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z/VM V4.4 is Generally Available on August 15, 2003.
Order your upgrade to z/VM V4.4
today.
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New z/VM resources in support of V4.4
- Announcements:
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IBM introduces the Mainframe Charter
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IBM International Program License Agreement Software Support Lifecycle policy - coordinated, simplified
(US 203-204,
CAN A03-0773,
EMEA ZA03-0200,
AP South AA03-3093)
On August 12, 2003, IBM announced a new software support lifecycle for products
licensed
nder the IBM International Program License Agreement (IPLA). Basically, it
entitles customers who have a current Subscription
and Support (S&S) licenses for a specific release to receive at least three
years of product technical support, starting at the planned availability date
of a given release. This policy will be adopted for customers with z/VM Version
4.3 and later and will be effective for the listed releases and applicable IPLA
priced, optional features for those releases:
| z/VM Version/Release |
Program Number |
Planned Availability Date |
Original Withdrawal from Support Date |
New Withdrawal from Support Date |
| z/VM V4.4 |
5739-A03 |
08/15/2003 |
07/31/2005 |
08/31/2006 |
| z/VM V4.3 |
5739-A03 |
05/31/2002 |
06/30/2004 |
05/31/2005 |
| z/VM V4.2 |
5739-A03 |
10/26/2001 |
12/30/2003 |
No change |
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IBM
Integrated Platform for e-business on zSeries V2 R2 announced.
(link removed 1/1/2005 at marketing withdrawal)
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IBM software On/Off Capacity on Demand for IBM
zSeries, iSeries, and pSeries
(US,
CAN,
EMEA,
AP South)
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IBM Compiler and Library for REXX on zSeries Release 4
increase efficiency and flexibility
(US,
EMEA,
CAN,
AP South)
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Tivoli Workload Manager V8.2, available since July 2003, runs on Linux on
xSeries and zSeries.
Tune in for the Aug. 28
Teleconference:
Manage the demands of e-business: Enterprisewide workload
management
- If you're near the Bay Area, be sure to attend
LinuxWorld Expo to see the IBM zSeries 990 running z/VM v4.4
and Linux, and visit the "Linux on zSeries at Work" area with
LinuxCare, Velocity Software, and other ISVs with applications and
system management tools that customers are using today.
- Do you or your staff need technical education on z/VM
and Linux on the mainframe? Consider attending
SHARE in Washington DC (August 10-15) where you
can learn from technical experts (IBM, ISV, and customers) with
lecture, hands-on-labs, and discussions.
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