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IBM EXPRESS SELLERCOOKBOOKFOR IBM BUSINESS PARTNERS

Systems • Software • Services | December 2007

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Table of Contents

IBM Express Seller Cookbook | December 2007

IBM Express Seller and Express Advantage 4 CAMPAIGN DESIGNER

IBM Express Seller Cookbook Purpose 5 Campaign Designer: The Materials You Need . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Program Benefits 6 Campaign Designer Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Customer Benefits 7 Campaign Designer Samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-28

MESSAGING AND SAMPLE HEADLINES PROGRAM BENEFITS

Marketing Materials: Benefits of creating your own . . . . . . . . . 9 Built on IBM Express Advantage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Messaging: IBM System x Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Incentives and Promotions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Messaging: IBM System p Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 IBM Business Partner Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-34

Messaging: IBM System Storage Products . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Messaging: IBM Lotus Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 HARDWARE PRODUCT OFFERINGS

Messaging: IBM WebSphere Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Product Information and Photography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Messaging: IBM Tivoli Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Global Technology Services: IBM ServicePac Offerings . . . . 16-18 IBM ADVERTISINGIBM Express Managed Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-20 IBM Print Ads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

IBM Financing Advantage: Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

IBM Express Asset Recovery Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Sample Headlines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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EXPRESS SELLERPROGRAM

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EXPRESS SELLER AND EXPRESSADVANTAGE

Offering competitive prices, attractive margins and salesincentives, the Express Seller Channel Program isdesigned to help IBM Business Partners accelerate salesof select IBM Express Advantage™ products and servicesto small and mid-sized businesses. The offerings whichare available for fast delivery include servers, storagesystems, workstations, software and services. TheExpress Seller Program supports the IBM ExpressAdvantage strategy.

WHAT IS IBM EXPRESS ADVANTAGE?

IBM Express Advantage was created to help mid-sizedcustomers gain simplified access to an unparalleled net-work of products, people and services. It is geared tohelp meet the unique challenges your mid-sized clientsface every day.

IBM Express Advantage offerings are designed, devel-oped and priced specifically for mid-sized businesses. Tobe considered, they must be:

● Scalable● Competitive● Easy to install and deploy● Easy to get● Easy to learn, manage and use● Priced to fit the budgets of mid-sized companies

PARTNERWORLD EXPRESS ADVANTAGE

You can find simplified access to everything you need toreach mid-market customers on the PartnerWorld® Website. PartnerWorld Express Advantage is a centralizedlocation which includes information on sales and market-ing support, incentives, educational programs, customersuccess stories and much more.

RESOURCES

For information about the IBM ExpressSeller Channel Program, visit:ibm.com/partnerworld/express-seller

To access PartnerWorld ExpressAdvantage, visit:ibm.com/partnerworld/smb

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IBM EXPRESS SELLER COOKBOOKPURPOSE

As a complement to IBM’s advertising campaign, thiscookbook provides you with the messaging and productimages to help you develop marketing communicationsthat promote IBM Express Advantage offerings to yourcustomers.

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PROGRAM BENEFITS

The Express Seller Program was developed to help yousell select Express Advantage offerings. These aredesigned to be easy to install and deploy, easy to man-age and priced just right for small and mid-sized busi-nesses. Program benefits include:

● The Right Products. The IBM Express Server,Storage, Workstation, Software and Services offeringsthat are included in the Express Seller Program areoften our most popular, based on customer demand.Configured to help meet the needs of small and mid-sized businesses, these products are also available forfast delivery.

● The Right Prices. The offerings included in theIBM Express Seller Program are designed to be attrac-tively priced to IBM Business Partners to help makethem easier for you to sell to your customers.

● The Right Financing. IBM Financing Advantage (IFA)is the IBM Global Financing program designed specifi-cally for the Small and Medium Business Market. It canhelp you capture the high-growth mid-market opportu-nity with accessible, simple processes, and completefinancing options. Financing IT and solution acquisi-tions can help clients by deferring upfront investmentcosts, conserving cash for higher-yielding investments,and protecting against technology obsolescence.

● The Right Margins. The Express Seller Programofferings aim to offer attractive reseller margins upfront, with an additional rebate on qualified productsfor resellers who participate in this Program.

● No Need For Special Bids. Now it’s easier for you toplace smaller orders that customers demand. Becausewith IBM Express Seller Program offerings, thereshould be no need for special bidding.

● Simplicity. The Express Seller Program terms andconditions make it easier to do business with IBM.

RESOURCES

Learn more by visiting:ibm.com/partnerworld/express-seller

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CUSTOMER BENEFITS

IBM Express Advantage offerings are priced just right.And we’ve configured them so they’re ready to go rightout of the box. Not only that, they come with built-ininnovations that help deliver real business advantages.Like doing more with fewer resources, driving greatercost efficiencies, and reducing the need for system main-tenance. That’s where IBM Express Advantage offeringscan help.

CONSIDERATION DRIVERS

Here are a few drivers that can influence customers tobuy IBM Express Advantage offerings, which aredesigned to be:

● Good value for money. Customers want an affordablesolution.

● Easy to manage. Customers want to manage theirbusiness, not their technology.

● Advanced technology and world-class performancewithout having to spend an arm and a leg.

● High reliability. Products built on industry standardsfrom a dependable vendor.

THE PROPOSITION

With IBM Express Advantage offerings, many of thetechnology features found in our top-of-the-line systemsare available at a size and price that’s right for small andmid-sized companies. With IBM Express Advantageofferings, innovative problem-solving technologies comestandard—to help provide you with a flexible platform for growth and help save you real dollars on your ITmanagement.

THE PROOF● IBM Express Advantage offerings are especially

designed to meet the unique needs of small and mid-sized businesses.

● Technology innovations built into IBM ExpressAdvantage offerings help optimize IT investments,enhance business resiliency and security, and improveemployee productivity.

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MESSAGING ANDSAMPLE HEADLINES

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MARKETING MATERIALS: BENEFITS OFCREATING YOUR OWN

This section provides messages and marketing elementsthat are designed to promote IBM Express Advantageofferings.

On the following pages, you will find details, messagesand sample headlines to help you promote IBM ExpressAdvantage offerings, including:

● System x™

● System p™

● System Storage™

● Lotus®

● WebSphere®

● Tivoli®

● ServicePac®

● Express Managed Services

● Financing

● Asset Recovery Solutions

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MESSAGING: IBM System x Products

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OPTIMIZE YOUR I.T. INVESTMENT

Make your infrastructure more cost-effective. Get morevalue out of your technology investments withIBM Express offerings—It’s innovation made easy.

Here are some of the innovations that are designed tohelp small and mid-sized customers get the most out oftheir IT investment.

The insight and innovative technology of IBM. And the power of Intel® and AMD™ processors. You’ll havethe benefits of both with IBM System x andIBM BladeCenter® systems. The result? Affordable,easy-to-use, advanced servers that aim to increase pro-ductivity and solve real world problems for your SMBcustomers.

● IBM Director is a self-monitoring technology that canmanage and optimize many systems across manyenvironments. All from a central console.

● IBM Predictive Failure Analysis® warns you of prob-lems with your hard disk drives, fans, power supplyunits, memory, CPUs and voltage regulator modules—before they actually become problems. Up to 48 hoursin advance.

● IBM PowerExecutive™ is an intelligent power and cool-ing feature. It can save you needless expense by man-aging and controlling the power consumption of yourdata center.

● Light Path Diagnostics—on select System x servers—can help keep your company up and running. Anexternal LED panel helps you identify and locate hard-ware problems quickly. So you can take care of themquickly.

NOTE: Not all features are available on all System xproducts.

RESOURCES

For information about IBM System xproduct offerings, visit:ibm.com/systems/x

For information about IBM BladeCenterofferings, visit:ibm.com/bladecenter

For information about IBM Workstationofferings, visit:ibm.com/intellistation

To download high resolution productimages and access product specificinformation, see pages 37-42 of thisdocument.

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MESSAGING: IBM System p Products

Like all businesses, you want servers that are innovative,flexible and powerful. Not to mention reliable and secure.IBM System p Express offerings are easy to buy, installand manage with a wide choice of UNIX® and/or Linux®applications. Innovative technologies make System pservers the right choice:

● IBM Advanced POWER™ Virtualization allows you to create and run many virtual servers on a singleserver. A smart way to save on energy, software andmaintenance.

● Integrated Virtualization Manager lets you just pointand click to consolidate multiple application workloadsrunning on IBM AIX 5L™ and Linux operating systems.All simultaneously in virtual partitions. This intuitivebrowser-based offering makes it easy and affordable.

● Innovative Quad-Core Module systems are the indus-try’s first four-core processor package—with a bigadvantage. They provide more processing capacitythan Dual-Core Module systems. In less space.

● Dynamic Logical Partitioning can run AIX 5L and Linuxapplications on the same processor at the same time.It’s standard in all IBM System p Express offerings run-ning AIX 5L V5.2 or V5.3.

Not all features are available on all System p products.

RESOURCES

For information about IBM System pproduct offerings, visit:ibm.com/systems/p

To download high resolution productimages and access product specificinformation, see page 43 of this document.

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MESSAGING: IBM System StorageProducts

In today’s environment, you need cost effective storagesolutions to help make sure your people have access tothe information they need, when they need it. WithIBM System Storage Express offerings you won’t have tochoose between an easy-to-use end-to-end solution andyour bottom line.

● Choose from among one of the industry’s broadestranges of storage offerings. You’ll find a wide variety ofpolicy based solutions to help you align and move dataaccording to service level requirements and the valueof information.

● IBM System Storage offerings can help you adapt to growing and changing business needs with multi-vendor operability and the support of open industrystandards.

● You want your business to always be working.Advanced availability, business continuity and archivingofferings can help you maximize your uptime.

● Data encryption, security and compliance solutionscan help you protect your strategic information andaddress regulatory and security needs.

● A small footprint, low power consumption, efficientcooling, low maintenance requirements, outstandingwarranty support and flexible financing options canhelp make your investment even more valuable.

RESOURCES

For information about IBM SystemStorage product offerings, visit:ibm.com/storage

To download high resolution productimages and access product specificinformation, see pages 44-45 of thisdocument.

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MESSAGING: IBM Lotus Products

Your business processes can never be too streamlined.With IBM Lotus Domino® Express, you’ll have a trulyefficient way to share, manage and organize information.It’s specially priced for small and mid-sized businesses. Italso supports a wide variety of applications, includinge-mail, calendaring and instant messaging. And the sim-plified licensing requirements and reduced administrationrequirements can save you time and money.

Lotus Domino Messaging Express: Helps small andmid-sized companies deploy secure and reliable e-mail,calendaring, discussion forums and team workspaces—faster, easier and less expensively. Includes an IBM LotusSametime® Limited-use license.

Lotus Domino Collaboration Express: Includes all the e-mail, calendaring and IBM Lotus Sametime capa-bilities of Lotus Domino Messaging Express, and sup-ports thousands of existing third-party Lotus Dominoapplications.

Lotus Domino Utility Server Express: Provides virtu-ally unlimited access to Lotus Domino applications. Idealfor human resources, quality assurance, customer rela-tionship management applications, project tracking, sup-ply chain and customer support solutions.

IBM Lotus Complete Messaging/CollaborationExpress Starter Packs: Offers a convenient, easy-to-order solution that combines IBM Lotus Domino Expressand IBM Lotus Sametime software together in 10-userlicense packs. The starter packs are designed for com-panies with 1,000 employees or fewer and are availablein two versions.

Lotus Complete Messaging Express Starter Pack:Makes it faster and easier for mid-sized companies todeploy security-rich and reliable e-mail, calendaring &scheduling, personal information management, blogs,discussions, document sharing, instant messaging andWeb conferencing.

Lotus Complete Collaboration Express StarterPack: Includes all the capabilities of the MessagingExpress Starter Pack version and adds the ability to cre-ate team rooms to centrally manage documents andprojects. Plus, it provides support for thousands of exist-ing third-party Lotus Domino-based applications.

RESOURCES

To view an IBM Lotus Software CaseStudy, click here:

To view the Lotus Data Sheet, click here:

For more information about IBM LotusExpress software offerings, visit:ibm.com/software/smb and selectLotus Domino Express.

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MESSAGING: IBM WebSphere Product

WebSphere Portal Express Version 6.0: Allows teamsto securely collaborate and share documents, build andmaintain Web sites and access business applications.This easy-to-deploy solution includes portal, documentmanagement, Web content management and collabora-tion capabilities in one package, with flexible pricing.

This places content creation and management firmly inthe hands of the content experts for “author once, pub-lish everywhere” control. Now, IT intervention or supportis no longer a requirement. And the resulting reducedimplementation time and cost helps enable businessesto refresh web content more frequently and maintain up-to-date content on their Web sites.

RESOURCES

To learn more about how WebSpherePortal Express Version 6.0 can benefityour business, visitibm.com/software/smb and selectWebSphere.

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MESSAGING: IBM Tivoli Products

IBM Tivoli backup and recovery solutions are more thanjust affordable. They’re easy to use, easy to deploy, andeasy to scale as your business grows. You’ll have sys-tems in place for safe storage, archiving, retrieval andmanagement of valuable business data. Plus, you canquickly recover databases with no disruptions.

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Express: Delivers reli-able, robust backup and recovery services that growwith your business. It can be installed in less than 30 minutes, and backs up directly to disk.

IBM Tivoli Continuous Data Protection for Files:Continuously back up to file servers and transiently con-nected machines. Rapid disk-to-disk protection andrestore capabilities help minimize the backup/recoverywindow, increase user productivity and control costs.

IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager Express forInventory: This efficient, low-cost, lightweight inventorymanagement solution collects, measures, stores andmaintains hardware, software and asset information.

Tivoli Provisioning Manager can be used to generate tar-get lists for needed updates, report compliance withsecurity policies and generate inventory reports that aree-mailed to designated parties.

IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager Express forSoftware Distribution: This easy-to-use inventory man-agement and software distribution solution includes thefull functionality of Tivoli Provisioning Manager Expressfor Inventory. It lets users deliver and update softwarecompany-wide through a secure, Web-based interface.With Tivoli Provisioning Manager Express for SoftwareDistribution, users will know what software assets existon every piece of hardware. Plus, they can install missingapplications or patches to anywhere in the system froma single centralized location.

IBM Tivoli Monitoring Express: Delivers managementand monitoring capabilities for heterogeneous environ-ments from a single centralized portal in an easy-to-use,easy-to-install, low-cost solution.

RESOURCES

For more information about TivoliStorage Manager Express, TivoliMonitoring Express, Tivoli ProvisioningManager (Inventory and Distribution)offerings, visit: ibm.com/software/smb

For more information about TivoliContinuous Data Protection, visit:ibm.com/software/tivoli/products/continuous-data-protection

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GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES: IBM ServicePac Offerings

Looking for a way to increase the value of yourIBM sales? Tell your clients about IBM ServicePac offer-ings. Designed to extend the product investment madeby your client. The IBM ServicePac is a family of pre-configured service and support offerings that make iteasy for your customers to buy and use IBM hardwaremaintenance and software support services.

Each prepackaged service includes a specific statementof scope, service agreement terms and conditions alongwith simple instructions for activating service. Plus eachServicePac has a fixed price. With fixed terms. So thereare no extra costs. And clients know exactly what serv-ices they are getting, making budget planning easier foreveryone.

ServicePac* services include:

ServicePac for Remote Technical Support Services—This service provides you with unlimited hardware instal-lation planning, configuration assistance and software phone support.

ServicePac for IBM Education Pack—Online Account—This prepaid, discount purchase program providesaccess to top-notch classroom training, technical conferences and e-learning offerings.

ServicePac for Post-warranty Maintenance Agreement—A variety of options, with service response and dura-tion times designed to fit your business needs.

ServicePac for Warranty and Maintenance Options—A variety of options, with service response and durationtimes designed to fit your business needs. Stay up and running around the clock with enhanced hardware supportduring the warranty period and beyond.

ServicePac for System x e-learning courses—The IBM ServicePac for IBM System x e-learning courses pro-vides easy, affordable access to technical training.

RESOURCES

To learn more, visit: ibm.com/services/igsservicepacs

* Availability varies by country

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GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES: IBM ServicePac Offerings

ServicePac* services include:

IBM Implementation Services—ServicePac for IBM System Storage DS4000™ technology—Skills and tech-nical experience of IBM services professionals to help speed the deployment of your solution for DS4000 disk systems.

IBM Implementation Services—ServicePac for storage software, TPC - Basic—Basic implementation of upto two data agents on supported operating system platforms, along with the IBM services professionals to effi-ciently deploy your storage software.

IBM Implementation Services—ServicePac for storage software, TPC - Plus—Implementation of up to fivedata agents on supported operating system platforms, along with the IBM services professionals to efficientlydeploy your storage software.

IBM Implementation Services ServicePac for IBM BladeCenter and System x—A three-day hands-on train-ing and implementation service which helps customers install, configure and exploit the capabilities ofIBM BladeCenter and System x servers.

IBM Implementation Services—ServicePac for pre-assembled IBM BladeCenter and System x—A 2 dayon-site implementation service helps clients with pre-assembled machines configure a new IBM BladeCenter orSystem x server in their environment.

IBM Implementation Services—ServicePac for System p LPAR—Skills and technical expertise to implementup to two(2) logical partitions (LPARs) using the Hardware Management Console (HMC) on your IBM System pserver in a faster, more efficient way.

RESOURCES

To learn more, visit: ibm.com/services/igsservicepacs

* Availability varies by country

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GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES: IBM ServicePac Offerings

ServicePac* services include:

IBM Implementation Services for System x—ServicePac for IBM Director—Are designed to provide asmooth implementation process for your IBM Director deployment. Skilled technical specialists and experiencedproject management resources gives you access to hands-on training and expert assistance to help you install,configure and exploit the capabilities of IBM Director in a complex environment.

IBM Implementation Services for System x—ServicePac for VMWare—Are designed to provide a smoothimplementation process for your VMWare environment. Skilled technical specialists and experienced project man-agement resources gives you access to hands-on training and expert assistance to help you install, configure andexploit the capabilities of VMWare in a complex environment.

RESOURCES

To learn more, visit: ibm.com/services/igsservicepacs

* Availability varies by country

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IBM EXPRESS MANAGED SERVICES

IBM Express Managed Services* allow customers totransfer day-to-day management of IT functions to IBM.This means that mid-market companies can have all thefunctionality they need with less budget, fewer resourcesand in less time than a traditional, in-house solution

would take. The services are built specifically with mid-market needs in mind, so they are easy to understand,easy to implement, easy to manage and priced to fitmid-market budgets. The offerings included in theExpress Seller Program are:

Express Managed Services

E-mail Security—IBM Express Managed Security Services for e-mail security allows customers to outsource all oftheir e-mail security, including protection from spam, viruses and pornography, as well as provides protectionagainst employees sending out confidential or inappropriate materials.

Web Security—IBM Express Managed Security Services for Web security allows customers to outsource all oftheir Internet security. The service does two things—it scans Internet traffic to remove incoming viruses and spy-ware, and it helps enforce your Internet use policy by limiting employee access to business approved Web content.

E-mail Continuity—IBM Express E-mail Continuity Solution provides a fully redundant e-mail system. In the eventof an outage of the customer’s primary e-mail system, this service kicks-in within 60 seconds to notify the cus-tomer, capture and store incoming e-mail, and provide the customer with online access to incoming e-mail. Theservice also helps restore and synchronize data once the original system is back online.

RESOURCES

To learn more, visit: ibm.com/services/expressmanagedservices

* Availability varies by country

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IBM EXPRESS MANAGED SERVICES

Express Managed Services

Online Backup & Recovery for Distributed Servers—IBM Express Online Backup for Distributed Services auto-matically backs up server data and files to a secure, encrypted off-site vault either continuously or on a customer-defined schedule. Recovery operations can be performed from virtually anywhere using a standard Web browser.For a full server recovery, a network-attached storage (NAS) device can be shipped next-day directly to the customer.

Desktop Management Services—IBM Express Desktop Management Services, a fully integrated, Web-basedsuite of services designed to improve the security and uptime of the customer IT environment, while increasing theproductivity of its IT staff. The service provides customers with visibility of IT assets and installed software acrosstheir organization, including remote users and distributed sites, enabling easy management of desktop and laptopassets.

Firewall and VPN—IBM Express Managed Security Services for firewall and VPN is designed to help clients pro-tect their networks while reducing their maintenance requirements and costs. It provides an IBM hardware devicethat can be set up easily—installation is virtually plug and play—at the client’s location. IBM monitors and managesthe service around the clock, and clients customize security settings with a Web-based management tool.

RESOURCES

To learn more, visit: ibm.com/services/expressmanagedservices

* Availability varies by country

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IBM FINANCING ADVANTAGE: BENEFITS

Solving client business problems is easier than ever withIBM Financing Advantage (IFA). Your clients will benefitfrom:

● Simplified Budgeting and Planning. CombineIBM hardware, software, and services and other non-IBM products in one contract with a single monthlypayment.

● Fast and Simple Financing. Get credit, price and acontract in less than one hour with rapid online financing.

● Complete Solutions for IBM and Non-IBM Transactions. Acquire client financing for hard-ware, software and services on transactions as smallas $1K USD. Plus, commercial financing is available forBusiness Partners.

● Enhanced Software and Services Financing. Unlikemany vendors, IBM does not require hardware contentin most instances.

● IBM Express Asset Recovery Solutions. Provide clientswith a safe, secure and environmentally friendly way todispose of their old equipment.

MESSAGING YOU CAN USE TO REACH YOURCLIENTS

IBM Financing Advantage (IFA) was created just for busi-nesses like yours. This IBM Global Financing programoffers complete single-source financing at competitiverates. It provides easy access to leases and loans forIBM and non-IBM hardware, software and services, witha full range of buyback and recycling services to helpyou manage costs, while simultaneously funding growth.

IBM can be your single financing partner, regardless ofyour asset mix. Plus, there are no hardware require-ments. IFA offers you:

● Complete Simple Financing. With IFA, you can financeany hardware, any software or any services.

● One Simple Contract. Make just one monthly payment.

● A Lower Total Cost of Ownership. With buyback andrecycling services, we’ve made it easy.

● The Flexibility to Implement Your Business Strategy.Get the hardware, software or services your companyneeds, when you need them. So you’ll be ready fornew business opportunities.

RESOURCES

For more information aboutIBM Financing Advantage, visit:ibm.com/financing/partner/tools

For customer facing information aboutIBM Financing Advantage, visit:ibm.com/businesscenter/smb/us/en/financing

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IBM EXPRESS ASSET RECOVERYSOLUTIONS

Simple. Safe and Secure. IBM Asset Recovery Solutionsprovides a suite of services for all your asset disposalneeds—which makes it easier than ever to properly dis-pose of unwanted IBM and non-IBM equipment andsafeguard your data while doing it.

KEY BENEFITS

Environmentally responsible: IBM understands yourcompliance concerns. That’s why IBM will dispose ofyour unmarketable assets in an environmentally friendlymanner. IBM’s processes are based on 20-plus years ofexperience in IT asset recovery—and comply with allgovernment laws and regulations.

Disk Overwrite: Your data is a key asset to your com-pany. That’s why IBM offers 3x Disk Overwrite servicesthat comply with high level security industry standards.When you return assets to IBM Global Financing, ourefficient and cost-effective service reliably overwrites yourdisk drives before they re-enter the market—helping pre-vent data on your discarded drives from falling into thewrong hands.

Buyback Value: IBM assesses the value of your assetsand pays you the market value for that asset. So youcan invest in other core IT systems, including new purchases.

IBM also provides optional transportation and packagingservices at your location for a total disposal solution.

RESOURCES

To learn more about IBM Express AssetRecovery Solutions, visit:

United Statesibm.com/financing/us/recovery

Canadaibm.com/financing/ca/en/recovery

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SAMPLE HEADLINES

The following are examples of headlines that can beused in your communications. They were designed todeliver a message clearly and quickly. Headlines shouldmake your customers want to read more. When creatingyour own headlines, make sure they meet these criteria.

Message: Do more with less.Headline: GET YOUR MONEY’S WORTH WITHOUTSPENDING ALL THAT MONEY.Subhead: IBM Express Advantage offerings. Productive.Efficient. Affordable.

Message: Make your IT more efficient.Headline: WORKING SMARTER VS. WORKINGHARDER. WHY NOT BOTH?Subhead: Get more from your infrastructure with IBM Express Advantage offerings.

Message: Do more with less.Headline: UNLIMITED DEMANDS WITH LIMITEDRESOURCES? HERE’S THE SOLUTION.Subhead: IBM Express Advantage offerings can helpyou do more with less.

Message: Affordable, innovative ideas are available.Headline: BIG IDEAS FOR MODERATE BUDGETS.Subhead: IBM Express Advantage offerings. Affordable.Productive. Efficient.

Message: Innovative ways to manage your IT.Headline: MANAGE YOUR IT SYSTEMS. NOT THEOTHER WAY AROUND.Subhead: Keep your IT infrastructure running smoothly.

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CAMPAIGNDESIGNER

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CAMPAIGN DESIGNER: THE MATERIALSYOU NEED

EASY WAY TO REACH YOUR CUSTOMERS

Campaign Designer is a Web-based application thatoffers Business Partners customizable brand and solu-tion specific marketing materials. These materials allowyou to leverage the strengths of the IBM brand by partic-ipating in IBM’s current, in-market campaigns. This cansave you time, money and resources, while helping youdevelop highly visible materials and generate greaterdemand for your solutions.

To access the application, you will have to complete thebrief registration and profile process. This should onlytake a few minutes to complete, and your password andID will be activated within approximately two businessdays.

Take advantage of Campaign Designer Made Easy, aninteractive demo which walks you through the simplesteps it takes to create and manage integrated market-ing campaigns. This demo addresses common ques-tions and can help guide first time users through theCampaign Designer application.

RESOURCES

To access Campaign Designer visit:ibm.com/partnerworld/campaigndesigner

Sign in.

To view the Campaign Designer MadeEasy interactive demo, visit:ibm.com/partnerworld/campaigndesigner

Select the “Learn” tab and click on“Campaign Designer Made Easy.”

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CAMPAIGN DESIGNER TEMPLATES

The IBM System x and Storage campaigns allow you toquickly focus your message on the mid-market and giveyou ample space to introduce your company, your skillsand your offerings.

Customization. The templates leverage IBM advertisingand cross-brand messaging. They feature a cross indus-try focus and allow you to write your own solution ormessaging to fit your needs. You also have the option tocustomize these templates with specific industry text andgraphics that suit your needs in order to better commu-nicate your unique value proposition.

TEMPLATE FORMATS

Offer Postcard and E-mail. These postcards and E-mailsare designed to drive in-market IBM Express Seller pro-motions in the US and Canada. These offer postcardsare available during the life of the promotion (typically

60 days) and tie to IBM announced Business Partnerincentives and rebates. If you take advantage of an offerpostcard with “Flash offer” in the title, IBM will mail 50 – 2,500 postcards to your data list at no charge.

Event Invitation Postcard. These postcards are an easyway to invite customers and prospects to your companyhosted event.

Self-mailer. The self-mailer is a great option when youwant to feature multiple offerings or include moredetailed information. It’s also a good choice for highlight-ing and promoting current offers.

HTML E-mail. The HTML e-mail templates let you com-municate the same information contained in the selfmailer template but with a shorter lead time, and withoutthe printing or postage costs. Consider using print ande-mail together as a multi-touch contact strategy.

RESOURCES

To access Campaign Designer, visit:ibm.com/partnerworld/campaigndesigner

The print and email templates are intwo different parts of the tool.

Postcard and Self Mailer Templates:Click on the “Campaigns” tab at the topof the page.

Select Express Seller System x andStorage.

HTML E-mail Templates:

Click on the “Email” tab at the top ofthe page. Select Express SellerSystem x and Storage.

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CAMPAIGN DESIGNER: SAMPLES

LEARN MORE

LEARN MORE

LEARN MORE

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CAMPAIGN DESIGNER: SAMPLES

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PROGRAMBENEFITS

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BUILT ON IBM EXPRESS ADVANTAGE

IBM created the Built onIBM Express AdvantageOfferings program to recog-nize the success of your

customized solutions in the mid-market. The program isopen to all IBM Business Partners who sell ExpressAdvantage offerings directly or as part of an overall solution.

BENEFITS FOR BUSINESS PARTNERS

Successful participation in the program gives you theopportunity to display the Built on IBM ExpressAdvantage offerings emblem. Whether you put it on yourWeb site, or in your collateral materials, the emblem isdesigned to help you promote and differentiate yoursolution when marketing and selling to small and mid-sized clients. In addition, IBM Business Partners whoparticipate may have the opportunity to take advantageof special marketing offers.

BENEFITS FOR YOUR CLIENTS

By displaying the emblem, your clients will know yourqualified solution was built to address specific mid-market needs, creating a platform for innovation andgrowth. In addition, the emblem will show your solutionhas been proven in the small and medium business mar-ket by your successful implementation utilizingIBM Express Advantage offerings.

CRITERIA FOR SUBMISSION● Current membership in PartnerWorld

● Submit a customer installation detailing how your solu-tion or service offering has been implemented in themid-market.

● Ensure that your solution contains at least oneIBM Express Advantage offering (hardware, software orservices).

● Application must include one high-value service (instal-lation, implementation, customization, consulting orhosting service).

● A customer reference must be submitted every12 months for renewal.

RESOURCES

To learn more, visit: ibm.com/partnerworld/smb/builtonexpress

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INCENTIVES AND PROMOTIONS

Throughout the year, IBM announces specialIBM Business Partner incentives, as well as customerpromotions that can provide you with opportunities tospur business activity. As an eligible Business Partner,you can take advantage of our current incentives andpromotions:

RESOURCES

To view the current Business Partnerincentives and customer promotions,click here or visit: ibm.com/partnerworld/express-seller

Select the Offerings tab > Click onSales incentives and promotions.

To view the Campaign DesignerExpress Seller monthly promotions,visit: ibm.com/partnerworld/campaigndesigner

Sign in > Select Campaigns Home >Scroll down to Express Seller System xand Storage and click on “more”.

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IBM BUSINESS PARTNER RESOURCES

Help yourself to these resources, created especially forIBM Business Partners, to help you better serve yourclients.

EXPRESS SELLER FLASH NEWSLETTER

The IBM Express Seller Flash is a monthly communica-tion issued on the first Tuesday of each month. It neatlypackages new and relevant information for IBM System xand System Storage resellers as well as consolidatesinformation about IBM rebates, incentives, end-useroffers and programs. Each issue features a lead end-user promotion supported by an IBM Business PartnerIncentive, as well as customizable Campaign Designertemplates.

IBM EXPRESS SELLER TOOLKIT

This is your “one stop shop” for everything you’ll need toknow about the Express Seller program.

Your toolkit contains:

● Information on terms and conditions

● Features and benefits of the IBM Express SellerProgram

● Details about featured offerings and marketing tactics

RESOURCES

To learn more about the Flash newslet-ter, visit:

US Business Partners:ibm.com/vrm/newsletter/10606

Canadian Business Partners (English):ibm.com/vrm/newsletter/10604

Canadian Business Partners (French):ibm.com/vrm/newsletter/10624

To learn more about the Express SellerToolkit, visit: ibm.com/partnerworld/express-seller

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MORE IBM BUSINESS PARTNERRESOURCES

IBM EXPRESS SERVERS AND EXPRESS STORAGEWEB SITE

Here you can explore the whole range of IBM’s ExpressServer and Storage products designed for small to mid-sized companies. You can also view case studies andutilize the IBM Systems Advisor Tool to help identifyproducts that can help meet your clients’ needs.

IBM SOFTWARE EXPRESS BUYING AND SELLINGGUIDE

This useful tool is designed to help you evaluate howExpress Advantage software offerings can provide simpleand cost-effective solutions to common business prob-lems your clients face.

The guide covers each IBM Express Middleware productdescribing what it does, the platforms on which it runs,where to find more information and how the product canhelp your clients become more profitable.

SOFTWARE EXPRESS ADVANTAGE 100

This is a collection of over 100 customer and BusinessPartner case studies that demonstrate how mid-marketbusinesses around the world use the IBM ExpressAdvantage software solutions to improve their productiv-ity, business processes and ROI.

NAMING GUIDANCE FOR IBM SYSTEMS PROD-UCTS SALES (PARTNERWORLD ID ANDPASSWORD ARE REQUIRED TO ACCESS THISSITE)

This sales kit is your guide to the evolving branding andnaming changes. To access and download the currentnaming and usage guidelines, click here

RESOURCES

To learn more about Express server andstorage products, visit:ibm.com/servers/express

To learn more about the ExpressBuying and Selling Guide, visit:www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpapers/pdfs/redp3975.pdf

To learn more about Software ExpressAdvantage 100, click here or visit:ibm.com/software/express

Click on the IBM Case Studies link onthe left navigation bar

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MORE BUSINESS PARTNER RESOURCES

LIST OF CURRENT IBM TRADEMARKS

ibm.com/legal/copytrade.shtml

LEGAL DISCLAIMER

When developing your own campaigns, please use thefollowing IBM legal disclaimer at the close of your communications.

IBM, the IBM Business Partner emblem, [IBM trade-marks used in the deliverable such as PowerExecutive,System p5, System p, System Storage, Tivoli,TotalStorage, System x and BladeCenter] are trademarksor registered trademarks of International Business

Machines Corporation in the United States, other coun-tries, or both. The fulfillment of any conditions or offersdescribed herein is the sole responsibility of theIBM Business Partner. Where an IBM Business Partnerprovides IBM products and/or services, they do so undertheir own terms, as an independent reseller/dealer.IBM and its Business Partners are separate companiesand neither company makes any warranties, express orimplied, concerning the others’ products and devices.Information may be subject to change without notice.Starting price may not include a hard drive, operatingsystem or other features.

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HARDWAREPRODUCTOFFERINGS

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This section provides the product information and sys-tem features for the full range of IBM Express Advantagehardware products included in the Express SellerProgram. Use this information in your marketing commu-nications to help sell these IBM Express Advantage offer-ings to your small and mid-sized business customers.You can also download the hi-res images from theIBM PartnerWorld site. Just click on the product imagesand you will be connected to the FTP download site.Upon clicking on each of the product images, you will be

PRODUCT INFORMATION ANDPHOTOGRAPHY

asked to enter your PartnerWorld user name and pass-word. You will not be able to access or download theimages without a valid PartnerWorld user name andpassword. The hi-res images hosted here can be used inyour printed communications or can be converted to alower resolution image using software such as Adobe®Photoshop® for interactive work, such as landing pagesand HTML e-mails. Please note the images are heavy(3 MB–15 MB) and can take up to several minutes todownload depending upon your connection speed.

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IBM System x™

IBM System x3105 ExpressDesigned specifically for small busi-nesses that are looking to purchase afirst server and/or migrate from a PC-based network, the IBM System x3105combines entry-level affordability withserver-class features. The x3105 is a reli-able, pre-tested server which is easy-to-use for deployment out-of-the-box andsimplified management.● Choice of AMD Athlon™ 3500+ or

Opteron™ 1000 series processors● Single socket system, tower form

factor● Up to 1.5 TB of storage with two

750 G SATA drives● IBM ServerGuide™: For easy systems

set up and configuration● Select models with pre-installed

Microsoft® Small Business Server OSand/or GoVault backup drives

IBM System x3200 ExpressThe System x3200 is a single sockettower server for distributed environ-ments, small to medium businesses andretail stores. It brings new features toentry-level servers that help lower overallIT costs and better accommodategrowth.● Single socket system, tower form

factor● Choice of Intel® Xeon® (quad-core or

dual-core), Intel Pentium® D (dual-core) or Intel Pentium 4 processor

● Expandable to 8 GB DDR II Memory● 4 simple swap SATA or 4 hot-swap

SATA or SAS HDD bays● Integrated hardware RAID 0,1● Select models with redundant power

supply

IBM System x3400 ExpressAn entry-level server that offers the reliability and performance needed forbusiness-critical computing. Easy to setup and deploy, flexible configurationoptions and easy access to all majorsystem components.● Up to two dual-core or quad-core

Intel® Xeon® processors● Two-way value tower with 5U rack

capability● Up to 8 hot-swappable SAS or SATA

hard disk drives (with optional 4-pacHDD upgrade kit) or 4 simple-swapSATA drives

● Integrated hardware RAID 0,1● Models with optional hot-swap

redundant power

IBM System x3500 ExpressAchieve excellent price/performance withindustry-leading, two-socket server. Aimsto improve performance and availabilitywith a range of features such as stan-dard Advanced RAID, redundant hot-swap power and cooling.● Up to two dual-core or quad-core

Intel® Xeon® processors● Two-socket performance tower with

5U rack capability and up to 48 GB667 MHz memory

● Up to 8 hot-swappable SAS or SATAhard disk drives

● Stable long life platform optimizes ITinvestment

● Standard Advanced Hardware RAIDfor data protection and performance

● Hot-swap redundant power and cooling

Not all products are included in the Express Seller Portfolio in all countries.

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IBM System x™ continued

IBM System x3800 ExpressIBM’s third generation Enterprise X-Architecture™ server. Designed for com-panies looking for client consolidation,database, e-mail, Web/e-commerce, orconsolidated application serving instand-alone small business or distributedenterprise environments.● Up to four dual-core 64-bit Intel®

Xeon® MP processors, up to 3.5 GHz● Four-socket tower or 7U rack

capability ● Up to 3.6 TB hot-swappable SAS

(serial attach SCSI) hard disk storage● Up to 64 GB of memory with

advanced Memory ProteXion™

IBM System x3550 ExpressThe System x3550 offers ultimate space-saving size and the ability toexpand memory. Featuring Enterprise X-Architecture™, the x3550 aims to helpyou maximize performance and improveavailability within power-managed datacenters.● Up to two quad-core Intel® Xeon®

processors● Low power system components avail-

able for power conscious customers● Two-socket 1U form factor with up to

32 GB PC2-5300 DDR II fully bufferedmemory

● Choice of up to two 3.5" SATA or upto 4 hot-swap SAS hard disk drives

● IBM PowerExecutive™

● Integrated hot-swap components forbuilt-in serviceability and availability

● Integrated RAID● TCP-IP Offload Technology standard

on every model

IBM System x3650 ExpressHelp maximize performance and improveavailability in a rack dense environmentwith IBM X-Architecture®. Long-life business-critical application server withadvanced power management andprocessor optimization features.● Up to two dual-core or quad-core

Intel® Xeon® processors● Two-socket 2U rack server with up to

48 GB PC2-5300 DDR II fully bufferedmemory

● Increased availability with support forup to six 3.5" or eight 2.5" hot-swapSAS hard disk drives and internal tape

● 4 PCI-E slots for maximum configura-tion flexibility (or convert two to PCI-X)

● IBM PowerExecutive™

● Hot-swap redundant power and cooling

● Integrated RAID● TCP-IP Offload Technology standard

IBM System x3655 ExpressThe IBM System x3655 offers outstand-ing performance for business-criticalapplications and memory-intensiveenterprise workloads.● Up to two dual-core AMD Opteron™

processors● Two-socket 2U server with up to

64 GB PC2-5300 DDR II memory● Large and flexible memory configura-

tions with 16 DIMM slots™● eXtended I/O for performance and

flexibility (PCI-E, PCI-X or HTx)● Support for up to eight 2.5" SAS hard

disk drives and internal tape● IBM PowerExecutive™ (included with

IBM Director)● Hot-swap redundant power and

cooling

Not all products are included in the Express Seller Portfolio in all countries.

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IBM System x™ continued

IBM System x3755The IBM System x3755 provides maxi-mum memory availability in a 4U pack-age for applications used in HighPerformance Computing.● Up to four AMD Opteron™ dual-core

processors ● Up to 128 GB maximum memory at

667 MHz with Xcelerated MemoryTechnology

● Integrated RAID-0, -1, -10 standard,(RAID-5 optional)

● Features optional redundant powerand cooling

● Seven I/O slots: 4 PCI-Express, 2-PCI-X and 1 HTx

IBM System x3850 ExpressOffering break-through 4-socket per-formance in a 3U rack-optimized serverdesign, the System x3850 combines thehigh availability of mainframe-inspired X3 technologies with the latest 64-bitIntel® Xeon® MP processors. Deliversthe leading x86 solution for commercialenterprise applications.● Up to four dual-core 64-bit Intel Xeon

processors MP 3.5 GHz● Xcel4v™ Dynamic Server Cache● 2 GB DDR II-based Active Memory

expandable to 64 GB● Two 266 MHz Active PCI-X 2.0 and

four PCI-Express x8 adapter slots● Up to six 2.5-inch Serial Attached

SCSI (SAS) hard drives● IBM X3 Architecture™

Not all products are included in the Express Seller Portfolio in all countries.

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IBM System x™ Storage Server

IBM System x3650 NAS ExpressAn ideal network attached storage (NAS)solution with clustering and gatewaycapabilities, the IBM System x3650 NASExpress Model provides automatedclient backup and restore for small andmedium sized customers.● Preloaded Microsoft® Windows®

Storage Server 2003 R2 EnterpriseEdition

● Five 1-year licenses of Tivoli® CDP 2.2at no additional charge

● 6 Hot swap SAS HDD bays for up to1.8 TB of data

● 2 GHz Intel® Xeon® Processor and1 GB DDR2 memory

● ServeRAID-8k-l for data reliability

Not all products are included in the Express Seller Portfolio in all countries.

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IBM BladeCenter®

IBM BladeCenter® HS21ExpressPacked with high availability features, theBladeCenter HS21 Express Model pro-vides excellent reliability and manageabil-ity, and its innovative, modular designhelps simplify the way IT is deployed.● Features up to two high-performance

dual-core or quad-core Intel® Xeon®Processors

● Up to 14 blades per chassis● Two internal hard drives● Two I/O connections for adapter● Up to 16 GB fully buffered DIMMs

(internal)● Up to 32 GB with Memory and I/O

Expansion unit● IBM Director support

IBM BladeCenter® HS21 XMExpressDesigned to support high-performancedual-core or quad-core Intel® Xeon®processors and packed with high avail-ability features, the HS21 XM blade deliv-ers density without sacrificing processorperformance or availability.● Features up to two high-performance

dual-core or quad-core Intel XeonProcessors

● 1 GB standard/32 GB maximummemory per blade

● Two Gigabit Ethernet controllers standard

● Supports one internal 2.5" SAS HDDor single or dual configured 15.8 GBsolid state drives

● Add three hot-swap 2.5" SAS HDDswith Storage and I/O blade

● Optional IBM 4 GB or 8 GB ModularFlash Drive

AMD Opteron™ LS21 forIBM BladeCenter®® (ExpressModel)The energy-efficient LS21 offers highperformance, high-density and highavailability features for compute-intensiveand memory-intensive applications.● Up to two Dual-core or Quad-core

AMD Opteron 2000 Processors● 8 DIMM slots for up to 32 GB of VLP

DDR II memory● Two TOE-enabled Gigabit Ethernet

controllers standard● Supports one internal 2.5" SAS HDD● Up to 14 blades per chassis

AMD Opteron™ LS41 forIBM BladeCenter®® (ExpressModel)The energy-efficient LS41 offers highperformance, high density and high avail-ability features for scalable and memoryintensive applications, including virtual-ization, database, ERP and server consolidation.● Up to four Dual-core or Quad-core

AMD Opteron 8000 Processors● 16 DIMM slots for up to 64 GB of VLP

DDR II memory● 2 or 4 TOE-enabled Gigabit Ethernet

controllers standard (depends onmodel)

● Support for up to 2 internal 2.5" SASHDDs and RAID 1

● Up to 7 blades per chassis

Not all products are included in the Express Seller Portfolio in all countries.

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IBM BladeCenter® continued

IBM BladeCenter® S ChassisExpressIBM BladeCenter® S combines thepower of blade servers with integratedstorage, all in an easy to use package.Designed specifically for the office anddistributed enterprise environment,BladeCenter S uses standard officepower to run your IT without having toinvest in a data center.● Up to 6 blades per 7U chassis● Up to 12 SAS (3.6 TB) or 12 SATA

(9 TB) or an intermix of the two disks● Hot-swap and redundant switch mod-

ules supporting SAS, Gigabit Ethernetand Fibre Channel options

● Up to four hot-swap and redundantload-balancing power supply modules

IBM BladeCenter® E ChassisThe IBM BladeCenter E chassis is a highdensity, energy-efficient blade solution.The chassis tightly integrates storage,networking, servers and applications.Flexible modular technology integratesIntel® Xeon®, IBM PowerPC® and AMDOpteron™ processor-based blade servers into the BladeCenter architec-ture. Integrated management tools helpsimplify administration and improve con-trol of the data center.● Up to 14 blades per 7U chassis● Up to 84 two socket based servers or

42 four-socket based servers per 42Urack

● Supports latest generation of dual-core and quad-core processors

● Support for up to 4 switches per chassis

* IBM BladeCenter E Chassis is not included in theIBM Express Seller portfolio but is considered acomplementary product offering.

IBM BladeCenter® H ChassisIBM BladeCenter H chassis deliversincreased performance and many newcapabilities to the BladeCenter familywhile maintaining compatibility with thefull BladeCenter product line. It is idealfor those customers looking for maxi-mum performance and extremely fastthroughput for high performance applications.● Up to 14 blades per 9U chassis● Support for up to 8 switches per

chassis* IBM BladeCenter H Chassis is not included in the

IBM Express Seller portfolio but is considered acomplementary product offering.

Not all products are included in the Express Seller Portfolio in all countries.

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IBM System p™

IBM System p5™ 505 ExpressThis up to 2-way, 1U rack-mount entry-level server offers all the features oflarger POWER5+™ processor-basedservers, at a price that small and mid-sized companies can afford. It can ideallyfunction as a security server (e-mail, fire-wall, asset protection, identify security),for basic infrastructure applications such as Web serving, simple databaseserving, file/print serving and for HPCclustering.● 1 or 2 core 1.9 GHz or 2.1 GHz

POWER5+ technology● 1U, high density, 19-inch rack-mount

packaging● Capability to support Linux® and

UNIX® applications simultaneously● 3 year warranty

IBM System p5™ 505Q ExpressThe System p5 505Q Express platformis ideal for small and mid-sized compa-nies who are upgrading, deploying, oradding new Linux® and/or UNIX® rackand stack servers for distributed data-base servers, ERP and CRM applicationserving, infrastructure applications, orHPC clusters. Using IBM’s latest Quad-Core Module (QCM) technology with four1.65 GHz POWER5+™ processors, thep5-505Q Express delivers outstandingprice/performance and high systemthroughput.

IBM System p5™ 510 ExpressThe p5-510 Express Model offers theadvantages of high performance com-puting at an affordable price, and it runsthe UNIX® and Linux® operating systems simultaneously. With highly reliable POWER5+™ technology, the p5-510 Express Model is designed for awide range of infrastructure workloads,including e-mail and file/print.● 1 or 2 core 64-bit 1.9 or 2.1 GHz

POWER5+ processors● 2U, 19-inch rack-mount packaging● Up to 32 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 3 PCI-X

slots and up to 1.2 TB of internal storage

● Select either the AIX 5L™ orOpenPower™ Linux Editions for configuration savings.

● 3 year warranty

IBM System p5™ 510Q ExpressAll the same features as the p5-510, butwith IBM’s latest Quad-Core Module(QCM) technology. With four 1.65 GHzPOWER5+™ processors, the p5-510QExpress delivers outstanding price/performance and high system through-put. The p5-510Q is ideally suited forapplication consolidation and compute-intensive business intelligence (BI) as wellas scientific and engineering analyticalapplications.

Not all products are included in the Express Seller Portfolio in all countries.

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IBM System Storage™

IBM System Storage™ DS3200ExpressSmall businesses can take an overbur-dened internal storage infrastructure to anew level by using the flexible andaffordable IBM System Storage DS3200storage system. By moving storage out-side the server, small businesses canincrease the capacity and reliability of thedata solution well beyond the initial stor-age investment.● 3 Gbps Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)

interface technology● Easy to deploy and manage with the

DS3000 Storage Manager● Scalable to 3.6 TB of storage capacity

with 300 GB hot-swappable SASdisks

● Expandable by attaching up to threeEXP3000s, a total of 14.4 TB of stor-age capacity

● Affordable for the small and mediumbusiness budgets

IBM System Storage™ DS3300ExpressTo leverage data to its fullest extent, itmust be accessible to those who needit. Designed to meet the data availabilityand consolidation needs of a wide rangeof users, the DS3300 can help provideorganizations with an affordable, reliableand scalable storage solution that lever-ages their current IP infrastructure equip-ment and in-house expertise.● 1 Gbps iSCSI connectivity● Easy to deploy and manage with the

DS3000 Storage Manager● Scalable to 3.6 TB of storage capacity

with 300 GB hot-swappable SASdisks

● Expandable by attaching up to threeEXP3000s, a total of 14.4 TB of stor-age capacity

IBM System Storage™ DS3400ExpressThe IBM System Storage DS3400 leadsthe way for small and mid-sized busi-nesses to take advantage of consolidat-ing and sharing this data within adirect-attach or Storage Area Network(SAN) solution. The DS3400 offers theopportunity to meet the demands ofdata expansion, data availability and flex-ibility in a simple, affordable disk system.● Four Gbps Fibre Channel (FC) interface

technology● Easy to deploy and manage with the

DS3000 Storage Manager● Scalable to 3.6 TB of storage capacity

with 300 GB hot-swappable SerialAttached SCSI (SAS) disks

● Expandable by attaching up to threeEXP3000s, a total of 14.4 TB of stor-age capacity

● Flexible for use with IBM System x™

and BladeCenter® servers

IBM System Storage™ DS4200ExpressThe DS4200 disk storage system isdesigned to be an economical alternativefor data archiving, reference data andnear-line storage applications. With four4 Gbps Fibre Channel host ports, thesystem is designed for high throughputfor your most demanding applications.● 4 Gbps Fibre Channel interface

technology● Up to 1600 MBps bandwidth for

high throughput applications● Up to 12 TB physical storage capacity

inside the controller supported with sixteen 750 GB SATA (EV-DDM)Enhanced ValueDisk Drive Modules

● Includes IBM System Storage DS4000Storage Manager

● Four total host channels with dualcontrollers

Not all products are included in the Express Seller Portfolio in all countries.

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IBM System Storage™ continued

IBM TotalStorage® SAN16B-2ExpressWell-suited for entry and midrange SANsolutions that require high performance,scalability, and ease of use.Interoperability with IBM TotalStorage®SAN b-type switch family offers flexibilityand helps protect your investment.● Supports 1, 2 and 4 Gbps link speeds

(attainment of any link speed requiresconnection to hardware that supportsthat link speed)

● Pay as you grow scalability from 8 to12 to 16 ports

● Enhanced Inter-Switch Link (ISL) trunk-ing with up to 32 Gbps per data path

IBM System Storage™ TS2230Tape Drive ExpressLeveraging advanced Linear Tape-Opentechnology and the half-high format, theIBM System Storage TS2230 Tape DriveExpress Model is well suited for handlingthe backup, save and restore andarchival data storage needs of a widerange of small systems. The TS2230 isdesigned to provide high capacity, relia-bility and data protection.● Features the IBM Half-High LTO™

Ultrium™ 3 Tape Drive● External stand-alone or rack-mount-

able drive for application flexibility● Up to 400 GB (800 GB using

2:1 compression) native physical storage capacity

Not all products are included in the Express Seller Portfolio in all countries.

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IBM ADVERTISING

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The following print ads are examples of the marketing materials IBM is launching in the U.S. market to promote IBM Express Advantage offerings.

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The following are trademarks or registered trademarks of the International Business Machines Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. For a complete list of IBM Trademarks, see ibm.com/legal/copytrade.shtml: IBM, IBM Express Advantage, IBM Certified Used Equipment, DB2, Domino, Express Servers and Storage, Express Portfolio, System p, System p5, System x, BladeCenter, PowerExecutive, System Storage, TotalStorage, Xtended DesignArchitecture, POWER5, AIX, AIX 5L, IntelliStation, Lotus, Lotus Notes, Predictive Failure Analysis, Enterprise X-architecture, OpenPower, POWER, Micro-Partitioning, Tivoli, Virtualization Engine, PartnerWorld, Express Advantage, WebSphere,Workplace and ServicePac. InfoPrint is a registered trademark of InfoPrint Solutions Company. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the United States and other countries. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks ofMicrosoft Corporation. Intel, Xeon, and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. AMD and AMD Opteron are trademarks or registered trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., in the United States, other countries or both. Linux isa registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. LTO and Ultrium are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation, Hewlett-Packard and Certance. * All other products may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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Performance is in Internal Throughput Rate (ITR) ratio based on measurements and projections using standard IBM benchmarks in a controlled environment. The actual throughput that any user will experience will vary depending upon considera-tions such as the amount of multiprogramming in the user’s job stream, the I/O configuration, the storage configuration, and the workload processed. Therefore, no assurance can be given that an individual user will achieve throughput improve-ments equivalent to the performance ratios stated here.

IBM hardware products are manufactured from new parts, or new and serviceable used parts. Regardless, our warranty terms apply. For a copy of applicable product warranties, write to: Warranty Information, P.O. Box 12195, RTP, NC 27709, Attn: Dept. JDJA/B203. IBM makes no representation or warranty regarding third-party products or services including those designated as ServerProven or ClusterProven.

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