Service Oriented Architecture

SOA spring launch 2008 information for Business Partners

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This spring, IBM extends its SOA leadership by delivering Smart SOA™, the experienced approach to acceleration, innovation, and differentiation. What sets IBM and our IBM Business Partners with SOA skills and solutions apart is unrivaled customer experience in developing and deploying SOA solutions; continued development of the industry's broadest, deepest, and most open SOA portfolio; and unparalleled thought leadership in SOA.

These spring launch pages will help you quickly grasp the essence of Smart SOA, the eXperienced approach, and give you a single place to find the key information you need to take your business and your customers to the next level in SOA.

Additional spring launch information

	Webcast replay: The IBM Smart SOA approach: Aligning business and IT for maximum impact IBM executives and customers offer tips for accelerating business growth, creating architecture that keeps pace with change, and implementing a Smart SOA approach based on best practices.
	Webcast replay: SOA spring launch call for IBM Business Partners IBM executives Sandy Carter, Jim Corgel, and John Gordon discuss the new announcements from the 2008 spring SOA launch.
	Press release: IBM showcases strategy, software, and services at industry's largest customer conference dedicated to advancing the US$160 billion SOA market

	Understand the Smart SOA approach (Flash; 6.8MB) Learn how you can be more flexible and responsive to your business needs.
	Get started with Smart SOA (Flash; 6.5MB) Discover how to leverage the SOA business entry points and SOA Business Catalog.

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	WebSphere and SOA update for IBM Business Partners Get the latest WebSphere and SOA news from IBM.
	IBM Industry Frameworks technical validation Validate your solution with Industry Frameworks and receive valuable marketing and technical benefits.
	Smart SOA Social Network Join the first social network specifically created for those interested in SOA, including analysts, business leaders, developers, IBM Business Partners, IT architects, and university faculty and students.
	IBM Software Web content syndication Grab the latest IBM Software product info for your Web site.
	Smart SOA widget Download a smart personal assistant to receive up-to-the-minute alerts about customer case studies, presentations, analyst reports, SOA white papers, SOA newsletters, events, and more, right on your desktop.
	IBM SOA Sandbox Increase your SOA skills through practical, hands-on experience with the IBM SOA entry points, which provide a simple way to get started with SOA.
	Add your solution to the IBM SOA Business Catalog Add your SOA solutions to the IBM SOA Business Catalog, the premier SOA business portal, where SOA thought leaders look for answers and find teaming opportunities.