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IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware Announcement

ZG12-0264, dated September 4, 2012

IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware

Announcement ZG12-0264

IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation

Reseller Option Kit for the Microsoft Windows Server

2012 operating system includes Datacenter, Standard,

Storage Server, Foundation, and Essentials editions

for IBM System x , BladeCenter , and PureFlex System

servers

Table of contents

1 Overview 9 Publications

2 Key prerequisites 10 Technical information

2 Planned availability date 11 Terms and conditions

3 Description 12 Pricing

6 Product positioning 12 Announcement countries

7 Product number

At a glance

IBM® is announcing additional IBM OEM licenses of Microsoft

Windows

Server

products to the IBM Reseller Option Kit (ROK) program for qualifying IBM Distributor

participation.

Overview

IBM is adding IBM OEM licenses of Microsoft Windows Server products to the IBM

Reseller Option Kit (ROK) program for qualifying IBM Distributor participation. This

addition to the IBM ROK program authorizes qualifying IBM Distributors to buy IBM

OEM licenses of selected Windows Server 2012 operating systems for sale to IBM

Business Partners (Resellers) for installation on IBM System x® , BladeCenter® ,

and PureFlex

System servers.

Distributors can also install the ROK themselves if requested by the Reseller or

if they want to act as a Reseller in order to sell IBM System x , BladeCenter ,

and PureFlex System servers installed with the ROK directly to customers. (If

a Distributor wants to act as a Reseller, they must agree and adhere to all the

applicable Reseller ROK licensing terms.) This program delivers one-stop shopping

and flexibility to our Distributors, allowing them to buy selected Windows Server

operating systems and IBM System x , BladeCenter , and PureFlex System servers

from one source.

The Windows Server 2012 product line-up has been streamlined and simplified,

making it easier for customers to choose the edition that is right for their needs.

The Windows Server 2012 product family will now include Windows Server 2012

Essentials (formerly branded as Small Business Server Essentials) which is ideal for

a cloud-connected first server. Windows Server Enterprise, Windows Server Web,

and Windows Storage Server Enterprise editions will not be offered as Windows

Server 2012 editions.

Windows Server 2012 Datacenter and Standard editions will have a consistent

licensing model (per processor based + CALs) and each license grants rights to run

on up to two processors.

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Summary of Contents

Page 1 - Overview

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Page 2 - Planned availability date

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Page 3 - Description

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IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa HardwareAnnouncement ZG12-0264IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation12In sum

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Page 6 - Product positioning

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Page 7 - Product number

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Page 8 - Pseudo options:

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Page 9 - Services

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Page 10 - Technical information

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Page 11 - Terms and conditions

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Page 12 - Announcement countries

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