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The Global WebSphere Community Newsletter -- March 2009
Content Manager
Wellesley Information Services
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Dear WebSpherian,
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Thank you for subscribing to the Global WebSphere Community Newsletter - distributed on a monthly basis and containing the latest information on Global WebSphere Community announcements and WebSphere software-related topics of interest.
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GWC IMPACT Events
Announcing a special event for Global WebSphere Community members attending IMPACT 2009
GWC Meet the Experts event - Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 3:15-4:30 pm, Room 901/902 Galileo - Join us for a special GWC event at IMPACT featuring top experts on WebSphere and SOA including: Rob High, Chief Architect for the SOA Foundation; Kareem Yusuf, Director of Product Management for WebSphere Software; and Jerry Cuomo, VP and CTO for WebSphere Software. More info.
GWC Deep Dive Session - Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 4:45-6:00 pm, Room 901/902 Galileo - WebSphere technologists will focus on a limited number of topics at a detailed level. Topics will be contributed by the WebSphere User Groups. More info
GWC Reception - Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at 6:00-7:30 pm, Room 1001/1002 Galileo - The GWC will host a reception open to all IMPACT attendees. Join your colleagues for a cocktail, network with community members and honor our top user group leaders. More info
GWC Promotions:
GWC 4-for-1 Attendance Promotion - For each (4) NEW non-IBM Impact registrations per User Group between 3/17 - 4/17, the User Group will receive a free Impact ticket for use by a NON registered member of the group. Free passes will be distributed to non-IBM WUG members based on the WUG Leader's discretion (Ex. Drawing). These passes are non transferable and can only be used by the WUG earning the pass(es). Note: Any members receiving registration through the complimentary guest pass program, the WebSphere Inner Circle Program or the WebSphere Board of Advisors Program, will not be counted toward this offer. More info.
GWC Registration Discount - $100 off Standard fee of $2,050. Offer from 2/15 - 5/1. Simply make the selection that you are currently or would like to become a GWC member while registering for IMPACT 2009.
IMPACT 2009 Promotional Room Rate at the Venetian Hotel - The Impact room rate has been reduced, from $229 to $190 per night (plus tax), for Impact 2009 attendees. For those already registered for Impact 2009, reservations have been modified accordingly to take advantage of this reduced rate.
GWC presence at IMPACT 2009
- All GWC members will receive a "GWC Member" ribbon when checking in at the registration desk. This will allow community members to recognize each other throughout the week at IMPACT
- GWC Information Table at Registration - Stop by at the table to receive information about GWC activities so you can be sure to support your community by attending and letting others know about the GWC activities throughout the week.
- GWC Pedestal in the Solution Center - Visit the GWC Pedestal at Impact and volunteer to participate for a 1 hour shift at the pedestal to share your WUG and GWC experiences with visitors.
Send us your videos. All of you web cam hams out there, we want you!! Send us a video of yourself or your User Group describing your positive User Group and GWC experiences and we'll make you and your User Group stars at the GWC Solution Center Pedestal! Send questions to Tin Dizdarevic
For more information on IMPACT 2009 events, activities and promotions for the GWC, please visit the GWC IMPACT Zone.
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Moving to WAS 6.1? Plans to move to WAS 7.0?
If so, are you ready for the application migration headaches?
Phurnace Software, an IBM Advanced Business Partner, can ease the pain of migrating between WebSphere releases. In the past, your custom deployment scripts would have to be substantially re-worked, or in the worst case, completely re-written when you migrated your applications to a newer version of WebSphere. No more. Phurnace Deliver™ automates the migration of your Java apps across WAS releases - and with no scripting whatsoever.
Phurnace Deliver™ provides comprehensive support for IT operations staff and developers during complex enterprise Java deployments and migrations to decrease errors, streamline deployments and avoid the downtime and outages that come with manual or script-based processes. The current user approach of paging through the console or building cumbersome scripts can be reduced or eliminated with Phurnace, therefore freeing up limited IT resources for more value-added tasks.
Phurnace has been adding customers across multiple vertical markets and has extended its automated deployment product line with platform support for IBM WebSphere®, Oracle WebLogic®, RedHat JBoss™ and IBM WebSphere® Portal. Phurnace now has direct integrations to IBM Rational® Build Forge®, HP Server Automation®, BMC BladeLogic®, and source code control systems such as IBM ClearCase®, SVN, and CVS.
Learn more about Phurnace and how you can simplify your IBM WAS migrations. Sign up for our next webinar, visit our booth at IMPACT 2009, or view any one of the on-demand webinars now available for replay.
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Global WebSphere Leader Spotlight
Handly Cameron has led the Atlanta WUG since 2004, which has over 300 members. Learn more here!
We are ready for your close-up!
We are looking for UG leader volunteers to send us a short video clip about their UG. We will show the videos at the GWC Pedestal in the Impact Solutions Center. For more details, please email Tin Dizdarevic.
Global WebSphere Community Statistics:
There are over 28,000 members and 145 WebSphere User Groups worldwide. Refer a friend today!
NY/NJ WMQ and Application Integration User Group Meeting
The last NY/NJ WMQ and Application Integration User Group seminar was held on January 13th 2009 at the ISO Building in Jersey City - many thanks to ISO for the generous donation of the facility for the past years! The CIO of ISO, Roy Nicolosi, gave an opening welcome. This is Roy's 7th year of sponsorship for this User Group meeting site. Without Roy's support, we would not be able to conduct a large event like this as a non profit User Group organization. This event's meals were sponsored by IBM DataPower, a firmware device for security and ESB that is the dominant player with its line of devices that provide wire-speed SOA integration capabilities. DataPower manager, Norm Hirsh, also donated many raffle prizes for the meeting attendees. Despite the current economic environment, the event was a huge success - over 160 users attended the meeting, showing the resilience of the WebSphere MQ and Application Integration community. This meeting was highlighted by the presentations of 4 top hotshots from IBM's WebSphere line of products, as well as an insightful presentation on MQ security from Prolifics.
To learn more about NY/NJ WMQ and Application Integration User Group, click here.
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IBM SOA Sandbox
Increase your SOA skills through practical, hands-on, online trials free of charge as a cloud service. Not certain where to start? How about the IBM® SOA Sandbox for People, or Process, or Information, possibly Reuse or Connectivity -- one of the SOA Entry Points -- or better, maybe you would rather dive into more advanced topics, such as learning how to implement appropriate governance of services, or making your operations "green" -- SOA Disciplines.
An IBM SOA Sandboxwill Overview presentation will be made available to the GWC community in April. Please keep an eye on the GWC home page for more information.
GWC LinkedIn and Facebook groups growing - Join today
Our new GWC LinkedIn and Facebook groups are already taking off - especially the LinkedIn group. Use these satellite communities to network with other GWC members and stay in the loop with GWC news in between newsletters!
Join the LinkedIn GWC group
Join the Facebook GWC group
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No-Charge* IBM WebSphere Portal Server and Lotus Web Content Management Standard Edition development environment on Amazon Web Services (AWS)
This newly announced no-charge* development environment for IBM WebSphere Portal Server and Lotus Web Content Management Standard Edition on AWS cloud computing platform can be an option that to help you get your project, proof of concept or trial off to a flying start. Consider running your IBM software on AWS to help reduce operational costs for your portal and web content management solutions. In the near future, IBM will also release a pay-as-you-go pricing model for WebSphere Portal Server and Lotus Web Content Management Standard Edition that will be well suited for projects that need to start quickly and have variable performance capacity requirements. *Note: Charges for the Amazon Web Services will apply
Learn more about this no-charge* developer version
Find out how to run your own IBM software on AWS
1-800-FLOWERS.COM Grows Business With IBM WebSphere Software
IBM announced that 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc., the world's leading florist and gift shop, has selected IBM to provide its new e-commerce platform. Based on IBM WebSphere Commerce, the platform will help 1-800-FLOWERS.COM reduce its paper catalog footprint and build its online business by delivering a rich, one-stop resource for customers to purchase flowers, gourmet foods and gifts.
To read the full press release, click here.
Learn how to optimize costs in this economy
At Impact 2009, learn from more than 250 companies with successful SOA projects how to gain economic advantage. Education includes savings on crammer courses and exams for WebSphere and SOA certifications. Choose from more than 500 formal sessions, experience hand-on labs, meet SOA experts at the Tech Zone, view Solution Center exhibits, and participate in more than 30 networking receptions. It's a year's worth of education in a week.
Latest Innov8 "serious game" builds essential business/IT skills
This 3D simulator prepares future leaders for business challenges in these economic times. More than 100 universities use v 1.0 in their curricula to teach Business Process Management and SOA fundamentals. New features in Innov8 v 2.0 include collaboration with virtual teammates to teach students and professionals critical global collaboration skills. Three new scenarios tackle real-world problems like alleviating traffic congestion, making call center customer service more efficient, and improving a company's carbon footprint through a green supply chain. Innov8 v.2 will be available at no cost to businesses and academic institutions for simulations and training.
News from the WebSphere Serviceability Team
The March 2009 WebSphere Support Authority column discusses enhancements to Fix Central. Fix Central is a tool that you can use to acquire fixes for IBM software products, including WebSphere products.
The article is available here.
There are several new features and enhancements included with updates to the following tools that are available through the IBM Support Assistant:
Visual Configuration Explorer
Visual Configuration Explorer (VCE) is a visual tool for middleware configuration exploring, analysis, and problem diagnosis. VCE allows you to visualize your middleware configuration and easily search for specific property values, compare snapshots of different configurations and generate and share configuration analysis results.
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FREE WebSphere product education now available to GWC Members!
We're launching an exciting new program in April to provide community members with additional opportunities to enhance their knowledge of WebSphere products. Free training will be provided by our WebSphere Education group on a wide range of topics exclusively through user groups. Training will be delivered remotely by IBM subject matter experts covering the most popular WebSphere courses (value up to $3,800!).Â
New WebSphere Application Server V7 Training: Leverage EJB 3 and Java EE 5 Support
WebSphere Application Server just turned 10 years old. Whether you are a long-time WebSphere Application Server user or new to the leading application server platform, WebSphere Education has core to advanced training to help you leverage the new features and capabilities of WebSphere Application Server V7. WebSphere Application Server continues its 10-year evolution with added capabilities to the programming model and new tools for administrators. The updated WebSphere Application Server curriculum includes development courses for EJB 3 and Java EE 5 and transition courses to get you started quickly with the spectrum of new product capabilities. The following courses are now available for enrollment. And, many of the courses are available as Web-based training or Instructor-Led Online so you can train without traveling.
Harness the Capabilities of WebSphere MQV7 with New MQ Training from IBM
With the announcement of WebSphere MQ V7, IBM has taken the market-leading message-oriented middleware product, to the next level. With training from IBM WebSphere Education specific to your role as WebSphere MQ Administrator or Application Developer you can harness these new capabilities into tangible infrastructure and performance improvements for your WebSphere environments, including SOA and Web 2.0. The new curriculum includes courses for new and seasoned WebSphere MQ users, from transition to advanced administration and development courses.
With over 11 courses, the WebSphere MQ V7 curriculum has skill building available for various roles and skill levels. New courses for administrators and developers, including advanced administration and courses for develpoers with Cobol and C programming backgrounds. Also, most courses can be completed without traveling through IBM WebSphere Education's Instructor-Led Online learning (ILO). ILO courses are taught by a live instructor in real time and include the same hands-on labs that are part of traditional classroom courses.
Learn more about ILO
Complete WebSphere MQ V7 curriculum
Prep for free certification testing at Impact 2009 with WebSphere Certification Crammer Courses
IBM WebSphere Education can help prepare you for no-charge certification testing at Impact 2009 with our special Impact-only WebSphere Certification Crammer Courses. For only $499, you can attend a thorough class that includes a review of concepts and sample assessment certification test questions. Choose from five classes taught by an IBM WebSphere instructor. Each session includes an additional no-charge certification voucher and VIP testing slots. These crammer courses will be held on Sunday, May 3 at Impact 2009 at the Venetian Resort Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Start building your WebSphere skills by sampling actual lessons from our most popular Instructor-Led Online (ILO) courses . The WebSphere Education Crash Course series consists of multiple 30-45 minute video clips recorded during WebSphere classes. These mini-lessons give you a solid understanding of what you can expect when you take the full version ILO course. Over 25 courses are available covering topics across the WebSphere and SOA portfolios.
Learn more.
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Webcasts and Teleconferences
Collaboration: Strategies to Maximize Business Performance
available on-demand, 2009
Strategies for Mid-sized Companies
available on-demand, 2009
Open Mic - WebSphere Application Server System Management
April 7, 2009 - 11am EDT
WebSphere Adapters 6.2 with WebSphere Application Server
April 9, 2009 - 11am EDT
Update Installer and WebSphere Partner Gateway
April 14, 2009 - 11am EDT
JDBC Connectivity using WebSphere Message Broker 6.1
April 15, 2009 - 11am EDT
CICS Hangs and Slowdowns - How to use a dump to determine the cause
April 21, 2009 - 11am EDT
Understanding the WebSphere MQ Java Message Service Classes
April 22, 2009 - 11am EDT
WebSphere Partner Gateway 6.2.0 - Configuring to use the SFTP Protocol
April 23, 2009 - 11am EDT
Lessons Learned Supporting WebSphere Virtual Enterprise
April 28, 2009 - 11am EDT
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