Linda Cole's current assignment is with the IBM Toronto Lab as the Manager of the Rational Business Ecosystem. Linda is responsible for supporting Rational Enterprise Modernization products on IBM i. Prior to that, she was a Marketing Manager, working with over 120 IBM Business Partners in the IBM i Tools Initiatives for Innovation Program. She spent the previous six years with the Toronto Lab in several WebSphere iSeries Technical and Marketing postions. In her 30 years with IBM, she has had a variety of assignments including technical support, education, consulting, sales and marketing roles. Linda has an extensive background in iSeries and AS400 dating back to 1988 and specialized in WebSphere offerings, Application Development & Business Intelligence. She is a frequent speaker at COMMON, Users Groups and Technical Conferences.