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Innovation 2008: Telelogic User Group Conference - Austin, TX - Oct 26-29, 2008
With more than 100 sessions, Innovation 2008 will develop your spirit and release your inner champion! Network, share and learn the methodologies, best practices and Telelogic solutions that will help you win.

Register today for our early-bird savings.

Call for Papers is open for the Rational Software Development Conference 2009!
IBM Rational software invites you to submit your papers for the 12th annual Rational Software Development Conference, which will be held May 31 - June 4, 2009 in Orlando, Florida. The deadline is Monday, December 15th!

Submit your speaker application today!
GRUG Council Member Highlight: Terry Dietz - Omaha Rational User Group
Senior Lead Engineer (Systems Architect) with 26 years experience in the IT industry. Extensive knowledge of different software development methodologies and the practical application of those methodologies in real project environments. Currently, co-Leader of the Omaha Rational User Group. A community of skilled professionals that promote the adoption of best practices in modern development environments, specifically using the IBM Rational Toolset.

Rational User Group Community Statistics:
There are over 17,300 members in 94 UG worldwide.

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October 22 at 12pm EDT - Boost Operational Productivity in your Software Engineering Cycles with virtualization
This webinar presents the combined solution offered by the IBM Rational and VMLogix, highlighting the integration of VMLogix LabManager with IBM Rational Build Forge and Rational Quality Manager.

October 29 at 12pm EDT - Web 2.0, SOA and Collaboration on System z featuring the Rational Software Delivery Platform
Learn how the following enhanced IBM Rational development tools can help simplify innovation and deliver real business results. Products discussed in depth will include Rational Developer for System z, the industry's leading IDE for mainframe development; Rational Business Developer and EGL - the first single language solution for Web 2, Web, and System z deployment.

November 5 at 12pm EDT - From Green Screens to Web Services in Minutes Featuring HATS (Host Access Transformation Services)
This session will demonstrate step by step how HATS can be used to navigate through a terminal application using new Visual Macro Editor and create HATS Integration Objects that can be used by web services and other technologies.

November 19 at 12pm EDT - Maximizing the Value of the New BIRT Reporting and Charting in IBM Rational ClearQuest 7.1
Attend this webcast to learn more about the BIRT reporting in CQ, including the ability to join data from multiple CQ instances into one BIRT report, and how to get more timely and improved visibility into your release.

Presentation Zone
Do you have a presentation to share with the community on how to implement Rational software? Post it on the Presentation Zone!



NEW DEMO: Using Rational Build Forge with Telelogic Synergy and Telelogic Change
See how to connect IBM® Rational® Build Forge together with Telelogic® Synergy® for continuous integration and Telelogic Change for automated defect resolution.

NEW DEMO: Rational Requirements Composer: An In depth look
Join this demo and learn about the full scope of the tool and its capabilities to help you manage evolving business objectives.


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The Finnish Defense Forces are winning the battle for closer cooperation between service branches.
"Most of our current C4 systems are stove-piped systems to support Army, Navy or Air Force operations. We cannot afford to develop future systems on top of old systems by patching and bridging gaps and trying to maintain old technology." - Major General Markku Koli, Chief of Operations, Finnish Defense Forces

IBM Launches Cloud Services Initiative
IBM today launched a company-wide initiative that extends its traditional software delivery model toward a mix of on-premise and cloud computing applications with new software, services and technical resources for clients and Independent Software Vendors (ISVs).


Featured Event: RSDC Australia
November 5-7, 2008
It's time to join the league of extraordinary software developers at the IBM Rational Software Development Conference 2008, November 5th in Sydney, Australia.

GRUG - BECOME A SPONSOR!
"The success of our Webinar program was due in large part to the ease in which we are able to manage it. IBM Rational and the Global Rational User Group made this possible by eliminating the manual event-management processes and automating the capture of customer data, which had a corresponding impact on new business. Without question, the User Group's ability to capture, store and share customer information was crucial to our ability to be proactive and respond quickly to Webinar-generated sales activity. The result was a Webinar program that complemented our global marketing efforts while enhancing the overall performance of CAST's business."
Jake Messier - Marketing Communications Director, CAST Software

The Global Rational User Group Community is a network of over 94 User Groups around the world, comprising over 16,400 individual members.

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