Announcement Summary - May 29, 2012

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	Announcement Summary - May 29, 2012 Content of this summary is subject to change after the date of publication Announcements by Letter Number 112-104 Microsoft Embedded POSReady 7 preinstalled option for selected models of IBM Anyplace Kiosk 112-108 IBM System x3100 M4 and x3250 M4 Express servers offer high-performance with fast Intel Xeon processors 112-114 IBM 146 GB 15,000 rpm and 300 GB 10,000 rpm 6Gbps SAS 2.5-inch SFF G2HS SEDs offer highest capacity and performance for storage for selected IBM System x servers 212-127 IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Applications V7.1 provides end-to-end performance and availability monitoring for application and SOA environments 212-143 IBM SmartCloud Application Performance Management V7.5 provides holistic, end-to-end performance and availability management 212-167 IBM Rational Developer for Power System Software and Rational Developer for i for SOA Construction V8.5 deliver new enhancements for AIX and IBM i customers 212-176 IBM Security zSecure Compliance, Auditing, and Administration V1.13 solutions simplify administration and enhance monitoring, auditing, and compliance management 212-177 IBM Rational test automation solution delivers virtualized services to help improve agility and accelerate application test cycles 212-178 IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler for Applications V8.6 provides innovative automation; IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler V8.6 and IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/0S V8.6 updates 212-186 IBM Rational Developer for System z , V8.5 speeds development and provides better compatibility with Interactive System Productivity Facility 212-192 IBM Content Analytics with Enterprise Search V3.0 combines the power of unified content analytics and search for use with big data to drive fact-based business decisions 212-237 IBM FileNet Image Services includes trade-up part numbers to FileNet Image Manager Active Edition and FileNet Content Manager 612-019 IBM Solution Support Services - technical advisor for Storage provides expert guidance to help you improve business operations 612-022 IBM SmartCloud Enterprise - virtual environment V2.1 912-099 Hardware withdrawal: SurePOS 100 models and features - No replacements available 912-102 Hardware withdrawal: IBM AnyPlace Kiosk selected features - No replacements available 912-109 Hardware Withdrawal: IBM Power Systems model and miscellaneous features - Replacements available 912-111 Software withdrawal: IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for SOA Platform 912-115 Hardware withdrawal: IBM System x selected systems - Replacements available 912-119 Software withdrawal: IBM Rational Developer for System z selected licenses 912-120 Hardware withdrawal: IBM System x selected options and features 912-127 Hardware withdrawal: IBM System x selected features 912-129 Hardware withdrawal: IBM System x selected features Promotions and Price Changes Most recent US Promotion and Price Change announcement letters Hardware Announcements 112-104 Microsoft Embedded POSReady 7 preinstalled option for selected models of IBM Anyplace Kiosk PDF At a glance New preinstalled option available on IBM Anyplace® Kiosk Models 31E and 33E includes: OS Upgrade to Windows Embedded POSReady 7 160 GB drive Notes : 1 GB memory feature required for POSReady 7. For clients who require language support, up to five languages can be supported on Windows Embedded POSReady 7. Overview IBM continues to demonstrate its commitment to openness at the operating system level by expanding preinstall options to include Microsoft™ Windows Embedded POSReady 7 for selected models of the Anyplace Kiosk. IBM recommends Windows Embedded POSReady offerings as the preferred Windows OS for the point-of-sale environment. POSReady 7 now joins POSReady 2009 as a preferred Windows OS option for the Anyplace Kiosk systems. IBM continues to support the retailer's operating system of choice. This includes Microsoft Windows Embedded POSReady 2009, and Microsoft Windows 7 Professional. The compact and energy-efficient Models 31E and 33E feature the lowest price point of currently available AnyPlace Kiosk models. The new optional upgrade for Models 31E and 33E includes Microsoft Windows Embedded POSReady 7 preinstalled on the hard drive. Key prerequisites Clients purchasing POSReady products directly from IBM must sign the ICA Attachment for Certain Microsoft Windows Embedded Operating Systems, Z125-7894 (US) or INTC-7894, which documents unique terms that apply to these products. Operating Systems supported on the IBM AnyPlace Kiosk are: Windows XP Professional (32-bit) Windows Embedded for Point of Service (WEPOS) Windows POSReady 2009 Driver support for Windows Embedded POSReady 7 will be available from the support website. UPOS 1.9.6b to current (includes OPOS, JavaPOS) Planned availability date June 1, 2012 112-108 IBM System x3100 M4 and x3250 M4 Express servers offer high-performance with fast Intel Xeon processors PDF At a glance IBM System x3100 M4 and x3250 M4 Express® servers Features of the new x3100 M4 and x3250 M4 Express servers include: 4U mini tower - x3100 M4 1U rack - x3250 M4 Choice of Intel™ processors Xeon E3-1220v2 Xeon E3-1230v2 Integrated Serial-ATA (SATA) controller Two PCI Express I/O expansion slots (x3250 M4) Four available PCI Express I/O expansion slots (x3100 M4) Six bays: two 5.25-inch and four 3.5-inch (x3100 M4); two 3.5-inch simple-swap SATA or four 2.5-inch hot-swap/simple-swap SAS/SATA (x3250 M4) DVD-ROM optical drive² 350-watt auto-sensing power supply or 300W 80+ certified power supply (x3100 M4) 300-watt fixed auto-sensing or 460-watt redundant power supply (x3250 M4) System-management support I/O ports Seven USB ports, two in front, four in rear, and one internal Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet with RJ-45 One software-compatible serial port One VGA port Overview IBM x3100 M4 and x3250 M4 Express servers The System x3100 M4 single-socket tower server and the System x3250 M4 single-socket rack server are designed for small businesses and first-time server buyers looking for a solution to improve business efficiency. The x3100 M4 and the x3250 M4 deliver several IBM innovative features and are competitive priced. The x3100 M4 has a compact mini 4U form factor; the x3250 M4 features a 1U form factor. The IBM System x3100 M4 and System x3250 M4 provide next-generation performance in innovative and compact designs, with flexible configuration options and built-in security and systems management capabilities. Server-class features Latest Intel dual-core and quad-core Intel processors¹: Xeon E3-1220v2 series Xeon E3-1230v2 series Optimized for EM64T to support 32-bit or 64-bit applications x3100 M4 Express models feature: 4 GB PC3-12800 CL11 1600 MHz DDR3 LP ECC UDIMM memory Four PCI Express expansion slots: One x16 One x8 One x4 One x1 Open bay models supporting simple-swap SATA HDD Support for 350-watt PSU or 80 plus certified 300 W PSU (model dependant and CTO) Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet controllers Integrated ServeRAID C100 for System x that supports: Integrated RAID-0, RAID-1, RAID-10 standard x3250 M4 Express models feature: 4 GB PC3-12800 ECC 1600 MHz LP UDIMM memory; 32 GB maximum Two PCI Express expansion slots: One x8 One x4 for hardware RAID or compact dual-port NIC adapter Open bay models supporting 3.5-inch simple-swap SATA or 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS/SATA HDD³ Support for 80 plus certified 300 W fixed or 460 W redundant PSU Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet controllers Integrated ServeRAID C100 for System x that supports: Integrated RAID-0 and RAID-1 standard At your control Manageability and serviceability features help diagnose problems quickly. Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) subsystems with IPMI 2.0 support Optional upgrade to remote presence by FoD Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2 support IBM tools supports Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) 2.0 integrated systems management processor Monitoring of memory, thermal, and voltage faults Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) and support for Wake on LAN Automatic server restart (ASR) to restart server after operating system failure At your service Worldwide support and services with IBM systems management tools, which help improve productivity and get your server up and running quickly. ServerGuide⁶utilities to assist loading of many popular network operating systems IBM Director Warranty System x3100 M4 One-year customer replaceable unit (CRU) and on-site labor⁴, limited warranty⁵; optional warranty service upgrades available System x3250 M4 Three-year customer replaceable unit (CRU) and on-site labor⁴, limited warranty⁵; optional warranty service upgrades available IBM Express models New System x configurations are being added to the IBM Express Portfolio™ , designed and priced to meet the needs of midsized businesses. Reliable and easy to manage, Express models and configurations vary by country. They further enhance the ease of doing business with IBM by offering a robust portfolio of products supported by aggressive pricing and simplified incentives. The latest System x Express models consist of relevant system configurations for the System x3100 M4 and System x3250 M4 servers. System x Express servers deliver robust capabilities while taking into account limited resources and budgets. Find the right hardware for your business needs today, while helping to protect your investments with flexible, scalable products that can grow with your business. ¹GHz and MHz denote the internal and/or external clock speed of the microprocessor only, not application performance. Many factors affect application performance. ²Actual playback speed varies and is often less than maximum. ³When referring to HDD or tape backup capacity, GB stands for 1,000,000,000 bytes and TB stands for 1,000,000,000,000 bytes. User capacity may vary depending on operating environments. ⁴With respect to on-site service, you may be asked certain diagnostic questions before a technician is sent. ⁵For information on the IBM Statement of Limited Warranty, visit http://www.ibm.com/servers/support/machine_warranties/ This information is also available by calling 800-426-7378 or contacting your IBM representative or reseller. Copies are available upon request. ⁶The Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment software, included as part of ServerGuide software, may be used for boot, diagnostic, setup, restoration, installation, configuration, test, or disaster recovery purposes only. Note: The Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment software contains a security feature that will cause an end user customer's system to reboot without prior notification to the end user customer after 24 hours of continuous use of the Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment. During routine usage of ServerGuide, which does not usually require usage of the Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment software for such an extended time period, this condition should not occur. Feature exchange None Key prerequisites Monitor Keyboard Mouse Planned availability date June 15, 2012 112-114 IBM 146 GB 15,000 rpm and 300 GB 10,000 rpm 6Gbps SAS 2.5-inch SFF G2HS SEDs offer highest capacity and performance for storage for selected IBM System x servers PDF At a glance Data security is a growing market requirement for businesses of all sizes today. While many companies have invested heavily toward thwarting network-based attacks and other virtual threats, few effective safeguards have been readily available to protect against potentially costly exposures of proprietary data resulting from a hard drive "data at rest" being stolen, misplaced, retired, or redeployed. When used in conjunction with our ServeRAID M5110, ServeRAID M1115 SAS/SATA controllers with optional ServeRAID M5000 Series Advance Feature Keys, the IBM 6Gbps SAS 2.5-inch SFF Self-Encrypting Drives address these security concerns by combining 6Gbps SAS performance with hard-drive based Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 128 disk encryption. 6Gbps hot-swap SAS for optimal performance and system availability 2.5-inch SFF 300 GB 10K and 146 GB 15K SED offerings Drive-level AES 128 encryption A safeguard against costly security breaches and exposure of proprietary data if a hard drive is stolen or lost Help to ensure compliancy with data security, information disclosure, and privacy regulations for data at rest The ability to securely erase data for disk disposition, redeployment, or service calls Encryption functionality supported when used in conjunction with supported ServeRAID controllers and optional Advance Feature Keys MegaRAID Management Suite (MSM), which offers a quick and simple configuration path to disk encryption and also assists with local key management One-year warranty Overview New self-encrypting drives (SEDs) add high-capacity offerings to the System x and BladeCenter family: IBM 146 GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5-inch SFF G2HS SED (90Y8944) IBM 300 GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5-inch SFF G2HS SED (90Y8913) The amount of confidential or propriety information that is gathered and stored by businesses continues to grow exponentially. As the threat of exposure of this data has increased over time, so have the government legislation and industry privacy requirements intended to safeguard this data. These provisions often mandate that corporations safeguard this information for an indefinite amount of time with penalties and other associated expenses attached should a security breach occur. To reduce the vulnerability of data at rest to potentially costly exposures of proprietary data resulting from hard drives being stolen, misplaced, or even improperly disposed, IBM is adding 6Gbps SAS 2.5-inch SFF Self-Encrypting Drives (SED). Ideal for small and medium or distributed large enterprise businesses, IBM 146 GB 15K (90Y8944) and 300 GB 10K (90Y8913) 6Gbps SAS 2.5-inch SFF G2HS SEDs provide cost-effective advanced data security with AES 128 disk encryption. These new SED offerings also provide optimal 6Gbps hot-swap SAS capability for your high performance and availability System x environment. SED functionality and 6Gbps SAS performance of these new drives are enabled when used with our new 6Gbps System x servers and internal ServeRAID controllers with Advance Feature Keys for SED support. When ServeRAID M1115 (81Y4448) or ServeRAID M5110 are installed, they offer internal RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, and 50 and the optional M5000 Series Advance Feature Key (46M0930) upgrade would be required for SED support as well as offering additional RAID 6 and 60 functionality. Intuitive Management is provided through the MegaRAID Management Suite (MSM), which offers a quick and simple configuration path to disk encryption and local security key management, and also provides a full suite of applications and tools that includes a full spectrum of online RAID management and preboot setup utilities. Performance 146 GB, 300 GB performance characteristics include: Formatted capacity of 146,000 MB (146 GB) Formatted capacity of 300,000 MB (300 GB) Drive-to-host interface that supports up to 6.0 Gbps burst rate Drive media to buffer interface that supports sustained interface data transfers of up to 151 MBps average on the 146 GB drive, and 93 MBps on the 300 GB drive Spindle speed of 15,000 rpm (146 GB) or 10,000 rpm (300 GB) Hot-swap capability SAS interface Reliability SAS compliance enables these SEDs to connect directly to selected System x systems. S.M.A.R.T. allows software utilities to alert you of certain impending drive failures so replacements can be made before a problem occurs. Rigorous testing through the ServerProven® program instills confidence that your storage subsystem is compatible and will function reliably. Warranty: One-year, customer replaceable unit (CRU), limited warranty¹. ¹For information on the IBM Statement of Limited Warranty, visit http://www.ibm.com/servers/support/machine_warranties/ Alternatively, this information is available through your IBM representative or reseller. Copies are available upon request. With respect to on-site service, IBM sends a technician after attempting to diagnose and resolve the problem remotely. Feature exchange None Key prerequisites IBM System x system with SAS capability. Planned availability date May 31, 2012: IBM 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5-inch SFF G2HS SED (90Y8944) IBM 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5-inch SFF G2HS SED (90Y8913) Software Announcements 212-178 IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler for Applications V8.6 provides innovative automation; IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler V8.6 and IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/0S V8.6 updates PDF At a glance IBM® Tivoli® Workload Scheduler for Applications V8.6, IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler V8.6, and IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS® V8.6 enhancements include: Enhanced SAP management New management of InfoSphere® DataStage® , Cognos® , Informatica, and SAP Process Integration (PI) channels New z-centric function for compliance to standard auditing Enhanced scalability and performance of Dynamic Workload Console For ordering, contact Your IBM representative or an IBM Business Partner. For more information contact the Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL (426-2255). Reference: YE001 Overview IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler for Applications V8.6 delivers enhancements to SAP management, and expands the reach of automation to IBM InfoSphere DataStage , IBM Cognos , and Informatica. A new chargeable component for IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler for Applications V8.6 can be ordered to manage Informatica applications. IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS V8.6 and IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler V8.6 enhancements include a self-service catalog, additional value for the z-centric end-to-end solution, and improved scalability and performance within the Dynamic Workload Console. IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler for Applications V8.6: SAP management is simplified with improved efficiency. Key enhancements include a SAP eXternal Interface for Job Background Processing (SAP XBP) 3.0 Interface Certification; streamlined procedure for the use in SAP job creation; management of SAP jobs through pick lists from within the Dynamic Workload Console (for both IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler and IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS ); automation of SAP Process Integration (PI) communication channels through the definition of IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler jobs. You get new business intelligence and data warehouse job automation across multiple disparate systems and applications, within the central Dynamic Workload Console. This can be accomplished by using the new IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler Plug-in for InfoSphere DataStage , IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler Plug-in for Cognos V10.1, and IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler Plug-in for Informatica PowerCenter. These plug-ins extend all of the Tivoli Workload Scheduler scheduling functions to these systems and applications. Compliance with Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) Publication 140-2, which is a government computer security standard to accredit cryptographic modules. IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler V8.6 and IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS V8.6 enhancements: Improved self-service online catalog, also available for smart devices, for business users to trigger and monitor on-demand business services, and start recovery procedures. The self-service catalog drives business agility while helping reduce costs. Improved z-centric end-to-end solution with automatic and centralized retrieval of distributed joblogs so that businesses comply with archiving standards and keep job run history. Improved Dynamic Workload Console performance and scalability for the number of concurrent users of the Dynamic Workload Console when connected to IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS . Key prerequisites Refer to the Hardware requirements and Software requirements sections for details. Planned availability date IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler for Applications V8.6: June 8, 2012: Electronic download June 15, 2012: Physical media IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler V8.6 and IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS V8.6: June 8, 2012: Electronic download 212-167 IBM Rational Developer for Power System Software and Rational Developer for i for SOA Construction V8.5 deliver new enhancements for AIX and IBM i customers PDF At a glance The Rational® Developer for Power® family of offerings provides integrated environments for developing, modernizing, porting, and optimizing workloads for IBM i, AIX® , and Linux™ on Power . Version 8.5 enhancements include: For C/C++ for AIX and Linux on Power Performance Advisor for C/C++ for AIX & Linux (workflow-driven performance analysis and advisory tools for optimizing application performance) Enhancements to basic C/C++ IDE when working in remote projects For COBOL on AIX and for C/C++ on AIX and Linux Porting and Migration Advisor (in-migration and porting guidance for C/C++ and COBOL for AIX and Linux ) Light weight, debuggable executables Code coverage analysis capability for C, C++, and COBOL on AIX and Linux For IBM i Live outline view for RPG applications Enhancements to the i Project Perspective For all operating systems Expanded set of data development tools in the Data Perspective Support for build specifications for multiple contexts (such as for multiple promotion levels or even multiple target platforms) Service reliability enhancements 64-bit desktop operating system support (product can now exploit larger memory space) Overview The nine chargeable components of Rational Developer for Power Systems Software™ , together with Rational Developer for i for SOA Construction, comprise the Rational Developer for Power family of products. Versions 8.5 of this family marks a significant milestone in the expansion of its value proposition from being an Integrated Development Environment for Power development to being an Integrated Development, Porting, and Optimization Environment for multi-platform development. Among the key capabilities provided by these tools: New: Code coverage tools (for C/C++ and COBOL for AIX and Linux ) New: Performance Advisor (for C/C++ for AIX and Linux ) New: Porting and Migration Advisor (for C/C++ and COBOL for AIX and Linux ) Remote System Explorer for connecting to IBM i, AIX , or Linux on Power servers, managing server-side files, and searching Language-aware editors and refactoring agents Debuggers (including server-side agents) Application analysis tools Supported languages include: RPG, COBOL, DDS, CL, and C/C++ on IBM i C/C++ on Linux C/C++ and COBOL on AIX And also in the " Power Tools" editions, where there is support for: Java™ , Services, and web development for distributed platforms including AIX , Linux (on Power or x86), and Windows™ Mobile development for various mobile operating systems Development is supported in both server-connected and disconnected modes. While connected, the tools are integrated with the optimizing IBM compilers for the various Power operating systems and languages, as well as with server-side explorer and debugger services. These tools are designed to help organizations Raise developer productivity. Attract and retain talent. Reduce initial training costs (as many new hires will already be familiar with the Eclipse workbench environment). Deliver applications that make more efficient use of hardware infrastructure. Deliver higher-performing applications to raise customer satisfaction and compete more strongly. The tools are specialized for use with IBM Power Systems™ yet can be used in combination with other Integrated Development Environments (such as Rational Application Developer for WebSphere® Software or Rational Developer for System z® ) to support multi-platform development scenarios. When used in combination with IBM Power Systems compilers and IBM Rational Team Concert™ , IBM Rational Developer for Power Systems Software serves as a key element of a comprehensive application development, porting, optimization, and collaborative application lifecycle management solution that is optimized for Power systems but also serves in multi-platform development environments. In addition to the value points of the development tools mentioned above, this broader integrated solution imparts additional benefits such as Improved team collaboration and productivity Lowered project risk Improved quality outcomes. As previously noted the Rational Developer for Power family is a collection of 10 separately priced offerings. Refer to the Description section of this announcement for a full explanation of how the capabilities of this family are packaged to correspond to specific operating systems, languages, usage scenarios, and procurement scenarios. For ordering, contact Your IBM representative or an IBM Business Partner. For more information contact the Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL (426-2255). Reference: YE001 Key prerequisites For details, refer to the Hardware requirements and Software requirements sections. Planned availability date Passport Advantage® June 15, 2012: Electronic availability July 6, 2012: Physical availability Advanced Administration System (AAS) -- June 29, 2012 212-127 IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Applications V7.1 provides end-to-end performance and availability monitoring for application and SOA environments PDF At a glance IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Applications V7.1 essential functions include: Application environment health dashboards Service-oriented architecture (SOA) application infrastructure monitoring, including IBM WebSphere DataPower® appliances Application performance reporting Greater flexibility in domain coverage by offering the ability to order a single monitoring agent For ordering, contact Your IBM representative or an IBM Business Partner. For more information contact the Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL (426-2255). Reference: YE001 Overview IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Applications V7.1 provides an end-to-end performance and availability monitoring solution encompassing a broad set of heterogeneous applications and application infrastructures. By providing an integrated solution for monitoring, viewing, analyzing, and managing applications across the enterprise, this release helps IT organizations optimize service levels and contain costs for critical applications and services. Combining an integrated user interface, single data warehouse, and single reporting capability, IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Applications provides comprehensive monitoring and management capabilities for complex application environments. These include application and database servers, email and collaboration servers, as well as messaging and middleware servers. They help IT operations and administrators maintain high performance and availability levels for applications and services. Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Applications V7.1 highlights: Dramatically simplify your view into the health of the application environment with new easy-to-understand, easy-to-customize dashboards, which provide the details that you need to help ensure the health of the end-to-end application environment Monitor service-oriented architecture (SOA) application infrastructure, a key component of SOA Governance processes Use IBM Cognos-based reporting, which allows you to create reports easily and quickly Take advantage of multiple enhancements for application domain monitoring Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) - SAP, Siebel, and Peoplesoft Databases - IBM DB2® Connectivity - IBM WebSphere DataPower appliances Simplify the adoption of application environment monitoring with the option to acquire a single IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Applications monitoring agent Key prerequisites For details, refer to the Software requirements section. Planned availability date June 22, 2012: Electronic July 13, 2012: Physical media 212-143 IBM SmartCloud Application Performance Management V7.5 provides holistic, end-to-end performance and availability management PDF At a glance The essential functions of IBM SmartCloud™ Application Performance Management V7.5 include: Application environment health dashboards End-user experience monitoring Problem isolation through transaction tracing Application diagnostics Reporting and analytics Cloud infrastructure performance and availability monitoring Capacity planning For ordering, contact Your IBM representative or an IBM Business Partner. For more information contact the Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL (426-2255). Reference: YE001 Overview IBM SmartCloud Application Performance Management V7.5 provides a comprehensive application performance management solution in a single product, with application discovery, end-user experience monitoring, transaction tracing, deep-dive diagnostics, and data analytics in a single package. You can manage critical applications, whether they run in a cloud, on a virtual machine, in a traditional IT environment, or in a hybrid environment. Because end users of critical applications no longer accept downtime or poor performance, the business cost of an application outage can be enormous. However, due to ever-increasing application and infrastructure complexity, quickly diagnosing and repairing application problems is harder than ever. When combined with tightened budget constraints, IT centers are relying upon simplified application performance management solutions to ensure application reliability. IBM SmartCloud Application Performance Management combines a single user interface, single data warehouse, and single reporting capability, to provide comprehensive monitoring and management capabilities across the entire application infrastructure. Key features: Simplified view into the health of the application environment with new easy-to-understand, easy-to-customize dashboards Proactively recognizes and isolates transaction performance bottlenecks in business-critical applications Measures user response time for both real user and robotic transactions Automatically determines transaction topology layouts and performance baselines Enables instance-based end-to-end transaction tracking across heterogeneous environments Use of agentless technology dramatically improves time-to-value and simplifies deployment Supports synchronous and asynchronous transactions Supports virtually any domain using agentless tracking technology, in addition to industry-leading, cross-platform, agent-based domain coverage Delivers visibility into the IT infrastructure that supports IBM BPM-based business process solutions Monitors physical resources that have been abstracted and pooled by a virtualization hypervisor for sharing among virtual machines and clusters Uses Web 2.0 health dashboards for rapid assessment of cloud infrastructure health, performance, inventory, and changes Creates alerts based on best-practice and dynamic thresholds Includes analytics and Cognos-based reporting Policy-driven capacity analytics and planning Contains what-if workload optimization Integrates with a wide range of Tivoli business and service management tools Key prerequisites For details, refer to the Software requirements section. Planned availability date June 22, 2012: Electronic July 13, 2012: Physical media 212-192 IBM Content Analytics with Enterprise Search V3.0 combines the power of unified content analytics and search for use with big data to drive fact-based business decisions PDF At a glance IBM Content Analytics with Enterprise Search V3.0 is a unified content analytics and search platform that: Enables greater accuracy and control with unparalleled natural language processing capabilities to deliver the right information at the right time to the right people Provides search and analytics capabilities that grow as your information grows to big data scale Transforms your business by uncovering trends, patterns, and relationships, from enterprise content to drive fact-based decisions Overview IBM Content Analytics with Enterprise Search V3.0 is a unified content analytics and search platform that delivers semantic, concept based search and analytic applications designed to help you turn unstructured information into insight and insight into better business outcomes. Leveraging the sophisticated natural language processing (NLP) technology found in the IBM Watson™ Question Answering system, Content Analytics with Enterprise Search solutions can analyze the meaning and context of human language within textual information found in documents, reports, email, surveys, blogs, wikis, websites, databases, and much more. This enables you to develop more accurate and reliable insights for industry solutions tackling complex analytic issues even as your information grows to big data scale. Content Analytics with Enterprise Search provides tools you can use to drive better business outcomes by surfacing new insight and unknown realities that are impacting your business. You can take action with the business insights gained to avoid missed opportunities, identify lingering, undiscovered issues, and realize operational inefficiencies. You can also integrate insights from enterprise content with other solutions such as master data management, data appliances, and business intelligence, to improve fact-based business decisions. Key prerequisites Refer to the Technical information section. Planned availability date May 31, 2012: Electronic availability June 7, 2012: Media availability 212-177 IBM Rational test automation solution delivers virtualized services to help improve agility and accelerate application test cycles PDF At a glance Change is a constant in software application delivery whether introduced by business drivers, compliance mandates, or the normal flow of software maintenance. This constant change demands superior business agility - faster development, faster testing, and shorter release cycles with reduced risk - but agility is being challenged by the increasing cost and complexity of software application environments. The new Rational test automation portfolio delivers comprehensive application service virtualization and test integration capability to reduce the cost and effort of delivering complex test environments and enable continuous integration to improve the return of software quality activities. For ordering, contact Your IBM representative or an IBM Business Partner. For more information contact the Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL (426-2255). Reference: AE001 Overview Today's applications and manufactured products are increasingly complex. They comprise an unprecedented level of connectivity and dependency between systems, processes, and infrastructure. Whether deployed in traditional software development or cloud environments, businesses are able to create products, systems, and services that are increasingly instrumented, interconnected, and intelligent. While software fuels this innovation and growth, challenges are emerging to test these composite, heterogeneous applications, products, and services. In the mean time, software development teams find innovative ways to increase agility and test teams struggle with managing this complexity and matching the speed at which code is delivered for testing. The new IBM test automation solution is designed to help address the challenges of testing highly integrated and complex systems. Whether legacy or modern architectures ( IBM , TIBCO, Software AG, SAP, Oracle, or other integration environments), the new Rational solution: Simplifies the creation of virtualized test environments that can be easily deployed, shared, and updated as the underlying systems and data change. Provides comprehensive integration testing in a code-free solution that is easy to learn and enhances tester productivity. Integrates these new capabilities with our industry-leading Rational Quality Manager and Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM) solution, delivering the most complete quality management solution available today. This rich set of capabilities significantly reduces the cost of provisioning and maintaining test environments and shortens test cycle times by moving integration testing earlier in the development life cycle. The result - faster product and service delivery with improved quality and reduced risk. Key prerequisites For details, refer to the Hardware requirements and the Software requirements sections. Planned availability date June 5, 2012: Electronic availability June 15, 2012: Media availability 212-186 IBM Rational Developer for System z , V8.5 speeds development and provides better compatibility with Interactive System Productivity Facility PDF At a glance Rational Developer for System z , V8.5 includes: Simplified and streamlined packaging Enhanced entry point to the Rational application lifecycle management solution, including close SCM integration and effective remote project support Improved application structural analysis, code coverage metrics, and code navigation Expanded set of code quality rules and enablement for custom rules for COBOL, plus new code quality rules for PL/I New z/OS Automated Unit Testing Framework Ongoing investments in client requirements Overview The Rational Developer for System z V8.5 family of products enables companies to accelerate time to market with higher quality solutions while reducing the costs of maintenance over an application's lifetime. The Rational Developer for System z family uses industry standards to simplify the development of rich client interfaces, web user interfaces, traditional terminal interfaces, and back-end, business logic deployable to CICS® , IMS™ , DB2 , Batch, z/OS UNIX™ , AIX , Linux for System z , Linux on Power , and WebSphere transactional environments. The Rational Developer for System z family integrates with existing System z development processes, including problem determination and System z source management systems. The Rational Developer for System z family is, at its foundation, an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) providing the essential developer-focused capabilities for the IBM Integrated Solution for System z Development. Rational Developer for System z , V8.5 offers close integration to a number of the industry's source code management offerings including Rational Team Concert . Rational Developer for System z , V8.5 features improved application structural and quality analysis for the developers to enhance their ability to deliver high-quality COBOL and PL/I applications in a timely fashion that conform to in-house programming guidelines. The Rational Developer for System z team recognizes the importance of listening to and responding to client feedback, needs, and concerns. Rational Developer for System z , V8.5 includes numerous changes and improvements that stem directly from client interactions, bringing the value of their insight to the broader client community. The packaging of the Rational Developer for System z family has been greatly simplified. The Rational Developer for System z product is now available separately from Rational Application Developer and Rational Business Developer. This provides a smaller product that is easier to download, install, and deploy. This offering is ideal for developers focused on mainframe languages. Rational Developer for zEnterprise™ builds on Rational Developer for System z , offering a combination of tools for exploiting traditional System z environments as well as for developing applications for zBX blades running Linux and AIX operating systems. The Rational Developer for System z family positions businesses to design and construct traditional mainframe applications, web applications, and integrated service-oriented architecture (SOA)-based composites quickly and efficiently. It helps companies enhance existing and create new applications in a more productive manner, with a focus on COBOL, PL/I, C, C++, High-Level Assembler, JCL, REXX, and Java . For ordering, contact Your IBM representative or an IBM Business Partner. For more information contact the Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL (426-2255). Reference: AE001 Key prerequisites For details, refer to the Software requirements and Hardware requirements sections. Planned availability date June 15, 2012: Electronic availability July 6, 2012: Media availability 212-176 IBM Security zSecure Compliance, Auditing, and Administration V1.13 solutions simplify administration and enhance monitoring, auditing, and compliance management PDF At a glance IBM Security zSecure™ Compliance, Auditing, and Administration V1.13 solutions: Facilitate compliance with security requirements and best-practice policies Monitor and audit incidents to help detect and prevent costly security exposures and to help minimize risk Automate routine administrative tasks to help reduce costs and complexity, and to help improve productivity and efficiency Proactively enforce policy compliance on IBM Resource Access Control Facility ( RACF® ), which can decrease RACF database pollution by helping to prevent noncompliant security commands Help prevent privilege command abuse and errors by allowing selective distribution of RACF command access, verifying RACF security commands before processing, and retrieving security command information with audit trails Perform RACF database cleanup to remove unused or obsolete authorizations For ordering, contact Your IBM representative or an IBM Business Partner. For more information contact the Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL (426-2255). Reference: ME001 Overview IBM Security zSecure Compliance, Auditing, and Administration V1.13 solutions deliver three solutions that enhance enterprise security management and improve audit reporting and compliance management. These solutions help reduce administration time and costs, detect threats to reduce risks, and streamline auditing to demonstrate compliance. The three solutions and their components are: IBM Security zSecure Administration that simplifies mainframe security management with enhanced user-friendly interfaces and simplified user, group, and resource management. Its components are: IBM Security zSecure Admin IBM Security zSecure Visual IBM Security zSecure Compliance and Auditing that allows you to aggregate, analyze, and monitor for threats by auditing security changes that affect security information from IBM z/OS , IBM RACF , IBM CICS , IBM IMS , IBM DB2 , UNIX , Linux for System z , and other mainframe components. It offers a flexible reporting capability to create and customize reports. Its components are: IBM Security zSecure Audit IBM Security zSecure Alert IBM Security zSecure Command Verifier IBM Security zSecure Compliance and Administration that provides simplified security management along with security event monitoring, threat analysis, and audit reporting to comply with regulations. Its components are: IBM Security zSecure Admin IBM Security zSecure Visual IBM Security zSecure Audit IBM Security zSecure Alert IBM Security zSecure Command Verifier IBM Security zSecure Compliance and Administration combines the components of IBM Security zSecure Administration and IBM Security zSecure Compliance and Audit for a more comprehensive offering. Key prerequisites For details, refer to the Hardware requirements and Software requirements sections. Planned availability date June 1, 2012 212-237 IBM FileNet Image Services includes trade-up part numbers to FileNet Image Manager Active Edition and FileNet Content Manager PDF Overview Trade-up part numbers from FileNet® Image Services to FileNet Image Manager Active Edition and FileNet Content Manager are available for clients who: Have a business need to run both Panagon and P8-based applications, sharing the same users and content Have a long-term plan to migrate their application from Panagon to P8 and need to run both environments for an extended period of time Are switching their applications from Panagon to P8 Availability date May 29, 2012 Services Announcements 612-019 IBM Solution Support Services - technical advisor for Storage provides expert guidance to help you improve business operations PDF At a glance IBM Solution Support Services - technical advisor for Storage will enhance hardware and software support with an end-to-end proactive technical advisor program, designed to improve availability and reduce product downtime. Overview IBM Solution Support Services - technical advisor for Storage provides technical advisor (TA) support to assist with the resolution of high-severity problems. It will help your IT team save precious time by working with IBM technicians to facilitate faster problem resolution. Moreover, your TA can offer tested methodologies to prevent outages and use IBM support more effectively. Our remotely delivered offering can help you improve your uptime, enhance your business efficiency, and avoid future storage outages. Planned availability date May 29, 2012 612-022 IBM SmartCloud Enterprise - virtual environment V2.1 PDF At a glance IBM SmartCloud Enterprise - virtual environment Version 2.1 provides rapid access to a security enhanced compute environment virtually anywhere at any time from the web. Overview IBM SmartCloud Enterprise - virtual environment Version 2.0, announced in Services Announcement 611-055, dated November 29, 2011 , has been updated to Version 2.1 and includes the following enhancements: Increase in service level agreement (SLA) Update to image catalog Planned availability date May 29, 2012 Withdrawal Announcements 912-099 Hardware withdrawal: SurePOS 100 models and features - No replacements available PDF Overview Effective September 30, 2012, IBM will withdraw from marketing the following products. On or after the effective date of withdrawal, you can no longer order these products directly from IBM . You can obtain the products on an as-available basis through IBM Business Partners. 912-129 Hardware withdrawal: IBM System x selected features PDF Overview Effective June 29, 2012, IBM will withdraw the following products from marketing. As of this date, you can no longer obtain these products directly from IBM . You can obtain these products through authorized remarketers or IBM-authorized System x® and BladeCenter® dealers while supplies last. These products, while no longer marketed by IBM , may continue to be available from authorized Option Continuation Program (OCP) resellers. For details on this program, visit the following link http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/x/options/rackandpower/continuation.html These products may be obtained on an as-available basis through IBM Business Partners, resellers, or distributors. If you have a continuing need for these options, visit our IBM Certified Used Equipment™ website to check on availability or utilize our "request a quote" to communicate your specific requirements. IBM Certified Used Equipment has the largest inventory of used IBM systems that are refurbished, tested, and warranted for a minimum of 90 days. For further information, visit http://www.ibm.com/shop/used 912-119 Software withdrawal: IBM Rational Developer for System z selected licenses PDF Overview Effective on the date listed below, IBM will withdraw from marketing, part numbers from the following product release(s) licensed under the IBM International Program License Agreement: Withdrawal from Program marketing number date Program release name 5724-T07 09/11/12 IBM Rational Developer for System z 912-109 Hardware Withdrawal: IBM Power Systems model and miscellaneous features - Replacements available PDF Overview Effective August 3, 2012, August 31, 2012, and October 5, 2012, IBM will withdraw from marketing the following IBM Power Systems model and miscellaneous features. On or after the effective date of withdrawal, you can no longer order these products directly from IBM . You can obtain the products on an as-available basis through IBM Business Partners If you have a continuing need for this product, visit our IBM Certified Used website to check on availability or utilize our request a quote to communicate your specific requirements. IBM Certified Used Equipment has the largest inventory of used IBM systems that are refurbished, tested, and warranted for a minimum of 90 days. For further information, visit http://ibm.com/shop/used 912-102 Hardware withdrawal: IBM AnyPlace Kiosk selected features - No replacements available PDF Overview Effective June 1, 2012, IBM will withdraw from marketing the following features. On or after that date, you can no longer order these features directly from IBM . You can obtain the products on an as-available basis through IBM Business Partners. 912-111 Software withdrawal: IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for SOA Platform PDF 912-115 Hardware withdrawal: IBM System x selected systems - Replacements available PDF Overview Effective June 30, 2012, IBM will withdraw from marketing the following IBM System x products. After this date, you can no longer obtain these products directly from IBM . You can obtain these products on an as-available basis through IBM Business Partners, resellers, or distributors. If you have a continuing need for this machine/model type, visit the IBM Certified Used website to check on availability or utilize request a quote to communicate your specific requirements. IBM Certified Used Equipment has the largest inventory of used IBM systems that are refurbished, tested, and warranted for a minimum of 90 days. For more information, visit http://www.ibm.com/shop/used 912-120 Hardware withdrawal: IBM System x selected options and features PDF Overview Effective June 30, 2012, IBM will withdraw the following products from marketing. After this date, you can no longer obtain these products directly from IBM . You can obtain these products through authorized remarketers or IBM-authorized System x and BladeCenter dealers while supplies last. The following features/options are being withdrawn for Machine type 3331 Model HC1 for United States, Latin America, and Canada: Feature Part Description number number Intel Xeon Processor X7560 8C 2.26GHz 24MB Cache 4513 49Y4300 130w Intel Xeon Processor L7555 8C 1.86GHz 24MB Cache 4515 49Y4301 95w Intel Xeon Processor X7550 8C 2.0GHz 18MB Cache 4517 49Y4302 130w Intel Xeon Processor L7545 6C 1.86GHz 18MB Cache 4519 49Y4303 95w Intel Xeon Processor X7542 6C 2.66GHz 18MB Cache 4527 59Y6103 130w Intel Xeon Processor E7540 6C 2.0GHz 18MB Cache 4521 49Y4304 105w Intel Xeon Processor E7530 6C 1.86GHz 12MB Cache 4523 49Y4305 105w Intel Xeon Processor E7520 4C 1.86GHz 18MB Cache 4525 49Y4306 95w 4GB (2x2GB) Dual Rank PC2-5300 CL5 ECC FBD 667MHz 3973 46C7419 Low Power Memory 8GB (2x4GB) Quad Rank PC2-5300 CL5 ECC FBD 667MHz 3974 46C7420 Low Power Memory Intel Xeon Processor E7520 4C 1.86GHz 18MB Cache 4559 46M6863 95w Intel Xeon Processor L7545 6C 1.86GHz 18MB Cache 4561 46M6868 95w Intel Xeon Processor L7555 8C 1.86GHz 24MB Cache 4563 46M6873 95w Intel Xeon Processor E6510 4C 1.73GHz 12MB Cache 4570 46M6950 105w Intel Xeon Processor E6540 6C 2.0GHz 18MB Cache 4572 46M6955 105w Intel Xeon Processor X7560 8C 2.26GHz 24MB Cache 7666 46M6960 130w Intel Xeon Processor X6550 8C 2.0GHz 18MB Cache A0YQ 46M6995 130w 1GB (1x1GB, 1Rx8, 1.5V) PC3-10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 8928 49Y1427 1333MHz VLP RDIMM 2GB (1x2GB, 1Rx4, 1.5V) PC3-10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 8930 49Y1429 1333MHz VLP RDIMM 2GB (1x2GB, 1Rx4, 1.5V) PC3-10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 8935 49Y1434 1333MHz LP RDIMM Intel Xeon Processor E7540 6C 2.0GHz 18MB Cache 4568 59Y5859 105w Intel Xeon Processor E7530 6C 1.86GHz 12MB Cache 4565 59Y5899 105w Intel Xeon Processor X7542 6C 2.66GHz 18MB Cache 4578 59Y5904 130w Intel Xeon Processor X7550 8C 2.0GHz 18MB Cache 4580 59Y5909 130w Intel Xeon Processor X7560 8C 2.26GHz 24MB Cache 4469 60Y0311 130w Intel Xeon Processor L7555 8C 1.86GHz 24MB Cache 4470 60Y0312 95w Intel Xeon Processor X7550 8C 2.0GHz 18MB Cache 4471 60Y0313 130w Intel Xeon Processor L7545 6C 1.86GHz 18MB Cache 4472 60Y0314 95w Intel Xeon Processor E7540 6C 2.00GHz 18MB Cache 4473 60Y0315 105w Intel Xeon Processor E7530 6C 1.86GHz 12MB Cache 4474 60Y0316 105w Intel Xeon Processor E7520 4C 1.86GHz 18MB Cache 4475 60Y0317 95w Intel Xeon Processor E6510 4C 1.73GHz 12MB Cache 4476 60Y0318 105w Intel Xeon Processor X6550 8C 2.0GHz 18MB Cache 4477 60Y0319 130w Intel Xeon Processor E6540 6C 2.0GHz 18MB Cache 4478 60Y0320 105w Intel Xeon Processor X7542 6C 2.66GHz 18MB Cache 4479 60Y0321 130w ServeRAID-MR10i SAS/SATA Controller 3571 43W4296 ServeRAID-BR10i SAS/SATA Controller 3577 44E8689 IBM 3Gb SAS HBA Controller v2 3583 44E8700 ServeRAID-MR10M SAS/SATA Controller with Remote 3590 44E8825 Battery Kit ServeRAID-MR10i Li-Ion Battery 5864 44E8826 IBM RDX320 External USB Bundle 0032 362532X 0041 0042 5708 IBM RDX500 External USB Bundle 0032 362550X 0041 0042 5709 IBM RDX320 Internal USB Bundle 5876 46C5387 IBM RDX500 Internal USB Bundle 5877 46C5388 These products, while no longer marketed by IBM , may continue to be available from authorized Option Continuation Program (OCP) resellers. For details on this program, visit http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/x/options/rackandpower/continuation.html These products may be obtained on an as-available basis through IBM Business Partners, resellers, or distributors. If you have a continuing need for these options, visit our IBM Certified Used Equipment website to check on availability or utilize our "request a quote" to communicate your specific requirements. IBM Certified Used Equipment has the largest inventory of used IBM systems that are refurbished, tested, and warranted for a minimum of 90 days. For more information, visit http://www.ibm.com/shop/used 912-127 Hardware withdrawal: IBM System x selected features PDF Overview Effective May 29, 2012, IBM will withdraw the following products from marketing. After this date, you can no longer obtain these products directly from IBM . You can obtain these products through authorized remarketers or IBM-authorized System x and BladeCenter dealers while supplies last. The following features are being withdrawn for Machine type 8028 Models AC1 and MC1 for United States, Latin America, and Canada: Feature Description number IBM 31.4 GB SATA 2.5" SFF Slim-HS SSD 5576 IBM 146 GB 10K SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS HDD 5578 IBM 73 GB 15K SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS HDD 5579 The following feature is being withdrawn for Machine types and Models 4190-AC1, 4190-MC1, 4194-AC1, and 4194-MC1, for United States, Latin America, and Canada: Feature Description number 146GB 10K 2.5" Hot-Swap SAS HDD 5534 The following features/options are being withdrawn for Machine types and Models 7870-AC1 and 7870-MC1 for United States, Latin America, and Canada: Feature Description number IBM 146 GB 10K SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS HDD 1049 8GB (1x8GB, 2Rx4, 1.35V) PC3L-8500 CL7 ECC DDR3 1909 1066MHz VLP RDIMM The following feature is being withdrawn for Machine types and Models 6391-AC1, 7946-AC1, 7946-MC1, 7947-AC1, and 7947-MC1 for United States, Latin America, and Canada: Feature Description number IBM 31.4GB 2.5" Solid State Drive 3747 The following feature/option is being withdrawn for Machine types and Models 7871-AC1 and 7871-MC1 for United States, Latin America, and Canada: Feature Description number 8GB (1x8GB, 2Rx4, 1.35V) PC3L-8500 CL7 ECC DDR3 3892 1066MHz VLP RDIMM The following feature/option is being withdrawn for Machine types and Models 7870-AC1, 7870-MC1, 7946-AC1, 7946-MC1, 7947-AC1, and 7947-MC1 for United States, Latin America, and Canada: Feature Description number IBM 31.4 GB SATA 2.5" SFF Slim-HS SSD V2 5403 These products, while no longer marketed by IBM , may continue to be available from authorized Option Continuation Program (OCP) resellers. For details on this program, visit http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/x/options/rackandpower/continuation.html These products may be obtained on an as-available basis through IBM Business Partners, resellers, or distributors. If you have a continuing need for these options, visit our IBM Certified Used Equipment website to check on availability or utilize our "request a quote" to communicate your specific requirements. IBM Certified Used Equipment has the largest inventory of used IBM systems that are refurbished, tested, and warranted for a minimum of 90 days. For more information, visit http://www.ibm.com/shop/used