Software Announcement September 13, 2005

IBM Support for Apache Geronimo — Deploy Geronimo-based applications with confidence

Overview • Clear path to value-added products — Choosing Apache At a glance IBM Support for Apache Geronimo Geronimo helps give you offers expert technical support for first-hand exposure to the IBM Support for Apache Geronimo: constant innovation of open, Apache Geronimo, the open source • project from the community-driven technology. It Delivers world class technical Apache Software Foundation. Using also provides a clear path to support for Apache Geronimo, this technical support, you can value-added products such as the open source J2EE server confidently develop and deploy your Gluecode Standard Edition and project from the Apache Web and  2 Platform, IBM WebSphere Application Software Foundation Enterprise Edition (J2EE) applications Server. • Helps enable corporate using Apache Geronimo. developers to develop, deploy, and migrate their applications Key benefits of choosing IBM Key prerequisites to Apache Geronimo server Support for Apache Geronimo For details, refer to the Software include: requirements and Hardware • Makes Apache Geronimo a more viable option for • — requirements sections. Multiple support options IBM deployment Support for Apache Geronimo gives you the flexibility to choose • Offers a clear path to Availability date from multiple support levels value-added products, such as depending on your business Gluecode Standard Edition and September 13, 2005 needs. WebSphere Application Server • Direct linkage to the Apache For ordering, contact: Geronimo community — As an Your IBM representative, an IBM Business active participant in the Apache Partner, or the Americas Call Centers at Geronimo community, IBM 800-IBM-CALL Reference: SE001 continuously works to ensure that new features and capabilities are added to the Apache Geronimo project for the advancement of community goals. Additionally, IBM plans to contribute all Apache Geronimo bug fixes it develops into the Apache Geronimo community.

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

IBM United States IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. 205-224 application deployment. It includes only the features Description you require for Web applications, along with value-added components such as prepackaged IBM Support for Apache Geronimo is world class technical database drivers to simplify deployment and support for Apache Geronimo, the open source J2EE maintenance. Three support offerings for Gluecode server project from the Apache Software Foundation. Standard Edition are available for purchase. IBM Support for Apache Geronimo delivers the technical support that developers and Solution Providers need to IBM support for Apache Geronimo — Support confidently deploy their Geronimo-based applications. offering terms

About Apache Geronimo General customers: Consistent with the support tier purchased, IBM will provide the support only for support Apache Geronimo is an open source J2EE application issues that arise on copies of Apache Geronimo installed server project developed by the Apache Software on the servers for which your IBM Support for Apache Foundation. Apache Geronimo benefits from the efforts Geronimo support contract has been purchased. of collaborative development by an open community of Java developers worldwide. This community of Independent Software Vendor (ISV), Systems Integrator developers brings leading-edge architectural design, for (SI), or Solution Provider customers: IBM will provide, a flexible, highly modular application server that can consistent with the support tier purchased, only the support Web and J2EE applications. support for issues that arise during the internal development and maintenance phase of your solutions for Whether you are a developer building a departmental your end customers, on copies of Apache Geronimo application or a Solution Provider requiring a highly installed on the servers for which your IBM Support for customizable, small footprint application server for a Apache Geronimo support contract has been purchased. customer solution, Apache Geronimo is your best option You are restricted from contacting IBM with support for a community-driven open source application server. issues that may arise from your end customer′s usage of Apache Geronimo brings together best-in-breed Apache Geronimo unless you have an OEM contract for technologies across the broader open source community IBM Support for Apache Geronimo with IBM. to support J2EE specifications, including but not limited to: The annual, renewable support offering is priced per • and for Servlets and JSP server. IBM only provides support for Apache Geronimo • OpenEJB for EJB on machines with four CPUs or less, otherwise a special • ActiveMQ for JMS bid is required. • MX4J for JMX The technical support is in English only, and the IBM • TranQL for JDBC Support for Apache Geronimo offering is available for • for Web Services purchase in the U.S. only. The offering can be purchased • HOWL (ObjectWeb) for JTA via Passport Advantage Express. Apache Geronimo is licensed under the , Since the IBM Support for Apache Geronimo support V2.0, one of the most flexible licenses available for open offerings are for an open source software project, all fixes source software. This license gives you the freedom to and code are provided through the official Apache use the technology any way you wish, build derivative Geronimo Web site and organization. IBM plans to works for distribution, and make code contributions of deliver all fixes to the open source project. There is no your choice back to the community. Using Apache guarantee that all fixes will be incorporated into the Geronimo helps you benefit from the best of open source official Apache Geronimo code stream, as such decisions while participating in the innovation of open source are made by the Apache Geronimo community. development. IBM will provide a list of supported versions, releases, or Why choose IBM support for Apache Geronimo? modifications of Apache Geronimo via the Apache Geronimo product page on the IBM Support Site at Key benefits: http://www.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/ • Multiple support options — IBM Support for Apache geronimo/support/ Geronimo gives you the flexibility to choose from multiple support levels depending on your business Each version, release, or modification of Apache needs. Based on your requirements for features such Geronimo that IBM has previously indicated, will be as access methods, technical contacts, and targeted supported for three months after a new version, release, response times, you can optimize the value that you or modification of Apache Geronimo has been identified get from the open source community and IBM. as the officially supported version, release, or modification under the IBM Support for Apache Geronimo • Direct linkage to the Apache Geronimo community — support offering. After that three-month period, IBM is an active participant in the Apache Geronimo customers will be required to use the most current community. This means that we continuously work supported version, release, or modification to continue to within the community to ensure that new features and receive defect fixes under the terms of the IBM Support capabilities are added to the Apache Geronimo project for Apache Geronimo annual support contract. for the advancement of community goals. There are two tiers of IBM Support for Apache Geronimo • Clear path to value-added products — Choosing to provide support based on your particular need. Both Apache Geronimo gives you first-hand exposure to the offerings are delivered via remote support teams — constant innovation of open, community-driven on-site support is not provided. Summary details of the technology. For a more predictable product release Entry and Enhanced Support tiers of the IBM Support for cycle, you have the option of choosing Gluecode Apache Geronimo offering are described below: Standard Edition. This free application server, built on the Apache Geronimo code base is a small footprint application server that has been optimized for Web

205-224 -2- IBM Entry IBM Enhanced IBM Support for Apache Geronimo appeals to the above Support for Support for target customers by giving them flexible options that Support Apache Apache allow them to self-select their support plan based on their details Geronimo Geronimo business requirements. This enables them to optimize the value they get from the open source community and Availability U.S. only U.S. only IBM, giving them unparalleled choice on software and choice on support. Language that English English support is Trademarks provided in WebSphere and Passport Advantage are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Problem Electronic Electronic in the United States or other countries or both. submission and Voice Java is a trademark of , Inc. Other company, product, and service names may be Voice problem NA 8am — 5pm, trademarks or service marks of others. submission in customer time zone Mon. — Fri., excluding holidays

Number of Unlimited Unlimited technical support incidents

Targeted 1 business 12 hours response day time

Technical 1 2 contacts

Self-service Yes Yes access to tech articles and forums

Pricing Per Server, up Per Server, up to 4 CPUs per to 4 CPUs per server otherwise server otherwise a special bid a special bid is required is required

Ordering Passport Passport method Advantage Advantage Express Express

NA = Not applicable For additional information, visit http://www.ibm.com/software/ webservers/appserv/geronimo/

Product positioning

IBM Support for Apache Geronimo focuses on developers who are interested in using pure open source technology. These developers may reside in a variety of different companies, from mid-market businesses to large enterprises, ISVs to Systems Integrators, but they all have the following characteristics in common: • Have deep Java skill sets in-house • Need quick, frictionless access to application server technology with no up-front costs • Need high customizability in order to satisfy only the features needed for a particular project • May need small footprint application server that can be easily embeddable for customer solutions

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http://www.ibm.com/software/webservers/ Education and services appserv/geronimo/services/ For additional information on jStart services, visit Education support http://www.ibm.com/software/jstart Apache Geronimo product education will be provided through technical articles and online tutorials on the IBM developerWorks Web site. Offering information For more information, visit Product information is available via the Offering http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/ Information Web site opensource/top-projects/geronimo.html http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi JStart services Also, visit the Passport Advantage program page The Customer Innovation Team (CIT) jStart team will http://ibm.com/software/passportadvantage provide the following service offerings to accelerate your development and deployment of your Web and Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) applications using Publications Apache Geronimo: • Customer Requirements Workshop No publications are shipped with this program. • Architecture and Design Review (ADR) • Migration Planning and Implementation Assistance • Application Building Engagement Technical information

Customer Requirements Workshop: The IBM jStart team Specified operating environment will deliver a collaborative workshop with your staff. The IBM jStart team will work with your organization to Hardware requirements: For hardware requirements, understand your current application/middleware visit architecture, the goals of your IT organization and the benefits that Apache Geronimo can deliver to your http://www.ibm.com/software/webservers/ company. The IBM jStart team will synthesize your input appserv/geronimo/sysreq/ and use it to make recommendations on enhancements to your IT environment that will help your company Software requirements: For software requirements, visit achieve the goals that you laid out in the workshop. The workshop can either be project specific or address the http://www.ibm.com/software/webservers/ broader IT organization. appserv/geronimo/sysreq/

ADR: The IBM jStart team will work with your Planning information organization to understand your current application/middleware architecture, the goals of your IT Direct customer support: Technical product support for organization and the benefits that Apache Geronimo can Apache Geronimo is delivered electronically or via phone deliver to your company. depending on your subscription level to IBM Support for Apache Geronimo. Refer to the Description section for Migration Planning and Implementation Assistance: The more information. IBM jStart team will provide migration assistance from the planning and design stage to the implementation and Packaging code manipulation stage, to migrate applications from alternative application servers such as Tomcat, JBoss, The Support for Apache Geronimo package contains: and BEA to Apache Geronimo. • Passport Advantage Express welcome letter Application Building Engagement: These engagements • Cover letter are specifically focused on building and deploying • Proof of Entitlement (PoE) applications that leverage Apache Geronimo to solve • Order confirmation specific customer problems. • Technical support welcome letter For additional detail on the IBM services offerings for Note: The Passport Advantage Express welcome letter Apache Geronimo, visit will only be sent if it is the first Passport Advantage Express purchase.

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

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This product is only available via Passport Advantage To order, contact the Americas Call Centers, your local Express. It is not available as shrinkwrap. IBM representative, or your IBM Business Partner. Product group: Gluecode To identify your local IBM representative or IBM Business Partner, call 800-IBM-4YOU (426-4968). Product Identifier Description (PID): Phone: 800-IBM-CALL (426-2255) • Entry Support for Apache Geronimo (5724-M97) Fax: 800-2IBM-FAX (242-6329) • Enhanced Support for Apache Geronimo (5724-M93) Internet: ibm— [email protected] Product category: Support for Apache Geronimo Mail: IBM Americas Call Centers Dept: IBM CALL, 11th Floor Charge metric 105 Moatfield Drive North York, Ontario Part number or Canada M3B 3R1 Program name PID number Charge metric Reference: SE001 Entry Support 5724-M97 Per Server The Americas Call Centers, our national direct marketing for Apache organization, can add your name to the mailing list for Geronimo catalogs of IBM products. Enhanced Support 5724-M93 Per Server for Apache Note: Shipments will begin after the planned availability Geronimo date. Passport Advantage Express Trademarks developerWorks is a trademark of International Business Part Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries Program name/description number or both. Passport Advantage is a registered trademark of IBM Entry Support for Apache D55K3LL International Business Machines Corporation in the United Geronimo per Server 12 months States or other countries or both. IBM Enhanced Support for Apache D55FRLL Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. Geronimo per Server 12 months Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. Terms and conditions

This product is only available via Passport Advantage Express. It is not available as shrinkwrap or through Passport Advantage.

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For Passport Advantage Express information and charges, contact your IBM representative or authorized IBM Business Partner. Additional information is also available on the following Passport Advantage program page http://www.ibm.com/software/passportadvantage

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