IBM Power 595 processor book promotion (expires June 18, 2009)

Announcement Letter Number 309-532
May 7, 2009

The offer

For a limited time only, if you acquire an eligible new IBM^® Power 595 server configuration that includes a selected number of processor books, a minimum number of processor activations, and a minimum amount of activated memory, you can receive a subset of the processor books at no charge, as follows:

                     Minimum                    Subset (number)
   Total number      number of    Minimum GB    processor books
   of processor      processor    of activated  acquired at
   books configured  activations  memory        no charge

   4                 28           384           3
   5                 33           480           3
   6                 41           576           4
   7                 49           672           5
   8                 57           768           6

For a list of eligible configurations, refer to the Qualifying/Eligible products section.

Start and/or end dates

Orders must be received by IBM on or before June 18, 2009.

The Date of Installation (purchase date), as defined in the IBM Customer Agreement or any equivalent IBM agreement must occur on or after May 7, 2009, but no later than July 31, 2009.

Information about this promotion can be obtained through ibm.com^® by visiting the following Web site:

: http://www.ibm.com/products/us/; Enter SPECOFFSP in the NavCode^® window.

Where is it available?

This promotion is available only in the United States and its territories.

If you are a U.S. commercial, state and local government, or education customer, you can participate. If you are a U.S. federal government customer, call 800-333-6705 to determine eligibility.

Qualifying/Eligible products

Eligible configurations*

Power 595 4.2 GHz configurations

32-way, with minimum of 28 processors activated, and minimum of 12 GB memory activated per configured processor

                                                            Minimum
                           Mach         Feature   Feature   feature
Description                type  Model  number    quantity  quantity

   Power 595 with          9119  FHA
   4.2 GHz Processor Books              4694      4
AND
   One Processor Activation             4754                28
   for Feature #4694
AND
   Activation of 1 GB DDR2              5680                128
   POWER6™ Memory 
AND
   Activation of 256 GB                 5681                1
   DDR2 POWER6 Memory

- OR -

   Power 595 with          9119  FHA
   4.2 GHz Processor Books              4694      4
AND
   One Processor Activation             4754                28
   for Feature #4694
AND
   Activation of 256 GB                 5681                2
   DDR2 POWER6 Memory

40-way, with minimum of 33 processors activated, and minimum of 12 GB memory activated per configured processor

                                                            Minimum
                           Mach         Feature   Feature   feature
Description                type  Model  number    quantity  quantity

   Power 595 with          9119  FHA
   4.2 GHz Processor Books              4694      5
AND
   One Processor Activation             4754                33
   for Feature #4694
AND
   Activation of 1 GB DDR2              5680                224
   POWER6 Memory 
AND
   Activation of 256 GB                 5681                1
   DDR2 POWER6 Memory

- OR -

   Power 595 with          9119  FHA
   4.2 GHz Processor Books              4694      5
AND
   One Processor Activation             4754                33
   for Feature #4694
AND
   Activation of 256 GB                 5681                2
   DDR2 POWER6 Memory

48-way, with minimum of 41 processors activated, and minimum of 12 GB memory activated per configured processor

                                                            Minimum
                           Mach         Feature   Feature   feature
Description                type  Model  number    quantity  quantity

   Power 595 with          9119  FHA
   4.2 GHz Processor Books              4694      6
AND
   One Processor Activation             4754                41
   for Feature #4694
AND
   Activation of 1 GB DDR2              5680                64
   POWER6 Memory
AND
   Activation of 256 GB                 5681                2
   DDR2 POWER6 Memory

- OR -

   Power 595 with          9119  FHA
   4.2 GHz Processor Books              4694      5
AND
   One Processor Activation             4754                41
   for Feature #4694
AND
   Activation of 256 GB                 5681                3
   DDR2 POWER6 Memory

56-way, with minimum of 49 processors activated, and minimum of 12 GB memory activated per configured processor

                                                            Minimum
                           Mach         Feature   Feature   feature
Description                type  Model  number    quantity  quantity

   Power 595 with          9119  FHA
   4.2 GHz Processor Books              4694      7
AND
   One Processor Activation             4754                49
   for Feature #4694
AND
   Activation of 1 GB DDR2              5680                160
   POWER6 Memory 
AND
   Activation of 256 GB                 5681                2
   DDR2 POWER6 Memory

- OR -

   Power 595 with          9119  FHA
   4.2 GHz Processor Books              4694      7
AND
   One Processor Activation             4754                49
   for Feature #4694
AND
   Activation of 256 GB                 5681                3
   DDR2 POWER6 Memory

64-way, with minimum of 57 processors activated, and minimum of 12 GB memory activated per configured processor

                                                            Minimum
                           Mach         Feature   Feature   feature
Description                type  Model  number    quantity  quantity

   Power 595 with          9119  FHA
   4.2 GHz Processor Books              4694      8
AND
   One Processor Activation             4754                57
   for Feature #4694
AND
   Activation of 256 GB                 5681                3
   DDR2 POWER6 Memory

Power 595 5.0 GHz configurations

32-way, with minimum of 28 processors activated, and minimum of 12 GB memory activated per configured processor

                                                            Minimum
                           Mach         Feature   Feature   feature
Description                type  Model  number    quantity  quantity

   Power 595 with          9119  FHA
   5.0 GHz Processor Books              4705      4
AND
   One Processor Activation             4755                28
   for Feature #4705
AND
   Activation of 1 GB DDR2              5680                128
   POWER6 Memory 
AND
   Activation of 256 GB                 5681                1
   DDR2 POWER6 Memory

- OR -

   Power 595 with          9119  FHA
   5.0 GHz Processor Books              4705      4
AND
   One Processor Activation             4755                28
   for Feature #4705
AND
   Activation of 256 GB                 5681                2
   DDR2 POWER6 Memory

40-way, with minimum of 33 processors activated, and minimum of 12 GB memory activated per configured processor

                                                            Minimum
                           Mach         Feature   Feature   feature
Description                type  Model  number    quantity  quantity

   Power 595 with          9119  FHA
   5.0 GHz Processor Books              4705      5
AND
   One Processor Activation             4755                33
   for Feature #4705
AND
   Activation of 1 GB DDR2              5680                224
   POWER6 Memory
AND
   Activation of 256 GB                 5681                1
   DDR2 POWER6 Memory

- OR -

   Power 595 with          9119  FHA
   5.0 GHz Processor Books              4705      5
AND
   One Processor Activation             4755                33
   for Feature #4705
AND
   Activation of 256 GB                 5681                2
   DDR2 POWER6 Memory

48-way, with minimum of 41 processors activated, and minimum of 12 GB memory activated per configured processor

                                                            Minimum
                           Mach         Feature   Feature   feature
Description                type  Model  number    quantity  quantity

Power 595 with             9119  FHA
   5.0 GHz Processor Books              4705      6
AND
   One Processor Activation             4755                41
   for Feature #4705
AND
   Activation of 1 GB DDR2              5680                64
   POWER6 Memory
AND
   Activation of 256 GB                 5681                2
   DDR2 POWER6 Memory

- OR -

   Power 595 with          9119  FHA
   5.0 GHz Processor Books              4705      6
AND
   One Processor Activation             4755                41
   for Feature #4705
AND
   Activation of 256 GB                 5681                2
   DDR2 POWER6 Memory

56-way, with minimum of 49 processors activated, and minimum of 12 GB memory activated per configured processor

                                                            Minimum
                           Mach         Feature   Feature   feature
Description                type  Model  number    quantity  quantity

   Power 595 with          9119  FHA
   5.0 GHz Processor Books              4705      7
AND
   One Processor Activation             4755                49
   for Feature #4705
AND
   Activation of 1 GB DDR2              5680                160
   POWER6 Memory
AND
   Activation of 256 GB                 5681                2
   DDR2 POWER6 Memory

- OR -

   Power 595 with          9119  FHA
   5.0 GHz Processor Books              4705      7
AND
   One Processor Activation             4755                49
   for Feature #4705
AND
   Activation of 256 GB                 5681                3
   DDR2 POWER6 Memory

64-way, with minimum of 57 processors activated, and minimum of 12 GB memory activated per configured processor

                                                            Minimum
                           Mach         Feature   Feature   feature
Description                type  Model  number    quantity  quantity

   Power 595 with          9119  FHA
   5.0 GHz Processor Books              4705      8
AND
   One Processor Activation             4755                57
   for Feature #4705
AND
   Activation of 256 GB                 5681                3
   DDR2 POWER6 Memory

* Eligible Power 595 configurations must not include feature number 8453, Base Customer Spec Plcmnt, which allows hardware placement defined by the account team.

Additional information/conditions

IBM maintenance charges will apply to the no-charge Processor Books upon completion of the warranty period.

In order to ensure accurate installation records for service and future maintenance, eligible new IBM System 595 server configurations acquired under the terms of this promotion will require an update to IBM's installation records after the server is installed. Nick Vlamis (ngvlamis@us.ibm.com), Power Systems Sales Manager, IBM North America, is responsible for following up with your IBM sales representative to ensure these updates have been made

IBM reserves the right to modify or withdraw this promotion at any time.

This promotion is subject to the terms and conditions of any applicable Agreements.

Business Partner information

IBM Business Partner - Distributors; IBM Business Partner - Solution Providers and Resellers who acquire products from IBM; IBM Business Partner - Solution Providers and Resellers who acquire products from IBM Business Partner - Distributors; and IBM Business Partner - Systems Integrators may link directly to Business Partner information for the corresponding Business Partner offer. Due to participation eligibility, Business Partners may not be able to view every offer. PartnerWorld^® ID and password required (use IBM ID).

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