Chicago North-West WUG Meeting
Please join us for the first official meeting for the Chicago NW Integration and Cloud Computing WUG on June 5, 2013. Come to our day-long meeting to hear about innovations in Cloud, SOA, Cast Iron Cloud Integration, System z and more.

IBM MobileFirst creates promising partnerships with AT&T, academics
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May Monthly Webcasts!
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Special Impact Newsletter
Read about the highlights of Impact 2013!

Customer-centric enhancements to IBM BPM and IBM ODM simplify and modernize
IBM announced new versions of both IBM Business Process Management (IBM BPM) and IBM Operational Decision Manager (IBM ODM) on April 23, with updates taht promise to make business process and rules management easier and simpler for customers.

June 11, Next Era of Private Cloud: Continuous Delivery to Your Private PaaS
Learn how to implement the enhanced capabilities Managed File Transfer and Advanced Message Security and how WebSphere MQ now better supports development needs for Mobile. View the video replay.

Clarity in the cloud

New complimentary IBM WebSphere Education courses available from the Global WebSphere Community
Members of the GWC have a strong interest in getting further education in WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere MQ. We are pleased to announce the availability of complimentary IBM WebSphere Education courses available to our GWC members for WAS (including the new MQ for zOS tutorials)and WebSphere MQ.

GWC Members Save 10% off registration to attend the 2013 IBM Exceptional Web Experience.
Learn about the market-leading IBM Web Experience platform recognized for delivering exceptional, personalized and engaging web experiences. Attend the IBM Exceptional Web Experience 2013 at the Hilton Chicago, May 20 - 23, 2013. GWC members can SAVE 10% off registration when they enroll using promo code W2U. (Eligibility will be validated). Learn more.

Learn from WebSphere Product Managers on Investment Protection and benefits from the latest product upgrades
WebSphere products help customers respond to market challenges through periodic enhancements and upgrades. Protect your investment with WebSphere subscription and support services

New Tutorial on Mobile Apps
Check out the new video tutorials from IBM on Using Message Broker and Worklight to make mobile apps.

New Cloud-based Exercises on the SOA Sandbox
Learn hands-on via cloud based exercises on the SOA Sandbox. Latest exercises on how IBM Operational Decision Management automates a wide range of decisions for line-of-business users while providing them the means to change and govern those decisions are now available.

New GWC whitepaper: Collaborating with Strategic Business Units in Support of Enterprise Applications
This white paper addresses the market trends that stimulated the innovation of new approaches to monitoring, management, automation, testing, and statistical reporting for Enterprise Middleware Environments and the development of a new breed of Middleware Management tools like Avada Software’s Infrared360.

IBM Announces Public Beta for IBM BPM Design-Time Integration with SAP Solution Manager
IBM intends to provide users of SAP with a simpler way to design, document, and customize SAP process definitions by leveraging the design-time capabilities of IBM BPM. A public beta of this SAP Solution Manager Integration for IBM BPM is now available for customer and IBM internal feedback.

IBM WebSphere Migration Services (WAS version-to-version)
IBM Software Services for WebSphere can help you evaluate options for migrating your WebSphere applications and infrastructure to a new version of IBM WebSphere Application Server (IBM WAS). Our version-to-version migration assessment for WebSphere provides information to plan and execute a successful migration between different versions of WAS. Contact your sales specialist and evaluate your migration options.

Reinstate your WebSphere MQ Software Subscription and Support at a discount!
IBM is offering a limited time discount to customers who reinstate their IBM WebSphere MQ Software Subscription and support. Get the details.

Turbocharge your WebSphere Commerce investment with community and collaboration
Take a look at the WebSphere Commerce User Group in this article from the premiere issue of WebSphere Insights – A new digital publication.

Looking to fill a job opening for a WebSphere professional? Try the GWC Job Board!
If you’re a WebSphere professional looking for a new position or an employer looking to fill an open position for someone with WebSphere skills, there’s no better spot than the GWC Job Board! The GWC Job Board is open to any WebSphere-related position in the world (excluding positions at IBM). You must be logged into your free GWC account to post or reply to a job opening. Get started now!

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