
Newsletter - June 2008 Edition
Portal Pressure?
How Can You Prepare for a WebSphere Portal Implementation?
Managing an IBM WebSphere Portal project can seem like a daunting task if you're not prepared. Balancing the needs and expectations of your business users with your technical capabilities and resources is always a challenge. This is especially so in a portal project where expectations are high. Our advice? Understand the basics up front and keep it simple.
Click on the link below for the fundamentals of WebSphere Portal, and tips for portal project success.
- Managing a WebSphere Portal Project

Introducing Alpine's Dashboard Utility for IBM Entity Analytics (EAS)
Real-world Experience Leads to the Creation of a Valuable Pipeline Monitoring Tool
The Alpine EAS Dashboard was developed to help analysts managing the EAS environment to monitor the activity around the EAS Pipeline process. It can be used both as part of the initial load and analysis of the data, and throughout the life of the application. Bottom line? You now have the ability to monitor the pipeline and address potential problems before they reach the breaking point.
- Click here to learn more about Alpine's EAS Dashboard Utility

Upcoming Alpine Events
Alpine Webcasts
| Leverage SOA and Web 2.0 to Improve Your Business Value |
SOA and Web 2.0 are two of today's hottest topics! They have changed the way IT develops and deploys applications and have greatly improved the ability to deliver the right information to the right users, at the right time.
This session will discuss how SOA and Web 2.0 help make people more productive, collaborative, and engaged with business processes. We'll explore the key role of Lotus Software and WebSphere Portal solutions, from portals and dashboards to new Web 2.0 technologies. . .And we'll analyze foundational elements that enable early successes with SOA.
Well share real-world examples of SOA success in solving critical issues facing today's user community. Register today to learn more!
Date: July 23, 2008
Time: 12 pm PT / 1pm MT / 2 pm CT / 3 pm ET
To register for the webcast CLICK HERE
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What Can Alpine Do For You?
Data Quality Assessment
Alpine will perform a no-cost Data Quality Assessment (DQA) to help you identify and define data quality issues that may exist in your environment. Alpine can also recommend proven data quality solutions to help you get the most out of your information assets. CLICK HERE to learn more about our Data Quality Assessment program.

About Alpine Consulting
"Nothing Personal, It's Just Business" |
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At Alpine Consulting, we strongly disagree with that old cliche.
Technology decisions in business are extremely personal. These decisions directly affect your relationships with customers, suppliers, employees, and competitors. Make the wrong technology decision and there can be profound negative effects on revenue, profitability, and competitive position.
Alpine is here to help you make the right Information Technology decisions. Contact us today or browse our website to learn how a partnership with Alpine can help ensure success in your Information Technology endeavors.
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“By expanding our product channels through a commerce-enabled portal, our team has been able to more effectively service customers that have traditionally not received the sales support they deserved. Since launching the eStore, Therm-O-Disk has increased sales to smaller customers we normally would not have penetrated."
--John Fisher, Vice President, Therm-O-Disc
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