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IBM United States
Hardware Announcement 100-322
October 3, 2000
IBM  Announcement Overview
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Overview
The IBM  brand includes new server product lines based on:
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New tools for managing e-business
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New application flexibility
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Innovative technology
e-business is shifting from building Web sites to building virtual
enterprises that:
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Extend business networks
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Get to market first
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Deliver higher customer value
Technology is no longer just an enabler, it's a key differentiator. A
"one size fits all" approach misses the mark. You need a new computing
infrastructure that exploits change. It must adapt to diverse
environments like:
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An explosion of new wireless and handheld devices, new users, new uses,
new media, new data, and transactions
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A convergence of standards to bring it all together
The IBM Advantage is an integrated value proposition of
best-of-breed content from across IBM designed to help you capitalize on
the e-business revolution.
New Tools for Managing e-business
New tools cover every aspect of your IBM investment. They help you:
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Pay for what you need, when you need it
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Improve performance, availability, and systems management
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Enable and finance your growth
Application Flexibility
Freedom to select, build, and deploy your Web-based applications on the
server that offers the best combination of price, performance, security,
reliability, growth and integration of critical data
IBM's roadmap for the next generation of solutions — the Application
Framework for e-business — frees you by offering:
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Open industry standards and technologies such as Java™, XML, and Linux
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Development and deployment methodologies
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Leadership software portfolio based on these principles
The IBM Application Framework is supported by leadership products,
systems integrators, and software developers across the IBM
product line.
Innovative Technology = Leading Server Performance
Optimized application performance on the world's most scalable servers
delivers:
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IBM zSeries
— The most reliable, mission-critical transaction servers on earth
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IBM pSeries
— The most powerful, technologically advanced UNIX® servers
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IBM iSeries
— High-performance, integrated business servers for mid-market
companies
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IBM xSeries
— Affordable, Linux-ready, Intel-based servers with mainframe-inspired
reliability technologies
A Roadmap to Software Solutions
IBM's new world-class servers are just one part of a comprehensive value
proposition built around the Application Framework for e-business.
The Framework is a proven roadmap for developing and deploying next
generation e-business applications in a heterogeneous environment. It
combines open standards, application development methods and leadership
products.
Use of IBM products in the Application Framework for e-business
allows you to:
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Leverage existing investments while deploying new technology such as:
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Pervasive computing
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Voice integration
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Realtime collaboration
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Choose the ideal server for each application component with
interoperability between platforms
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Grow within a range of servers
The
IBM software portfolio
delivers:
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State-of-the-art Web application development tools
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Scalable, extensible application middleware
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Capabilities to secure and manage your underlying e-business
infrastructure
IBM software helps you to:
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Build Internet applications that transform and extend core business
processes
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Capture, access, analyze, and share data with partners, suppliers, and
customers
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Integrate e-commerce, collaboration, and workflow with transaction
systems
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Capitalize on experience using knowledge management tools
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Manage your server technology, new business models, and non-traditional
devices
Key IBM software products spanning the entire IBM
product line include:
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WebSphere™ Application Server
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WebSphere Commerce Suite
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DB2 Universal Database®
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MQSeries®
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Lotus® Domino™
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Tivoli systems management
IBM middleware products are featured in many of IBM
solution offerings highlighted in today's announcement. Tivoli systems
management tools are the core of IBM Systems Management Advantage.
The centerpiece of the IBM middleware family is the WebSphere software
platform for e-business.
This set of integrated technologies covers every phase of e-business
including e-commerce (business to business and business-to-consumer) and
support for mobile devices. Today, the WebSphere platform is enhanced
with new releases of MQSeries products supporting additional platforms,
and support for a new release of DB2® Universal Database. WebSphere
application servers are pretested and can be preinstalled by IBM and/or
IBM Business Partners on IBM products to speed e-business deployment.
For more information on WebSphere, refer to:
New Age Applications with Linux
IBM is committed to addressing the e-business needs:
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Delivering a cross-platform application framework for e-business
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Continuing to evolve the technical superiority of its hardware, software,
and services
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Embracing and facilitating integrated standards and an open source model
IBM embraces Linux, the fast growing, cross-platform operating system.
IBM will provide Linux-enabled hardware, middleware, services/support
offerings, and a Linux application development environment to further
assist you with the development and deployment of applications in today's
heterogeneous e-business environment. IBM provides a range of Linux
support for its IBM product lines. Every IBM
system is enabled to support Linux distributions when they become
available. The xSeries offers an option for preinstalled Linux
distributions. For the zSeries, you can choose between running Linux in
an LPAR or running it natively, making the zSeries the most versatile
Linux system. The pSeries will support native PowerPC Linux
distributions which are anticipated by first quarter 2001 for the pSeries
640 and third quarter 2001 for the pSeries 680. The iSeries will support
the native Linux kernel in an OS/400® partition. It is anticipated
that the iSeries implementation will be available in 2001.
IBM will continue to embrace Linux and work with the open source
community to extend its capabilities and to accelerate its adoption.
VisualAge® for Java 3.5
enables application development on Linux (Intel-based clients) and
deployment on Linux and other native server operating systems.
A comprehensive set of tools allows the development of scalable
e-business applications to be deployed across IBM servers, including:
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VisualAge for Java 3.5
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WebSphere Studio 3.5
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IBM Developer Kit and Runtime Environment, Java Technology Edition
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Tools from the open source community (such as gcc, gmake, and gdb)
Build once and deploy on the environment that best meets your needs.
IBM e(logo)server Advantage Tools
This comprehensive customer care package of new tools covers every aspect
of a customer's server investment. Services and support includes:
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Helping you to choose and implement the right technology solutions
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Helping you to assure performance, availability levels, and systems
management
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Enabling and even financing company growth
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Meeting business evolution challenges
IBM e(logo)server Customer Care Advantage
Minimize the time you spend on operational concerns in favor of projects
that deliver real business value.
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Remote Service Capability
provides remote monitoring of system capacity, usage, and performance.
IBM server or operating system fixes can be downloaded. Availability in
the U.S. is planned for all servers by March 31, 2001.
Worldwide availability will be staged.
For more information, refer to:
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Technical Support Portal
is world-class, Web-based technical support. Navigate and access
related Web sites to find technical support libraries, user-to-user
collaboration, installation planning, and access to geography local
support teams.
For more information, refer to:
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Learning Services and the PC Institute
provide the education and training to support all IBM
platforms and associated technologies, including WebSphere, Linux, and
Java. Our broad portfolio of technical and e-business training is
offered in a variety of flexible delivery formats, such as Web-based,
CD-ROM, and traditional classroom. Learning Services can develop
customized training programs specifically for your company. In addition,
our Skills Development Services for e-business provide quick-to-implement
educational solutions that can help your entire organization develop the
insight and skills required for a successful e-business transformation.
Quality instructors, comprehensive solutions, and years of experience
make IBM the optimal choice for all your training needs.
For more information, refer to:
IBM e(logo)server Capacity Advantage
IBM Capacity Advantage gives you more control when it
comes to capacity planning to meet unpredictable and dynamic growth
needs. Take delivery of and pay for server and storage capacity in a
variety of ways.
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Vertical Capacity Upgrade on Demand
— is a fast, non-disruptive method of activating "extra" processor
capacity ... built directly into selected IBM
systems. With this announcement, IBM has extended this industry-leading
offering, previously available on the S/390®, to the zSeries, and
selected models of the iSeries and pSeries product lines. As your
capacity needs grow, you simply pay for the new processing power when you
decide to activate more processors.
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Horizontal Capacity Upgrade on Demand
— quickly respond to growing capacity requirements. Extra capacity,
in the form of additional servers and storage, is shipped in advance and
readily available to meet your business needs. IBM Horizontal Capacity
Upgrade on Demand is offered through IBM Global Financing and provides
convenient payment terms better aligned with your use of additional
capacity.
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Storage Capacity Upgrade on Demand
— reduce the risk of storage capacity planning with innovative
options. Take advantage of the benefits associated with several flexible
options including outsourcing from IBM Global Services or one of our
Storage Systems Alliance Partners. Through QuickShip and Custom
QuickShip you can rely on some of the world's fastest delivery times for
new storage orders to address increasing storage capacity needs.
Finally, you can use Enterprise Storage Server — A Step-Ahead to get
extra storage that you pay for when it is used.
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WLC
— designed to support e-business reality, will be available for the
zSeries concurrent with the availability of z/OS. With WLC, customers
pay only for the software capacity that they need rather than based on
the size of their total system. They can grow a single workload at a
time, with ease and granularity. Customers can also add new workloads to
an existing machine reducing the cost of incremental growth, as compared
with current software pricing models.
The WLC model allows customers to define their exact software
requirements. Of course, in today's world, e-business peaks are likely
to occur. Our latest technology will permit these peaks, above the
defined requirements, so long as the average utilization over a rolling
four-hour period remains consistent with the defined requirement. The
new pricing model on zSeries allows for another, more immediate and more
granular access to additional hardware capacity. Specifically, customers
may reserve excess capacity on a machine. IBM refers to this reserve
excess capacity as White Space. White Space will not carry software
charges despite the fact that this capacity is real, online resource —
just waiting to be enabled. Within minutes, a customer can reconfigure
their software requirements and transform the White Space into
transaction processing power.
For more information, refer to:
IBM e(logo)server Availability Advantage
The IBM product line and IBM High Availability (HA)
Services, together, provide the most highly available business solutions
in the world. IBM
platforms are inherently designed to be highly available. True HA means
that data, as well as servers, are available when needed. IBM fee-based
HA Services can help you to assure that IT systems from server,
middleware, application, network, and storage subsystems are up and
running.
IBM Availability Advantage helps customers by:
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Assessment
— Assessing your requirements for availability, evaluating the current
IT environment, and developing recommendations
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Implementation
— Implementing these recommendations along with a cost/benefit
analysis so you can choose the most affordable way to meet your
availability goals
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Ongoing support
— Providing ongoing support with people and tools to maintain and
continually improve levels of availability, and to fix problems when they
occur — an availability management partnership between you and IBM
For small and medium business, an affordable HA Services Offering is
available. It provides a comprehensive, efficient way to assess the
operation and management of a single server system.
Contact your IBM representative for information regarding availability of
these services in your country. For more information on HA Services,
refer to:
General pages on HA Services:
Information on Server Assessment for Small and Medium Businesses:
IBM e(logo)server Systems Management Advantage
Have a mix of servers? IBM Systems Management Advantage includes
Tivoli management tools for deploying e-business applications in a
heterogeneous environment. Tivoli e-business solutions for IBM
platforms are designed to manage the critical components of an e-business
infrastructure:
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Security
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Storage
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Pervasive devices
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Server systems management
IBM Systems Management Advantage helps customers assure
the availability and viability of hardware, software, and
business-critical data. It includes Tivoli tools to manage heterogeneous
IBM installations from a single management server and
console.
In addition, Tivoli recently announced a new tool for managing
connections to Business-to-Business e-marketplaces. Tivoli e-Marketplace
Manager is the world's first comprehensive e-Marketplace management
solution, spanning service, availability, performance, and security to
deliver e-business integrity for e-Marketplaces.
For more information refer to:
IBM e(logo)server Solution Assurance Advantage
System and Solution Testing:
IBM has by far the largest, most experienced system and solution
testing infrastructure in the industry, whose mission is to validate
solutions and applications before customer installation and to support
rapid deployment of reliable solutions in a heterogeneous IT
infrastructure. Experts:
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Test product interoperability, scalability, and performance
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Review how the solutions from business partners, systems integrators and
others fit
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Benchmark, proof-of-concept, and test end-to-end solutions against
hardware, operating system, and software environments
Solution providers and customers can understand exactly what works in
particular environments and what doesn't.
For more information, refer to:
Solution Repository:
Solution repository, accessible via the Web, contains a consolidated
inventory of solutions and links to testing and integration centers,
solution assurance processes, service offerings, and reports based on
IBM, customer experience, and other sources. This rich repository of
real-world experiences can assure you that when you choose an IBM
system, you get proven, high-quality solutions that work. Your vital
e-business project won't become an application test-bed or pilot project.
For more information, refer to:
ClusterProven:
ClusterProven is a cross-server initiative where IBM cluster
technology and application software from business partners are tested
together based on a rigorous technical validation process.
IBM awards ClusterProven validation to solutions that prove total system
availability, scalability, and resiliency characteristics. Currently,
over 60 ClusterProven applications are validated from over 40 different
Solution Developer partners, including IBM software such as DB2, Lotus
Domino, and others.
For more information, refer to:
Solution Assurance Review (SAR):
SAR can assist companies in implementing e-business solutions more
rapidly, more predictably and with less risk. Through this process, a
SAR team is assembled to provide guidance on many aspects of the solution
including: product interoperability, implementation planning, systems
management, support, and education. The results are documented action
plans to mitigate and manage the risk, and identification of any
additional resources needed for a successful implementation.
New tools for IBM systems brings the process closer to the IBM
customer. You can now initiate a technical self-assessment of your IBM
with a new suite of Web-based tools, called
electronic Solution Assurance Reviews, or eSARs. eSAR tools help
identify potential risks and associated action plans for product
implementations. Based on the user's responses to a set of questions,
the tool provides a customized list of actions and recommendations.
For more information, refer to:
Solution Assessment:
IBM Global Services server assessments review the readiness of the
IT infrastructure and processes needed to support e-business. Four areas
that present the greatest customer challenges and exposures are:
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Security
— The IBM product line is the foundation of an adaptable,
reliable, and secure business infrastructure, which provide the
technology solutions. The additional e-business demands on hardware and
software to ensure security and privacy are met by IBM Security and
Privacy Services. It is a program that addresses policies, processes,
and practices in support of your IT environment. The services are
designed to analyze key elements of your security program and controls,
propose recommendations for improvement, and help you understand the
Internet and security infrastructure requirements of the network.
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Availability
— While IBM systems are inherently designed to be highly
available, true high availability means that your data, not just the
servers, is available when needed. The suite of IBM HA, beginning with
the Availability Assessment, assures that your IT systems server,
middleware, applications, and network, are up and running when needed.
The Availability Assessment includes an evaluation of the current IT
environment and produces a set of actionable recommendations to meet
availability goals.
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Business Continuity and Risk Management
— When technology is changed to accommodate the e-business
marketplace, you need to assess your risks and quantify the financial and
intangible impacts to your environment. Experienced IBM Global Services
professionals provide business impact and risk analysis services to help
determine your most critical processes, vital assets, and gravest
threats. Security, recovery, and availability strategies are prioritized
and a recommendation of cost-effective safeguards to mitigate risk and
prevent loss is made by the IBM team.
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e-business Infrastructure
— IBM Global Services e-business readiness assessments can guide a
customer in focusing on the critical areas of their e-business
infrastructure. A rapid risk-readiness assessment identifies the issues
and exposures that limit stability, redundancy, performance and
availability of the environment. Evaluating current techniques and
procedures with an objective and experienced IT professional, determines
where changes need to be made. A rapid assessment helps you ensure all
the technology in the infrastructure is fully functional and easily
managed.
Assessment support is available to identify a firm's specific e-business
infrastructure requirements for critical business applications.
For more information, refer to:
IBM e(logo)server Financing Advantage
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Total Solution Financing
— Financing with IBM Global Financing can make IBM
solution even more affordable. All elements of your solution —
hardware, software, and services — are eligible for financing under a
single contract. Flexible payment structures are available to help
address budget limitations. Financing your technology solutions can help
you begin reaping benefits today while spreading out project costs and
better match your payment schedule to your project's benefits.
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Flexible Enterprise Financing
— Company-wide financing is available for IBM and non-IBM solutions.
For more information, refer to:
IBM eBusiness Solutions
IBM eBusiness Solutions are a new class of offerings that tailor
e-business server and software solutions to suit the individual
requirements of a customer or business partner. They provide a better
way to implement e-business solutions and answer the shift in focus from
building and operating Web sites to building virtual enterprises. IBM
solution offerings can meet the needs of businesses
to be in the market first delivering greater customer value efficiently
and affordably. They simplify the process of selecting and installing
the software and hardware needed, while maximizing the performance and
flexibility of the e-business infrastructure. In addition, associated
financing, services, and support are available as needed.
Key to solution offerings is the close relationship IBM has with major
software companies, the world-class IBM product line, leadership
middleware including DB2 Universal Database and the WebSphere application
platform for e-business, plus broad implementation capabilities and
experience in delivering integrated offerings. Solution offerings are
tested, best-of-breed application configurations proven to solve specific
e-business problems.
These offerings are tailored and optimized for the three types of
e-business:
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Mid-market companies — established and successful companies who need to
take the next step to e-commerce to maximize their potential
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Net Generation (NetGen) companies — Startup or established companies
focused on the Internet as their key area of operations
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Enterprise companies — typically larger companies with more extensive
needs for integrated e-commerce solutions to maximize their wide-spread,
often global, operations
For more information on IBM solution offerings, refer to:
Mid-Market IBM e(logo)server Solution Offerings
Siebel eBusiness Solutions
Siebel eBusiness Solutions enable organizations to manage, synchronize,
and coordinate sales, marketing, and customer service across all
communications channels and points of customer contact, including the
Web, call centers, field sales, and reseller channels.
With it, companies can increase customer satisfaction and maximize
revenues by capitalizing on every moment of value in each customer
interaction, anytime, anyplace.
This offering provides expanded functionality in three critical areas:
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Marketing and sales applications. Sales, service, and call center
applications are integrated to enable companies to maximize sales,
customer service, and marketing campaign effectiveness.
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Dot.com applications. Customers can browse product catalogs, use
powerful shopping tools to purchase products and services over the Web,
and benefit from 24 x 7 customer self-service, all with full dynamic
personalization capabilities.
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Channel applications. This is a Web-based application that enables
companies to broaden their sales and customer service systems to all
their partners and distributors.
Siebel eBusiness applications run on a flexible combination of IBM
xSeries, pSeries, or iSeries servers. Siebel offers a complete selection
of add-on product modules to enable this solution to be tailored easily
to the unique needs of each customer.
IBM DB2 Universal Database is capable of handling the mission-critical
nature of these Siebel implementations with scalability, high
reliability, and performance. DB2 meets the demands of a large number of
concurrent users that meet the dynamic needs found in eBusiness systems.
By combining Siebel with DB2, the customer obtains the best technology at
the lowest overall cost with maximum flexibility to deploy on the IBM
product line that best meets the customer needs.
mySAP.com Linux
mySAP.com Linux combined with the IBM product line offers customers
an effective way to achieve more advanced and secure processing for
critical applications in the Linux world. It is a response to a
tremendous — and growing — customer demand for Internet-ready
business solutions on Linux.
This offering allows customers to expand the technology investment in
their database servers with lower cost application servers and leverage
UNIX know-how. Included are server based local emulator applications and
browser based Linux and Java applications. It runs on the pSeries server
running DB2 Universal Database on AIX 4.3.3 as the database server
and multiple xSeries servers optimized to run Linux as mySAP.com
application servers.
IBM Solutions for Ariba SupplierLive
IBM Solutions for Ariba SupplierLive is a comprehensive, scalable
offering, optimized for the IBM iSeries and xSeries,
providing a full-function business to business e-commerce solution.
e-commerce sites that automatically connect to multiple buyers and
marketplaces can be built using Java applications.
The creation of electronic catalogs for uploading to Ariba Commerce
Services Network (ACSN) can decrease cycle time, reduce errors, and
improve customer satisfaction. Buyers can "punchout" and work directly
on supplier's Web sites, saving resource, preserving unique branding,
corporate messaging, and Web site layout. Buyer-specific catalogs that
cater to existing relationships can be created.
The offering provides all the components for a complete solution,
including hardware, application software and middleware, services,
support, and financing. It offers easy access to multiple Ariba
procurement systems and e-marketplaces from a single platform through
WebSphere Commerce Suite and DB2 Universal Database.
Logility Voyager
This supply chain application provides customer-facing views into the
distribution center for customers, suppliers, and transportation. It
consists of an Internet-based suite of business-to-business collaborative
commerce applications for value chain strategy, demand planning,
inventory planning, replenishment planning, and demand chain Voyager
modules. It provides a global view into supply chain execution processes
including customer order status, purchase order payment status, load
tendering, and freight payment.
Benefits include:
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Easy-to-use and quick-to-implement Internet-based tool that facilitates
linking business plans jointly developed between trading partners
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Improved forecast accuracy reduces uncertainty and helps partners to
reduce inventory
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Increased visibility into the value chain provides collaboration and
synchronization opportunities
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Real-time information sharing that improves response time and reduces
cycle time
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Fewer manual processes and procedures that reduce errors and improves
process
Logility Voyager delivers fast implementation and a rapid return on
investment for middle market companies who want to optimize their supply
chain initiatives. It is supported by the IBM
iSeries, utilizing the IBM Integrated xSeries Server for iSeries or
direct-attached to an xSeries.
Hyperion Business Analysis
Hyperion solutions help companies that need immediate, time-sensitive
views into what's going on in their organizations, so they can make
better business decisions. With Hyperion's suite of business analysis
software, business can — anywhere, anytime — very quickly identify
growth and profit opportunities, spot and correct problems, eliminate
decision guesswork, improve execution and accountability, and stay
focused on the most important business goals. There are five integrated
offerings in three distinct categories:
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Financial Management
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Performance Management
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e-CRM
e-CRM includes Call Center and Web site analysis applications.
The focus of the Hyperion offering is "Insights on Demand," which
provides immediate information access and analysis for real-time
decision-making within the context of daily business processes. It
delivers superior business value in implementing strategic and
operational decision making at all levels of the organization.
Hyperion entry-level offering runs on the IBM
xSeries. More advanced needs are met with the migration to an IBM
xSeries and pSeries Working Together® as application and database
servers. DB2 UDB combines power for Business Intelligence with
industry-leading performance and the reliability to drive the most
demanding e-business solutions such as this Hyperion offering.
Clear Technologies Engage
CRM Solutions from Clear Technologies, called Engage, is a complete suite
of CRM applications based on Lotus Domino. Engage provides sales force
automation tools to track opportunities, measure the sales pipeline and
provide a single consistent vehicle for forecasting revenue at all levels
of the organization. Engage also includes complete customer service and
support tracking of customer reported events which can be integrated with
sales information for a single customer view. This solution provides all
the tools to integrate the Web as well as personal information for a
consistent view of the customer across the organization. Engage is easy
to implement and use, and can be tailored to meet company specific needs
without programming. Customers can phase in implementation of different
Engage capabilities based on their priorities.
Engage offers a compelling list of advantages:
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Enterprise work group contact manager, with team-based workflow and
document distribution
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Enterprise sales force automation with a powerful quotation and proposal
system, contract management system, and a products and services warehouse
pricing system
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Enterprise marketing and communications system, including campaign
management, a powerful broadcasting and communications system and an
encyclopedia of marketing presentations and collateral
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Enterprise service billing and project tracking system, with time billing
management, project billing management, and customer and contract
integration
Engage is based on the collaboration tools of Lotus Domino to provide
easy sharing of information. It is available on the IBM
iSeries, xSeries, and pSeries.
WebSphere e-business Effectiveness Offering for the IBM
Personal service is a key motivator for customer satisfaction, increased
sales, and repeat visits to your Web site. Available on a variety of IBM
product lines, the WebSphere e-business
Effectiveness Offering for the IBM is based on the award-winning
WebSphere Application Server, Advanced Edition, powered by DB2 Universal
Database. It combines WebSphere Application Server, Advanced Edition,
with WebSphere Personalization technology, WebSphere Studio, Advanced
Edition, and WebSphere Site Analyzer. The additional WebSphere software
comprises:
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Rules Engine — executes the business rules that determine which content
is displayed to each site visitor
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Resource Engine — Web site owners can optimize their personalization
strategy by calling upon content and profile information from multiple
sources
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Recommendation Engine — uses collaborative filtering to offer content
and product recommendations to site visitors, enabling cross-selling and
up-selling
WebSphere Site Analyzer allows you to analyze visitor usage and Web site
buying behavior.
Web site designers and administrators can easily specify personalization
rules using WebSphere Studio Advanced Edition, which is also included in
the WebSphere e-business Effectiveness offering.
For more information, refer to:
WebSphere Integration Offering for the IBM
Available on several IBM product lines, the WebSphere Integration
offering facilitates integration of existing enterprise information
assets with the Web, and supports a highly transactional environment.
Built around the WebSphere Application Server, Advanced Edition, the
WebSphere Integration offering includes WebSphere Studio, WebSphere Host
Publisher, VisualAge for Java and MQSeries.
WebSphere Application Server, Advanced Edition, powered by DB2 Universal
Database, supports high-performance, scalable and medium- to high-level
transactional environments. The WebSphere Application Server, Advanced
Edition enables powerful interactions with relational databases,
transactional processing systems and other applications.
WebSphere Host Publisher enables Web connectivity for 3270 data streams,
and VisualAge for Java supplies an integrated development environment for
developing Web-based applications, connectors, and Enterprise Java Beans.
WebSphere Studio, for team-oriented Web site development and deployment,
is also included in the offering.
For iSeries customers, WebSphere Development Tools replaces WebSphere
Studio. This substitution provides for maximum integration on the
iSeries.
For more information, refer to:
NetGen IBM e(logo)server Solution Offerings
IBM Quick Launch for e-business Ventures
IBM Quick Launch for e-business Ventures is a comprehensive offering
consisting of IBM hardware, software, storage, education and support,
backed by IBM Global Financing. It enables startup NetGen companies to
get to market quickly, differentiating themselves from the competition.
Quick Launch is designed to enable startups to preserve their working
capital by taking advantage of superior IBM offerings during the critical
development stage of their operations.
Quick Launch is perfect for e-marketplace companies and a variety of
dotcoms who want to build sites that are unique and visually appealing,
simple to use and reliable. Companies benefit from the latest technology
in e-commerce database, ASP platforms, portal software and advanced Web
applications such as streaming media and activity distribution. ASPs are
provided an industrial-strength platform to host their offerings. ISPs
are provided more services to meet increasingly commoditized competition.
Quick Launch offers selected models of the IBM
iSeries, pSeries, and xSeries. Also available is a wide selection of IBM
server software, development tools, database products, and transaction
software to run on AIX®, Linux, OS/400, and Windows™ operating
systems.
Chili!Soft Active Server Pages
Chili!Soft Active Server Pages is the first cross-platform Web
application server based on Microsoft's Active Server Pages (ASP)
technology. It enables customers to transparently offer reliable,
scalable, high-performance, dynamic database-driven content on a
high-performance UNIX IBM pSeries while using their existing ASP
development process.
The Chili!Soft Active Server Pages solution is powerful yet easy to
install. Impressive customer benefits are:
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Support for a single Web application platform for simple or sophisticated
Web applications
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Personalized Web sites for customers
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Hosting of dynamic database driven applications, so subscribers can
incorporate them into their Web sites
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Delivery of legacy data dynamically via the Web
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Scalability of the IBM pSeries and the RS/6000® product line
when combined with AIX V4.3
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Flexibility to include Expandable Storage Plus and DB2 Universal Database
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Availability of tremendous variety of ASP development tools
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Cost reductions by leveraging developer expertise
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Support for developers of all levels on one Web application project
Chili!Soft Active Server Pages solution provides a powerful tool to help
companies grow and manage their business.
Citrix MetaFrame for the AIX Operating System
Citrix MetaFrame for the AIX Operating System offers companies the
unparalleled ability to establish secure access to any application from
any device anywhere in the world.
Citrix MetaFrame for the AIX Operating System is an end-to-end solution
that extends the reach of UNIX and Java applications across an enterprise
to any location including branch offices and mobile users.
It is extraordinarily efficient with support for high bandwidth X.11 and
Java applications over thin connections, helping solve client device and
client-server application problems. Citrix MetaFrame for the AIX
Operating System and the IBM pSeries offer levels of performance,
security, and reliability you can depend on for graphical UNIX and Java
applications.
WebSphere EveryPlace Offering for the IBM
With WebSphere EveryPlace, Service Providers can easily extend the reach
of their business and Web-based data to non-PC devices including wireless
handsets, PDAs, and other Internet appliances. It is a carrier-grade
solution with a secure, reliable, and flexible infrastructure that can be
scaled to an enormous number of network-connected devices entering the
business and consumer markets. Building on industry-leading components,
IBM eliminates the need for complex integration and supports growth of
both users and devices.
IBM Solutions for Ariba SupplierLive
— refer to the description under Mid-Market IBM
Solution Offerings
Logility Voyager
— refer to description under Mid-Market IBM
Solution Offerings
WebSphere e-business Effectiveness Offering for the IBM
— refer to the description under Mid-Market IBM
Solution Offerings
WebSphere Integration Offering for the IBM
— refer to description under Mid-Market IBM
Solution Offerings
Enterprise IBM e(logo)server Solution Offerings
Siebel Call Center
With Siebel Call Center, customers can deploy a closed-loop customer
information system to increase sales productivity. This hardware and
software integrated offering provides e-business applications that are
rigorously tested and optimized with Siebel application software running
with DB2 UDB.
Distinct advantages are:
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The ability to improve customer satisfaction through improved
interactions regardless of the channel the customer chooses for reaching
the company
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A continuous dialog with customers who can use multiple contact points
within the company, including call center, Web site, and face-to-face
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The ability to improve company effectiveness in each customer contact
through cross-selling and up-selling
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Improved efficiency of customer-facing operations through more integrated
sales and service processes
The Siebel Call Center software runs on the IBM
zSeries, pSeries, and xSeries product lines. Customers can integrate and
leverage existing customer data from either a zSeries or pSeries server.
The offering is flexible to change, and can be integrated and optimized
to meet the changing needs of the organization.
mySAP.com Business Information Warehouse®
With this solution, customers can standardize applications and
procedures, simplify communications, provide information for fast and
accurate management decisions, and strengthen client relationships.
Customers gain extensive functionality and access to the latest
technology without the significant cost of internal application
development.
mySAP.com Business Information Warehouse is designed for:
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Processes that require high availability
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Workloads that handle large transaction volumes
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Workloads that are database intensive
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Utilities that install, maintain, and upgrade new versions of mySAP.com
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Spool workloads needing the capabilities of zSeries printing subsystems
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Consolidation of databases of different SAP products
The mySAP.com Business Information Warehouse database implemented on the
IBM zSeries reduces system complexity and simplifies
system management. Existing resources such as infrastructure, staff
skills, and procedures can be reused. Support includes online data
backup and reorganization, security enhancements, and mixture of complex
workloads on a central server. mySAP.com Business Warehouse database and
DB2 UDB hosted on zSeries offers scalability, availability, and
integration of the IT infrastructure.
PeopleSoft CRM Powered by Vantive
PeopleSoft CRM Powered by Vantive, DB2 UDB, and the IBM
zSeries provide a cost-effective and seamless integration with enterprise
billing, inventory, and supply chain management systems. Vantive offers
important advantages in the areas of quality goals, customer support,
sales productivity, and improved service.
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Automates and integrates key quality assurance activities with the
ability to quickly and efficiently capture feedback about products and
services
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Transforms a call center into a customer contact center providing
end-to-end management of call center and customer support operations
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Helps you improve inside and field sales professional productivity
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FieldService and companion products, Vantive Inventory and Vantive
Procurement, provide a comprehensive set of capabilities that serve as
the foundation for an entire service organization
IBM Quick Mix
This preconfigured hardware/software solution and associated set of
required services integrates business processes with the Web. It can be
implemented using most of the IBM operating systems and IBM
product lines without disturbing the existing production environment.
IBM Quick Mix takes advantage of the existing technical skills and
optimizes existing legacy data and applications.
Four options are available:
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Using an IBM zSeries system as both the Web application server and the
back-end database and transaction processor
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Using an IBM xSeries and a Linux LPAR running on an IBM zSeries system as
both the Web application server and the back-end database and transaction
processor
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Using an IBM pSeries system as the Web application server and an IBM
zSeries system as the back-end database and transaction processor
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Using an IBM xSeries system as the Web application server and an IBM
zSeries system as the back-end database and transaction processor
Each option is offered with the minimum software and hardware products
necessary to provide the platform configuration for Web enabling an
existing IT infrastructure. The solution options use IBM e-business
products such as WebSphere and DB2 Universal Database that allow a
company to choose additional software, hardware, and services necessary
to complete and customize a state-of-the-art e-business environment.
All four options are priced independently and are flexible to add or
delete hardware, software, installation, customization, and education
service components.
WebSphere EveryPlace Offering for the IBM
With WebSphere EveryPlace Offering for the IBM ,
enterprises can now bring information, products and services to market
more quickly and more reliably anytime, anyplace. They can easily
extend the reach of their business and Web-based data to the exploding
number of non-PC devices, including wireless handsets, PDAs and other
internet appliances. By building on industry-leading components, IBM
eliminates the need for complex integration by providing a comprehensive
framework for pervasive e-business. WebSphere Everyplace Offering for
the IBM supports expected and unexpected growth of users and
device usage, reducing risk and discontinuity of user services.
WebSphere e-business Effectiveness Offering for the IBM
— refer to the description under Mid-sized IBM
Solution Offerings
WebSphere Integration Offering for the IBM
— refer to the description under Mid-sized IBM
Solution Offerings
The e(logo)server Brand
The IBM extensive expertise in computing systems and application
environments — from enterprise class to industry-standard Intel servers
— makes IBM your greatest e-business ally. IBM is the single company
capable of integrating the right combination of traditional technologies
with industry-standard features and technologies to deliver a family of
open server platforms designed for your needs.
For example, we are migrating our industry-leading workload-management
capabilities to IBM platforms for high-performance Web
serving. We are enabling "near-zero downtime" across the entire IBM
product line with features such as:
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Redundant components
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Hot-pluggable and hot-swappable components
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System and component failure rollover
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Graceful deallocation of system resources
The IBM brand consists of:
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zSeries
— The most reliable, mission-critical transaction servers on the earth
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pSeries
— The most powerful, technologically advanced UNIX servers
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iSeries
— High-performance, integrated business servers for mid-market
companies
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xSeries
— Affordable, Linux-ready, Intel-based servers with mainframe-inspired
reliability technologies
Each system is complemented by the Application Framework for e-business.
IBM Advantage delivers the services and support required
to meet today's explosive business needs. Regardless of the operating
environment you choose — AIX, Linux, OS/400, z/OS, z/VM, S/390, or
Windows 2000 — there is an IBM designed to maximize the
return on your IT investment.
IBM e(logo)server zSeries 900 — Models 100 — 116, 1C1, and
1C9
The IBM zSeries 900 introduces an enterprise class
e-business server optimized for integration of business data and
transactions built to meet the demands of the explosive and unpredictable
landscape of e-business. The zSeries 64-bit architecture with
outstanding integrated features like Intelligent Resource Director (IRD)
are designed to facilitate information technology business transformation
and business-to-business and business-to-customer growth pressure.
zSeries 900 Product Line of Servers:
As a cluster of independent servers, zSeries is unmatched for
capacity and availability.
A new 20-processor module is the technology cornerstone for zSeries. The
new paradigm of a multisystem server combines up to 32 modules in a
Parallel Sysplex® environment supporting up to 640 processors (512 for
customer workload and up to 128 for system support) in a single cluster
for single image processing.
Using the S/390 Virtual Image Facility for Linux or z/VM, you can support
hundreds of Linux images running standalone e-business applications.
zSeries can support multiple applications and virtual servers on a single
system along with:
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Application isolation and security
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Real resource sharing
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Optimized performance
You can upgrade from S/390 (9672) Generation 5 and 6 servers. S/390
operations are fully compatible with the new architecture —
z/Architecture. S/390 ESA applications are fully compatible with
z/Architecture and ensure viability for S/390 information assets and
S/390 technology.
Architected for Freedom — Satisfies Maximum Demands:
With z/Architecture, the zSeries enterprise-class e-business server
is optimized for integration, data, and transactions. z/Architecture,
from the beginning, was imbedded with the full 64-bit infrastructure. It
begins unchaining processor and I/O constraints leading to e-business,
on-demand performance scaling.
zSeries clustering technology with Workload Manager in z/OS provides
intelligent resource sharing of processors and self-managing I/O. The
zSeries product line, Workload Manager, and virtual server enhancements
reduce your cost of computing.
With zSeries hardware and z/OS operating system comes a new IBM
Capacity Advantage offering, Workload Pricing. Workload Pricing is
designed to support e-business reality. Workload License Charges (WLC)
for zSeries allows customers to pay only for the software capacity that
they need, regardless of system size. They can grow a single workload at
a time, with ease and granularity. Customers can also add new workloads
to an existing machine with a reduced cost of incremental growth.
Performance:
z/Architecture enables a new standard of server performance. CMOS
copper technology enhancements and more processors support an increase in
processing power.
The I/O subsystem is enhanced by using FICON™ and associated storage
devices to expand the bandwidth for larger and quicker data movement into
the server. New coupling links in the architecture enable you to exploit
the advantage of the leading clustering solution in the industry —
Parallel Sysplex — without limitations.
IBM z/OS: An Operating System Solution for the Future
IBM z/OS, the operating system for the zSeries, provides zSeries 64-bit
support and Intelligent Resource Director (IRD). Flexibility and
integration features of the S/390 platform are extended with dynamic
balancing of logical partitions based on business policy. Resources are
dynamically managed across partitions to meet the business priorities of
users, tasks, and workloads.
A new system technology, Managed System Infrastructure for Setup (msys
for Setup), provides a new approach for installing and configuring z/OS
products. The first implementation is msys for Setup to facilitate the
Parallel Sysplex environment.
The new IBM License Manager helps determine whether or not software
products execute within the appropriate licensed terms and conditions.
It also assists with software license management and is the technical
basis for WLC. With the self-managing flexibility of z/OS, you only pay
for the computing resources you need.
z/OS is available on the following servers:
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IBM zSeries 900, or comparable server
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S/390 Parallel Enterprise Servers — Generation 5 and Generation 6
models, or comparable server
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All models of the Multiprise® 3000 Enterprise Server, or comparable
server
IBM e(logo)server pSeries 680 and 640 and NUMA-Q
IBM e(logo)server pSeries 680:
The pSeries 680 has an innovative design that gives it leadership
application performance and makes it a premier solution for
mission-critical UNIX applications:
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ERP/SCM/Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
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Data Warehouse/Data Mart
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OLTP
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e-business
The latest member of the 64-bit UNIX enterprise servers, the pSeries 680,
builds on the RS/6000 S-family technology. IBM has replaced the aluminum
connections between transistors with copper, resulting in denser
packaging, lower power consumption, more powerful processors, and
improved performance. Copper and Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) account for
between 25% and 35% in processor performance improvements. By blending
new copper SOI technology and larger memory capacity with a proven system
architecture, you get reliability you can count on. Maximum memory is
increased to 96 GB resulting in improved scalability and performance.
You can manage the evolution of your business into 64-bit computing while
supporting your existing 32-bit applications with AIX 4.3.3. The I/O
subsystem supports standard 32-bit and 64-bit PCI adapters.
Combined with an outstanding array of industry solutions and IBM
Tools, the pSeries 680 helps move you to the next level of
mission-critical UNIX commercial computing with:
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Power
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Capacity
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Reliability
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Expandability
Vertical Capacity Upgrade on Demand
— available inactive processors installed in your system that can be
made active quickly and easily as your business needs require. Simply
issue an AIX command to increase the number of active processors in
increments of two, four, or six. The processors become available when
you reboot the system.
The pSeries 680 is designed from the ground up for mission-critical
environments with:
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Service processor
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Redundant cooling
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Redundant power
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Hot-swappable disk storage bays
In addition, you can cluster the highly reliable pSeries 680 with
High-Availability Cluster Multi-Processing (HACMP) for AIX (separately
available) to achieve near continuous availability and horizontal growth.
IBM e(logo)server pSeries 640:
IBM pSeries 640 is a cost-effective, high-performance,
UNIX server in a compact, rack-mountable chassis.
This rugged system is ideal for environments such as ISP/ASP, e-commerce,
telco/wireless, or scientific and technical computing where high density,
rapid horizontal growth and leading-edge UNIX performance are critical.
The pSeries 640 is an excellent building block server for a variety of
e-business applications.
The pSeries 640 symmetric multiprocessor (SMP) uses up to four
state-of-the-art 64-bit, copper-based POWER3-II microprocessors running
at 375 MHz. Each processor includes 4 MB of Level 2 (L2) cache. A
2- or 4-way system is optionally available with 8 MB of L2 cache per
processor, offering still greater performance for some applications. The
base 256 MB of main memory can be expanded to 16 GB for faster
performance and exploitation of 64-bit addressing used in large database
applications.
The pSeries 640 also offers a variety of availability features such as:
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Integrated service processor
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Redundant hot-plug cooling and power supply (110/220 V AC or -48 V DC)
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Dynamic CPU deallocation
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Four hot-swappable disk storage bays
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Programmable "beacon" (can be triggered remotely) that quickly alerts an
on-site technician to the need for maintenance or repair
The pSeries 640 and 680 feature IBM's award-winning UNIX operating
system, AIX. The pSeries servers will support PowerPC Linux
distributions when they become available.
IBM e(logo)server pSeries and NUMA-Q:
NUMA-Q is a key member of the IBM server family, delivering a
flexible, multi-OS technology infrastructure for e-business providing:
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Broad application portfolio on multiple operating systems: DYNIX/ptx,
Windows 2000, and Linux execution environments
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Tested and proven world class server that provides high availability and
is scalable, reliable, and manageable
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Standardization and flexibility by supporting the hottest operating
systems on Intel architecture
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Simplification and cost savings with common workload and systems
management of multiple operating systems
NUMA-Q is currently providing technology leadership in areas like
workload management and SAN with a robust roadmap for both hardware and
software. Many of the IBM Advantage tools will be available for
NUMA-Q systems beginning in the first quarter of 2001. In addition, all
future NUMA-Q products will be announced as part of the IBM
product line.
IBM e(logo)server iSeries 400 — Models 270, 820, 830, 840,
SB2, SB3, and DSD
IBM iSeries 400 is a powerful line of integrated
e-business servers that leverage and extend the popular AS/400e™
product line. iSeries 400 includes the recently announced
Models 270, 820, 830, and 840. Also included are the SB2, SB3, as
well as the Models 270 and 820 Dedicated Servers for Domino (DSD).
The iSeries 400 is perfect for growing companies that run
business-critical BtoB, ERP, SCM, and CRM applications.
The iSeries delivers the intelligent integration, innovation, and
application flexibility that businesses
need to accelerate successfully in the e-business economy.
Intelligent Integration:
The iSeries 400 combines leading-edge copper chip and SOI technology
with a flexible, innovative operating environment developed for the
AS/400® and extended to this next generation of e-business servers.
It features open system functions built into the operating system that
are tested, reliable, turnkey functions with superior performance.
Integrated functions include:
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Web servers (IBM HTTP and the Apache server)
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Web Application server (WebSphere Standard Edition)
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Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
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Database (DB2 Universal DataBase for OS/400)
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Communications (TCP/IP)
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UNIX (AIX) Runtime Environment (OS/400 PASE)
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e-business security
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Native Linux kernel running in an OS/400 partition announced with support
to be provided in 2001
Innovation:
iSeries 400 is based on IBM's leading-edge microprocessor
technology, which includes two industry breakthroughs: copper and SOI.
IBM has replaced the aluminum connections between transistors with
copper, resulting in denser packaging, lower power consumption, more
powerful processors, and improved performance. Copper and SOI account
for between 25% and 35% in processor performance improvements. The
iSeries also boasts the new IBM memory switching technology, with switch
speeds of 36 GB/second. High Speed Links (HSL) enable data transfer
rates of up to 1 GB/second.
With copper, SOI, memory switching, and HSL the iSeries is in the
forefront of technological innovation. The bottom line: iSeries
delivers enterprise-class computing without large IT support staffs.
Application Flexibility:
The iSeries offers application choices at an unprecedented level of
flexibility and independence. The iSeries 400 architecture features a
flexible operating environment that runs combinations of OS/400, UNIX
(AIX), Linux, Windows 2000, Domino, or Java applications concurrently.
Combined with the iSeries inherent workload management capabilities,
Logical Partitioning (LPAR) and the IBM Integrated xSeries Server for
iSeries, businesses can run several diverse application environments on
one machine.
Choose whether to grow your server farm, maintain a server farm, or
consolidate server footprints on the iSeries for simplified management,
increased availability, and lower total cost of ownership.
The iSeries empowers businesses to grow on demand, and pay as you grow.
The iSeries 400 Model 840 can grow without disruption with the new
Vertical Capacity Upgrade on Demand offering. You can turn on immediate
incremental processing power when you need it.
The iSeries 400 embraces standards-based computing with a full range of
application choices while offering freedom from proprietary solutions.
You can choose from a broad selection of comprehensive solutions, which
includes the newly announced IBM solutions offerings. The
iSeries 400 also offers the newest in tested and integrated
business-to-business solutions for customers who want to participate in
new e-marketplaces. The iSeries enables your core business systems to
smoothly and quickly connect to e-marketplaces via the new IBM Connect
for iSeries being announced today.
The new iSeries 400 is an ideal e-business server for companies who
prefer fast deployment of integrated e-business solutions and desire
independence from "do it yourself" solutions or contracted systems
integration services.
IBM e(logo)server xSeries — Models 130, 135, 150, 200,
220, 230, 240, 330, 340
IBM xSeries is a line of scalable, industry-standard
servers that help you confidently run an e-business.
xSeries leverages IBM technology and mission-critical experience with:
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Freedom of choice in operating environments, including Windows NT™,
Windows 2000, Linux, or Novell
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Innovative technologies with X-architecture for readiness in enterprises
of all sizes
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Powerful products, including a complete portfolio of industry-standard
servers ranging from a uniprocessor through 8-way SMP servers
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Highly scalable servers primed for growth
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Servers priced right for all customer segments
X-architecture:
The IBM X-architecture strategy is the design blueprint for the
xSeries product line. Drawing from IBM's vast knowledge base with
mainframe and enterprise-class availability, upgradability, and
scalability, xSeries leverages X-architecture leadership to deliver
highly reliable, available, and scalable industry-standard servers.
To improve system availability, predictive management features are
designed into many of the xSeries servers, allowing the servers to
proactively manage themselves:
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Realtime diagnostics and alerts
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Front-panel LEDs
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Active PCI
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Light Path Diagnostics
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Predictive Failure Analysis® (PFA)
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Remote management capabilities
Additionally, you can depend on responsive technical support and a
solutions knowledge base to help you resolve issues quickly, get answers
to questions in a timely manner, and select the right server solutions.
The xSeries servers are available in three categories designed to meet
specific business needs.
Point Solutions:
xSeries point solutions are optimized for rapid deployment,
targeting demanding application environments such as Web serving and
Network Attached Storage (NAS). Affordable price point solutions arrive
preconfigured, tested, tuned, and ready to be deployed in minutes.
xSeries 130
— Web-hosting appliance that uses Windows 2000, Microsoft™
Internet Information Services (IIS) and Web Server Accelerator
xSeries 135
— Web-hosting appliance that uses Linux and IBM HTTP Server
xSeries 150
— Scalable network-attached storage appliance that integrates
X-architecture and complete systems management capabilities powered by
Windows 2000 technology
Universal Servers:
Universal servers are designed to be flexible for maximum internal
expansion to help you meet varied IT demands. Ideal as floor-standing or
deskside servers, these systems also can be rack mounted.
xSeries 200
— Performance for small businesses at an entry-level server price.
Industry-standard technologies, excellent internal data storage capacity,
ease-of-use, systems management, and control features define this
attractively priced entry server. These uniprocessor servers provide
solid performance to support general purpose network or workgroup
applications.
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Celeron or Pentium™ III processor
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Integrated Ultra160 SCSI storage
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Rack option
xSeries 220
— Ideally suited for small business and workgroup customers, this is a
power-packed, easy-to-use, affordable system. It truly delivers
tomorrow's technologies at today's prices. You gain the broadest choice
of Microsoft and Linux preloads, higher levels of performance,
high-availability, and scalability. Features include:
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Up to 2 GB of ECC high-speed memory
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2-way capable Pentium III processors
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64-bit PCI
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Hot-swap storage models
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Optional Remote Supervisor Adapter
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Rack option
xSeries 230
— This 2-way server introduces the right blend of price and
performance in an extremely serviceable package for departments or
workgroups. The xSeries 230 is for customers who require:
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Two-way, 1 GHz Pentium III processing power
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Significant memory and data storage scalability
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High-speed memory
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64-bit and 32-bit PCI slots
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Six Ultra160, hot-swap drive bays
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Device bay for high-capacity tape drives
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Rack option
X-architecture innovations include:
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Active PCI — add a LAN segment or additional storage array while the
system is up and running
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Light Path Diagnostics — an illuminated "path" to help you locate and
replace components
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Integrated service processor manages your system remotely — even when
it is powered down
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PFA and Alerting identifies problems and bottlenecks proactively on key
components using fuel gauge and Capacity Manager
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Netfinity® Director software manages your server, monitors performance,
and helps maximize uptime
xSeries 240
— A mission-critical application server ideal for departments and
workgroups with:
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Two-way, 1 GHz Pentium III processing power
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Significant memory and data storage scalability
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Active PCI
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64-bit PCI
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Six Ultra SCSI hot-swap drive bays
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Device bay for high-capacity tape drives
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Rack option
X-architecture innovations are identical as those listed for the xSeries
230.
Rack-optimized Servers:
Rack-optimized servers deliver powerful performance in the smallest
package.
xSeries 330
— This 1U rack-dense node offers unmatched levels of manageability and
high-availability attributes for service providers.
Web-farm applications are supported with:
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1 GHz Pentium III processor
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133 MHz front-side bus
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Up to 4 GB of high-speed 133 MHz memory
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64-bit and 32-bit PCI buses that support 33 MHz adapters
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High-performance integrated dual 10/100 Mbps Ethernet and Dual-channel
Ultra160 SCSI (160 MB/s) controllers
X-architecture innovations include:
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Cable chaining technology (C2T) saves you time and expense by eliminating
over 120 cables from a full rack of systems
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Dual integrated 10/100 Mbps Ethernet controllers for connectivity and
true redundancy helps keep your system up and running
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Active PCI — add a LAN segment or additional storage array while the
system is up and running
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Light Path Diagnostics — an illuminated "path" to help you locate and
replace components
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Integrated service processor manages your system remotely — even when
it is powered down
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PFA and Alerting identifies problems and bottlenecks proactively on key
components using fuel gauge and Capacity Manager
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Netfinity Director software manages your server, monitors performance,
and maximizes uptime
Plus the innovations listed for the xSeries 230.
xSeries 340
— A high-availability node offering superior solution for hosting
general business and Web applications. Web-farm applications are
supported with tremendous performance, management and reliability
features built into a slim 3U design, the 340 is the right platform for
high-performance application serving.
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1 GHz Pentium III processor
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133 MHz Front-Side bus processor
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Up to 4 GB of high-speed 133 MHz memory
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64-bit PCI
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High-performance integrated 10/100 Mbps Ethernet and Dual-channel
Ultra160 SCSI (160 MB/s) controllers
X-architecture innovations are identical to those listed for the xSeries
230.
Offerings described in this announcement may not be available in all
countries. Contact your IBM representative for details.
Reference Information
Following are the announcements, dated October 3, 2000, that
comprise the IBM offerings.
Trademarks
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e(logo)server, e(logo)server Advantage, zSeries, zSeries 900 pSeries,
pSeries 640 and 680 iSeries, iSeries 400, xSeries, xSeries 130, 135, 150,
200 220, 230, 240, 330 and 340, z/OS, z/VM, z/Architecture, xSeries,
xSeries 130, 135, 150, 200 220, 230, 240, 330 and 340, WebSphere, IMS,
FICON, and AS/400e are trademarks of International Business Machines
Corporation in the United States or other countries or both.
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DB2 Universal Database, MQSeries, DB2, OS/400, VisualAge, DB2 Connect,
CICS, S/390, AIX, RS/6000, Information Warehouse, Parallel Sysplex,
Multiprise, AS/400, Predictive Failure Analysis, and Netfinity are
registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in
the United States or other countries or both.
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Pentium is a trademark of Intel Corporation.
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Windows, Windows NT, and Microsoft are trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation.
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Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries
exclusively through X/Open Company Limited.
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Domino is a trademark of Lotus Development Corporation.
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Lotus and Working Together are registered trademarks of Lotus Development
Corporation.
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