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Announcement Summary IBM United States May 21, 2003 Announcements by Internet Internet You can access IBM U.S. Announcement Summary and Detail Letters electronically through the Internet at: http://www.ibm.com/news/us/ On the News Screen, select ″Announcement Letters.″ ** Product or company name is a trademark or registered trademark of its respective holder. ii Internet Information Announcement Summary • May 21, 2003 In This Issue Hardware New IBM ThinkCentre M50 Series 103-149 . 1 Selected New Models of IBM ThinkCentre S50 International Special Bids — Global Models Plus Program 103-150 . 2 Selected New Models of IBM ThinkCentre M50 International Special Bids — Global Models Plus Program 103-153 . 3 New IBM ThinkCentre S50 and A50 Systems with Intel Pentium 4 and Celeron Processors Offer Outstanding Technologies and Affordable Prices 103-154 . 4 New IBM ThinkCentre A50p Series 103-155 . 5 IBM 48X/24X/48X/16X Max CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combination Drive 103-156 . 6 IBM 80 GB and 160 GB Serial ATA HDDs 103-157 . 7 IBM Portable 40 GB USB 2.0 Hard Drive with Rapid Restore 103-158 . 8 New IBM ThinkCentre A50p Series for Small and Medium Business 103-159 . 9 The IBM ThinkVision C170 — Cutting-Edge Technology in a CRT Monitor 103-160 . 10 The IBM ThinkVision C190 — Cutting-Edge Technology in a CRT Monitor 103-161 . 11 New IBM ThinkPad R40e Notebooks Feature Faster Processors 103-162 . 12 New IBM ThinkPad R40 Notebook Models Feature Faster Processors 103-163 . 13 New IBM ThinkPad R40 Notebooks Include Three-Year Limited Warranty 103-164 . 14 IBM USB Optical Wheel Mouse 103-165 . 15 IBM PC2700 CL2.5 NP DDR SDRAM UDIMM Memory Upgrades 103-166 . 16 IBM Common Key Lock Service: A New Product Customization Service 103-167 . 17 Announcement Letter Numeric Index . 19 Announcement Summary • May 21, 2003 Table of Contents iii iv Table of Contents Announcement Summary • May 21, 2003 Hardware New IBM ThinkCentre M50 Series Announcement Letter 103-149, Dated May 21, 2003 Overview • IBM Rapid Restore Ultra software provides a hassle-free At a Glance The new ThinkCentre M50 one-button recovery solution systems are one of today′s most that lets you restore your The ThinkCentre M50 Pentium 4 advanced IBM business desktops. previously saved system image systems provide: including data, applications, and These systems provide a stable, • manageable platform for customers operating system Stable platform to reduce who are interested in reducing the testing and qualification costs • Access IBM software provides overall cost of PC hardware • easy access to key Exceptional performance and ownership. ThinkVantage Technologies room for growth: M50 Family Leadership Design and IBM service and support − Fast Intel processors • − Hyper-Threading technology • Stable platform for up to 18 Easier-to-service chassis designs help increase uptime, (select models) months to help reduce testing − Outstanding 2D/3D graphics and qualification costs make upgrades easier, and make repairs faster with tool-less performance for demanding • Choice of chassis designs that cover removal, tool-less slots, graphics applications share a common system board and internal bays that flip up and − Support for up to 4 GB of to help save time by simplifying allow components to slide in on 333 MHz double data rate deployment and management rails (DDR) memory − Support for Serial ATA and • Durable steel chassis design • Easy-to-access high-speed USB ATA-100 devices provides support for today′s 2.0 ports large screen TFT Flat Panel and • ThinkVantage Technology which CRT displays Optimized for Connectivity can: − Choice of Technologies to Meet • Intel 10/100/1000 Ethernet Make computing simpler and User′s Requirements integrated with Wake on LAN more secure support (select models) − Help lower your total cost • Intel 865G core chipset − Increase PC availability and • Intel 10/100 Ethernet integrated control • Intel Pentium 4 processors with Wake on LAN support (select models) • Multiple mechanical form • Hyper-Threading technology factors with one common (select models) IBM Service and Support system board • Support for up to 4 GB of 333 • Service and support available • IBM embedded security MHz DDR memory globally subsystem1 (select models) • Integrated Intel Extreme 2 video • Full range of optional services • Innovative tool-less mechanical 2 graphics support available for all customer sizes designs allow for easy • NVIDIA GeForce MX 440 64 MB upgradeability and service For up-to-date marketing and support (VGA) AGP8x adapter (select technical information, visit the IBM models) Web site at: • All models with Ultra ATA 100 http://www.pc.ibm.com HDDs Easy to Use and Manage Planned Availability • Outstanding optional image management and data migration May 2003 solutions are available from IBM • IBM offers a suite of industry-standard downloadable manageability tools to help reduce IT costs throughout the client life cycle Announcement Summary • May 21, 2003 Hardware 1 Hardware Selected New Models of IBM ThinkCentre S50 International Special Bids — Global Models Plus Program Announcement Letter 103-150, Dated May 21, 2003 Overview Key Prerequisites At a Glance IBM Global Models Plus (GMP) is Customers must meet the following the new name for international criteria and the special bid pricing For detailed information on each special bid machine types. can be for one Country or product, including features, Improvements to the program International: benefits, requirements, and include the elimination of the technical specifications, refer to nomination/approval process, Global Priority System (GPS) the hardware announcement listed reseller certification requirement, customer in the Reference Information and the international qualification section. criteria. • Global Account Management • Global Direct Fulfillment GMP for selected ThinkCentre • LE Direct systems include: • Three-year limited warranty Planned Availability Dates 1 (parts and labor) Availability dates will be • On-site repair, 9 hours a day, determined during the special bid Monday through Friday, process. excluding holidays, and next 1 If a machine is listed as having business day response “On-site service for select repairs,” objective2 this means that onsite service is available only for the replacement • Refer to warranty service and of select parts. For all other support category for details warranty repairs, IBM will provide the customer a replacement part for This GMP machine type is available customer installation. The parts for only through pricing special bids. which onsite service is available Product availability with on-site varies by machine, but may include service will be determined during the processor, power supply, heat sink, system board, or base cover. the special bid process. 2 Response times may vary. May exclude some holidays. For The IBM Global Customer Offerings on-site labor, IBM will attempt to group (GCO) or LE Direct will work diagnose and resolve the problem with marketing representatives on remotely before sending a this offering. technician. 2 Hardware Announcement Summary • May 21, 2003 Hardware Selected New Models of IBM ThinkCentre M50 International Special Bids — Global Models Plus Program Announcement Letter 103-153, Dated May 21, 2003 Overview Key Prerequisites At a Glance IBM Global Models Plus (GMP) is Customers must meet the following the new name for international criteria and the special bid pricing For detailed information on each special bid machine types. can be for one country or product, including features, Improvements to the program international. benefits, requirements, and include the elimination of the technical specifications, refer to nomination/approval process, Global Priority System (GPS) the hardware announcement listed reseller certification requirement, customer: in the Reference Information and the International qualification section. • Global Account Management criteria. • Global Direct Fulfillment GMP for selected ThinkCentre • LE Direct systems include: Planned Availability Dates • Three-year limited warranty 1 (parts and labor) Availability dates will be • On-site repair, 9 hours a day, determined during the special bid Monday through Friday, process. excluding holidays, and next business day response 1 If a machine is listed as having objective2 “On-site service for select repairs,” • this means that onsite service is Refer to warranty service and available only for the replacement support category for details of select parts. For all other warranty repairs, IBM will provide This GMP machine type is available the customer a replacement part for only through pricing special bids. customer installation. The parts for Product availability with on-site which onsite service is available service will be determined during varies by machine, but may include the special bid process. the processor, power supply, heat sink, system board, or base cover. 2 The IBM Global Customer Offerings Response times may vary. May exclude some holidays. For group (GCO) or LE Direct will work on-site labor, IBM will attempt to with IBM representatives on this diagnose and resolve the problem offering. remotely before sending a technician. Announcement Summary • May 21, 2003 Hardware 3 Hardware New IBM ThinkCentre S50 and A50 Systems with Intel Pentium 4 and Celeron Processors Offer Outstanding Technologies and Affordable Prices Announcement Letter 103-154, Dated May 21, 2003 Overview • Rapid Restore PC software provides a hassle-free At a Glance The new ThinkCentre S50 and one-button recovery