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IBM Academic Initiative for System i

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iSummit Agenda Spring 2007

ACADEMIC INITIATIVE PROGRAM OVERVIEW

CLIENTS & PARTNERS DESCRIBE SKILL REQUIREMENTS

VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY DESCRIBES THEIR PROGRAM

LUNCH & OPEN BRAINSTORMING DISCUSSION

NEXT STEPS / CLOSE

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What is the IBM Academic Initiative for System i™?

The Academic Initiative assists universities and colleges to educate and prepare tomorrow’s IT and business professionals

The Academic Initiative provides colleges and universities the opportunity to offer students courseware to enhance their educational experience and their potential success in the marketplace

The Academic Initiative responds to IBM clients’ and partners’ need for more graduates with System i skills entering the job market

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What exactly is an IBM System i? A system designed and built to:

– Run business applications – over 6,400 of them from over 2,500 software vendors

– Integrate people, processes and information

– Simplify IT management– Future-proof business IT by

integrating today’s critical technologies and anticipating future ones

– Improve business information security with a virus-resistant, highly secure design

– Offer maximum flexibility to choose the technologies and applications that best fit the business

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System i Expands on a rich heritageEvolved from the AS/400, today’s System i expands on its original benefits

Embraces Open standards Runs Linux, Unix, &

Windows in addition to i5/OS

Includes WebSphere, Java support

Adds Capacity on Demand

Legendary reliability Built-in security Simple management Runs thousands of the

worlds’ most popular business applications

All of AS/400 & iSeries PLUS Excellent consolidation

platform Enhanced security and

intrusion detection Supports Services Oriented

Architecture (SOA), PHP scripting, web-facing apps

Best of IBM in one box

1988 to 2000

2000 to 2006

AS/400

iSeries

2006 and beyond System i

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IBM System i Architecture

The IBM System i is:– Based on a superior processor

architecture – PowerPC® – the same processor that provides the Xbox360™ with screaming speed

– Capable of running the most popular operating systems available – Linux® (32 & 64 bit), UNIX® (AIX®), Windows®, and i5/OS®

– The evolutionary result of nearly 30 years of innovation and “firsts” ™

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COTS solutions:

www.ibm.com/systems/i/solutions/v5r4ready/index.html

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Did you know that . . .

98 of the Fortune 100 companies have purchased a System i

85% of the Fortune 500 companies have purchased a System i

System i solutions are installed in over 6,000 banks worldwide

80 of the Top 100 Global Retailers own a System i platform

6 of the Top 10 US Super Market and Grocery Foods Chains are System i clients

IBM’s entire manufacturing and distribution worldwide is run on three System i’s

Over 50% of IBM customers that buy systems from Systems and Technology Group have a System i

The System i family is the only one in the world that can run the i5/OS, Linux, AIX (UNIX) and Windows (via IXA/IXS or iSCSI) on a single system, simultaneously

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IBM System i solutions are used in most industries . . .

AutomotiveBankingChemical and PetroleumConsumer ProductsElectronicsFinancial MarketsGovernment Healthcare

Hospitality and GamingInsuranceManufacturing and

DistributionRetailWholesaleTravel and Transportation

Insurance

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“The IBM System i solution offered us a cost-effective, highly reliable and comprehensive single package to help us quickly build and

deploy our enhanced Web site.”

William Schmidt, IT Director, PowerStream Canada

“Business continuity is extremely critical in retail financial services.

The System i system has never gone down.”

Montien Sompualsawaddee, IT Director EASY BUY

Thailand

“When it comes to security, we believe the System i stands way out

from the competition.”

Lou Pellicori, Executive VP & CIO, Sun National Bank

USA

“With the new System i system, we have gained more power and capacity, without sacrificing reliability and low running costs.”

Giovanni Castellini, Financial Controller Omas S.r.l. Italy

“The new System i Solution Edition system offers superb value as a platform for our SAP software.”

Peter Stelter CIO, Franz Zentis GmbH Germany

Clients love . . . System i solutions

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System i Academic Initiative – Leading the Way!

Systems and software available to schools *– Remote access to System i HUB– Special educational lease and

purchase discounts on System i solutions

– Software included at no charge Faculty Education

– Annual Summer School events– Scholarships to educational events– Variety of educational offerings

from Web-based content to classroom offerings

Curriculum– Course modules– IBM educational material

* Not all offerings are available in all geos

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And we’re growing . . . . . . .

Academic Networks

Adding new System i HUBs

Increasing faculty education opportunities

Developing new curriculum

Partnering with key clients and business partners as a community resource for colleges and universities

The Academic Initiative is building System i communities with colleges and universities as the educational resource

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Curriculum Specifics for System I

We are working with educators to develop courseware in self-contained modular components

Technical ConceptsSystem OperationsSystem Administration (Less Emphasis)

Database Fundamentals with DB2SQL (Increasingly more Emphasis)

Application Development Control Language RPG Java Cobol PHP

Application Integration WebSphere Application Server Domino ISV Solutions

And more!!

Business Concepts VirtualizationCollaborationOn Demand BusinessSecurityBusiness ResiliencyBusiness Process Re-engineeringIntegrationServer ConsolidationBusiness ModelingeCommerceIP TelephonySOAAnd more!!

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Why Teach System i Technology?

A Growing Demand… System i clients and business partners are telling us they need graduates with System i training and skills– Enhance employment opportunities for graduating students– Improve college placement rates within field of study

Provide greater flexibility and depth of the curriculum

Allow for more rapid adaptability of new tools into the curriculum

Provide increased opportunities for hands-on experience with new information technologies

“We help the teaching staff (at Metropolitan College) define programs that are responsive to business needs. The IBM Academic Initiative for System i

enables the college to offer these important classes at affordable rates to students and employees of local businesses who want to update their skills. Because many businesses in our community use IBM System i architecture,

students find grateful employers when they graduate.”

Bob Luebbe, President, Linoma Software

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What are the next steps? College or university agrees to work

with IBM and business community to teach System i concepts

IBM and school determine best method to use for access to System i technology and software products

Determine faculty education roadmap and format required for success

IBM provides courseware designed for colleges and universities at no charge

Clients and partners provide support such as guest lecturers, student internships, projects

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