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GWC Newsletter - Special Edition
WebSphere Live for SOA
Dear Thomas,
The Global WebSphere Community would like to
inform you of the WebSphere Live for SOA
webcast on September 20th at 10am EDT
featuring Robert LeBlanc, General Manager, IBM
WebSphere.
Come and learn more about SOA.
Go to
http://ibmevents.on24.com/ibmsoa to
register now.
Regards,
Global WebSphere Community
www.WebSphere.org
Internetworking the Global WebSphere
Community
IBM WebSphere Live! for SOA
Date: September 20, 2005 - 10am EDT
Duration: 1.5 hours
Join Robert Le Blanc,General Manager, IBM
WebSphere, as he overviews powerful
announcements around SOA and demonstrates how
SOA can help you to meet your business integration
and IT application flexibility challenges head on. This
webcast will give you the information you need to
better manage your business outcome and directly
impact your bottom line.
SOA on your terms and IBM's expertise. It's time to
step up to Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and
find out how to drive greater business flexibility for
your organization. SOA delivers a flexible, robust
platform for your infrastructure, letting you model,
assemble, deploy and manage applications in real-
time. Join us for this exciting webcast event to learn
about the value behind IBM's new fully integrated
and flexible IBM SOA solutions.
Everyone is talking about SOA!
On September 13, 2005, we delivered the IBM
WebSphere SOA announcement to the Global
WebSphere Community (GWC), taking part in the
largest WebSphere announcement in years!
In just 2 days there have been over 11,000 visits to
www.ibm.com/soa. IBM
clients, business partners, analysts, press, and
IBMers all want to know more.... The IBM WebSphere
SOA launch this week has included briefings for over
125 top analysts -- and press conferences attended
by 73 reporters have generated over 60 articles in
only 48 hours! 3,500 customers have already
attended SOA events...and this is only the beginning!
Don't miss out -- attend a WebSphere Live for SOA
event near you! (See below for more information.)
See what analysts are saying:
Gartner: IBM “ made the point that IBM is leading the
charge in SOA. I like the ESB work – get the stake in
the ground here” and “Bottom Line – Very good
performance. Laid out the plans, products, templates
for SOA”
Source: David Cearley, Vice President, Emerging
Trends
See what the press is saying:
InfoWorld: “The major message is that business
process management is a critical part of SOA and we
have new products that are integrated and open
around BPM," said Sandy Carter, vice president of
strategy for channels and marketing at IBM. The
company has tracked that it has more than 1,000
SOA customer engagements”
GWC Supports SOA
We have put together an informative package on the
latest SOA announcement, shown below, for the
Global WebSphere Community, delivered through WebSphere.org.
Are you ready for SOA ... learn
more how IBM delivers now!
Letter
to GWC from Sandy Carter, Vice
President, IBM WebSphere Marketing, Strategy and
Channels
Register for the SOA Webcast on
September 20 with Robert LeBlanc, General
Manager, IBM WebSphere
Press Release: IBM Unveils New SOA Software and
Services, Expands Partner Initiative to Help Clients
Manage Business Processes
Register for a WebSphere Live
for SOA seminar near you
WUGs Getting Involved in Free WebSphere Live
for SOA . . .
At the last GWC User Group Leader (UGL) call,
Barbara Formichelli, IBM liaison for User Group
Programs, gave a briefing on the WebSphere Live for
SOA and Gartner Symposium ITxpo events that will
highlight sessions, demos and presentations about
Service Oriented Architecture (SOA).
The GWC encourages members to attend and get
involved in these events. GWC is sending out
information to the local User Group Leaders about the
specific events.
Some WUGs have actively supported the WebSphere
Live for SOA events as follows:
- The Northern California WUG, headed by
Andrea Dugas, set up their September 13th meeting
at the WebSphere Live for SOA event in San Mateo,
CA
- The Detroit WUG members attended the
WebSphere Live for SOA event in Southfield, MI
which has an automotive industry focus. The Detroit
WUG participation is led by Denise Eick, WUG
leader.
- In New York, Sandy Carter, VP, WebSphere
Marketing, Strategy and Channels, Marie Wieck, VP,
WebSphere Platform, and Deon Newman, Director,
WebSphere Go To Market attended the New York
WUG meeting to talk about SOA and announced the
WebSphere Live for SOA event that is coming to New
York City on September 21st.
There are many more WebSphere Live for SOA
events coming to cities around the world. Take
advantage of this unique opportunity to learn first
hand from IBM about SOA. Check and see when the
WebSphere Live for SOA event is coming to a city
near you.
Speak About Your SOA Experience at a WebSphere Live for SOA event
GWC is working jointly with the IBM WebSphere team
to invite GWC members who are currently working
with SOA to speak and field a Q&A session about
their experiences with SOA at the WebSphere Live!
for SOA events. The experience with SOA does not
have to be in depth but they must be
knowledgeable on the topic and have a compelling
story. Travel and living expenses will be covered
under IBM guidelines. We are currently looking for
speakers in events at these locations:
- Charlotte, NC – September 22, 2005
- Costa Mesa, CA – October 19, 2005
If you’re interested in speaking event about your
SOA story at a WebSphere Live for SOA, please
contact the GWC team at
gwc@groupintelligence.com.
Learn more about SOA at the following IBM
Conferences:
- WebSphere Technical Exchange
- WebSphere Technical Conference Events
- Gartner Symposium ITxpo Conference
To learn more about these events, please go to
http://www.websphere.org/events
Interact with the “SOA Rock Stars” via GWC Blogosphere
GWC is very excited to inform you about the GWC
Blogosphere including blogs from key SOA experts
from IBM, the “SOA Rock Stars”. The SOA Rock
Stars are the real experts who “ROCK” the SOA
space. Stars in the GWC Blogosphere include:
- Sandra Carter - VP WebSphere
Marketing, Channels and Strategy
- Kareem Yusuf Ph.D - Program Director,
WebSphere Software Platform
- Rob High - Chief Architect, IBM's SOA
Foundation
- Dr. Angel Luis Diaz - IBM's Director for
On Demand Software Development
- Dr. Donald Ferguson - Chief Architect,
IBM Software Group
- Grant Larsen - SOA Solutions team for
IBM Rational software
- Dan Wolfson - IBM Distinguished
Engineer
- Gennaro Cuomo - IBM Distinguished
Engineer and
Chief Technology
We encourage you to read their blogs and send them
your comments and question. They are looking
forward to communicating with you through their
blogs. Learn from their vast knowledge and
experience by interacting with these SOA Rock Stars
in the GWC Blogosphere.
Free Online SOA Training
Check out these free online training courses about
SOA! A lot of people don't know about this little
nugget of a page but because you’re a WebSphere
User Group member we’re giving you the information
first:
SW717:
Introduction to the Value and Governance Model of
Service-Oriented Architecture
SW718:
Design SOA Solutions and Apply Project, Technical,
and Operational Governance
SW719:
Technologies and Standards for Service-Oriented
Architecture Project Implementation
SW706:
For Business Partners: The Value of Service-Oriented
Architecture
SW707:
For Business Partners: Assessment Assets for
Service-Oriented Architecture
SW708:
For Business Partners: Service-Oriented Architecture
Design Patterns
SW709:
For Business Partners: Implementation Technologies
for Service-Oriented Architecture
Designs
Learn Interactively about SOA
Check out this interactive presentation about SOA. It
includes a lot of good information about SOA, and
testimonials from business leaders and IT Chief
Architects who have been implementing SOA. You will
be guided to different briefing rooms providing you
with perspectives on implementing SOA. Hear
perspectives from a Software Developer, an IT
Architect, a VP Supply Chain, a CIO, a CEO. . . Go to the SOA Conference
Room.
New Training Offers from IBM IT Education Services
There are new courses that are being offered by IBM
IT Education Services.
Check out the new training available to sharpen your
WebSphere skills here.
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