CC - 2009 Business Partner KICKOFF Call - JAN. 29th - North America

IBM Channel Communications IBM Americas - Number: CC0901-018

Date: January 21, 2009

Notice to: IBM Business Partners -- Systems

Mark your calendar for the 2009 North America Business Partner kickoff call - Jan. 29.

I would like to thank you for all your hard work over the past year. Now, with the new year well underway, it's time to start building our plans to aggressively drive business together. On Thursday January 29, 2009, we will hold a kickoff call to review our 2008 accomplishments and go over the game plan for the next twelve months. In these challenging times, it's more important than ever that we share our strategy with you. IBM's portfolio of products and solutions has never been stronger, and with the measures we are taking to simplify the way we do business, we feel confident that 2009 will be a banner year.

Together with Harris Warsaw, vice president, General Business, North America, and Stephen Leonard, vice president, Sales, Systems and Technology Group, North America, we will outline the plans to launch this successful journey.

Call details

Date: Thursday, January 29, 2009

Time: 3:15 to 4:45 p.m. Eastern time. No registration is required.

Dial-in: (866) 871-1386. Passcode: 81964347

Presentations will be posted at Ayman Antoun's Executive Corner on PartnerWorld.

Replay

A replay will be available for one month after the call.

Replay:(800) 642-1687 or (706) 645-9291. Passcode: 81964347

For information contact Claire Colle at ccolle@ca.ibm.com.

Be sure to mark this important event on your calendar. As always, I encourage you to reach out to me at aantoun@ca.ibm.com with your ideas and suggestions, and I look forward to sharing more detail with you on Thursday January 29.