Passport Advantage and Passport Advantage Express are simple, comprehensive IBM offerings that cover license acquisition including Fixed Term Licenses and Software Subscription and Support [also referred to as Software Maintenance] product upgrades and technical support under a single, common set of agreements, processes and tools. Both Passport Advantage offerings let you:
- Acquire new IBM software licences
- Renew Software Subscription and Support and Fixed Term Licenses
- Buy and renew technical support for Selected Open Source and other non-warranted applications
Which Passport Advantage offering is right for you?
Passport Advantage
Passport Advantage is designed for larger enterprises and enterprises with multiple sites.
- Relationship-based
- Requires a significant initial purchase
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Passport Advantage Express
Passport Advantage Express is designed for smaller enterprises and single-site enterprises
- Transaction-based
- Requires no minimum initial purchase
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Announcements
- IBM PVU assignment for the new Intel Xeon (Nehalem) processor family
- IBM announces enhancements to sub-capacity licensing
- IBM Software ValueNet
- Updated Passport Advantage Agreements and associated documents - September 8, 2008
- Passport Advantage Agreement and Enrollment Forms updated - May 5, 2008
- Software Support Product Lifecycle site adds RSS feed
- Index of previous Passport Advantage announcements
01 April 2009
01 April 2009
expands portfolio
Essentials
- Passport Advantage contacts
- CEO product categories
- Selected Support
- Processor Value Unit [PVU] licensing for Distributed SW
- IBM Support Assistant (ISA)
designating, updating, and locating
a free local software serviceability workbench that helps you resolve questions and problems with IBM software products