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GRUG News
Member Satisfaction Survey Help us create a better user group community by filling out our Summer Satisfaction Survey. Australia Melbourne Rational
User Group - Upcoming meeting - October 6, 2009
After a long break, Melbourne UG is meeting on October 6th. The meeting is informal and meant more as a social event to meet other customers as well as the new IBM team. In addition to the Melbourne meeting, the New
England RUG is hosting John Kellerman, Sr.
Development Manager for Jazz and Eclipse
products on September 15th.
We have new leaders of the groups in Greater Charlotte, Croatia, Southeast Michigan, and Oklahoma City. We are looking forward to new activity in these groups. Take on a leadership role in the Global
Rational User Group Community
Ever thought about taking on a leadership role in the GRUG community? Now's the time. The following user groups are in need of new leaders:
Promote your UG in the GRUG
Newsletter!
If you would like to share information about your upcoming meeting or would like to provide a brief report on your recent meeting, please contact Tin Dizdarevic and we will be more than happy to feature the information in the upcoming issues of the GRUG newsletter. Global Rational User Group Community
Statistics:
There are over 20,500 members in 96 UG worldwide. Monthly Member Survey
Please help us provide feedback to IBM by completing this survey: https://secure.rational-ug.org/globalsurvey.php |
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Rational RFE Community now
Preferred Method for Requests for Enhancements
Beginning Sept 1, 2009, the preferred method for IBM Rational Software clients interested in entering new Requests for Enhancements (RFEs) for a majority of Rational Software products will be through The Rational® Software RFE Community. Five Reasons Investing in
Requirements Should Be Your Top Priority webcast
What happens when you don't invest in requirements? The news is full of stories from delayed presidential helicopter projects, to lost memory in spacecrafts, to FBI case file audits. In this webcast, we'll talk about some famous and not-so-famous disasters, and why investing in requirements should be a top priority to avoid similar occurrences in your own organization. Using Requirements
Definition Best Practices and Techniques
virtual briefing
Join Brianna Smith, Rational's requirements guru, as she discusses requirements definition and elicitation best practices and techniques. Crack Open the Bubbly -
Drinking Our Own Champagne with Rational
Requirements Composer webcast
Join Tom Mutdosch and Nam Le, both from the Rational Requirements Composer team, as they discuss the value Rational software delivery teams have derived from using their own solutions. This Rational User Group webcast will provide a development team's insight on the evolution of Requirements Composer from a requirements tool to an application lifecycle solution. Top 10 Software Delivery
Secrets podcast
Providing more value with fewer resources.. easier said than done, right? Every organization is looking for ways to do more with less these days, and only the companies that implement the most effective methods will survive. In this podcast, you'll hear George Decandio, IBM Distinguished Engineer, discuss specific secrets of delivering more valuable software to customers despite having fewer resources. GRUG Webcast Replay:
Introducing Rational's new PPM Solution
Platform: Achieve greater returns, lower
risks and guide teams to do more with
less
Join this IBM webcast and get a look into the new Portfolio, Project and Performance Management solutions that leverage IBM's years of best practices to help customers achieve REAL results. Tell us what you think.
Rate a product. Write a review.
Rational is introducing a new Ratings and Review capability that allows you to share your opinions and insights about our products. This easy-to-use review capability allows your voice to be heard within a public forum. When you rate a product, you share your experiences and opinions with other people who are considering Rational products. Writing a review also helps us better understand how we can make improvements. We'd like to hear your thoughts. Write a review today and share your opinions with the Rational community. |
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Keeping the beat with Jazz -
What's new and noteworthy with the Quality
Management portfolio - September 23 - 12pm EDT
Brian Bryson shares the new news in the recently enhanced Rational Quality Management portfolio designed to help you cut risk and cost, speed your time to market and make informed, confident decisions. IBM Rational Welcomes and
Introduces Ounce Labs: Industry Leading
Providers of Source Code Security Testing -
September 30 - 12pm EDT
Join us for a 1-hour webcast so that we can introduce you to the Ounce Labs solutions. We will discuss the general practice of deploying applications with little or no insight into their potential security impact, and share with you their approach -- source code testing -- to identify design flaws and policy violations that expose systems to attack. Optimizing Rational
Application Performance for Rapid ROI -
October 14 - 12pm EDT
This Webinar features IBM Rational customer performance test results and total cost of ownership (TCO) and ROI analyses to demonstrate how Certeon's aCelera application acceleration software cost-effectively reduces Rational application response time over the WAN by up to 95%, saves 60% in capital and operations TCO, and can deliver a rapid ROI. |
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Success Stories
Here are the most recent success stories that have been published on the IBM web site. Grocery retailer lowers cost
of upgrade by transitioning to cost-effective
IBM Rational configuration and change management
US grocery retailer lowers cost of upgrade by transitioning to cost-effective IBM Rational configuration and change management. APIS IT migrates to Rational
Business Developer with Enterprise Generation
Language to support flexible eGovernment
development
"IBM Rational Business Developer offered us flexibility as we adopted the EGL framework, allowing us to evolve our services while continuing to leverage our previous investments in development and staff." - Robert Stanko, Division Manager, APIS IT |
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Presentation Zone
Do you have a presentation to share with the community on how to implement Rational software? Post it on the Presentation Zone! A list of recent presentations:
Achieving Agility with Rational - Submitted by Manoj Panda of India - Hyderabad Rational User Group |
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Nevery worry about class cancellations
with our "Guaranteed to run" classes
In these uncertain times, you can count on our "guaranteed to run" classes. Enroll in a class and clear your work schedule with confidence that the class will not be cancelled or rescheduled. We offer dozens of classes with this guarantee. Check them out "Take it Again" certification promo helps
you test with confidence
Earning IBM Professional Certification is a smart career move. But many of us are nervous when taking the certification exam. Our "Take it Again" promo can help build your confidence. If you don't pass an exam on your first attempt, you can retake it for no additional cost. Get the details Be one of the first fans of IBM Rational
on Facebook
We've just finished setting up our fan page on Facebook, and we want you to be among the first to join. Become a fan to interact directly with members from the IBM Rational team, and be the first to hear what's coming. The first 10 people to comment on our wall will also receive a free gift. (Gifts will not be available to IBM employees) Become a fan of IBM Rational New Product! IBM® Rational® Focal Point
for Project Management ("Tara")
Beta 1 is now available on jazz.net at this link: https://jazz.net/downloads/rational-focal-point-for-project-management/. For product information, see the section on Jazz.net that describes some of the functionality and a short 5-minute recorded demo entitled "Overview of Rational's project management solution" Save like never
before
For the first time, we're increasing the U.S. IBM Education Pack discount to 15% when you invest $25,000 or more. Save on most public classes, onsite training, technical conferences and online education. Act by October 16th. |
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