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IBM e. Server i. Series IBM i. Series Announcements Gateway/400 Users Group October 13, 2005 © 2005 IBM Corporation
IBM e. Server i. Series i 5 4 Q Promo Summary § i 5 520 Trade-In Program – Trade-in 170, 270, 6 xx, 7 xx, 510, 530, Sxx and buy a new i 5 520 Enterprise Edition (2400, 3300 or 6000 CPW) and receive a $2000 payment. – Must be Installed by Dec 31, 2005. – Machine must be return to IBM within 4 months of invoice or installed date. Note: i 5 520 Trade-in Program is combinable with i 5 Enterprise Edition Rebate. 2 © 2005 IBM Corporation
IBM e. Server i. Series i 5 4 Q Promo Summary § i 5 520 Enterprise Edition Rebate – Buy a new 520 Enterprise Edition (2400, 3300 or 6000 CPW) – Receive a Rebate $6, 500, $10, 500, $11, 500 Respectively. Note: i 5 520 Trade-in Program is combinable with i 5 Enterprise Edition Rebate. 3 © 2005 IBM Corporation
IBM e. Server i. Series i 5 4 Q Promo Summary § I 5 520 High Availability Rebate – Buy a new 520 HA Edition (1000, 2400, 3300 or 6000 CPW). – Receive payments of $1000, $7500, $15, 000, $30, 000 Respectively. – Must be invoiced by Dec 31, 2005. 4 © 2005 IBM Corporation
IBM e. Server i. Series i 5 4 Q Promo Summary § IBM Global Financing Promotion – Interest free deferral until Jan 2006 followed by attractive Low Rate Financing rates for qualifying customers – www. ibm. com/financing/us/hardware/offerings/4 q 05_def. html 5 © 2005 IBM Corporation
IBM e. Server i. Series i 5 4 Q Promo Summary § Previously Announced Upgrade Price Increases – i 5 Upgrade Prices Increase on January 1, 2006 for the following i. Series Models: • 810 • 825 • 870 • 890 – Price Increases Vary By Model 6 © 2005 IBM Corporation
IBM e. Server i. Series i 5 4 Q Promo Summary § Example # 1 Installed 270 – Upgrade to 2400 CPW 520 EE • • 7 Receive $ 2, 000 trade-in on 270 Receive $ 6, 500 Enterprise Edition rebate Defer Payment Until January 2006 with IGF Financing Potential savings on maintenance & software © 2005 IBM Corporation
IBM e. Server i. Series i 5 4 Q Promo Summary § Example # 2 Installed 810 – Upgrade to 3300 CPW 520 EE • • 8 Avoid January 1 Price Increase Receive $ 10, 500 Enterprise Edition rebate Defer Payment Until January 2006 with IGF Financing Potential savings on maintenance & software © 2005 IBM Corporation
IBM e. Server i. Series § Recommendations • For more information call your Business Partner • Consider Moving Planned 2006 Upgrades into 4 Q 2005 to Avoid Price Increase and Take Advantage of 4 Q Promotions • Use IGF Financing to Defer Payment into 2006 9 © 2005 IBM Corporation
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