We are enhancing the IBM PartnerWorld Web Content Syndication program for 2010. As part of that effort we have changed to a new service provider.

This switch requires a small change to your Web site syndication which most Business Partners have already completed.  If you have not yet implemented this change you are required to complete it by January 31, 2010. This activity should take only a few minutes to complete and should be directed to your company's Webmaster or person responsible for your Web site.

Migration Instructions:

1. Open up the source code for the page with IBM syndication. You will need to do this for every page where you have syndicated IBM content.
   
   
2. 'Search for' or 'Find' the line of script that begins with: http://content.webcollage.net/. If you have syndicated more than one IBM showcase on a page there will be a separate line of script for each and you will need to take these steps for each line*.
   
   * If you do not find a line of script that includes http://content.webcollage.net then search for a line that includes just webcollage.net. If that search succeeds, you may see multiple results. You need to locate the line that starts with <script src=. It will be of a form similar to <script src="http://www.live.hal.webcollage.net/ at the beginning of the line. Proceed with the following instructions recognising that you will be seeing something other than 'content' in the line of script you are adjusting – everything else below applies.
   
   Note to syndicators of non-IBM content: Make sure that if you are syndicating content from vendors other than IBM who have also used WebCollage that you go to only the IBM script(s). You can identify the IBM script by making sure that within that line of script you see at some point showcase= and that you see after the equals sign (=) text that does one of the following: starts with hal, contains ibmgts or equals infoman, lotus, rational, tivoli or websphere. (Note: if your IBM syndication is of the type where you don't have content.webcollage.net appearing in your script you may not have showcase= appearing in your IBM syndication script line).
   
   
3. Edit that line of script by inserting content.cdsbe.com/_utility/ibmrdr immediately after http:// so that you now have the following: <script src="http://content.cdsbe.com/_utility/ibmrdr/content.webcollage.net/. Leave the rest of that line of script (following /content.webcollage.net) as is - change nothing else.
   Note: You may see content.webcollage.net appearing more than once within that line of script – make sure you insert content.cdsbe.com/_utility/ibmrdr only once after the src= part of the script.
   
   Example: (Example only! DO NOT COPY EXACTLY!)
   
   BEFORE:
   
    <script src="http://content.webcollage.net/example/showcase?showcase=hal"></script>
   
   AFTER:
   
   <script src="http://content.cdsbe.com/_utility/ibmrdr/content.webcollage.net/example/showcase? showcase=hal"></script>
   
   
4. Save and publish the page(s). This completes the migration process.

  For questions or assistance with thi s   migration exercise, please email the IBM Web Content Syndication Help Desk at support@syndicationsupport.com