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    Walter Isaacson

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    Darryl K. Taft
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    May 2, 2012
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      1Walter Isaacson

      1

      Walter Isaacson, president and CEO of the Aspen Institute, as well as the biographer of Ben Franklin, Albert Einstein and Steve Jobs, talks about the commonalties among the three men, including their drive to innovate.

      2Isaacson on Jobs

      2

      Isaacson talks about Jobs’ penchant for compelling people to take on difficult tasks by telling them: “Don’t be afraid, you can do it.”

      3Pass the Baton

      3

      After his keynote, Isaacson passes the baton to Marie Wieck, general manager, application and integration middleware of IBM’s Software Group, to run the show.

      4Don’t Be Afraid

      4

      IBM’s Weick takes a line from Isaacson and admonishes the 8,500 attendees that they can all succeed with IBM’s new hardware and software technology, saying: “Don’t be afraid, WE can do it.”

      5Developers Come in All Shapes and Sizes

      5

      Wieck says that developers are everywhere, and they come in all shapes, sizes and ages.

      6Ubiquitous Information

      6

      Wieck says anyone can access your information if it’s out on the Internet.

      7Industry-Changing Trends

      7

      Cloud, mobile, big data and social networking are changing entire industries, according to IBM.

      8SOA to the Rescue

      8

      Service-oriented architecture is the foundation that can support all kinds of workloads.

      9WebSphere

      9

      The next step in overcoming the challenges of complex and varied workloads is to build on a proven platform, such as IBM’s own WebSphere.

      10Whirlpool

      10

      Alan Douville, global vice president of IT at Whirlpool, discusses Whirlpool’s challenges.

      11Whirlpool Strategy

      11

      Douville laid out and discussed Whirlpool’s IT strategy.

      12Transformation

      12

      Then, Douville discussed Whirlpool’s business transformation.

      13Whirlpool at 100

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      As IBM already has, Whirlpool is celebrating its 100th anniversary.

      14Extend, Transact and Optimize

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      WebSphere leads to better efficiency for IT, according to IBM.

      15Lifecycle

      15

      IBM solutions accelerate and extend the lifecycle of apps.

      16Mobile

      16

      IBM’s new Mobile Foundation portfolio helps enterprises manage and secure their mobile applications in a world of laptops, smartphones and tablets.

      17IBM Mobile Foundation

      17

      IBM’s Marie Wieck announces the IBM Mobile Foundation, which is a comprehensive portfolio of software and services designed to help organizations capitalize on the proliferation of mobile environments, including laptops, smartphones and tablets.

      18Transcend Boundaries

      18

      IBM’s SOA-based solutions enable users to build systems that go across organizational borders.

      19New WebSphere Components

      19

      IBM’s Wieck introduces WebSphere MQ and Message Broker, and WebSphere Cast Iron Live.

      20Cast Iron Live

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      WebSphere Cast Iron Live is a complete multi-tenant cloud service, which consists of both Web API services and cloud integration services.

      21PureSystems

      21

      IBM introduced two members of the PureSystems family of integrated hardware and software: PureFlex and PureApplication.

      22PureApplication

      22

      This is the IBM PureApplication system.

      23Chief Architect

      23

      Jason McGee, distinguished engineer and chief architect, WebSphere cloud computing, IBM Software Group, discussed some of the features of the new system.

      24Fault-Tolerant

      24

      McGee’s shows off the system’s fault tolerance by removing and then replacing a rack to show how the system performed without a hitch by forwarding workloads to other processors.

      25Patterns

      25

      IBM introduced new patterns to make it easier for customers and partners to use the new systems.

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