Price Change(s):Price change(s): General Price Harmonization (GPH) for IBM Passport Advantage, Passport Advantage Express and Selected Configured Software – Effective January 1, 2016
Announcement Number:316-026
Announcement Date:Aug 11 2015
Effective Date:Jan 01 2016
Overview
Effective January 1, 2016, IBM is announcing a worldwide price harmonization across the software product portfolio.Passport Advantage Express Suggested Retail Prices (SRP), Passport Advantage Suggested Volume Prices (SVP) and selected Configured Software as applicable, for the following categories of products, are included in this announcement:
o Passport Advantage Eligible Products from the Business Analytics, Cloud and Smarter Infrastructure, Collaboration Solutions, Enterprise Content Management, Industry Solutions, Information Management, Rational, Security Systems, Watson and WebSphere Brands.
o Media and documentation packs associated with the Passport Advantage Eligible Products.
o Other non-Passport Advantage selected Configured Software Products.
For most products, the following price harmonization changes will apply:
Prices will remain unchanged in Australia, China, New Zealand and Switzerland
Prices will increase by 8% in South Africa
Prices will increase by 5% in India
Prices will increase by 3% in all other countries
For a small number of products, price harmonization adjustments will deviate slightly from the assumptions above. In some cases there will be a higher price increase or a price reduction, but overall most of the price changes will not exceed plus or minus 5%.
For affected eligible products and their associated media and documentation packs, price harmonization changes are applicable for all eligible product offerings including:
Software License and 12-months Software Subscription & Support (S&S)
Trade up License and 12-months Software S&S
Software S&S Renewal and Reinstatement
Monthly Licensing
Selected Software as a Service (SaaS)
Selected Configured Software
Price changes are applicable for Software S&S Renewals pertaining to a coverage period beginning on or after January 1, 2016 regardless of when payment is received.
Price changes for new Software as a Service (SaaS) subscription and new Monthly Licensing commitment periods become effective January 1, 2016.
Marketing Channels
· IBM Business Partner -- Distributors for Workstation Software· IBM Business Partner -- Resellers for Workstation Software
Affected Countries:
These price changes are applicable in the following countries:Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Andorra, Comoros, France, French Guyana, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, Monaco, New Caledonia, Reunion, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Vanuatu, Wallis & Futuna, Italy, San Marino, Vatican City, Aland Islands, Denmark, Faeroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Cyprus, Greece, Israel, Malta, Portugal, Spain, British Indian Ocean Territory, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Pitcairn Island, Saint Helena, South Georgia & South Sandwich Island, United Kingdom, Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo Rep, Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian Territory, Qatar, Rwanda, Sao Thome Island, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierre Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Marketing Action Required
Review these changes with affected customers as appropriate. Update outstanding quotations, bids and proposals, along with any related financial analyses, and notify customers accordingly.Customer Letter Section
Prices
Business Partner information
Announced pricing will be available on September 15, 2015 from IBM or from your IBM Business Partner.IBM Distributors, Direct resellers, and Indirect resellers may link directly to Business Partner information for the corresponding Business Partner announcement. Due to participation eligibility, Business Partners may not be able to view every offer. A PartnerWorld® ID and password are required (use IBM ID).
BP Announcement Letter 516-025
Trademarks
IBM, Passport Advantage and PartnerWorld are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both.Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others.
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