It's no secret that in today's economy, we are facing more challenges than ever. And real challenges demand real solutions. Supporting real collaboration, using real tools, in real time. Most of all, they demand real winning business outcomes.

We are ready to help our customers and partners "get real" about making real change to create a Smarter Planet. All of us are facing real change right now, in our economy and in our businesses. It's time to talk about the challenges brought about by that change and tackle the tough questions and issues that are affecting us, day-today. The IBM Rational Software Conference 2009 will be the forum to find real answers and real inspiration. (And of course, real fun.)

Get ready to get real at the IBM Rational Software Conference, where you will find: Real teams. Real insights. Real results

See you May 31st - June 4th, 2009, at Orlando. And don't miss these Enterprise Modernization Track Sessions:

Enterprise Modernization: A smarter way to maximize the value of your applications, people and teams

Understand the value of and risks in your application portfolio

Lower the TCO of multi-platform development by consolidating to a common team infrastructure

Reduce costs and improve project predictability with a lifecycle management solution for composite applications

Debunking the Myths about IBM's i and z Platforms

Improve workforce productivity and agility by eliminating skill silos

Achieve faster ROI by modernizing enterprise applications

Enterprise Modernization - Putting it all together ... Somehow

Build modern Web 2.0 user interfaces without being a technology expert

Work smarter with Rational Developer for i and Rational Team Concert for i

Be more productive with modern development tools for IBM i

Reduce costs and increase flexibility by migrating to a world class software delivery platform

Improve collaboration across multi-platform teams with Rational Team Concert for System z

Reduce cost and improve flexibility by leveraging modern architectures

Leverage compilation technology to optimize return on investment

Avoid embarrassing quality failures with your multi-platform applications

For more information, visit the Rational Software Conference site.