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January 8, 2003
 

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e-business and e-commerce
  Get more out of content management with software services from IBM Data Management.
  Radio Adexa broadcasts analyst insights

Upcoming classes, teleconferences & events
  Webcast: Extend the Power of EDI with Business Integration
  IBM sponsors 2003 Automotive News World Congress
  Webcast for wholesale distributors: drawing for TaylorMade 360Ti driver
  Web-enable iSeries applications with WebSphere
  Get your Linux questions answered Jan. 23 at IBM Customer Day, LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, New York City

Industry focus
  IBM heart rate monitor calls cell phone for help
  JPMorgan Chase signs record outsourcing agreement with IBM
  Crunchy Technologies and IBM team on accessible solutions
  Pharma 2010 discusses a transformation of the pharmaceutical / life-sciences industry

Technical hints and tips
  New Verizon IT outsourcing eBrochure

Technology developments & new products
  Nokia and IBM team up on secured mobile applications
  IBM ASIC technology helps power new Cray supercomputer
  Chartered and IBM in development, sourcing agreement
  Cometa Networks formed to provide wireless Internet access
  WebSphere version 5 delivers on-demand capabilities
  IBM to acquire Rational Software

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e-business and e-commerce

Get more out of content management with software services from IBM Data Management.
IBM Software Services for Data Management specializes in content
management expertise. Experienced consultants can help you create
and manage an enterprise content management infrastructure for the
full spectrum of your business's digital information. Use their in-
depth knowledge of IBM content management technologies to design and
implement an infrastructure to safely and efficiently store, access
and manage large collections of scanned images, documents, XML and
HTML files, audio or video content. Find more at:

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Radio Adexa broadcasts analyst insights
Los Angeles-based supply-chain vendor Adexa has gone back to
broadcasting basics to deliver the latest insights from industry
analysts. The IBM Advanced Business Partner is currently featuring
radio stories on collaborative demand planning; sales and operations
planning and enterprise performance management, along with commentary
on how Adexa solutions deal with these critical issues. As you might
expect from a member of the IBM Managed Hosting-application
enablement program, Adexa's brand of radio expands the traditional
definition of the media. You can see pictures too. Tune-in to Radio
Adexa now at:

(See statement #1 at end of Weekly Update.)
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Upcoming classes, teleconferences & events

Webcast: Extend the Power of EDI with Business Integration
If your business depends heavily on your IT systems, then you're
probably well aware of the importance of integration. Data and
applications throughout the enterprise need to be connected--from
your electronic document interchange, or EDI transactions, to Web
applications and backend systems. Our speakers will highlight the
business drivers behind the increased need for enterprise integration
and discuss this in context of the mission-critical role that EDI
plays and how WebSphere* can help provide a solution. In the U.S.
and Canada, tune in now at:

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IBM sponsors 2003 Automotive News World Congress
IBM is sponsoring the 2003 Automotive News World Congress, Jan. 13-
16, Dearborn, MI. Hear from some of the top automotive industry
executives and join our discussion on the challenges facing the
industry. Register or inquire at:

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Webcast for wholesale distributors: drawing for TaylorMade 360Ti driver
Be among the first to register and attend our Webcast and get a free
sleeve of the very same golf balls used by Tiger Woods! See how DPS
was able to help Courter Company reduce expenses by $100,000 annually
and Franklin Machine Products implement new technology that landed a
major customer. Increase sales, provide better customer service and
increase market share through the use of technology tools for
wholesale distributors. As a special incentive to ensure you'll gain
the benefits from these case studies and the technology they used,
we're having a drawing for a Free TaylorMade 360Ti driver at the
conclusion of the Webcast, Jan. 15, noon ET. Quantities of golf
balls are limited, so register now at:

(See statement #1 at end of Weekly Update.)
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Web-enable iSeries applications with WebSphere
In just four-hours of class time, learn about different host-access
technologies including Host-on-Demand, Host Publisher, Access for Web,
Webfacing and WebSphere* Studio and Client for iSeries*.  Check it
out now at:

(See statement #1 at end of Weekly Update.)
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Get your Linux questions answered Jan. 23 at IBM Customer Day, LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, New York City
Join us Jan. 23 for IBM Customer Day! IBM can help you break
through the buzz and find real business value at the upcoming
LinuxWorld Conference and Expo, Jan. 21-24. Join us Jan. 23 for IBM
Customer Day and you can ask questions of IBM executives, an industry
analyst and IBM customers. This exclusive event features valuable
third-party information about Linux and its adoption into the business
arena. IBM Customer Day will give you the opportunity to: hear from
key execs and customers; learn how IBM customers like Mobile Travel
Guide and Merrill Lynch have implemented Linux; understand where they
use Linux, where they don't, and what's working for them and what's
not. Act now!  Register at 800-241-4502 (U.S. toll free) or
770-296-3931 (international) or online at:

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Industry focus

IBM heart rate monitor calls cell phone for help
IBM has demonstrated a tiny device that measures heart rate and is
able to sense when the person wearing it is in distress, then call
a cell phone for immediate help. The "distress" signal is sent
wirelessly via Bluetooth, a short-range, low-power radio technology
that makes communication possible between personal digital assistants,
laptop computers, printers and mobile phones--and now, for the first
time, the heart rate device joins this list. Heart-rate measurement
devices aren't new. They're especially popular with joggers and
bikers and generally are worn strapped to the chest. But the
utility has ended there. Now, however, in a technology demonstration,
inventors at IBM have taken the device one important step further.

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JPMorgan Chase signs record outsourcing agreement with IBM
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. finalized with IBM a groundbreaking seven-
year outsourcing agreement, in excess of $5 billion, the largest of its
kind. The agreement will enable JPMorgan Chase to transform its
technology infrastructure through absolute costs savings, increased
cost variability, access to the best research and innovation, and
improved service levels. By moving from a traditional fixed-cost
approach to one with increased capacity and cost variability, JPMorgan
Chase will be able to respond more quickly to changing market
conditions. JPMorgan Chase will outsource a significant portion of its
data-processing technology infrastructure, including data centers, help
desks, distributed computing, data networks and voice networks. About
4,000 JPMorgan Chase employees and contractors will become IBM
employees. Get details at:
http//isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?on=naa5gi0119

Crunchy Technologies and IBM team on accessible solutions
Under the U.S. Rehabilitation Act, all federal agencies are
required to make their electronic and information technology
accessible to people with disabilities. The law was enacted to
eliminate barriers to information technology by disabled persons,
create new opportunities for people with disabilities and encourage
further development of these technologies, called "accessibility"
or "assistive" technology. Crunchy Technologies, will provide IBM
right of first refusal on most of its leading Web and desktop
accessibility services engagements. It also will license IBM's
Home Page reader technology, which helps the visually impaired
access and use the Web. IBM will license Crunchy's PageScreamer
product suite for use within IBM. Visit:

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Pharma 2010 discusses a transformation of the pharmaceutical / life-sciences industry
IBM Business Consulting Services launches "Pharma 2010: The
Threshold of Innovation"--a report predicting that a new business
model for the pharmaceutical industry, based on targeted-treatment
solutions--has the potential to achieve truly breakthrough growth.
For more information visit:

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Technical hints and tips

New Verizon IT outsourcing eBrochure
Verizon IT markets the IT assets of Verizon Communications, a Fortune
100 company and world leader in technology. These assets include the
country's largest and most-advanced IT infrastructure, proven telecom
software solutions, industry-leading standards and practices, and the
talent of more than 12,000 IT professionals. Its primary markets
include mid-size companies needing IT outsourcing, healthcare
organizations needing IT services and transaction processing and
telecommunications providers that need next-generation OSS/BSS software
solutions. Customers who leverage its products and services can reduce
IT costs, improve IT performance and compete more effectively in their
markets. Find out how to improve your productivity and lower your costs
by reviewing this IT outsourcing eBrochure at:

(See statement #1 at end of Weekly Update.)
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Technology developments & new products

Nokia and IBM team up on secured mobile applications
Nokia and IBM recently announced that they will together provide
end-to-end secured business applications on advanced mobile handsets
for the enterprise market, fulfilling customer needs with a service
portfolio including installation, maintenance, financing and
consulting service. IBM Global Services will act as a system
integrator of Nokia's Mobile VPN solution for Symbian OS-based mobile
handsets worldwide. Nokia's Mobile VPN solution consists of Nokia
Security Service Manager and Nokia Mobile VPN Client for secure over-
the-air provisioning of Mobile VPN client software and policies for
Nokia's Symbian OS-based mobile handsets. For additional details,
visit:

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IBM ASIC technology helps power new Cray supercomputer
IBM is the sole application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)
technology provider for the new Cray X1 supercomputer, which is now
being shipped to customers. It contains 800 IBM ASIC chips, designed
by Cray exclusively for the X1 and manufactured by IBM. The chips
feature gate counts as high as 14.2 million, an average gate count of
about 9.5 million and a total gate count of about 7.5 billion (a
gate is a basic logic circuit). The ASICs chips provide processing
power for the new Cray system and are used for scalar computation and
vector processing. The chips, arrayed on multi-chip modules, utilize
IBM's advanced copper technology. IBM has the industry's most
advanced ASIC offering, called Cu-08, supporting circuits as small as
90 nanometers.

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Chartered and IBM in development, sourcing agreement
Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing and IBM announced a joint
development and manufacturing agreement designed to provide
customers with greater access to leading semiconductor technologies
and sourcing flexibility. The companies plan to jointly develop
and align on 90 nanometer (nm) and 65nm logic processes for foundry
chip production on 300 millimeter (mm) silicon wafers, with a
possible extension to the agreement to include 45nm technology.
To assist foundry customers in designing with these technologies,
IBM and Chartered also agreed to work together with third-party
providers of design tools and open-standard formats so customers can
more-easily move their products between the two companies for
production.

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Cometa Networks formed to provide wireless Internet access
AT&T, Intel and IBM--and investment concerns Apax Partners and 3i--
announced they are creating a new company, Cometa Networks, to
provide broadband, wholesale, wireless Internet access nationwide.
Cometa Networks plans to provide the service to telecommunications
companies, Internet Service providers, cable operators and wireless
carriers, who then can offer their customers wireless Internet access,
using wireless fidelity technology, also called 802.11. Cometa also
will offer wireless Internet access to enterprise customers through
the participating carriers. This new company will work with national
and regional retail chains, hotels, universities and real estate
companies to deploy the broadband wireless access service in hot
spots throughout the top 50 U.S. metropolitan areas. Visit:

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WebSphere version 5 delivers on-demand capabilities
IBM WebSphere* Application Server, Version 5, and its development
environment, WebSphere Studio, Version 5, provide the standards-
based infrastructure to integrate business processes across the
enterprise and with partners, suppliers and customers. This tighter
integration allows businesses to create a more productive
application development environment, make the best use of computing
resources and deliver the reliability, security and performance that
are paramount to high-volume transactions. Such capabilities are
key to e-business on demand, in which organizations can more
effectively sense and respond to changing market conditions.

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IBM to acquire Rational Software
IBM and Rational Software Corp. announced the two companies have
entered into a definitive agreement for IBM to acquire the equity
of Rational at a price of approximately $2.1 billion in cash or
$10.50 per share. Rational provides open, industry-standard tools,
best practices and services for developing business applications and
building software products and systems, including embedded software
for devices such as cell phones and medical systems. IBM now will
provide a complete software development environment for companies
that want to integrate their business processes and software
infrastructure companywide and with suppliers and customers. The
acquisition of Rational will strengthen IBM's software leadership
and is important element of IBM's e-business on-demand strategy.

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