Questions? Try the Software Answer Network (SWAN)

Announcing a new resource for Business Partners with technical questions. The Software Answer Network (SWAN) is a question-and-answer service for inquiries on Rational software products typically related to pre-sales questions around sales, strategy and technical areas. Partners access SWAN from the BPQA Interface. If no answer is found, you can specify question type (sales, strategy, technical), brand/products, geography as well as the requested service level (1 day, 2 day, 5 day or other.) SWAN is available to Advanced & Premier level Business Partners and Value Added Distributors. Member level Business Partners who have purchased the Value Package can also ask a new question using SWAN.

In this issue:
		The new Grow Your Deal Size tool is designed to improve your success in delivering sales orders with multiple Rational products. To help your expand your sales base and leads, IBM has introduced the Grow Your Deal Size tool. This resource provides sales teams and Business Partners with real-time support to expand their deals by identifying and selling complimentary offerings. It has a simple interface that utilizes customer pain point probing questions to identify complementary offerings and then provides a rich set of targeted resources around these products.

Resources

		NEW! Rational Business Partner training roadmaps Check out the new online Business Partner training roadmaps for quick guides to selling Rational software. The roadmaps inlcude materials like sales training courses, sales kits, technical web-based training, product demonstrations and installation guides for key Rational solutions.  If you're looking for a quick start to selling, put these roadmaps to work for you. Learn more.
		Share your opinions and receive a gift! Write a Rational Software review today & receive a THANK YOU GIFT: A complimentary MP3 player while supplies last. Plus, when you write a review you are able to upload your company logo and URL, giving your company greater marketing exposure as a Rational Partner. Write your review now!

News and Events

System z software Fall 2009 Launch System z software has a significant set of announcements from Information Management, Rational, Tivoli and WebSphere. The new announcements offer mainframe application developers increased productivity and improved application quality. Key products include: Rational Developer for System z v7.6 Rational Team Concert for System z v2 Learn more.

RSC 2010: Submit your speaker application today. The IBM Rational Software Conference 2010 is just around the corner, June 6 -10, 2010.  The conference will be held in Orlando, Florida.  We welcome speaking applications and sponsorships from our valued Business Partners. Attend at no charge, when you speak at the conference. Submit your speaking proposal by December 31st. Submit your speaker application today.