Pulse 2008, IBMs global service management event held recently at the Walt Disney World Dolphin and Swan Resort in Orlando, announced a slew of software and services to help businesses thrive in the era of industrialized IT operations.

For the first time, Pulse 2008 brought together more than 4,000 Tivoli Maximo and Tivoli Netcool users with IBM partners, industry analysts, and IBM technical experts at this global event dedicated to the latest technology and best practices in service and asset management.

At the Pulse 2008 conference, IBM, the world-wide market share leader in IT operations management software marketplace, announced Software for a Greener World, Energy Optimization Software, Software for Growing Mid-market Businesses and Service Management Software. IBM also announced new security software and the next evolution of its industry-leading asset management Software like Maximo Asset Management software and IBM Tivoli federated Identity Management Software.

The six-day event offered networking and educational opportunities for IBM product users, business partners, industry analysts and IBM technical experts. At the various sessions, industry thought-leaders and clients demonstrated how to integrate business and IT assets with visibility, control and automation of IBM Service Management. The hands-on instructions and product demonstrations showcased how managing and optimizing investments, addressing risk and compliance challenges, and accelerating business growth are well within ones reach.

More than 1,000 IBM client speakers from a wide range of industries presented their experiences and best practices using IBM solutions. Appreciating the efforts made by the speakers in sharing their experiences, Al Zollar, general manager, Tivoli Software, IBM Software Group said: This is a reflection of the tremendous interest in the convergence of service and asset management taking hold in the industry today.

Nearly 300 gurus were present throughout the event to answer questions from the participants at the exclusive Guru Galaxy: Meet the Experts. Eminent speakers, including seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong, who is also a social entrepreneur and the author of Leaving Microsoft to Change the World spoke during the general session.

On the whole, every participant at the conference had something to offer and take back through Business Partner Summits, Industry User Group Meetings, Mini Theatre Sessions, Meet with Experts, Hands-on Labs and the great networking opportunity with IBMs business partners at the Pulse Expo.

Usha Prasad/CyberMedia News
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