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July 2009

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	Executive focus
	Business Partner spotlight: iEnterprises Find out how other IBM Business Partners are succeeding by embracing a SaaS model.
	News and events Learn about the latest news and events in the SaaS community.
	Technical workshops and seminars Learn how to leverage technology to create dynamic infrastructures that drive down costs.
	SaaS demonstrations and more View new entries in the SaaS demonstration series.
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Dave Mitchell
Director, Strategy and Emerging Business

Welcome to the second Software as a Service newsletter of 2009. For those of us who have been involved in the SaaS space for a number of years, it's hard not to be excited by the amount of interest and attention the area is getting right now. With so much news about cloud computing I wanted to make sure you didn't miss two important updates from IBM.

First of all, in April we started offering a number of leading IBM software products in production on the Amazon Web Services cloud. For the first time you can build your SaaS solutions on IBM software like DB2, WebSphere sMash, and WebSphere Portal and pay hourly for what you use. This is a great way for those interested in launching a SaaS application to get started quickly and minimize your initial outlay and risk. Start small and scale as demand grows, keeping your costs in line with revenue. To find out more and get started, visit the IBM page on Amazon Web Services.

Secondly, on 16 June IBM announced a set of commercial "cloud" services and integrated products for the enterprise. The IBM Smart Business portfolio includes three "on-ramps," or ways to quickly deploy the cloud model:

• IBM Smart Business standardized services on the IBM cloud
• Smart Business private cloud services behind the firewall built by IBM (run by IBM or the client)
• IBM CloudBurst workload optimized systems, for clients who want to build to their own cloud with pre-integrated hardware and software

You can find out more about these announcements and what IBM is doing in this exciting area at
ibm.com/ibm/cloud/.

Enjoy the newsletter.

Sincerely,

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