To our valued Business Partners,

We will be holding our second IBM Information On Demand (IOD) Conference for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) next June at the Estrel Berlin. With a target audience of 2,300 attendees representing leading organisations from across the region, this is the premier Information Management event in the 2009 business calendar, and we encourage you to mark yours now.

This is a very key event for all our Business Partners . especially if you work with our Data Management, Enterprise Content Management, InfoSphere and Cognos products. This year we will be adding a specific Business Partner programme on the afternoon of Tuesday, 2 June, together with a Business Partner appreciation event that evening.

Right now, we would like to offer the opportunity for you and your customers to speak at the Conference. In addition, our Call for Exhibitors and Sponsors is now available, so please register your interest now to secure a premier sponsorship package.

Join us as a speaker

Our Call for Speakers is now open. If you or one of your customers has a compelling Information Management case study or innovative Information Management solution or approach, please submit your papers now at: http://www.ibm.com/software/europe/data/conf.

All submissions must be made by 6 February 2009.

Become a sponsor or exhibitor!

The Conference also provides you, our Business Partners, with a range of unique sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities that are designed to maximise your organisation.s presence at the event, and to showcase your solutions and services to this premier Information Management community.

For more information, please take a look at the Call for Exhibitors and Sponsors: http://www.ibm.com/software/uk/data/conf/how_to/. Or alternatively, please contact Melanie Bessem at mtb.bessem@nl.ibm.com.

For all other details about IOD EMEA Conference 2009, please take a look at our website: http://www.ibm.com/software/europe/data/conf

Attendee registration opens 12 January 2009. Please mark your diaries now.

Please also make sure that your customers don.t miss out. Inform them about the event and suggest they visit the URL for more details.

We very much look forward to welcoming you in Berlin!

Tony Rummans
Vice President, Information Management Software
Southwest Europe IBM

Ivo Koerner
Vice President, Information Management Software
Northeast Europe IBM

Pawel Panecki
Software Sales Executive, Information Management Software
CEEMEA Region IBM

* We waive the Conference fee for all accepted Customer speakers.