IBM Business Process Accelerator V6.1 accelerates business processes
IBM United States Software Announcement 208-163June 24, 2008
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| At a glance |
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Business Process Accelerator V6.1 delivers:
- A single package that includes IBM Lotus Forms Server, IBM Lotus Forms Designer and the optional WebSphere Portal Server to deliver eForms in business mashups
- Out-of-the-box WebSphere Portal portlets for common actions
- Out-of-the-box IBM Lotus Forms portlets for common actions
- Out-of-the-box sample forms
For ordering, contact:
Your IBM representative or IBM Americas Call Centers at
800-IBM-CALL
(Reference: YE001).
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| Overview |
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Business Process Accelerator helps accelerate the implementation of business processes by delivering eForms in personalized business mashups. A mashup is an application that aggregates multiple applications in a single composite view and facilitates interaction between these different component applications.
Business Process Accelerator V6.1 delivers:
- A single package that includes IBM Lotus® Forms Server V3.0.1, IBM Lotus Forms Designer V3.0.1, and the optional WebSphere® Portal Server V6.1 to deliver eForms in business mashups
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Ad-hoc, advanced workflow
- E-mail-based ad-hoc workflow (a simple workflow built mostly by end users for a specific purpose)
- Integration portlets to leverage your existing WebSphere Process Server/FileNet Process Manager workflow through services engagement
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Out-of-the-box WebSphere Portal Server portlets for common actions
- My tasks
- Workflow List
- Current task
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Out-of-the-box IBM Lotus Forms portlets for common actions
- IBM Lotus Forms List Portlet
- IBM Lotus Forms View Portlet
- Out-of-the-box sample IBM Lotus forms
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Additional integration portlets made available on either the service oriented architecture (SOA) or
WebSphere Portal Catalog
- WebSphere Process Server integration portlets
- Business Process integration extension for WebSphere Portlet Factory
- FileNet integration portlets
Business Process Accelerator offers the following potential benefits:
- Accelerates business process automation efforts and speeds time to value of both ad-hoc, forms-based workflow, and forms-based business processes
- Cuts development time and reduces operational costs, while helping improve efficiencies and customer satisfaction — benefits yielded from advanced eForms capabilities
- Speeds the development of user interfaces (UI) for human tasks in Business Process Management (BPM) solutions, since advanced skills are not required
- Speeds deployment of flexible solutions that can use a variety of forms repositories, and back-end systems including WebSphere Process Server, FileNet P8 BPM, or custom process engines
- Rapidly integrates existing infrastructure, applications, and data with forms, portlets, and workflows (integrates with more than 40 back ends)
- Facilitates quick action in decision making and business process implementation as a result of having easy access to data, information, and applications when and where required
- Extends business processes to customers, employees, and partners via the Web without additional software downloads
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| Key prerequisites |
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Refer to the
Hardware requirements
and
Software requirements
sections for details.
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| Planned availability dates |
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- June 30, 2008 (electronic software delivery)
- July 18, 2008 (media and documentation)
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| Description |
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Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act
Business Process Accelerator is capable as of July 18, 2008, when used in accordance with associated IBM documentation, of satisfying the applicable requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, provided that any assistive technology used with the product properly interoperates with it. A U.S. Section 508 Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT), containing details on the products accessibility compliance, can be requested on the following Web site
IPLA and Subscription and Support considerations
IPLA licenses can be transferred from one machine to another within, but not limited to an enterprise. You may aggregate the capacity for all the processors the product is operated on to achieve a more economic price. This will result in a single Proof of Entitlement (PoE). It is your responsibility to manage the distribution of Value Units within the limits of the entitlement of the product license.
Subscription and Support must cover the same capacity as the product
license entitlement. Subscription and Support will be available in the
country in which the agreement is made.
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| Reference information |
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Refer to Software Announcement
208-086
, dated April 8, 2008.
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| Availability of national languages |
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Product description Language GA date
Bus Proc Acc w/ WS Multilingual (English July 18, 2008
Prt SVR V6.1.0 International, Portuguese,
French, Danish, Russian,
Hebrew, Arabic, Korean,
Chinese — Simplified,
Spanish,
Portuguese-Brazilian,
Croatian, German, Swedish,
Japanese, Chinese —
Traditional, Hungarian,
Norwegian Nynorsk, Romanian,
Slovenian, Greek, Turkish,
Dutch, Czech, Slovakian,
Italian, Finnish, Polish)
Business Process Multilingual (English May 8, 2008
Accelerator V6.1.0 International, Portuguese,
French, Danish, Russian,
Hebrew, Arabic, Korean,
Chinese — Simplified,
Spanish,
Portuguese-Brazilian,
Croatian, German, Swedish,
Japanese, Chinese —
Traditional, Hungarian,
Norwegian Nynorsk, Romanian,
Slovenian, Greek, Turkish,
Dutch, Czech, Slovakian,
Italian, Finnish, Polish)
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| Education support |
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The following educational offerings are available as listed below:
IBM training provides education to support many IBM offerings. Descriptions of courses for IT professionals and managers are on the IBM training Web site
Call IBM training at 800-IBM-TEACH (426-8322) for catalogs, schedules, and enrollments.
IBM Software Services for IBM Lotus® Education provides education to support many IBM Lotus offerings. For a complete list of offerings visit the following Web site
Technical Skills Software Workshop
No-fee technical skills training workshops (English only) for this product are offered to customers and business partners to gain hands-on skills for installing, configuring, operating, and supporting this product. The workshops are ideal for customers and business partners who are in the process of evaluating, or have already purchased it. Workshops are modeled to be 50 to 70% hands-on labs and are continually updated to current product release.
Workshops are delivered in multiple formats, traditional classroom, self-paced (self-study) and instructor led e-learning, all formats have the same content.
Traditional classroom workshops are scheduled and delivered in-person worldwide at IBM and non-IBM locations throughout the year.
Self-paced/self-study workshops enable the student to view the workshop presentations and execute the labs on their own schedule with no travel required. The presentations have speaker notes and allow the student full control to navigate the information. Students reserve a one week period to run the labs on a remote, supported, live environment. Support is provided through a monitored forum.
Note: A fast internet connection is required.
For more details on current workshop content, schedules, and to register for any workshop format, visit
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| Offering Information |
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Product information is available via the Offering Information Web site
Also, visit the Passport Advantage® Web site
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| Technical information |
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Hardware requirements
For a detailed description of hardware and software requirements, refer to the product info centers at
Software requirements
For details, refer to the Hardware requirements section.
The Program's specifications and specified operating environment information may be found in documentation accompanying the Program, if available, such as a read-me file, or other information published by IBM, such as an announcement letter. Documentation and other Program content may be supplied only in the English language.
Planning information
Software Maintenance is included with licenses purchased through Passport Advantage and Passport Advantage Express. Product upgrades and technical support are provided by the Software Maintenance offering as described in the Agreements. Product upgrades provide the latest versions and releases to entitled software, and technical support provides voice and electronic access to IBM support organizations, worldwide.
IBM includes one year of Software Maintenance with each program license acquired. The initial period of Software Maintenance can be extended by the purchase of a renewal option, if available.
Packaging: Business Process Accelerator and WebSphere Portal Server V6.1 will be distributed via a media package and electronic software distribution (ESD).
Business Process Accelerator and IBM WebSphere Portal Server V6.1 media package is distributed in one package with the following:
- Business Process Accelerator and WebSphere Portal Server V 6.1 Product CDs
- Soft copy product documentation including README files are included on the product CDs
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The LI form numbers for IBM Business Process Accelerator and WebSphere Portal Server V6.1 are
- L-SYOG-7BLM3N
- L-KCAL-7DPLBQ
- L-SYOG-79EUJ7
Security, auditability, and control
The customer is responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation of security features,
administrative procedures, and appropriate controls in application systems and communication
facilities.
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IBM Software Services has the breadth, depth, and reach to manage your services needs. You can leverage the deep technical skills of our lab-based, software services team and the business consulting, project management, and infrastructure expertise of our IBM Global Services team. Also, we extend our IBM Software Services reach through IBM Business Partners to provide an extensive portfolio of capabilities. Together, we provide the global reach, intellectual capital, industry insight, and technology leadership to support a wide range of critical business needs.
To learn more about IBM Software Services or to contact a Software Services sales specialist, visit
To locate an IBM Business Partner, visit
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| Ordering information |
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This product is only available via Passport Advantage. It is not available as shrinkwrap.
Product information
Product
Licensed function title Product group category
IBM Business Process Accelerator Lotus Forms IBM Business
Process
Accelerator
IBM Business Process Accelerator Lotus Forms IBM Business
and WebSphere Portal Server Process
Accelerator
and WebSphere
Portal
PID Charge unit
Program name number description
IBM Business Process Accelerator 5724-U91 Processor Value
Unit (PVU)
IBM Business Process Accelerator 5724-U92 PVU
and WebSphere Portal Server
Charge metrics definitions
Value Unit
A Value Unit is a pricing charge metric for program license entitlements which is based upon the quantity of a specific designated measurement used for a given program. Each program has a designated measurement. The most commonly used designated measurement is a processor core. However, for select Programs, there are other designated measurements such as users or resources which may include servers, client devices, and messages. The number of Value Unit entitlements required for a program depends on how the program is deployed in your environment and must be obtained from a Value Unit table. You must obtain a PoE for the calculated number of Value Unit entitlements for your implementation. The Value Unit entitlements are specific to a program and may not be exchanged, interchanged, or aggregated with Value Unit entitlements of another program.
Processor (Value Unit)
A processor core is a functional unit within a computing device that interprets and executes instructions. A processor core consists of at least an instruction control unit and one or more arithmetic or logic unit. With multicore technology, each core is considered a processor. Not all processor cores require the same number of Processor Value Unit entitlements. To calculate the number of Processor Value Unit entitlements required, refer to the Processor Value Unit table on the following Web site
With full capacity licensing, a PoE must be acquired for the appropriate number of Processor Value Units based on all activated processor cores available for use on the server.
Passport Advantage program licenses
Business Process Accelerator
Part
Part description number
IBM Business Process Accelerator
IBM Business Process Accelerator Processor VUAnnual SW E04S5LL
S&S Rnwl
IBM Business Process Accelerator Processor VULic + SW D03ZYLL
S&S 12 Mo
IBM Business Process Accelerator Processor VUSW S&S D03ZZLL
Reinstate 12 Mo
Business Process Accelerator and WS Portal Serv
Part
Part description number
IBM Business Process Accelerator and WebSphere Portal
Server
IBMBusinessProcessAcceleratorWSPortalProcessorVU Annual E04S6LL
SW S&S Rnwl
IBMBusinessProcessAcceleratorWSPortalProcessorVU Lic + D0400LL
SW S&S 12 Mo
IBMBusinessProcessAcceleratorWSPortalProcessorVU SW S&S D0401LL
Reinstate 12 Mo
Passport Advantage supply
Part
Program name/description number
Bus Proc Acc w/ WS Prt SVR V6.1.0
Bus Proc Acc w/ WS Prt SVR Red Hat Enterprise Linux(TM) BU03QML
ES,SUSE Linux Enterpri
Bus Proc Acc w/ WS Prt SVR i5 (formerly i5/OS(TM) V5) BU03RML
V6.1.0 Limited to passwo
Bus Proc Acc w/ WS Prt SVR Solaris SPARC Platform BU03SML
Edition (Sun) V6.1.0 Lim
Bus Proc Acc w/ WS Prt SVR Windows(R) 2000, BU03TML
Windows Server 2003 V6.1.0 Limited
Bus Proc Acc w/ WS Prt SVR AIX 5L(TM), V5 V6.1.0 BU03UML
Limited to password, authenti
Business Process Accelerator V6.1.0
Business Process Accelerator Red Hat Enterprise Linux BU03EML
ES,Windows 2000,SUSE
Passport Advantage customer: Media pack entitlement details
Customers with active maintenance or subscription for the products listed are entitled to receive the corresponding media pack.
Business Process Accelerator V6.1.0
Entitled maintenance Part
offerings description Media packs description number
Business Process Business Process BU03EML
Accelerator PVU Accelerator Red Hat
Enterprise Linux
ES,Windows 2000,SUSE
Bus Proc Acc w/ WS Prt SVR V6.1.0
Entitled maintenance Part offerings description Media packs description number IBM Business Process Bus Proc Acc w/ WS Prt SVR BU03TML Accelerator and WebSphere Windows 2000,Windows Portal per Processor Value Server 2003 V6.1.0 Limited Unit IBM Business Process Bus Proc Acc w/ WS Prt SVR BU03RML Accelerator and WebSphere i5 (formerly i5/OS V5) Portal per Processor Value V6.1.0 Limited to passwo Unit IBM Business Process Bus Proc Acc w/ WS Prt SVR BU03SML Accelerator and WebSphere Solaris SPARC Platform Portal per Processor Value Edition (Sun) V6.1.0 Lim Unit IBM Business Process Bus Proc Acc w/ WS Prt SVR BU03UML Accelerator and WebSphere AIX 5L, V5 V6.1.0 Limited Portal per Processor Value to password, authenti Unit IBM Business Process Bus Proc Acc w/ WS Prt SVR BU03QML Accelerator and WebSphere Red Hat Enterprise Linux Portal per Processor Value ES,SUSE Linux Enterpri Unit
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The information provided in this announcement letter is for reference and convenience purposes only. The terms and conditions that govern any transaction with IBM are contained in the applicable contract documents such as the IBM International Program License Agreement, IBM International Passport Advantage Agreement, and the IBM Agreement for Acquisition of Software Maintenance.
Licensing: IBM International Program License Agreement including the License Information document and Proof of Entitlement (PoE) govern your use of the Program. PoEs are required for all authorized use.
Part number products only, offered outside of Passport Advantage, where applicable, are license only and do not include Software Maintenance.
This software license includes Software Maintenance, previously referred to as Software Subscription and Technical Support.
License Information form number(s)
Program
Program name number Form number
Business Process Accelerator 5724-U91 L-SYOG-7BLM3N,
L-SYOG-79EUJ7
Business Process Accelerator and WS 5724-U92 L-KCAL-7DPLBQ,
Portal Serv L-SYOG-7BLM3N
The program's License Information will be available for review on the IBM Software License Agreement Web site
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Product name Business Process Accelerator No Business Process Accelerator and WS Portal Serv No
Passport Advantage applies: Yes, and through the Passport Advantage Web site at
This product is only available via Passport Advantage. It is not available as shrinkwrap.
Agreement for acquisition of Software Maintenance: The IBM Agreement for Acquisition of Software Maintenance (Z125-6011) applies for maintenance and does not require customer signatures.
Software maintenance applies: Yes. Software Maintenance is included with licenses purchased through Passport Advantage and Passport Advantage Express. Product upgrades and technical support are provided by the Software Maintenance offering as described in the Agreements. Product upgrades provide the latest versions and releases to entitled software and Technical Support provides voice and electronic access to IBM support organizations, worldwide.
IBM includes one year of Software Maintenance with each program license acquired. The initial period of Software Maintenance can be extended by the purchase of a renewal option, if available.
While your Software Maintenance is in effect, IBM provides you assistance for your routine, short duration installation and usage (how-to) questions, and code-related questions. IBM provides assistance via telephone and, if available, electronic access, to your information systems (IS) technical support personnel during the normal business hours (published prime shift hours) of your IBM support center. (This assistance is not available to your end users.) IBM provides Severity 1 assistance 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For additional details, consult your IBM Software Support Handbook at
Software Maintenance does not include assistance for the design and development of applications, your use of programs in other than their specified operating environment, or failures caused by products for which IBM is not responsible under the applicable agreements.
For additional information about the International Passport Advantage Agreement and the IBM International Passport Advantage Express Agreement, visit the Passport Advantage Web site at
Other terms
Volume orders (IVO): No
System i™ Software Maintenance applies: No
Educational allowance available:
Not applicable
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