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Initiative for Business Partners using open source


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Obtain personalized technical assistance at no charge to help you build and test your solution by simply creating an project with the IBM Virtual Innovation Center (VIC). This assistance includes education, instant Q&A, architecture assistance, access to IBM test labs, and much more.

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Update your VIC profile to participate in the initiative
Add DB2 Express-C or WebSphere Application Server Community Edition as products of interest to your VIC profile and you qualify for participation in the initiative for Business Partners using open source.

If you are new to the VIC you will be presented the list of product selections when registering. If you already have a VIC profile, sign in to update it:
  • Select Product selections in the left navigation.
  • Select DB2 Express-C or WebSphere Application Server Community Edition from the list provided.

Maximize the benefits of the initiative for Business Partners using open source
Receive personalized technical and marketing assistance
Create a project in the VIC that uses either DB2 Express-C or WebSphere Application Server Community Edition and you will be assigned a project resource manager for personalized assistance accessing your new technical enablement and sales and marketing benefits.

After you sign in to the VIC:
  • Select Projects in the left navigation.
  • Select the Create a new project link in the middle of the page.
  • Select DB2 Express-C or WebSphere Application Server Community Edition.
  • After completing the form, you will be contacted within two business days for personalized assistance.

If you have not already done so, you can download DB2 Express-C and WebSphere Application Server Community Edition at no charge.
 
Use the sales and marketing benefits
Help generate incremental business by using the sales and marketing benefits that IBM offers once your open source-related solution is ready.

Take the next step

Take your solutions and your business with IBM even further by participating in the Information On Demand and Service Oriented Architecture communities. Both communities offer ways to qualify for even more incremental benefits.

Information On Demand
Service Oriented Architecture
 
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