Passport Advantage and Passport Advantage Express offer you a number of options for:
- acquiring IBM distributed software licenses [including Fixed Term Licenses] and IBM Appliances
- renewing Software Subscription and Support.
- obtaining Selected Support
- subscribing to IBM SaaS offerings
Existing Passport Advantage customers
If you are an existing Passport Advantage customer, you may buy via Passport Advantage Online or you may acquire [or renew] software licenses via an IBM Business Partner or your local IBM sales office.
To buy via Passport Advantage Online
- Sign in to Passport Advantage Online's secure Software and Services Web site.
- Select 'Purchase & renew' and then 'Product catalogs'
- Use the 'Product categories' or 'Product description' search functions to select a product for purchase. [If you are unable to locate a product in the Software Catalog, please contact your IBM Business Partner or local IBM Sales representative for assistance]
- When you have finished shopping, send your shopping cart to a Business Partner or order directly through IBM*.
*Customers in some countries may not be able to complete a transaction online. Contact your Business Partner or your local IBM sales office to complete your transaction.
For more information about Passport Advantage Online, please visit the Passport Advantage Customer page.
Not yet a Passport Advantage customer?
Visit the IBM Software online catalog * to view pricing and to order.
If you are making a significant initial purchase or acquiring licenses for multiple sites, you may wish to enroll in Passport Advantage.
Essentials
- What you should know about the revised Passport Advantage Agreements
- Passport Advantage Contacts: designating, updating and locating
Fast Access
- Enroll in Passport Advantage
- PAO Customer sign in
- PAO Reseller sign in
- Need assistance signing in to PAO, contact eCustomer Care
More resources
- Licensing
- Software Subscription and Support
- Agreements and forms
- Brochures and FAQs
- How to enroll
- How to buy
- Passport Advantage Online - Reseller
- Passport Advantage Online - Customer
- News
- Software Subscription and Support videos
- What you should know about Passport Advantage Agreements
- Newly enhanced IBM Software
- Upgrade today