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IMPACT 2007
Thousands of IBM’s customers and Business Partners are gathered for IMPACT 2007, IBM’s inaugural worldwide customer event focused on advancing the $160 billion service oriented architecture (SOA) market through education and demonstrable business results.  More than 100 IBM customers including Cardinal Health, Wachovia and Royal Caribbean will share experiences on how an SOA strategy has made an impact on their business.  The week-long event also features more than 400 sessions targeted to four key audiences: business leaders, information technology (IT) executives, technical communities and the roles that intersect business and IT. 

Press releases
Date Title
21 May 2007 IBM Sees Growing Market Demand for Service Oriented Architecture as Thousands Gather at Inaugural 'IMPACT' Global User Conference
22 May 2007 IBM Recognizes Partners for Driving Innovation and Business Impact

Photos
Innov8: A BPM Simulator (screen shot)
Innov8: A BPM Simulator (screen shot)
Date added: 18 May 2007
Innov8: A BPM Simulator, is an immersive, 3-D educational game simulator designed to bridge the gap in understanding between IT teams and business leaders in an organization. This screen shot shows two of the characters having a discussion in the gaming environment.
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Innov8: A BPM Simulator (screen shot #2)
Innov8: A BPM Simulator (screen shot #2)
Date added: 18 May 2007
Innov8: A BPM Simulator, is an immersive, 3-D educational game simulator designed to bridge the gap in understanding between IT teams and business leaders in an organization. This screen shot shows one of the characters standing in the lobby of the virtual office environment.
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Steve Mills
Steve Mills
Date added: 01 Jun 2007
IBM's Steve Mills discusses the business value of service oriented architecture at IMPACT 2007, IBM's inaugural SOA worldwide event attended by more than 4,000 customers.
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Matt Berry
IBM Media Relations
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Mobile: (201) 370-9133
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Mark Guan
IBM Media Relations
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Mobile: (614) 378-8076
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Ron Favali
IBM Media Relations
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Mobile: (727) 512-4490
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Kathy Keating
IBM Media Relations
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Mobile: (617) 460-2702
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Additional resources
Site links
Video: Innov8 - A BPM simulator (Game Demo)  
Podcast: IBM Impact 2007 Press Announcement  
PDF documents

Executive Bios (483 KB)
 
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IBM IMPACT 2007 Customer Success Stories and Presentations (38 KB)
 

SOA Sparklers: Key highlights and statistics on IBM's SOA momentum (41 KB)
 

IBM SOA Leadership Center in Rome (27 KB)
 

Fact Sheet: SOA Product and Services (123 KB)
 
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IBM IMPACT 2007 Press Conference Presentation (4 MB)
 
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