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Announcement Summary IBM Asia Pacific April 11, 2006 Announcements by Internet Internet You can access the IBM Asia Pacific Announcement Summary and Detail Letters electronically through the Internet at: http://w3-3.ibm.com/sales/ssi ii Internet Information Announcement Summary • April 11, 2006 In This Issue Hardware IBM 7206 External Tape Drive Model VX3 delivers increased storage capacity AG06-0254 . 1 Innovative adapters deliver more bandwidth, better performance for selected IBM , OpenPower, and pSeries systems AG06-0256 . 2 Refurbished IBM TotalStorage 3590 Tape Drives Models E11, E1A, H11, and H1A are now available AG06-0257 . 3 Revised availability: Withdrawal date extended for selected IBM and pSeries features AG06-0258 . 4 Revised availability: Withdrawal date changed for PCI-X Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI Adapter AG06-0261 . 5 IBM System Storage TS3100 Tape Library Express Models L3S and F3S introduced for HVEC and SMB customers AG06-0263 . 6 The IBM System Storage TS3100 Tape Library Express Model L2U introduces enhanced SMB tape storage AG06-0265 . 7 IBM Infoprint 5400 Model F06 — A new mid-range, line impact dot matrix printer for DBCS printing AG06-0275 . 8 Local announce: Advanced Branch System 1988-Z55 Model Workstation GG06-0263 . 9 Software Service extension: WebSphere Voice Response for AIX V3.1 AP06-0074 . 11 IBM Tivoli Contract Compliance Manager′s license metric is changed to the number of managed servers from processors AP06-0075 . 12 IBM WebSphere Application Server V6.1 delivers flexible, secure infrastructure to provide a reliable foundation for your Service Oriented Architecture AP06-0076 . 13 IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS, V6.1 delivers a flexible, secure infrastructure to provide a reliable foundation for your Service Oriented Architecture AP06-0077 . 14 IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Cluster Managers V6.1 extends monitoring capabilities to include clustered environments AP06-0078 . 15 IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON XE for Messaging V6.0 delivers powerful tools with robust security features to help monitor and manage IBM WebSphere MQ middleware AP06-0079 . 16 IBM WebSphere Voice Response V4.2.3 delivers adapterless VoIP and WVR for AIX 4.2.0 withdrawn AP06-0080 . 17 IBM Rational Portfolio Manager and IBM Rational Method Composer enable organizations to maintain business alignment, process efficiency, and resource effectiveness AP06-0081 . 18 Announcement Summary • April 11, 2006 Table of Contents iii Withdrawal Software withdrawal and end of support: IBM Host Access Client Package (HACP) for iSeries V4 and HACP for Multiplatforms V4 WP06-0065 . 19 Hardware withdrawal: IBM eServer, System p5, and OpenPower I/O features — Replacements available WG06-0066 . 20 Software Withdrawal: IBM Lotus Virtual Classroom and IBM Combined Collaborative LVC Bundle V1.1.1 Media Packs WP06-0067 . 21 Software withdrawal and support discontinuance: IBM BookManager Build for Windows V2.3 WP06-0068 . 22 Software withdrawal: IBM Tivoli Contract Compliance Manager processor licenses — Replacements available WP06-0069 . 23 Software withdrawal: IBM WebSphere BI Modeler V5.1.0/V5.1.1, IBM WebSphere Business Modeler V6.0.0 media packs; Software support discontinuance: IBM WebSphere BI Modeler and Monitor V4.2.3 WP06-0070 . 24 Software withdrawal and support discontinuance: Selected IBM WebSphere Business Integration products — Replacements available WP06-0071 . 25 Hardware Withdrawal: IBM 3590 Enterprise Tape Drive Models E11, E1A, H11, and H1A, and IBM 3592 Enterprise Tape Drive Model J1A — Replacements available WG06-0072 . 26 Software withdrawal and support discontinuance: IBM TotalStorage SAN Volume Controller Storage Software for Cisco MDS 9000 V1 — Replacements available WP06-0073 . 27 Software withdrawal and service discontinuance: IBM Tivoli selected products — Replacements available WP06-0074 . 28 Software withdrawal and support discontinuance: Selected IBM Content Management Products WP06-0075 . 29 Software Withdrawal: IBM iSeries i5 520 Price Promotion WP06-0076 . 30 Software withdrawal and service discontinuance of DB2 Everyplace V8.1.4 — Replacements available WP06-0077 . 31 Developer Relations Remarketing software withdrawal: Bowstreet Portlet Factory products — Replacements available WA06-0080 . 32 Hardware withdrawal: Selected IBM Products from Taiwan WG06-0085 . 33 Announcement Letter Numeric Index . 35 iv Table of Contents Announcement Summary • April 11, 2006 Hardware IBM 7206 External Tape Drive Model VX3 delivers increased storage capacity Announcement Letter AG06-0254, Dated April 11, 2006 Overview Key prerequisites At a glance The IBM 7206 Model VX3 External • IBM pSeries Tape Drive is a stand-alone, SCSI, The IBM 7206 External Tape Drive VXA-320 streaming tape drive that − AIX V5.3.0, or later Model VX3 is a large-capacity tape attaches externally to the IBM − Linux drive that writes data to tape using eServer pSeries and iSeries a Discrete Packet Format. families of workstations and -- SUSE Enterprise Server 9 servers. for POWER , or later The 7206 Model VX3 is designed to provide: Key features -- Red Hat Enterprise AS for POWER V3, or later • Increased tape capacity of up to The IBM 7206 Model VX3 External two times that of the 7206 Model Tape Drive writes data to tape • IBM iSeries VX2 — up to 160 GB physical data storage per cartridge (320 using a Discrete Packet Format. − OS/400 The tape drive provides a media GB with 2:1 compression) capacity of up to 160 GB (320 GB -- The 7206 Model VX3 • A higher data transfer rate — up with 2:1 compression) of data requires a supported i5 or to 12.0 MB per second storage per cartridge and a iSeries system processor sustained data transfer rate of up with IBM OS/400 V5R3, or • Data formatted in packets with to 12.0 MB per second (24.0 MB per later. variable speed scan second with 2:1 compression). -- Adapters, including the PCI • Multiple data packet scan in one Benefits Magnetic Media Controllers single tape pass (features 2718 and 2768), The 7206 Model VX3 is downward the PCI Ultra Tape read and write compatible with Controller (feature 5702), media used in VXA-2 tape drives or the PCI-X Tape/DASD installed internally on iSeries and Controller (features 5705, pSeries servers as well as with the 5712, and 5715) are offered 7206 Model VX2 external tape on i5 and iSeries servers. drive. The increased capacity of The configurator will the 7206 Model VX3 media can determine the correct make it a cost-effective solution for controller to be used for your save, restore, and archiving your specific host system. functions. − Linux The 7206 Model VX3 provides: -- SUSE Enterprise Server 9 • Media storage capacity of up to for POWER, or later 160 GB (320 GB with -- Red Hat Enterprise AS for compression), nearly two times POWER V3, or later the media capacity of the IBM 7206 Model VX2, reducing the Product number number of tape cartridges needed For details, refer to the Product • A higher data rate than the 7206 number section in this Model VX2 announcement. • Packet formatted data, variable speed operation, and scanning Planned availability date of data packets multiple times in one scan May 12, 2006 • Reading and writing of VXA-2 and VXA-320 format on “X” media data cartridges Announcement Summary • April 11, 2006 Hardware 1 Hardware Innovative adapters deliver more bandwidth, better performance for selected IBM , OpenPower, and pSeries systems Announcement Letter AG06-0256, Dated April 11, 2006 Overview Key prerequisites At a glance The next generation of Ethernet and Refer to the feature availability Fibre Channel adapters is better matrix in the Sales Manual of the New I/O adapters communicating than ever — with more bandwidth following machine types for the over fiber offer more bandwidth and better performance. Boost availability or support of the than the previous adapters. your communication networking features in this announcement: • today with one or more of these Choose a 10 Gb Ethernet adapters: • System p5 7037, 7047, 9115, adapter or 4 Gb Fibre Channel 9116, 9131, and 9133 adapter as a single-port or • The 10 Gb Ethernet-SR PCI-X 2.0 dual-port offering to boost • DDR Adapter (#5721) provides eServer 9110, 9111, 9113, performance on selected IBM 10 Gb Ethernet PCI-X 2.0 9117, 9118, and 9119 eServer System p5, OpenPower, DDR-based server connections, • pSeries 7040 and 7311 and pSeries systems. supporting distances up to 33 m • Increase bandwidth for the IBM using 62.5 um multimode fiber • OpenPower 9123 and 9124 7311-D10 I/O drawers with the or 300 m using 50 um multimode 4-Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX fiber. One of the following operating systems is required: PCI-X Ethernet adapter. • The 10 Gb Ethernet-LR PCI-X 2.0 DDR Adapter (#5722) provides • IBM AIX 5L V5.2 or V5.3, or 10 Gb Ethernet PCI-X-based later server connections over a • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server maximum of 10 km of 1310 nm 9 9 SP3 for POWER , or later um single-mode fiber optic cable. • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4 U3 for POWER, or later • The 4 Gb Single-Port Fibre Channel PCI-X 2.0 DDR Adapter Refer to the following Web site for (#1905 or #5758) is a 64-bit systems and features that operate address/data, short form factor with Linux: PCI-X adapter with an LC type external fiber connector that http://www.ibm.com/servers/ provides single initiator eserver/pseries/hardware/ capability over an optical fiber factsfeatures.html link or loop. Product number: For details, refer • The 4 Gb Dual-Port Fibre to the Product number section in Channel PCI-X 2.0 DDR Adapter this announcement. (#1910 or #5759) is a 64-bit address/data, short form factor Planned availability date PCI-X adapter with an LC type external fiber connector that April 28,.