CAVMEN Linux on System z Update 11 13 08 Khaylen

CAVMEN Linux on System z Update 11/13/08 Khaylen Kingsley System z New Workload Leader kkingsl@us. ibm. com

z 10 BC Announcement l Reduced pricing on specialty engines – l On October 21, 2008, IBM announced a 50% price reduction on Specialty engines for System z 10 BC, now $47, 500 Reduced memory pricing for the first 16 GB associated with each IFL – On October 21, 2008, IBM announced a 62% price reduction on System z 10 Memory Prices for new workloads when purchased together with Specialty engines 1, now $2250 per GB[1] – [1] Limited to 16 GB per engine

Novell Announces z 10 BC Promo l l l Reduced subscription and support costs for SLES in z 10 BC IFL’s Up to a 40% Discount off of list prices Three different flavors of subscription & support to choose from Contact your local Novell rep for more information http: //www. novell. com/huddle/event/index. php? even t_id=48729 c 68884 bd 359 ade 15 d 5 f 16316673

Wildfire Workshops l Valuable "no-charge" hands-on Web-enablement workshops through Fourth Quarter 2008. – – – – Web. Sphere Application Server for z/OS Version 6. 1 Security Workshop: Web. Sphere Application Server for z/OS Deploying Web. Sphere Centric Products on Linux for z. Series z/OS JAVA Exploiters and JAVA Batch Workshop Web. Sphere Message Broker for z/OS Version 6. 1 Workshop Web. Sphere Process Server V 6. 1 for z/OS Implementation Workshop A Practical Introduction to SOA/ESB on Mainframe System (WBSR 6) (WSW 06) (LINX 6) (ZJAV 1) (WMB 06) (ZWPS 6) (ZSOA 2) Please contact your local IBM System z rep for more information including dates and registration

Half Day Seminar (Chicago Nov 4 th) - Improving your TCO by moving to Linux on System z – Cross-brand solutions that can provide a better ROI l l l Agenda Continental breakfast will be available at 8: 30 a. m. The formal program will commence at 9: 00 a. m. 09: 00 a. m. - Welcome and why Linux on System z? 10: 00 a. m. - Linux for business-critical workloads 11: 15 a. m. - How to provide the best quality of service on a Linux for System z infrastructure? 12: 15 a. m. - Lunch l Chicago - November 4, 2008 IBM at Hyatt Center 71 South Wacker Drive Chicago, IL Room 6611 l Register now: http: //www. ibm. com/software/systemz/seminars/linux l l

Half Day Seminar (Chicago Nov 19 th) - Cognos on System z: Cost-competitive solutions for business intelligence and data warehousing l Agenda 09: 15 a. m. - Welcome and introduction 09: 30 a. m. - Current trends in mainframe data warehousing and business intelligence to support mission-critical business processes 10: 45 a. m. - Break 11: 00 a. m. - Highlights and deeper dive into IBM’s latest mainframe business intelligence solutions l 12: 30 p. m. - Questions and answers l Chicago - November 19, 2008 IBM 71 South Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois 6 th Floor, Room 6612 l l l l l Register now: http: //www. ibm. com/software/systemz/biseminars

z. LITE - fast and easy access to low cost, short term, preconfigured remote system environments at current software release levels. l Three environments are available today: – – – l Access to z. Lite is accelerated for two major reasons: – – l The z. Lite z/OS environment provides a dedicated single z/OS 1. 9 LPAR with DB 2, CICS, WAS, WPS, WSB, Component Broker, WMQ, RMF & Tivoli Omegamon and WSIM. The capacity provided is 4 shared CPs, 4 or 8 GB of memory and 400 GB of storage. The z. Lite z. Linux environment is a dedicated Linux guest hosted on a z/VM partition. The operating systems offered are SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (64 bit SP 1) or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (64 bit). The capacity provided is up to 4 shared CPs, 4 GB of memory and 14 GB of storage. The z. Lite Oracle/z. Linux environment includes Oracle AS 10 g on one Linux guest + Oracle rac 10 g on 2 Linux guests (cluster), 4 GB and 4 CP per guest. The engagement process is shortened as compared to regular benchmarks as the approval decision is made at the individual Center level. The technical environments are enabled through an automated systems provisioning process. To request a z. LITE session please contact your local IBM System z rep who will make the request

Brand New IBM System z Solution Edition For SAP Applications l l External ibm. com web site: http: //www 03. ibm. com/systems/z/advantages/dataserving/soluti ons/zsapsol/ – l l Solution brief and other external collateral available for download from web site Designed for the New Enterprise Data Center: delivering a premium environment that has the capacity and quality of service your business demands for a 24 x 7 economy.