WELCOME

Welcome to the IBM System p™ solution brief creator for ISVs. This document was designed specifically to help you create a joint IBM solution brief featuring your application stack on AIX®, Linux®, or both, onthe IBM System p and IBM BladeCenter®JS21 servers.

Please review all information in this document and provide the requested information in blue by entering text or selecting the appropriate choice. All information should pertain to the solution or family of solutions that are the subject of this brief.

Asterisks (*) indicate required information.

SECTION 1 OF 5

Please provide Clean Design with your contact information. This will enable us to contact you with any questions during the creative process.

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SECTION 2 OF 5

Please tell us which applicable IBM servers, operating systems, and other products, technologies, and relationships your solution supports.

  1. Using the check boxes below, please mark the servers your solution supports. Please note: IBM eServer™ pSeries®, OpenPower™, and IBM BladeCenter JS20 are supported by IBM but no longer sold. Please consult with your engineering department to confirm.

IBM System p: family name for IBM System p5, eServer p5, OpenPower, and pSeries servers
IBM BladeCenter JS2x (JS20 and JS21 POWER-based blades)
  1. Is your solution on JS21 blades AltiVec™ technology enabled?

Yes
No

Note: For Scientific and Technical Solutions only if your software engineers have specifically enabled your product for AltiVec on POWER™. Please consult with your engineering department before checking “Yes.”

  1. Please mark the operating systems your solution supports on the servers checked above. Please consult with your engineering department to confirm.

AIX
Linux

Note: Linux applications must explicitly be ported to these POWER processor-based servers. Binaries designed for x86 processor-based systems will not execute (unless they are entirely written in Java™, Perl, PHP or other portable language).

  1. Please check and complete, if required,ONLY TWO (2) of the following, from which a custom paragraph will be formed.

IBM System i™ servers(IBM System i: family name for IBM System i5™, eServer i5, and iSeries™ servers)
IBM System Storage™
Other IBM products or technologies (1):
Other IBM-related support or relationships (2):
If "Other (1)" is selected, enter additional details here. Limit of 200 characters.
If "Other (2)" is selected, enter additional details here. Limit of 200 characters.

Examples for “Other” statements:

  • Your relationship with another IBM Business Partner (a value net)
  • Your firm is a Premier IBM Business Partner or Advanced Industry-optimized level in the PartnerWorld® Industry Network for Banking
  • Your solution also supports IBM WebSphere® and/or DB2® or other IBM middleware
  • IBM Global Technology Services is trained to deliver your solution
  • You can use both “Other” statements to expand on one item as well, for example two sentences about your value net relationship with ABC Business Partner or more on your use of IBM Systems Storage
  • REMEMBER – maximum of TWO

SECTION 3 of 5

Now provide your solution’s content: category, overview, target audience, features, benefits and overall customer value. Simply complete the information requested.

Solution category:*

Which of the following categories best describes the type of solution you are featuring in this solution brief? Please select ONE.

Infrastructure solutions (i.e., Web serving, proxy/cache serving, systems management tools, file/print serving, Web application serving)
Scientific and technical solutions (i.e., weather forecasting, genome decomposition, petroleum exploration and other compute-intensive applications)
Industry solutions (only applies to a specific industry, i.e., a check-processing solution would apply to the banking industry)
Cross-industry solutions (solution applies to most or all industries, i.e., payroll, accounts receivable and human resources)
Developer solutions (solution for enterprise, commercial, or open source application/software developers)

Highlights:*

In the spaces below, please provide 3–4 main benefits of your solution. Each benefit should not exceed 60 characters (about 12 words).

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Solutionname, value, and target audience:*

In the space below, please provide approximately two sentences (no more than 200 characters) that will comprise the opening paragraph of your brief. These sentences should state the full name of your solution and address the business value of the solution for the target audience.

Enter benefits intro here

Solution definition:*

Using simple and clear language, please provide a specific definition of what your solution is or does. Please limit this definition to 400 characters (one short paragraph).

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Primary solution features and benefits paragraph:*

In the space below, please provide one paragraph of 3–4 sentences (no more than 400 characters) explaining the primary features, benefits and capabilities of your solution, as well as what the solution is used for and by whom (for example, the industry or business responsibility, such as line-of-business or IT). Please do not include competitive comparisons.

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Please provide information for TWO of the sections below, if available. If you do provide information for all five, Clean Design may select two if space constraints require. If you cannot provide any of the five optional proof points, please include other secondary messaging in the space provided at the end of this section.

1. Customer quote:

If you have a quote from a customer (they must be using your application on System p or JS2x blade servers), please provide it in the space below (no more than 150 characters).

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Please provide the name, professional title and full legal company name of the person providing this quote.

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IBM requires written permission from the customer being quoted to be used in an IBM-sponsored solution brief. Please forward or attach written (e-mail is OK) permission from the customer approving the use of this exact quote, along with yourinput submission.

2. Awards or other claims:

If you can claim any awards or recognition for your application alone from independent sources (i.e., Gartner, eWeek, IDC), please provide them in the space below (no more than 150 characters). These awards may be share leadership, industry wins, best-in-category awards, etc.

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What is the full legal name of the company or publication providing this award? (This information will be used for legal footnotes.)

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What is the date of the publication or award? Please note: Claims more than six months old cannot be used in IBM printed collateral.

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IBM requires written permission from the source of the award or claim to be used in an IBM-sponsored solution brief. Please forward or attach written (e-mail is OK) permission from the source approving the use of this exact claim, along with yourinput submission.

3. Performance, price/performance or scalability data:

If you can provide information about performance, benchmarks, price/performance or scalability of your application on System p5 or JS21 blade servers, please provide it in the space below (no more than 200 characters).

Enter performance, price or scalability data here

What is the source of this information? If it is from your own internal testing, please state.

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What is the date of the study, data publication or other information?

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IBM requires written permission from the source of the data to be used in an IBM-sponsored solution brief. Please forward or attach written (e-mail is OK) permission from the source approving the use of this exact information, along with yourinput submission.

  1. Is your solution validated by IBM TotalStorage ProvenTM?

Yes
No

If you are eligible to use the TotalStorage Proven mark, please provide it via e-mail along with this document and we will include it near your company logo.

5. Is your Linux on System p and/or JS21 blade solution validated by Chiphopper™?

Yes
No

If you are eligible to use the Chiphopper mark (Ready for IBM Systems with Linux), please provide it via e-mail along with this document. We will use it near your company logo.

Other secondary messages* (Required if none of the above 5 optional proof points is used):

If you cannot provide a customer quote, awards or claims or performance data, please provide 3–4 sentences of supporting messages in the space below (no more than 320 characters).

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Which of these total solution value statements isideally suited to the combination of your solution and System p and/or JS21 blade servers in support of our mutual clients’ and prospects’ business needs? Alternatively, provide your own value statement by selecting “Other” at the end of the table. Please choose one of the sentences below:*

(Your solution's industry) requires high performance yet cost-effective, reliable and scalable solutions such as(your solution) on IBM System p and/or BladeCenter JS21 servers.Please note: this benefit usually only pertains to industry-specific solutions. For example: 'The banking industry requires high performance yet cost-effective, reliable and scalable solutions provided by Branch Enabler on Linux on POWER processor-based servers.'
The combination of (your solution name) and POWER Architecture technology-based servers provide a high-performance yet cost-effective platform for (target audience).
Companies of varying sizes can count on (your solution name) on IBM System p and/or BladeCenter JS21 servers to help achieve the best possible user experience across the organization.
Small to mid-sized companies can count on (your solution name) on IBM System p and/or BladeCenter JS21 servers to help leverage the increased availability of better, lower-cost technology to improve customer service.
Large enterprises and agencies can count on (your solution name) on IBM System p and/or BladeCenter JS21 servers to help reduce costs and risk through solutions that deliver high performance, reliability and robust function.
(Your solution name) on IBM System p and/or BladeCenter JS21 servers provides the right combination of technologies and applications to meet and exceed (target audience’s) business requirements—enabled by delivery of innovative, open standards-based systems.
The combination of (your solution name) and IBM System p and/or BladeCenter JS21 servers provide a high-performance, yet cost-effective platform allowing clients to consolidate and simplify their infrastructure. Please note: Use this only if your clients are most often CONSOLIDATING SERVERS. If not, please select another.
The sheer compute capabilities of IBM POWER Architecture technology-based servers allow (your solution name) clients to shorten turnaround time. Please note: this option usually applies to scientific and technical solutions only.
Other.If you select 'Other,' please provide a value statement below on how your solution is ideally suited to IBM System p and/or BladeCenter JS21 servers to help support our mutual clients’ and prospects’ business needs. (Limit 200 characters).
If "Other" is selected, enter value statement for the joint solution here

Please complete the following crisp closing statement*:

(Your solution name) on IBM System p and/or JS21 blade servers helps support an on demand environment, as well as a reliable foundation capable of (select one):

Handling high-volume, secure transactions and Web services.
Giving customers a competitive edge.
Enabling new advancements not possible in the past.Please note: This option usually applies to scientific & technical solutions only.
Other.If you select 'Other,' please provide a crisp alternative below. (Limit 150 characters).
If "Other" is selected, enter additional information on supporting an on demand environment here

Call to action*

In the closing of your solution brief, it is important to include a call to action for your audience. It is recommended that you include a Web site address (URL) to direct the reader to get additional information.

An IBM URL will be included (ibm.com/systems/p).

Please provide a URL or other call-to-action for your application or solution below.

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Company logo:

Please provide a high-resolution version of your logo here for placement on page two of the solution brief. Logo should be CMYK, minimum 300 DPI.

There is no need to send the IBM Business Partner emblem—this is a co-branded solution brief and will include the IBM logo.

Questions:

If you have any questions about the creation process for your solution brief, please enter them in the space below. You will receive either an e-mail or phone call to answer your questions. Please allow 2-3 business days for this response.

Please note, by submitting this brief, you are providing IBM permission to use your company name and logo, your product names and your trademarks in the collateral created by this tool.

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Upon completion:

Upon completion of this document, please e-mail the document and all appropriate logo files and permissions to Bill Campbell at and Kathy Cacciatore at . Clean Design will be in touch within one business day of receipt of your information concerning the schedule for production of your brochure.