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IBM Rejiggers iSeries Software Prices, Trade-In Offers, Rebates
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
IBM rejiggered the pricing on some iSeries-related
software last week and also tweaked or killed off a number of trade-in or rebate deals that it has cooking in
the iSeries market. The good news is that IBM has cut prices on the Host Access Client Package for
Multiplatforms, which is used to link thin and thick clients to OS/400, mainframe, and other proprietary
minicomputer platforms. IBM also announced a special promotion for companies that buy ServerProven
applications.
Host Access is different from iSeries Access (formerly Client Access), in that the latter is available only for
OS/400 servers. IBM cut the price of a single seat of Host Access Client Package for Multiplatforms 2.0
(5733-A57) from $337 to $286, a drop of 15 percent. IBM also dropped the price of a year's worth of
maintenance on the product (5733-A65) from $75 per seat to $63 per seat, a drop of 16 percent. The per-
seat cost of a three-year maintenance on the program dropped 15 percent, from $198 to $168.
The IBM Server and ServerProven Rebate Offering gives companies that buy a new eServer machine--be it
an iSeries, an xSeries, a pSeries, or a zSeries--and a qualifying ServerProven application, from either IBM
or a third party, a rebate that ranges from $500 to $5,000. The size of the rebate depends on how much
money the customer spends on those eServers. Those who spend $50,000 or less get a $500 rebate. Those
who spend between $50,001 and $100,000 get a $1,000 rebate. Those spending between $100,001 and
$200,000 get a $2,500 rebate. And those spending more than $200,000 get a $5,000 rebate. Every little bit
helps. You can find out what applications are ServerProven by going to IBM's application database.
IBM has tweaked a special trade-in deal it announced on March 22 for customers with vintage AS/400e
"Cobra4" and "Apache" generation servers. This complex deal aims to entice
customers using vintage Model 170, 6XX, and SXX servers from the AS/400e generation to
upgrade to modern Model 270 and 8XX iSeries servers. The AS/400e servers first started shipping
in August 1997 and, with clock speeds ranging from 50 MHz to 125 MHz, they are a little long in the tooth.
In any event, the modified deal includes more processor options and also allows customers to retain extra
features in these old servers and only ship IBM the base processor with base memory, disk, and power
supplies. To print out the upgrade table, go to IBM's Web site.
And, finally, IBM will withdraw, on June 7, the iSeries and xSeries Rebate offering, which was launched
on July 24, 2001. Under this deal, companies buying new Model 270 or Model 8XX servers or
upgrades to Model 8XX servers, along with an Integrated xSeries Adapter card and an external
xSeries server, can get a $3,000 rebate.
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