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The Global WebSphere Community Newsletter
February 2008
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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.

Hit the jackpot at IMPACT 2008 - April 6-11, Las Vegas
Don't miss THE technical conference for WebSphere and SOA professionals - with more technical sessions, more hands-on labs, more customer speakers, free certification testing - and special discounts, events and offers for GWC members. Learn more

On February 22, the Virtual WebSphere z/OS User Group met to discuss WAS Web 2.0 Feature Packs. Check out the presentation here:
https://www.websphere.org/downloadSlides?package=628

And click here for the audio recording of the meeting: https://www.websphere.org/downloadSlides?package=629

Browse presentations from other WebSphere User Groups here:
http://apps.websphere.org/apps/sharedDocs/publicSlides

Keep an eye out for an upcoming Global WebSphere Community survey next week! We hope to gauge your usage of various WebSphere technologies to improve our technology coverage, and ultimately improve the relevance of GWC Content.
At the Impact 2008 conference, be sure to attend a session from Ying Ding, the Charlotte WUG Leader.

Date: Monday, 07 April, 2008
Session Number: 2512A
Title: Three defenders of the resiliency of large interconnected WebSphere systems
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Place: MGM Grand - Vista Room 206-207

Session Description:

This presentation will be thought-provoking discussion on a number of key resiliency issues for large interconnected WebSphere systems and point out possible directions of tactical and strategic industry solutions. There are three areas of discussion: How to detect changes that originated in other interconnected systems but will impact your WebSphere system, How to better monitor the WebSphere servers and perform wider and deeper monitoring into the JVM instances, transactions, and traffic load and pattern changes, How to use the performance data from production environment to better stress testing and performance testing on focused areas.

WAS CE: Free to Download, Free to Deploy
WebSphere® Application Server Community Edition is a free Java EE 5 server for building and managing Java applications. Built on Apache Geronimo and pre-integrated with Apache Tomcat, this small-footprint app server supports JEE5 and Web 2.0 standards. Download now

Implementing multilingual sites in IBM WebSphere Portal
With IBM Workplace Web Content Management, you can build sites that serve content in different languages. Combined with the capabilities of the underlying IBM WebSphere Portal personalization engine, Workplace Web Content Management can deliver content that is personalized based on user preferences. Learn how

Build your own wiki with Project Zero
Project Zero is a simplified development platform focused on the agile development of Web 2.0 applications following a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA). Among Project Zero's arsenal of libraries is a simplified API for executing SQL queries. Learn how to leverage these APIs to build a simple wiki. Get started now

Support withdrawal from marketing: IBM WebSphere Studio Application Monitor for z/OS -- Replacements available - IBM will withdraw from marketing subscription and support (S&S) for IBM WebSphere® Studio Application Monitor for z/OS®. Get complete details and

Revised terms and conditions for select IBM WebSphere Business Integration and WebSphere Voice Response programs
  • Software annual maintenance renewal for selected WebSphere® Business Integration adapters is extended to April 30, 2009.
  • Software support for WebSphere Voice Response V4.2.0 is reinstated.
  • IBM plans to withdraw selected WebSphere Business Integration adapters and various OEM trade-up part numbers.
View complete details

Software withdrawal and support discontinuance: IBM WebSphere Information Integrator
View complete details

New live and on demand Webcasts Boost Online Sales with Customer-Centric Commerce Turbocharge Your Infrastructure for SOA Learn more and register


WED Compute Grid Trial
Download a free trial version of WebSphere® Extended Deployment Compute Grid, which lets you schedule, execute, and monitor batch jobs. Because online transaction processing and batch jobs execute simultaneously on the same server resources, you can avoid costly duplication of resources. Compute Grid supports job types of Java transactional batch, compute-intensive and a new type called "native execution", which enables non-Java workloads to run on distributed end points.
Free WebSphere Certification testing now included with most WebSphere Education Courses
IBM WebSphere Education is making certification easier than ever before by including no-charge certification testing with many courses. With every qualifying classroom or instructor led online training course you attend, you will receive a certification promotional code that will enable you take the aligning eligible certification exam valued up to $150 USD free of charge. This offer is available worldwide. Get started by viewing the courses available with this offer.

Electronic IBM WebSphere, SOA and XML Certificates
Contributing to IBM's investment and commitment in the greening of IT, the IBM WebSphere, SOA and XML certification team making WebSphere, SOA and XML certificates available only in electronic form effective February 1, 2008. For any inquiries regarding this announcement, please send a note to mailto:certify@us.ibm.com

Train without traveling
Travel budgets zeroed out in your company? No problem. You can still build the skills you need for 2008 and eliminate travel expense with WebSphere Education's instructor-led online (ILO) learning. Learn more

New WebSphere certification tests for 2008 - view the complete listing

New SOA certification tests for 2008 - view the complete listing

Revised SOA training resources - view details

Revised XML training resources - view details

WebSphere certification retirement update - view details
Free Support at Your Fingertips Do you know about the many free tools and resources from IBM, supporting its software products? Add these useful resources to your toolbox, or better yet, make the IBM Support Assistant your troubleshooting workbench, to make your support experience simpler!
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SOA News - Get the latest insight, information and how-to's on SOA, delivered right to your desktop. For your complimentary subscription to the IBM SOA Newsletter, subscribe here

Nortel and WebSphere
Nortel and IBM® have a broad-based alliance focused on delivering collaborative innovations that leverage IBM services and technology capabilities with Nortel's experience and leadership in communications infrastructure and solutions. Through the alliance, Nortel provides communications enabled communications capabilities that are fully integrated with IBM's WebSphere® Application Server to enable higher performance, speed and simplicity.






Rational Software Development Conference 2008

It's time to join the League of Extraordinary Software Developers at the IBM Rational Software Development Conference 2008, June 1 - 5, at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotel. Yes, Rational User, look to the skies! The R-Signal is sweeping across the clouds with the challenge: R-U Ready To Save The Day?

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For a discounted registration fee, please use the code found on the Global Rational Community Member Benefits page

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