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Throughout the year, I’ve blogged about the power of the ecosystem. Whether it was a focus on the http://socialbusinesssandy.com/2014/02/27/pulse-cloud-ecosystem-announcements-a-summary-infographic, the http://socialbusinesssandy.com/2014/02/05/the-power-of-the-entrepreneur-and-the-ecosystem-ibm-entrepreneur-week/”>entrepreneur ecosystem, or <a href=”http://socialbusinesssandy.com/2014/01/07/social-business-is-all-about-people-in-2014-3-big-priorities/”>empowering folks to create a digital ecosystem</a>, I’m a big believer that nurturing an ecosystem is essential to success.
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I’m always encouraging companies who have smarter, game-changing, industry-disrupting solutions to build and engage their ecosystem. As a result, I’ve seen tremendous opportunities come to life… magic happens!
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At the IBM Connect conference in January, two IBM Business Partners, <a href=”http://www.isw.com.au/wps/portal/isw”>ISW</a> and <a href=”http://www.trustsphere.com/”>TrustSphere</a>, met for the first time on the trade show floor. What makes this really special is that ISW and TrustSphere both have a presence in Australia, but met for the first time in Orlando, Florida. They quickly realized the value that could be gained for each company in collaborating with each other!
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Working together, these two companies developed a new social solution, called <b>Kudos Insights for IBM Connections</b>. According to the TrustSphere website, “Kudos Insights for IBM Connections can now leverage the power of Messaging Intelligence to deliver better collaboration insights when managing on line communities and accelerating social adoption.”
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What a great business success story! And I can’t think of a more powerful way to underscore the value of participating in an ecosystem, and, of course, on being an IBM Business Partner!
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How can you do the same? Attend our next conference: <a href=”http://www-01.ibm.com/software/events/insight/”>IBM Insight 2014</a>! Early registration discount is available.
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I hope you will attend. Magic can happen!
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