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© 2013 IBM Corporation SaaS Webinar Series Brought to you by IBM 17 September 2013 Connecting People with Collaborative Business Networks Through SaaS

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Connecting People with Collaborative Business Networks Through SaaS Now more than even, business gets done through connections. Information sharing, community building, and collaborative planning are necessary ingredients for staying effective. Software as a Service (SaaS) is rewiring the approaches for how people and information are aligned. Entire value chains and business ecosystems are now collaborating in the cloud in ways that were not possible in the analog world. Internal teams can access information in more fluid, more intuitive ways. Moderated by leading cloud analyst Jeff Kaplan of THINKstrategies, this webinar will feature thought leaders from IBM client Apex Supply Chain Technologies and IBM who will discuss how the modern enterprise is collaborating internally and externally leveraging SaaS solutions.

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© 2013 IBM Corporation

SaaS Webinar Series

Brought to you by IBM – 17 September 2013

Connecting People with Collaborative Business Networks

Through SaaS

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Discussion Host

Jeffrey Kaplan @thinkstrategies

Managing Director

THINKstrategies

Founder

Cloud Computing Showplace

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Theme

Make Your Business

Smarter with Cloud-based

Analytics

Theme

Connecting People with

Collaborative Business

Networks

Theme

Turbocharge Your

Business: Leveraging

SaaS to Drive Innovation

and Results

View On Demand! 2013 IBM SaaS Webinar Series

Tuesday, May 7 Thursday, June 27 Tuesday, September 17

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Discussion Theme Preview

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Becoming a Social Business

Enabling Business Ecosystems

Collaborating for Success

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Discussion Panelists

Armen Najarian @ArmenNajarian

Sr. Marketing Manager

IBM SmartCloud Solutions

Karolyn Schalk @KarolynSchalk

VP, IT Infrastructure

Apex Supply Chain

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Introducing Apex Supply Chain Technologies

Global supplier

network Shared IT and back

office services

based in US Global

clients

A Global Enterprise

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IBM SmartCloud Solutions = 100+ SaaS and BPaaS Applications

Deliver Business

Analytics at

Point of Impact

Accelerate

Business

Process

Innovation

Connect People

with Collaborative

Business Networks

• E-commerce purchasing

• Customer self-service

• Public safety

• Service delivery

• Digital marketing optimization

• Pricing, promotion, product mix analytics

• Procurement analytics

• Business insights

• Intelligent city operations

• Employee and partner collaboration

• Strategic supply management

• Product planning and development

• Talent management

Learn more at ibm.com/saas

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Discussion Theme #1

Becoming a Social Business

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Audience Polling Question

Where does your company fall on the social business continuum?

Response options (select one):

Fully social, defines our culture

Mostly social, emerging as a standard

Coming up to speed

Just getting started

Facebook for my business? No thanks.

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Discussion Theme #2

Enabling Business Ecosystems

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Discussion Theme #3

Collaborating for Success

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Audience Polling Question

Within your organization, identify the top 3 business functions where

collaborative business networks are leveraged today, or have the greatest

potential to impact your business:

Response options (select three):

Marketing operations w/ agencies

Supply Chain Management network

Procurement ecosystem w/ suppliers

Sales ecosystem with customers

Human capital management

Collaboration w/ managed services partners

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Discussion Theme Summary

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Becoming a Social Business

Enabling Business Ecosystems

Collaborating for Success

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Q&A Session

Jeffrey Kaplan @thinkstrategies

Managing Director

THINKstrategies

Founder

Cloud Computing

Showplace

Armen Najarian @ArmenNajarian

Sr. Marketing Manager

IBM SmartCloud Solutions

Karolyn Schalk @KarolynSchalk

VP, IT Infrastructure

Apex Supply Chain

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Reinvent the Way Work Works with

the Leading Social Platform

• Learn about the IBM Social

Business Platform

• Hear from customers and IBM

thought leaders

• Explore latest social, mobile

and cloud technology advances

Register Now! bit.ly/153IQR9

September 18th, 10AM ET to 1PM ET

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Theme

Make Your Business

Smarter with Cloud-based

Analytics

Theme

Connecting People with

Collaborative Business

Networks

Theme

Turbocharge Your

Business: Leveraging

SaaS to Drive Innovation

and Results

View On Demand! 2013 IBM SaaS Webinar Series

Tuesday, May 7 Thursday, June 27 Tuesday, September 17

Replay available now!

ibm.biz/BdxhGe

Replay coming soon!

ibm.biz/BdxhGb Replay available now!

ibm.biz/BdxhUY

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To learn more about IBM SmartCloud Solutions:

ibm.com/SaaS

@ibmsaas #ibmsaas

Armen Najarian @ArmenNajarian

650-504-3430

[email protected]