IBM 25 Years Power i Anniversary: Software Maintenance After Licence Fee Discount Program

The offer
Eligible products
Start and/or end dates
Where is it available?
Marketing information
Ordering/fulfillment information
Additional information/condition
History of Revisions

Announcement Letter: ZA13-1121
Announcement date: May 30, 2013
Last update: August 28, 2013

The offer

If an End User customer's IBM Software Maintenance coverage for eligible Power Systems has not been reinstated before the start date of this program, IBM will discount the price of the IBM Software maintenance After License Fee to 1 US$ (see Appendix 1 for local conversion rates) if the maintenance is reinstated by December 31, 2013 and the customer is buying a new eligible IBM Power System running IBM i 6.1 or 7.1 during the runtime of this promotion. Eligible Power Systems are:

DESCRIPTION	MACHINE TYPE	MODEL
Power Model 720 Express 4 core	8202	E4C
Power Model 720 Express 4 core	8202	E4D
Power Model 720 Express 6/8 core	8202	E4C
Power Model 720 Express 6/8 core	8202	E4D
Power Model 740 Express	8205	E6C
Power Model 740 Express	8205	E6D

or a new PureFlex with Power Node (7895-22x / 23x / 42x )
Also, effective August 22, 2013, the following Pure Power nodes models IBM Flex System p270 Compute Node 7954-24X; IBM Flex System p260 Compute Node 7895-22X / 7895-23X / 7895-23A and IBM Flex System p460 Compute Node 7895-42X / 7895-43X are also eligible.

The following Program/ Feature Numbers are affected by the discount:

Program number	Feature number	Description
5733-MAL	Z2X527	Per Processor P05 SW Maintenance AfterLicense Fee
5733-MAL	Z2X627	Per Processor P10 SW Maintenance AfterLicense Fee
5733-MAL	Z2X727	Per Processor P20 SW Maintenance AfterLicense Fee

Eligible products

DESCRIPTION	MACHINE TYPE	MODEL	FEATURE
Per Processor P05 SW Maintenance AfterLicense Fee	5733	MAL	Z2X527 -
Per Processor P10 SW Maintenance AfterLicense Fee	5733	MAL	Z2X627
Per Processor P20 SW Maintenance AfterLicense Fee	5733	MAL	Z2X727

Products purchased with the Anniversary Solution Edition (identified with feature code EU28) are not eligible.
Products purchased for ‘Try and Buy’ when purchased by the End-User are eligible.
Distributor stock at the start of the promotion is eligible.
Order backlog (eligible orders placed with IBM but not yet shipped on the day of the announcement of this offer) are not eligible.
SDI Machines and Model Upgrades to the eligible Systems are not eligible.
Other after market' (MES) orders for features are not eligible
Products purchased under special bid terms (including frame agreement and IVO offerings) are not eligible.
Products purchased under demonstration or development terms are not eligible.
Products purchased for Business Partner internal use are not eligible.
All 'used' equipment is not eligible.

This promotional discount cannot be combined with any other discounts.

Start and/or end dates

This program is valid between May 30, 2013 and December 31, 2013 (inclusive).

Where is it available?

This Program is valid in the following Europe IOT, CEE GMT and MEA |GMT countries:
Europe IOT: Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Belgium, Luxemburg, Netherlands, France, Germany, Italy, Denmark, Greenland, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Israel, Cyprus, Malta, United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.
CEE GMT: Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia , Czech Republic, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Republic of Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Kosovo, Slovakia, Slovenia and Turkey.
MEA GMT: Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Northwest Africa, Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabi, United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi, Dubai), Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine (West Bank/Gaza), Western Sahara, Yemen. Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo Rep, Democratic Republic-Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, Sao Thome Island, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mauritania, Cameroon, Djibouti, Gabon, Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Nigeria, Senegal. South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland

Marketing information

All current IBM Global Financing offerings apply. Please contact your local IGF representative for details or visit http://www.ibm.com/financing.
Questions relating to this program should be directed to your IBM representative.

Ordering/fulfilment information

Follow normal ordering procedures.
The customer must indicate on the order that the product is being ordered under the terms of this promotion with PLET Number ZU13-1192.

Additional information/conditions

The following Standard Terms and Conditions apply:

All transactions will be audited. If IBM determines during its audit activities that the relevant transaction(s) do not qualify for the Program, in addition and without prejudice to any rights IBM may have under the Business Partner Agreement or otherwise in law in respect of such transaction (s), the relevant discounts shall become repayable to IBM and IBM may recover such sums directly from the Business Partners.
IBM reserves the right to request additional information concerning the relevant transactions at any time and to reject requests which the eligibility criteria is not met.
IBM will apply the discounted price to the license transfer fee invoice that IBM issues to its Distributors and Tier 1 Business Partners.
IBM makes no commitment that this promotional rebate will apply in any future program.
IBM reserves the right to modify or withdraw this promotion at any time.
This program is void wherever prohibited or restricted by Law.

History of Revisions

Date of revisions	Details of revisions	Effective date of change
August 28, 2013	- Include in the "Eligible Products" list the Pure Power nodes models: IBM Flex System p270 Compute Node 7954-24X; IBM Flex System p260 Compute Node 7895-22X / 7895-23X / 7895-23A and IBM Flex System p460 Compute Node 7895-42X / 7895-43X.	August 28, 2013
June 13, 2013	State that Distributor stock at the start of the promotion is eligible.	May 30, 2013
June 05, 2013	Correct the local currency conversion rate for Switzerland	May 30, 2013

Appendix 1: Local Currency Conversion

COUNTRY	LOCAL CURRENCY (LC)	LC / 1 US$
Czech Republic	Koruna	20.0
Eurozone	EURO	1.0
Denmark	Krone	7.6
Iceland	Krona	87.5
Israel	Shekel	4.1
Latvia	Lat	0.585
Lithuania	Lit	4.0
Norway	Krone	8.3
Poland	Zloty	3.0
Sweden	Krona	8.6
Switzerland	Franc	1.1
United Kingdom	Pound	0.645