 Release 4, and z/VSE Version 4 Release 2 are designed to: drive efficiencies and economies of scale; accommodate business needs through flexible, virtual and autonomic capabilities; help reduce the risk of lost productivity, downtime or security breaches; and enable business innovation through the extension of existing investments and adoption of newer technologies. This and new business intelligence solutions deliver real value for the System z platform. Learn more

		Improved capabilities on PartnerWorld! Global Solutions Directory and BP Application Showcase Several new and improved capabilities are now available in the Global Solutions Directory and Business Partner Application Showcase. These capabilities: Allow searches on specific HW / operating system configurations. Searches can now return results of products that run hardware on a specific OS. Combining Basic/Advanced searches into one. New functionality allows easy navigation between BPAS languages. More information

Events

Upcoming Conferences

Information on Demand – Las Vegas, NV (October 26-30)
WebSphere Portal Technical Conference – Nashville, TN (October 13-16)
WebSphere Portal Technical Conference – Berlin (October 6-8)
System z Expo – Las Vegas (October 13-17)

More Events

System z Software Enablement

IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS 8.3 Implementation: September 22-26 (registration ends September 8)
Upcoming System z Software Top Gun classes:

October 6-10: Stockholm, Sweden
October 27-31: Washington DC

More System z Software Enablement

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Spotlight

Check out System z Software at the Information on Demand event – Las Vegas, NV (October 26-30)

zIM sessions on Sunday, October 26 including two zIM sessions and one IBM Optim
zZone for ISVs in the Expo Hall
zIM table at the Business Partner Café
Rock the Mainframe Party for zIM attendees on Wednesday night at the House of Blues
Executive zIM breakfast for BPs and their customers

IOD Conference

New Whitepaper: Enterprise Modernization for System z
This white paper outlines IBM's enterprise modernization "philosophy" for IBM System z organizations.

Click here to access the white paper

Important Links

System z Software site on PartnerWorld

IBM Destination z

System z Hardware site on PartnerWorld