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Podcast: Prescription for success (MP3, 5.5MB)
Discover how IBM Business Partner Workflow.com, an Ohio software firm, helped Orlando Orthopedic Center gain fast and easy access to patient information.
Makau Corporation - New math: IBM Business Partner substitutes DB2 9 for MySQL and saves big (310KB)
Makau Corporation, an IBM Business Partner, has converted its online training applications from the MySQL database to IBM DB2 9 to eliminate licensing fees and provide customers with greater scalability, advanced autonomic features and optimal performance.
Podcast: BlueWare prescribes IBM Express Advantage solutions (MP3, 6.9MB)
Rose Harr, president and chief executive officer of BlueWare Inc., an IBM Premier Business Partner focused on the mid-market healthcare opportunity, discusses best practices and lessons learned in selling IBM Express Advantage Offerings.
IBM Express Advantage keeps Blueware's Wellness Connection well connected (100KB)
Find out how IBM Premier Business Partner Blueware, Inc. keeps its finger on the pulse of the mid-market healthcare opportunity.
Mainline Information Systems and ISV Soft-Pak clean up with California Waste Recovery Systems (158KB)
Read how Mainline Information Systems used an IBM Built on Express Advantage solution integrating software developed by ISV Soft-Pak to solve California Waste Recovery Systems' industry needs and customer-service requirements.
Go one-on-one with Vormittag Associates, Inc. (102KB)
Learn how IBM Business Partner VAI goes to market faster, better with Built on IBM Express Advantage.
VAI implements a business portal to enhance collaboration among employees, dealers and customers (105KB)
At VAI, IBM® Workplace™ Services Express and software running on an IBM System i™ server improved customer satisfaction contributes to additional referrals and higher sales revenue; improved collaboration tools help increase employee productivity.
Synergy implements IBM WebSphere Commerce Express to help build bears!
Working with Synergy, an IBM Premier Business Partner, Build-a-Bear Workshop constructed an online store based on IBM WebSphere® Commerce – Express, a complete e-commerce system aimed at meeting the needs of smaller businesses.
Growing by leaps (122KB)
When it comes to business integration, IBM Premier Business Partner DATASKILL has all the right numbers—just ask its client, Leap Wireless. Learn how IBM PartnerWorld Express Advantage helped DATASKILL dial up success.
Stargazer Foundation portal empowers groups to make the world a better place (191KB)
IBM Business Partner One Point Solutions and ChainLink Networking Solutions, an IBM consulting partner and Web applications specialist, pooled their resources to introduce the Stargazer.org team to the new infrastructure solution.
Benefits Management Group works with Beacon Technologies to automate claims processing (343KB)
IBM Business Partner Beacon Technologies helps Benefits Management Group automate, trim training costs and enable remote Web access.
IBM Business Partner NetSphere Strategies puts village on the "express" path to efficiency (187KB)
Brick by brick, the village of Bolingbrook near Chicago is building an IT infrastructure that is reducing bureaucracy and improving "customer" satisfaction among citizenry. Paving the way is IBM Business Partner NetSphere Strategies, the architect of an IBM Express-based solution enabling the government to deliver online business services. Find out how the IBM Express Advantage Offerings and PartnerWorld support provided the "mortar" in the solution.
IBM Business Partner puts trucking industry innovator in the "express" lane (140KB)
Bosselman Corp. has traveled a long distance since 1948 when its founder opened one of the first American truck stops, a venue that would become synonymous with speed, efficiency and good, strong coffee. While IBM technology can't add much to the coffee, it is helping Bosselman with speed and efficiency thanks to IBM Premier Business Partner, Mid-Comp International. The Australia-based firm has delivered an IBM Express Runtime-based solution on the IBM server™ iSeries that is improving supply chain management in the mid-market company.
NSI plays to sweet spot of opportunity: Managed services for SMBs (103KB)
Managed services is an opportunity for firms in hot pursuit of growth and profitability through the small and medium-size business market. In this interview, Bill Thompson, vice president at NSI, a long-time IBM Premier Business Partner, talks about the firm's success selling IBM Express Managed Services and why it's a compelling opportunity.
IBM Express offering helps Daniel IT Services harvest healthy crop of success (124KB)
Carrot Ink, an online merchant of inkjet and laser toner cartridges, last year sold $8 million in goods over the Internet thanks to a Web site IBM Business Partner Daniel IT Services built and supports. At the root of this success is savvy, skills, support and IBM Solutions Builder Express. Find out how this Express offering available through Small and Medium Business Advantage helped Daniel IT Services harvest a healthy crop of success.
InCentric Solutions connects cable provider to wireless opportunity (150KB)
With help from IBM Premier Business Partner InCentric Solutions and the IBM Solutions Builder Express Portfolio, a leading cable company is implementing an IBM-based wireless solution that's transforming the speed and quality of customer service delivered by the company's field technicians.
IBM certification:
Why certification? Just ask Haverstick Consulting (104KB)
Who derives the most value from IBM professional certifications? It seems to be a dead heat with clients in small and medium-sized companies, IBM Business Partner firms and the certified individuals in the firm all in the winner's circle together. Just ask Haverstick Consulting, an IBM Premier Business Partner with more than 200 IBM professional certifications.
Innovation that matters:
Mize Houser teams with IBM and RJS Software to improve document management and ramp up service (136KB)
Mize Houser teamed with IBM Business Partner RJS Software and IBM to quickly extend services to CPA clients and ultimately position them for growth and new revenue streams.
CashCall breaks new ground with IBM System p5 (83KB)
IBM Business Partner CSS Technology Solutions implemented a foundation of service oriented architecture (SOA) built on powerful IBM technologies. The result was a flexible and robust IT platform that helped CashCall succeed with their internet lending business.
Software Architects update Follett Higher Education Group's online retail management solution (101KB)
IBM Business Partner Software Architects helps Follett Higher Education Group transform its online retail management solution into a competitive differentiator using Websphere products and Linux.
RealPlus accelerates online real estate listings service with IBM Informix Dynamic Server (201KB)
IBM Business Partners One Point Systems and Unique Systems migrated RealPlus online realtor listing service in Manhattan to Linux and improved performance with IBM Informix Dynamic Server, V10.
Museum of Broadcasting Communications digitizes its infrastructure with help from Logicalis (118KB)
As MBC moved to on demand business, Logicalis, an IBM Business Partner, was brought on board to help design and implement an in-house encoding studio that captures and stores the museum’s high-resolution content.
Buchanan Associates helps Canadian counseling center find its own support (1.5MB)
Find out how IBM Business Partner Buchanan Associates helped the Ontario-based Catholic Family Counselling Centre (CFCC) streamline its growing workflow utilizing an On Demand Business management system.
One-on-One with Vertical VAR (94KB)
IBM On Demand Business firm accreditation is opening doors to small and medium-sized businesses for IBM Premier Business Partner Vertical VAR. Find out how in this interview with Tom Lewis, president of the solution provider.
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Gertex weaves a new ERP landscape using SAP on IBM System p5 (91KB)
Working with IBM Business Partner IT-Informatik, Gertex has achieved an enterprise-class SAP solution at a mid-market price through a combination of Linux, MaxDB, and IBM System p5 servers.
Monotype Imaging heightens employee productivity when it bolsters the protection of critical digital assets and files (117KB)
Leveraging IBM Tivoli® software and the competencies of IBM Business Partner Broadleaf Services, Monotype Imaging substantially bolstered the protection of its key fonts and source code files.
RJS Software Systems teams with IBM to electronically cut paper (733KB)
RJS Software Systems provides information management solutions such as WebDocs™, which can eliminate a client's paper shuffling by scanning and electronically storing, managing and sharing critical business information.
Terason minimizes risk of data loss with continuous data protection solution (145KB)
IBM Business Partner Broadleaf Services, Inc teamed with Terason to implement IBM Tivoli Continuous Protection for Files to protect crucial corporate data and improve staff productivity.
IBM and IBM Business Partners bring peace officers' association improved communication and collaboration (113KB)
California Correctional Peace Officers Association and PreferredPartner.com brought in GreyDuck Technology, an IBM Advanced Business Partner and Service Provider specializing in Lotus Notes and Domino messaging solutions. GreyDuck Technology worked with CCPOA to gain IT stability, mobile access and DB collaboration for its employees.
Wellness Connection from Bluestar cures storage and retrieval problems for a hospital (684KB)
IBM Business Partner BlueWare's Wellness Connection suite of products, which run on IBM middleware, provides an online medical record management solution for McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital.
Advanced Integrated Solutions (AIS) Case Study—success of BP using IBM IT Services management (167KB)
AIS leverages IBM Tivoli IT Service Management solutions to help its clients implement ITIL recommendations. AIS expects to increase revenues by 20 percent annually.
CommercialWare, an IBM Business Partner, helps Appleseed increase sales revenues and customer satisfaction (469KB)
IBM and CommercialWare, an IBM Business Partner, headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts, provide real-time integration of catalog, retail and Web sales for Appleseed's a retailer of classic apparel for women.
Nusco Supply and Manufacturing boosts manufacturing capacity with help from Discovery Solutions (359KB)
Discovery Solutions International, Inc. helps dramatically slice processing times, leading to 30 percent boost in manufacturing capacity for Nusco Supply and Manufacturing.
MIB Group, Inc configures new IT infrastructure with help from Sirius Enterprise System Group (167KB)
IBM Business Partner, Sirius Enterprise System Group, implemented Internet-based customer applications and a new application development platform for MIB Group.
TOTVS enters new Latin American markets through joint software development and co-marketing with IBM (112KB)
TOTVS, a major IBM Business Partner based in Brazil, is growing its business across Latin America, and IBM is helping to make it happen.

Europe
IBM Express Advantage Offerings:
Partnering for success - European Edition (4.11MB)
IBM software is at the heart of many successful business operations. IBM Business Partners work with tens of thousands of companies to develop innovative ways to do better business every day by extending, developing and tailoring IBM software products to fit their precise business needs. Download this PDF to read about how IBM Business Partners work with IBM Middleware to create winning result.
UK: Dogs' Trust makes donation process easy with IBM WebSphere and Triangle (86KB)
IBM Business Partner Triangle works with Dogs' Trust for faster enquiry response times offer better user experience, increasing total revenues. IBM WebSphere Business Integration Server Express and IBM System p5 550 WebSphere were implemented by Triangle for easy addition of new services.
ITS helps Tesco cut costs with IBM WebSphere and DB2
Working with IBM Business Partner ITS, Tesco in the Czech Republic created a single source of corporate news and information using IBM WebSphere Portal and IBM DB2 Universal Database running under Linux on an IBM eServer xSeries server.
EuroChem finds the right chemistry with Concern for IT
Working with IBM Premier Business Partner Concern for Information Technologies, EuroChem built a platform for communication and document management based on IBM Lotus Notes and Dominio running on IBM eServer xSeries servers.
Taking care of business (149KB)
Netherlands Chamber of Commerce means business, thanks to IBM Business Partner Metaware. Find out how IBM Solutions Builder Express helped Metaware make the sale.
IBM Express Seller helps turn up the volume on Northamber sales to SMBs (103KB)
Sam Gillman, solutions group manager for Northamber, talks about the distributor’s success with Express Seller and how the initiative is turning up the volume on IBM sales.
PolicyMatter transforms the effectiveness of business policies with Express Runtime (164KB)
PolicyMatter is uniquely designed to adapt easily to a client’s business and IT infrastructure and to manage the whole policy lifecycle and thanks to Express Runtime, PolicyMatter has now solved the issues it had breaking into larger markets.
IBS Bulgaria was able to build the integrated travel information service rapidly (559KB)
The Central Bus Station Sofia turned to IBS Bulgaria, an IBM Business Partner, to build the integrated travel information service, complete with data store and Web-based enquiries for both arrivals and departure timetabling, using e-Gate, IBM DB2 and WebSphere Application Server—Express.
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UK: M. Y. Healthcare provides a quality service with IBM and Codel Software (108KB)
Working with IBM Business Partner Codel Software, M. Y. Healthcare designed and implemented a centralised QM and CRM solution for use across European operations, using Codel Software Client Manager and Quality Manager, built on the IBM Lotus Notes and Domino platform.
UK: All Park Retail's Christmases come at once with REAL Solutions and IBM (94KB)
With the On Ramp programme from IBM Premier Business Partner REAL Solutions, Park Retail's IT team implemented WebSphere Application Server and used IBM Rational Application Developer to develop a solution which links the Web site to existing back-end systems.
Italy: Valtur improves marketing, sales, billing and inventory management with an RFID solution from IBM (138KB)
IBM Business Partner World System Consulting (WSC) worked with Valtur and IBM to implement an RFID system with System i, System x and IBM DB2 that improves sales, cuts costs and reduces billing time.
Italy: Valtur improves marketing, sales, billing and inventory management with an RFID solution from IBM (138KB)
IBM Business Partner World System Consulting (WSC) worked with Valtur and IBM to implement an RFID system with System i, System x and IBM DB2 that improves sales, cuts costs and reduces billing time.
UK: Aon Warranty Group drives up the On Ramp to WebSphere with REAL Solutions and IBM (80KB)
IBM Premier Business Partner REAL Solutions helped AWG implement IBM WebSphere Application Server and Rational Application Developer, and introduced staff to Java through the 90-day On Ramp programme. REAL Solutions and AWG developed AonConnect, a WebSphere application linking client systems at car dealerships with backend systems.
UK: BlueGlue solves a sticky data recovery problem with Silverstring and IBM (78KB)
Working with IBM Premier Business Partner Silverstring BlueGlue implemented IBM Tivoli Continuous Data Protection (CDP), which automatically replicates data to a central server for secure backup and safe-keeping.
Germany: Fritz and Macziol help Collonil polish up sales and CRM capabilities with IBM Lotus Domino (104KB)
IBM Business Partner Fritz and Macziol help Collonil eliminate manual collation of sales data to release greatly increasing productivity of sales people and central IT staff.
German version (108KB)
Germany: edding reduces costs with IBM System i5 Solution Edition for mySAP ERP (136KB)
IBM Business Partners ON-LINE C&L EDV Service GmbH and Basycs show edding how to consolidate multiple servers to one IBM System i5 and implement IBM System i5 Solution Edition for mySAP ERP®, IBM System Storage DS6800 and IBM DB2 Universal Database. The result is reduced administration and maintenance costs.
Czech Republic: TSK drives services with IBM WebSphere Portal and IBM Workplace Web Content Management (93KB)
Technicka sprava komunikaci (TSK), the roads and infrastructure management service for Prague, improves services with a new IT infrastructure and Web portal developed by IBM Business Partner Your System, based on IBM WebSphere Portal, IBM Workplace Web Content Management, and IBM Lotus Notes and Domino running on the IBM System x platform.
Czech version (99KB)
Germany: Unielektro selects IBM System i5 for SAP software (95KB)
Working with IBM Business Partner UBL Informationssysteme, Unielektro consolidated four servers to one IBM System i5 570 and one IBM eServer iSeries 825 and reduced maintenance and software licensing costs and improved performance and capacity for SAP applications.
Kressner Consulting engaged by Wörwag to implement knowledge management application (87KB)
Kressner Consulting designs and build Wörhoo based on IBM Workplace strategy to Karl Wörwag Lack- und Farbenfabrik GmbH & Co KG (Wörwag) engaged Kressner Consulting, an IBM Business Partner, to design and build the new facility, called Wörhoo (reflecting its similarities to Yahoo!), based on the IBM Workplace strategy.
Omilia helps Blue Star Ferries set sail for success with IBM voice response solution (86KB)
Greek company Blue Star Ferries worked with IBM Advanced Business Partner Omilia to create a new interactive voice response solution to handle customer calls, using IBM WebSphere Voice Response for AIX and IBM pSeries server.
Greek version (186KB)
IBM Business Partner fabrique d’images solved customer care problems at ASTORplast Klebetechnik with IBM Lotus Domino (97KB)
Working with fabrique d’images ebusiness, www.fdi.de, an IBM Business Partner, ASTORplast created a customer complaint and feedback system with Web-enabled tracking and embedded workflow, based on IBM Lotus Domino software amd benefited from reduced paperwork and errors.
German version (108KB)
Aliroo provides a secure solution for Bank Adanim using System x, DB2, and IBM e-business Hosting Services (539KB)
Bank Adanim chose Aliroo Secure E-mail System (SES) which provides a comprehensive security solution for their e-mail messages and attachments, including secure, legally binding delivery that complies with regulatory requirements.
SYSDAT leads Bionorica to an affordable powerful solution based on Linux, DB2 and two IBM eServer p5 systems (345KB)
Bionorica AG is a leading German producer of high-quality pharmaceuticals based on plant extracts. Working with IBM Business Partner SYSDAT, Bionorica achieved an estimated 50 percent reduction in the initial cost for server hardware, database and operating system, compared with its previous solution.
Citrix drives the solution to build an integrated travel information service for IBS Bulgaria (972KB)
Solution from IBM and Citrix demonstrates gains for employee mobility, centralization of function and easier Web access. BRED Banque Populaire avoids having to rewrite applications to adapt them to IBM WebSphere Portal Server across 250 regional banks.
Kelros helps Fujifilm Electronic Imaging achieve best in industry support
"With help from Kelros, Lotus Notes and Domino, we have achieved a solution that matches our business processes, rather than having our software define the way we work." — Bob Willis, Product Quality and Customer Support Manager, Fujifilm Electronic Imaging.
Tecla designs and implements an e-commerce solution for Mercatone Uno (817KB)
Tecla leveraged the out-of-the-box Web commerce capabilities of IBM WebSphere software to deliver advanced customer service offerings without a lengthy, costly development period.
Backup Avenue turns the corner to success, embracing an On Demand Business (139KB)
To run their businesses, many small companies rely on inadequately secured IT networks populated by a loose collection of servers, desktops and laptops. Now IBM Business Partner Backup Avenue is delivering the business resiliency and security small and medium-sized enterprises need—but often can’t afford—through an operating environment based on IBM technology.
Semi Conductor Devices reduces time-to-market with SMARTEAM
Find out how this small electronics manufacturer used SMARTEAM to reduce by half the cycle time previously needed for engineering changes.
The White Company accelerates business with an IBM eServer i5 solution from Triangle (343KB)
This luxury linen and lifestyle goods company implemented the IBM eServer i5 520 Express to dramatically increase their weekend batch processing speed from 36 hours to less than 6 hours. This enables them to accurately forecast demand for individual products and now they have a highly integrated and easy to manage solution.

Asia Pacific
IBM Express Advantage Offerings:
SOPRANO leverages IBM Express Runtime to integrate mobile messaging into NRMA's IT systems (542KB)
SOPRANO used IBM Express Runtime to work with NRMA Motoring & Services, a leading Australian motoring association, to develop and implement a unique solution that connects hearing impaired customers via SMS to the NRMA roadside assistance call center.
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China: Zhejiang Hualian knits its business together with SAP and IBM (125KB)
Zhejiang Hualian Sunshine Petrochemical Co uses a range of SAP software, including controlling, finance, materials management and the related purchasing and stock control applications to solve audit problems and reduce their reliance on manual bookkeeping.
Auckland-based tax specialist NSA Limited works with IBM Business Partner, Convergence Limited
NSA Limited's new system is powered by IBM Lotus Notes and Convergence Limited's AbilitySuite® for Information Lifecycle Management and provides a flexible content management solution that acted as a central repository of client contact details, emails and documents.
Ebsworth and Ebsworth improves communications with an intranet solution from Eos Solutions (167KB)
Eos Solutions, a Premier IBM Business Partner, implemented a IBM Lotus Workplace Web Content Management solution that provides a workflow and content management solution for publishing content to the company's Web site and allowed it to create an intranet to improve internal communications.

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