Withdrawal Announcement December 13, 2005

Software withdrawal: Selected IBM C, VisualAge C++, and XL programs — Replacements available

Overview Effective March 31, 2006, IBM will withdraw from marketing the following programs and parts licensed under the IBM International Program License Agreement (IPLA): • IBM C for AIX V6.0 • IBM VisualAge C++ Professional for AIX V6.0 • IBM XL Fortran for AIX V8.1 • IBM XL Fortran Run-Time Environment for AIX V8.1 Effective April 30, 2007, IBM will withdraw support for the following programs and parts licensed under the IBM IPLA: • IBM C for AIX V6.0 • IBM VisualAge C++ Professional V6.0 • IBM XL Fortran V8.1 • IBM XL Fortran Run-Time Environment V8.1 Effective on the dates shown in the Program withdrawals section, IBM will withdraw from marketing the listed programs and parts licensed under the IBM International Program License Agreement (IPLA). On or after those dates, you can no longer obtain these part numbers directly from IBM. You can obtain these part numbers on an as-available basis through IBM Remarketers.

Replacement product information: Refer to the Replacement product information section.

This announcement is provided for your information only. For additional information, contact your IBM representative, call 800-IBM-4YOU, or the IBM home : http://www.ibm.com.

IBM United States IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. 905-270 Program withdrawals

Effective March 31, 2006, IBM will withdraw from marketing the following programs and parts licensed under the IBM IPLA:

Program Feature Part Program name number number number

C for AIX V6.0 5765-F57 0001 per User + 1 Yr SW Maint C for AIX V6.0 5765-F57 0002 per 250 Users + 1 Yr SW Maint C for AIX V6.0 Media Pack 5765-F57 5809 Multilingual

C for AIX V6.0 Program Package 45P8287 1 Authorized User C for AIX V6.0 Electronic 45P8288 Delivery 1 Authorized User C for AIX V6.0 BP Media 45P8289 Package Multilingual

VisualAge C++ Professional 5765-F56 0001 for AIX V6.0 per User + 1 Yr SW Maint VisualAge C++ Professional 5765-F56 0002 for AIX V6.0 per 250 Users + 1 Yr SW Maint VisualAge C++ Professional 5765-F56 5839 for AIX V6.0 Media Pack Multilingual

VisualAge C++ Professional 45P8290 for AIX V6.0 Program Package 1 Authorized User VisualAge C++ Professional 45P8291 for AIX V6.0 Electronic Delivery 1 Authorized User VisualAge C++ Professional 45P8292 for AIX V6.0 BP Media Pack Multilingual

XL Fortran for AIX V8.1 5765-F70 0001 per User + 1 Yr SW Maint XL Fortran for AIX V8.1 5765-F70 0002 per 250 Users + 1 Yr SW Maint XL Fortran for AIX V8.1 5765-F70 5809 Media Pack — English

XL Fortran for AIX V8.1 45P8369 BP Media Pack English

XL Fortran Run-Time Environment 5765-F71 0001 for AIX V8.1 per Install + 1 Yr SW Maint XL Fortran Run-Time Environment 5765-F71 0002 for AIX V8.1 per 250 Installs + 1 Yr SW Maint XL Fortran Run-Time Environment 5765-F71 5809 for AIX V8.1 Media Pack — English

XL Fortran Run-Time Environment 45P8370 for AIX V8.1 BP Media Pack English

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XL Fortran RTE for AIX 1-Year SWMA: 5733-M43 per Install SW Maintenance No-Charge 2690 Registration per 250 Installs SW Maintenance 3226 No-Charge Registration per Install SW Maintenance 1-Year 2691 Renewal per 250 Installs SW Maintenance 1-Year 3227 Renewal per Install SW Maintenance 1-Year 2692 After License per 250 Installs SW Maintenance 3228 1-Year After License

XL Fortran RTE for AIX 3-Year SWMA: 5733-M44 per Install SW Maintenance 3-Year 3116 Registration per 250 Installs SW Maintenance 3229 3-Year Registration per Install SW Maintenance 3-Year 3117 Renewal per 250 Installs SW Maintenance 3230 3-Year Renewal per Install SW Maintenance 3-Year 3118 After License per 250 Installs SW Maintenance 3231 3-Year After License Effective April 30, 2007, IBM will withdraw support for the following programs and parts licensed under the IBM IPLA:

Program Program name number

C for AIX V6.0 5765-F57 VisualAge C++ Professional V6.0 5765-F56 IBM XL Fortran V8.1 5765-F70 IBM XL Fortran Run-Time Environment V8.1 5765-F71

Passport Advantage Program name/description part number

C for AIX V6.0 Media Pack Multilingual BA05IML

VisualAge C++ Professional BA05JML for AIX V6.0 Media Pack Multilingual

XL Fortran for AIX V8.1 BA05LNA Media Pack English XL Fortran for AIX V8.1 BA05QNA Doc Pack English

XL Fortran Run-Time Environment BA05NNA for AIX V8.1 Media Pack English XL Fortran for AIX RTE Registered D5AQ0LL User LIC/SW MAINT 1 ANNIV XL Fortran for AIX RTE Registered D5AQ1LL User LIC/SW MAINT 2 ANNIV XL Fortran for AIX RTE Registered E1AQ2LL User SW MAINT RNWL 1 ANNIV XL Fortran for AIX RTE Registered D5AQ3LL User SW MAINT AFT LIC 1 ANNIV XL Fortran for AIX RTE Registered ATAQ4LL User Sub XL Fortran for AIX RTE Registered ATAQ5LL User Supt XL Fortran for AIX RTE Registered ATAQ6LL User Lic XL Fortran for AIX RTE Registered ATAQ7LL User VULic

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Withdrawn program name: IBM C for AIX V6.0 Replacement program name: IBM XL C Enterprise Edition V7.0 for AIX or IBM XL C Enterprise Edition V8.0 for AIX For additional information, refer to Software Announcement 204-196, dated August 31, 2004, and Software Announcement 205-252, dated October 4, 2005.

Withdrawn Withdrawn Replacement Replacement program/ feature program/ feature part number number part number number

5765-F57 0001 5724-I10 0093 5765-F57 0001 5724-M11 0130 5765-F57 0002 5724-I10 0096 5765-F57 5809 5724-I10 5809 5765-F57 5809 5724-M11 5809 BA05IML BA0CZML BA05IML BA0EKML 45P8287 N/A 45P8288 N/A 45P8289 N/A Withdrawn program name: IBM VisualAge C++ Professional for AIX V6.0 Replacement program name: IBM XL C/C++ Enterprise Edition V7.0 for AIX or IBM XL C/C++ Enterprise Edition V8.0 for AIX For additional information, refer to Software Announcement 204-195, dated August 31, 2004, and Software Announcement 205-247, dated October 4, 2005.

Withdrawn Withdrawn Replacement Replacement program/ feature program/ feature part number number part number number

5765-F56 0001 5724-I11 0092 5765-F56 0001 5724-M12 0131 5765-F56 0002 5724-I11 0097 5765-F56 5839 5724-I11 5809 5765-F56 5839 5724-M12 5809 BA05JML BA0CXML BA05JML BA0ELML 45P8290 N/A 45P8291 N/A 45P8292 N/A Withdrawn program name: IBM XL Fortran for AIX V8.1 Replacement program name: IBM XL Fortran Enterprise Edition V9.1 for AIX or IBM XL Fortran Enterprise Edition V10.1 for AIX For additional information, refer to Software Announcement 204-194, dated August 31, 2004, and Software Announcement 205-253, dated October 4, 2005.

Withdrawn Withdrawn Replacement Replacement program/ feature program/ feature part number number part number number

5765-F70 0001 5724-I08 0094 5765-F70 0001 5724-M13 0132 5765-F70 0002 5724-I08 0095 5765-F70 5809 5724-I08 5809 5765-F70 5809 5724-M13 5809 BA05LNA BA0CYML BA05LNA BA0EMML BA05QNA N/A 45P8369 N/A Withdrawn program name: IBM XL Fortran Run-Time Environment for AIX V8.1 Replacement program name: IBM XL Fortran Enterprise Edition V9.1 for AIX or IBM XL Fortran Enterprise Edition V10.1 for AIX For additional information, refer to Software Announcement 204-194, dated August 31, 2004, and Software Announcement 205-253, dated October 4, 2005.

905-270 -4- Note: As of XL Fortran V9.1, IBM will not provide a separate program offering for the XL Fortran Run-Time Environment. When V9.1 or V10.1 of XL Fortran Enterprise Edition for AIX is ordered, the runtime component is shipped with the on the same media. Solution developers who market applications that require the XL Fortran Enterprise Edition runtime component may redistribute the runtime with their applications to their customers. Note that their customers will not receive support directly from IBM; to receive support directly from IBM, their customers will be required to purchase IBM XL Fortran Enterprise Edition for AIX licenses. The V9.1 and V10.1 of XL Fortran Enterprise Edition runtime component for AIX is also provided as a non-warranted download from the IBM XL Fortran support Web site at no charge. This runtime component is to be used only for applications developed with IBM XL Fortran Enterprise Edition for AIX.

Withdrawn Withdrawn Replacement Replacement program/ feature program/ feature part number number part number number

5765-F71 0001 N/A 5765-F71 0002 N/A 5765-F71 5809 5724-I08 5809 5765-F71 5809 5724-M13 5809 BA05NNA BA0CYML BA05NNA BAOEMML 45P8370 N/A 5733-M43 N/A 5733-M44 N/A

Reference information

Refer to the Software Support Web site for product support information http://www-3.ibm.com/software/support/ Technical support is available. Effective April 30, 2007, IBM will withdraw support for these programs and parts licensed under the IBM IPLA.

Business Partner information

If you are a Direct Reseller - System Reseller acquiring products from IBM, you may link directly to Business Partner information for this announcement. A PartnerWorld ID and password are required (use IBM ID). BP Attachment for Announcement Letter 905-270 https://www.ibm.com/partnerworld/ mem/sla.jsp?num=905-270

Trademarks

AIX and VisualAge are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others.

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