Software Announcement August 9, 2005 IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager for z/OS V3.2 helps enable effective software asset management for IBM zSeries programs; IBM ISPF Productivity Tool V5.8 can improve ISPF performance Overview • Can help increase the productivity of ISPF users by At a glance Leading Global 2000 companies and packing various ISPF functions IT outsourcers incorporate IBM into the areas in which IBM Tivoli License Compliance Tivoli License Compliance programmers most frequently Manager for z/OS can provide Manager for z/OS as an essential work such as browse, edit useful information which can be part of their software asset member lists, and dataset lists used for: • Enhances several ISPF functions management practice. They do so • while adding some of its own Negotiating software contracts because IBM Tivoli License • Compliance Manager for z/OS Verifying software license In environments where programmers compliance identifies installed software products • and their actual usage in the have responsibility for multiple Helping users to eliminate projects and assignments coupled unnecessary software costs mainframe environment. It can help • users recognize the need for with tight deadlines, IBM ISPF Helping users plan cancelling unused, under used, or Productivity Tool can be an essential cost-effective upgrades and tool. And, because IBM ISPF effective software chargebacks redundant software which can result • in cost savings. Productivity Tool is fully integrated Helping users plan efficient into the standard ISPF functions, it hardware consolidations IBM Tivoli License Compliance typically requires little training. • Validating software invoices Manager for z/OS can: • Helping with disaster recovery IBM Tivoli License Compliance planning • Help you eliminate unused, under Manager for z/OS and IBM ISPF used, outdated, and Productivity Tool have been added IBM ISPF Productivity Tool can: to the Tivoli portfolio as a result of duplicate-function software • • Gather information on how the recent purchase of Isogon Help users increase daily software is used and help in your Corporation by IBM. These products performance and productivity are now offered in accordance with using ISPF tools efforts to negotiate cost-effective • contracts IBM terms, pricing, and fulfillment Allow users to access a • Help you demonstrate your practices. Customers on substantial set of tools designed utilization of software products maintenance for Isogon′s SoftAudit to help them increase • for z/OS and SPIFFY will be offered productivity Be used to help you achieve • financially optimal capacity the opportunity to migrate their Give users extensive search upgrades and server entitlements to the IBM offerings capabilities to locate volumes, consolidations being announced. data sets, members, and text • Consolidate native ISPF and The IBM ISPF Productivity Tool turns third-party tools to provide IBM′s Interactive System Key prerequisites automatic and integrated Productivity Facility (ISPF) into a access to files and objects Platform supporting z/OS V1.4, or • centralized, object-oriented later. Provide drill down capabilities development center that can to navigate and locate volumes dramatically improve the and data sets with extended performance of ISPF. IBM ISPF Planned availability date functionality at all levels Productivity Tool is a TSO/ISPF enhancement product that: For ordering, contact: August 12, 2005 Your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or the Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL Reference: YE001 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. 205-185 that they are currently managing by adjusting the MSU Description quantities where required. IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager for z/OS Current provides software inventory and actual product usage offering name Replacement offering name that can provide a manager of software assets with critical information that can help him achieve success in Isogon SoftAudit IBM Tivoli License Compliance negotiating software license agreements. The program′s for z/OS Manager for z/OS information can help users recognize the need for the cancellation of unused or redundant software which can Isogon SPIFFY IBM ISPF Productivity Tool result in cost savings. Isogon SpotLight + Included with IBM Tivoli License IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager for z/OS Compliance Manager for z/OS information is designed to help users achieve financially — no additional entitlements optimal configurations, capacities, and software deployment. IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager for z/OS can also assist users in their planning of cost Value Unit-based pricing effective server or data consolidation planning. Value Unit pricing for eligible zSeries IPLA programs IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager for z/OS can enables a lower cost of incremental growth and enterprise assist with the chargeback process by helping users aggregation. Each zSeries IPLA product with Value Unit allocate software costs based on product specific usage pricing has a single price per Value Unit and a conversion patterns. Verification of invoices can be achieved by matrix, called Value Unit Exhibit, for converting from comparing the software contract usage rights with IBM some designated measurement to Value Units. Most Tivoli License Compliance Manager for z/OS inventory commonly Millions of Service Units (MSUs) is the and usage information. Detailed software inventory, with measurement designated by IBM to be converted to Value usage information, can assist organizations to adequately Units. Some other measurements are engines or prepare for prioritized and timely disaster recovery. messages. Since MSUs are the most common measurement, that measurement will be used for the IBM ISPF Productivity Tool integrates with Interactive remainder of this description. System Productivity Facility (ISPF). Once IBM ISPF Productivity Tool is installed, programmers have easy Value Unit pricing offers price benefits for customers. For access to functionality that would normally require more each zSeries IPLA program with Value Unit pricing, the time-consuming navigation. With the IBM ISPF quantity of that program needed to satisfy applicable IBM Productivity Tool, powerful new and existing functions terms and conditions is referred to as the “required become available inside the standard member lists, license capacity”. Each of the various Value Unit Exhibits dataset lists, browse, view, and edit functions. stipulate that the larger your required license capacity, Additionally, IBM ISPF Productivity Tool functions can be the fewer Value Units per MSU you will need. Value Unit invoked from virtually any ISPF screen, which can aid Exhibits are uniquely identified by a three digit code and productivity. referred to using the nomenclature VUExxx, where xxx is the three digit code. IBM ISPF Productivity Tool works with all supported versions of ISPF. IBM ISPF Productivity Tool is well-suited Subsequent acquisitions of Value Unit priced programs for environments where programmers perform offer additional price benefits for customers. The quantity maintenance on multiple projects or in cases where of each zSeries IPLA program that you have acquired is programmers are assigned to unfamiliar projects. IBM referred to as “entitled license capacity”. If you wish to ISPF Productivity Tool provides easy ways to organize grow your entitled license capacity for a zSeries IPLA project files into related lists with the added ability to program, the calculation to determine additional needed enter project-related annotations. IBM ISPF Productivity Value Units is based upon the number of Value Units Tool also provides extremely efficient and powerful already acquired. interactive search and replace functionality that works across libraries and library members. As with other IBM For each zSeries IPLA program with Value Unit pricing, ISPF Productivity Tool functions, they are fully integrated you should: into the standard ISPF dataset and member lists. IBM • Determine the required license capacity, in MSUs ISPF Productivity Tool provides interfaces to common • Aggregate the MSUs across the enterprise ISPF add-on file utilities, making it easier to access • Convert the total MSUs to Value Units, using the different file types from the same ISPF/IBM ISPF applicable Value Unit Exhibit, and Productivity Tool enhanced interface. • Multiply the price per Value Unit by the total number of Value Units to determine the total cost. Migration information To simplify conversion from the designated measurement Over time, you will be contacted by IBM to migrate your to Value Units or vice-versa, use the Value Unit Converter use entitlements from the current portfolio to the Tool. For additional information or to obtain a copy of the replacement product. The following table provides a Value Unit Converter Tool, visit the Value Unit Converter mapping. You must be current on maintenance to be Tool Web site eligible for migrations. If you are not current, you will have to pay a get-current fee. http://ibm.com/zseries/swprice/vuctool The migration is for the same capacity as currently Note that Value Units of a given product cannot be licensed when converted to the pricing metric announced exchanged, interchanged, or aggregated