Member Benefits

Why should you be a Global WebSphere Community member?

The Global WebSphere Community is made of up large and small customers, developers, consultants, vendors and IBM technical, support & sales staff from all over the world - all endorsing, constantly evaluating, learning and entrenching WebSphere tools, product and solutions to solve business problems. via local WebSphere User Groups as well as online communication via this site.

• Easily join (or start) a user group within your area
• Access a wide variety of information about WebSphere from IBM and other key WebSphere vendors
• Share presentations, information and ideas among user group chapters worldwide
• Take advantage of feedback and communication paths to IBM staff and executives on WebSphere issues
• Locate vendors specializing in WebSphere software, services and education in the WebSphere Education Zone
• Access to a "smart catalog' of WebSphere solutions in WebSphere Solutions Zone

Aside from the taking advantage of this Global network of online and offline communication the Global WebSphere Community and IBM work with different organizations to provide discount benefits for registered Global WebSphere Community members.

Below are some examples of these networking and discount benefits

• Free membership to the Global WebSphere Community.
• Special offers and discounts to existing market events
  • IBM Specific
  • Affliate Sponsored (example Share Conferences)
  • Birds of a Feather sessions
  • GWC-member organized
• Special offers and discount to Educational Resources
• Certification Testing
• Books

 

Available Discounts

• All GWC members qualify for a 40% Discount on WebSphere books from IBM Press
  IBM Press represents the best books, written by the best researchers, engineers, and developers employed at IBM. The IBM Press library has the breadth and depth of coverage to support you throughout your career.
  
  Log in for details on how to access this discount. Upon login, navigate to "Member Benefits" tab within the My Account area.
  
  New Releases from IBM Press!
  • Viral Data in SOA: An Enterprise Pandemic
    Authors: Neal Fishman
    Provides a comprehensive blueprint for ensuring data reliability in SOA environments. Leading IBM information forensics expert Neal Fishman helps readers identify the unique challenges of data quality in an SOA environment-and implement solutions that deliver the best results for the long term at the lowest cost.
  
  
  
  • Dynamic SOA and BPM: Best Practices for Business Process Management and SOA Agility
    Author: Marc Fiammante
    Offers a pragmatic, efficient approach for integrating solid but flexible Business Process Management (BPM) plans into SOA initiatives. Top IBMR SOA architect Marc Fiammante takes readers step-by-step through combining BPM and SOA, and using them together to build a more flexible, dynamic enterprise.
  
  
  To access the 40% WebSphere.org member discount, please log in and click on: "Member Benefits".
  
  For more information on either release, please visit www.ibmpressbooks.com



• 10% Discount on Public Classes from IBM IT Education Services in US!
  GWC members will receive a 10% discount to attend IBM Training public classes in the United States. The 10% discount will be automatically applied when the members use the URL link below to enroll in public classes at US locations. This discount offer does NOT apply to classes in other geographical locations outside of the US.
  
  In order to receive the discount rates, members must log on to GWC Member Benefits page and follow the links to the IBM Training US WebSphere Catalog page to browse and enroll in US public classes.

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