Announcements on price changes for IPLA and MLC softwares on z/OS

Today IBM announced DB2 11, IMS 13 and the DB2 Analytics Accelerator for z/OS V4.1 and I'll surely return to (some of) these in later posts. But there were also a couple of announcements regarding software pricing. And don't turn away yet assuming there's another round of price increases. No there's actually good news too, this time. So, keep on reading.

About the IPLA software there's a list of Websphere products that will see an increase in Belgium of 3% starting on January 1, 2014 : 'Price Changes on Selected System z and zSeries Software Program Products (ZA13-1127)'. As you know I mainly give the details for my own country but do check out the announcement itself to see what will happen in your country.

About the MLC software there's a limited list of softwares that get the same pricing as later versions : 'Price Changes in monthly license charges (MLC) on selected IBM System z Software Products (ZA13-1128)'. We've seen this mechanism before. "With these increases, DB2 for z/OS versions 8 and 9 will cost the same as version 10, IMS versions 10 and 11 will cost the same as version 12, and Enterprise COBOL for z/OS versions 3 and 4 will cost the same as version 5".

But how about the good news then ? Well, Ray Jones (IBM) mentioned it in his keynote speech at the Total Solutions Event last week in Brussels, but here it is in this same announcement : "IBM intends to price the next upcoming version of DB2 and the next upcoming version of IMS equal to the prices of DB2 10 and IMS 12 respectively". This is actually two times good news. First of all, there's no price increase between the two releases. But there's more. When DB2 10 was announced IBM did a large effort to improve the efficiency of DB2, so that the new release not only offered new functionalities but actually consumed less resources. If this happens again with DB2 11, you actually win twice ! And, I refer to Ray Jones once again, the same will now also apply to IMS 13 where the same efforts were now also delivered by the IMS development team.
All in all, this gives you a couple of good reasons to move forward to newer versions of these software products.

IBM Announcement - IBM zEnterprise enhancements

This is a bit of a strange announcement : it's a collection of some System z enhancements : 'IBM zEnterprise enhancements (ZG13-0042)'. I'll give you the summary, so if anything interests you, then just check out the announcement for more details.

"Today's enhancements extend System z unique leadership attributes for improved integration, agility, and security. These include:
IBM® zEnterprise BladeCenter Extension (zBX) Model 003

• Improved flexibility with top exit I/O and power cabling

IBM zEnterprise BladeCenter Extension (zBX) Model 002

• Improved flexibility with the ability to dynamically add virtual storage to configurations for the IBM BladeCenter HX5 (7873)

IBM WebSphere DataPower Integration Appliance XI50 for zEnterprise ( DataPower XI50z) V5.0 firmware for zBX Model 003

• Increased governance with improvements to help control insight into your service-oriented architecture (SOA)
• Enhanced security by enforcement of security industry standards to Web 2.0 infrastructure and mobile applications
• Enhanced processing power with extended memory support

IBM System z Advanced Workload Analysis Reporter ( IBM zAware)

• Increased distance allowed between the IBM zAware host system and IBM zAware monitored clients
• Renaming of feature codes to improve clarity of ordering

Available now are the following items announced for first quarter 2013 in the IBM zEnterprise EC12 announcement:

• zBX Model 003 move from one IBM zEnterprise EC12 to another IBM zEnterprise EC12
• DataPower Blade remove or move from one zBX to another zBX

z/OS® support for these zEC12 functions is planned to be available by March 31, 2013:

• 2 GB pages, with the z/OS V1R13 RSM Enablement Offering web deliverable and the PTF for APAR OA40967
• Dynamic reconfiguration for Flash Express , with the z/OS V1R13 RSM Enablement Offering web deliverable and the PTF for APAR OA40968"

There's also a statement of direction that might be of interest to some people, but I just don't know how widely spread non-raised-floor System z servers are.

IBM plans to offer only Top Exit I/O Cabling and Top Exit with Power on future System z servers for non-raised-floor implementations. Bottom exit cabling (I/O and power) will no longer be offered or supported in non-raised-floor environments. Enterprises with non-raised-floor data centers should begin planning for top exit I/O cabling and top exit power cabling.

If I'm not mistaken that was already the case for the zEC12 but the z114 still offered both options. So, any successor to the z114 will only have top exit I/O and Power cabling.

Sampling Techdocs - June-August 2011

Here we are with some new documents from TechDocs I recently came across or found while browsing through the latest publications.

• Presentation : Why Websphere Application Server for z/OS
  Starting point of this presentation is : "Websphere is Websphere" no matter what platform you run it on. But is that really so ? No, not at all. Websphere Application Server for z/OS is very aware and is using the underlying platform to a considerable extent. So, there might be a couple of reasons why you would specifically want to use WAS for z/OS . . . So, read on, here they are.
  
  
• Presentation : z114 Hardware Management Console 2.11.1
  "The 2.11.1 Traditional Hardware Management Console (HMC) is new with the z114 Server. This presentation covers the enhanced features and functions of the 2.11.1 Traditional HMC which is available at Driver 93 for both the z196 and the new z114".
  
  
• Technical document : DS8000 EasyTier Implementation Guide
  This is a DS8000 EasyTier Implementation Guide Using DSCLI with examples. Subjects discussed are Easy Tier Overview, Easy Tier implementation using DSCLI, DS8000 Logical configuration, Data Relocation with Easy Tier Automatic Mode and with Easy Tier Manual Mode.
  

• Flash : IBM zEnterprise BladeCenter Extension Top of Rack Switch (TOR)
  New technology usually comes along with lots of new terminology as well. Well, it's not different with the zBX and here you'll find two documents explaining everything about the Top of Rack Switch and the connectivity with the mainframe.
  

• FAQ : Frequently asked questions from IBM and Oracle customers about Linux on IBM System z
  Nice FAQ that "answers a few common questions about Oracle products running on IBM System z running Linux. This document was jointly written by IBM and Oracle". Subjects are Oracle product availability on the System z platform, Oracle Grid and IBM System z and Technical Support.

• Referral pages :
  I'm concluding with some classics that keep getting updated every once in a while.
  First there's 'Withdrawal of z/OS Function Beginning with z/OS Release 5 Through Current z/OS Release'. "This flash lists those items IBM has announced intention for removal in a specific z/OS release. These items have already been announced in previous IBM z/OS announcement letters. Consideration should be given to this list when planning your migration to a z/OS release".
  The second is the 'IBM System z I/O Feature Reference Table'. This table provides information about System z I/O features and the specific machine types on which they are supported. It is grouped by card type / function: OSA, FICON, Parallel Sysplex, Cryptography, ESCON, and I/O Support.
  The last one is the 'IBM Mainframe Life Cycle History' : System z mainframe hardware product marketing and service life cycle history since 1994.
  

Well that's it for now. As I always say : just check them out !

Sampling Techdocs : April/May 2011

You know by now I retrieve lots of information from Techdocs. And I have the impression that my harvest for the latest two months is really quite impressive. Just take a look below.

• White paper : z/OS: Planning Considerations for HiperDispatch Mode
  This paper describes planning considerations for z/OS environments using hiperdispatch. It has been updated to contain information on the benefits of hiperdispatch for the z10 and z196 processors. It also talks about the influence of hiperdispatch on WLM policies, zIIPs and zAAPs ...
  
  
• White paper : IBM HyperSwap Technology
  The document title mentions 'April 2010' but it has been recently updated. I've described the various HyperSwap options in a previous System z newsletter but here's the more elaborate version describing the 4 different HyperSwap options: z/OS Basic HyperSwap, TPC-R HyperSwap, GDPS/PPRC HyperSwap Manager and the full function GDPS/PPRC HyperSwap solution ànd giving you some advice which one might best suit your specific needs. You can also find a presentation summarizing the document over here.
  
  
• Presentation : Websphere advanced skills youtube videos
  Don't let the 'advanced' scare you off : this is a presentation with lots of links to youtube videos presenting a series of videos introducing the viewer to WebSphere Application Server and WAS on z/OS in particular but also giving an overview of the WebSphere Optimized Local Adapters (WOLA) function and an overview of IBM Modern Batch solutions, including WebSphere Compute Grid and integration with Tivoli Workload Scheduler.

• Presentation : IBM DS8800 Data Migration Scenarios
  Here's an interesting presentation when you want to do (complex) migrations towards DS8000. It outlines the various data migration options with the DS8000 data replication technology like TDMF, Global Copy, z/OS Global Mirror (aka XRC), HyperSwap, useful disk subsystem capabilities like NOCOPY and it also builds some sample scenarios.

• White paper : Best Practices Upgrading a Coupling Facility
  "Planning for an upgrade of a parallel sysplex to z196 or an upgrade which requires a POR? Need to install maintenance which requires a coupling facility to be reactivated? This paper documents the best practices for installing a new CF, doing a POR of a CEC with a coupling facility image on it and reactivating a coupling facility image".
  

• Referral page : WebSphere Application Server z/OS V8
  This page claims to provide "a location for documentation and presentations on WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Version 8. Bookmark this Techdoc and come back for updates and new material as it is produced and made available here". For the moment it provides a technical presentation introducing WAS z/OS V8 (with a reference to some more companion videos on Youtube) and a general PowerPoint introduction to WAS z/OS V8.
  

• White paper : Query Where No Query Has Gone Before
  An intriguing title for every Trekkie of course, this one. It's actually about the IBM Smart Analytics Optimizer, but what's interesting is that it describes the various steps for implementing this solution. The paper describes the following steps the team followed : identifying the data warehouses to accelerate, creating an accelerator project, defining the data marts, validating, deploying, and loading the data mart, determining if the query is eligible for acceleration, comparing query execution and refreshing the data mart.
  

• And to conclude I found quite some Oracle Documents this time :
  Running Oracle Database 11gR2 on Linux® on IBM System z™ Servers (FAQ),
  IBM Supported Platforms for Oracle Database,
  IBM Supported Platforms for Oracle E-Business Suite and
  Hints & Tips for Installing Oracle 11g Release 2 on Linux on IBM System z.
  It's no coincidence that you find a lot of information on Oracle on z right now since the Oracle support for Oracle Database 11g Release 2 running on IBM System z became available on 1Q 2011.
  

Well that's it for now. As I always say : just check them out !

New for z/OS software pricing : IBM Integrated Workload Pricing (IWP)

Here's another announcement on software pricing. Good news this time. It's about an addition to the MLC pricing for AWLC customers : 'IBM Integrated Workload Pricing for zEnterprise clients can significantly improve price/performance of collocated workloads on z/OS (ZP11-0018)'. At first sight it looks a bit complicated (hey, it's IBM software pricing) but thanks to some clarifications from Marc Wesemael (IBM Belgium) I can take you through it, now.

First, the prerequisites :

• z196 Enterprise System processor with AWLC pricing
  
• z/OS V1.10, or higher, with SMF APAR OA31615
• Installation and use of SCRT V19.2.0
• Use of the SCRT IWP control statement

What is it ? In short : if you have running some IPLA software in an LPAR (actually it's restricted to some Websphere products) then you might see a reduction of the MSUs of some MLC softwares that are also running in that same LPAR.

What's the story ? You might remember that some IPLA softwares are eligible for Getting Started Subcapacity Pricing. For example, a Web Application Server is running in a large partition with a rather small workload. Normally, this IPLA software is execution-based. So you have to buy as many Value Units as needed to cover for the entire LPAR. With the Getting Started pricing, the workload of the Websphere Application Server is measured and you only have to have enough Value Units to cover for the actual workload - following certain rules of course.

Now, with Integrated Workload Pricing (IWP) we go one step further. In the announcement you find a list of Websphere IPLA products which are called the defining programs. Next to that there's a list of MLC programs which are eligible to be adjusted by IWP. This boils down to let's say all CICS and IMS versions. The MSUs of these softwares are lowered based on the utilisation of the defining programs, which have to be present in the same LPAR.

How is this calculation done ?
"SCRT calculates the 4-hour rolling average of the general purpose processor time consumed by the IWP Defining Programs and subtracts those values from the traditional sub-capacity values for the MLC programs eligible to be adjusted by IWP, on an hour by hour basis, per LPAR". This can give you a lower MSU value for your CICS and/or IMS products.

You can find more information on Software Pricing on the IBM System z Software Pricing page and there's also already a section on IWP pricing.

Sampling Techdocs : September - November 2009

Here we are again with some new and interesting reading material from TechDocs.

• Presentation : I'm not a dummy, but ...
  Interesting presentation on Websphere on z/OS for near-dummies like me. "In this presentation, the speaker will provide you with some more knowledge of WebSphere on z/OS. Key concepts, terminology and configurations will be discussed."
  This is just one of the many presentation from the Share Summer 2009 conference. If you want to see more, take a look at the Proceedings page at share.org.
  
  
• Presentation : DS8000 Data Replication Best Practices
  Nice presentation on DS8000 Copy Services Best Practices, Key concepts of Data Replication technology, Planning for Data replication (configuration, data collection, Bandwidth studies ...) and some case studies. The audio file is also present.
  
  
• Presentation : IBM DS8000 Storage Allocation Overview Including Thin Provisioning
  This document talks about Storage Allocation concepts, storage allocation specific for DS8000 (incl. types of logical volumes, volume expansion, capacity utilization and planning ...) and of course also about Thin Provisioning.
  

• Presentation: z/OS System Management Facility (z/OSMF) & WSC User Experience
  As z/OSMF was introduced a couple of months ago, every one's anxious to find out whether it's really living up to its promises. Well, here's a presentation by Bette Brody giving a detailed overview, lots of installation, configuration and setup details and concluding with a WSC (Washington Systems Center) User Experience. Allthough the last one might have been a bit more extensive.
  

• FAQ : IBM System z: Oracle Product Availability and FAQ
  "This document describes in detail the levels of each Oracle solution that is available on IBM System z. The format is an FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)." I know that some five years ago I really had to search about every where to find this kind of information. Now it's all nicely brought together in this one document.
  

• White Paper : IBM Encrypted Storage Overview and Customer Requirements
  "This document is intended to contain critical information that you will need to know in order to manage IBM encrypted storage and to comply with IBM requirements for using IBM encrypted storage." Look out : it's the word document you need, the .pdf is just a 'Notice regarding Storage Encryption'. Some Topics :Encryption Concepts, Security vs. Accessibility, Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager (TKLM), DS8000 Disk Encryption, IBM Tape Encryption, Best Practices for Encrypting Storage Environments …

Well that's it for now. As I always say : just check them out !

Sampling Techdocs : October - November 2008

Hello, here we go again for another round of interesting material from TechDocs.

• White Paper : Migrating to WebSphere z/OS V7
  Here's an 87-page document on migrating to WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Version 7. The document starts with the big picture and some Frequently Asked Questions on timing, common problems and gotchas etc. It further describes "the process involves planning the migration, customizing the migration jobs using the MMT tool, and submitting the jobs to perform the migration".
  
  
• Technical Documents : WebSphere for z/OS - Version 7.0 Handouts for WBSR7 Wildfire Workshop
  Next to this, here's a collection of updated presentations and Hands-on labs on Websphere 7 for the wildfire workshops. Topics covered : Overview, Using the Spreadsheet and WCT to build a Deployment Manager, Adding a Managed Node, a Server and Clustering, Accessing Data (JDBC, JCA and Messaging) and New V7 Functionality -- the "zDiff" Items.
  
  
• Technical Document : WLM Workload Analysis Using RMF
  "Even if you have been running in goal mode for a long period of time and everything has been executing well, there are many changes that may trigger a need for reviewing and modifying goals set in the policy". This document explains the use of RMF (RMF Monitor III and the RMF postprocessor) and what to look for when e.g. service class goals are not met.
  
  
• Technical Document : z/OS 1.10 Installation Plan Checklist
  Betty Brody publishes this "z/OS 1.10 Installation Plan checklist for installing and migrating to z/OS 1.10 from a previous z/OS release. To be used as a supplement to existing product publications".
  
  
• Technical Document : System z and zSeries I/O Feature Reference Table
  This is a really nice document : which connectivity (OSA-Express, Ficon, ISC) is used on which server ? I've immediately printed it out as this will surely come in handy !

Well that's it for now. As I always say : just check them out !

Short Takes

I used to be subscribed to Paul Thurott's daily newsletter on Windows. Every Monday he opened with some 'short takes' and as I just seemed to have some short bits of information on various subjects, I suddenly remembered his newsletter. Yes, the strange behaviour of the human mind. I haven't got enough time anymore to read his newsletter, but as I checked it out, he still has the 'short takes'. I'm sure he won't mind my borrowing his title. And if I can return a favour : I'm no expert on Windows, but Paul Thurott's Supersite for Windows is the first site I turn to when I want some information on a specific Windows version. He always writes great reviews on new releases, beta versions ... and usually with lots of screen shots. Here's e.g. a review on the beta version of Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1. But I'm way off base now, let's get back to the short takes I had in mind.

• I mentioned Corneel's blog some posts ago. Well, as he indicated in a comment, he has just written the second part of his 'Uncertain future of CICS' called 'Happy Cows' : how (un)happy are CICS people and for what reasons. The link with the cows : just go and find out, it's definitely worth reading.

• I just saw that Willie Favero is (finally) continuing his 'Brief History of DB2'. He stopped at DB2 2.1 some time ago, but now he's added DB2 2.2 and DB 2.3. Definitely worth reading too.

• I mentioned the new IPLA pricing mechanism for some Websphere Products last week. There's not much about the real pricing mechanism behind it in the actual announcement, but Thimothy Sipples (IBM) gives an elaborate explanation of it in the IBM-Main list. Here's the archive reference to his post. Do check out the replies to it as well, as Al Sherkow a.o. is giving some useful additional information. I know I'm generalizing when I try to summarize this : these IPLA Websphere products are generating the necessary SMF records that can be used by the SCRT report. If you report 1% of the used LPAR capacity (e.g. WS reports 2 MSU and z/OS reports 200 MSU) then you only pay 10% instead of the full 100% up to now. For a reported usage of 5%, you pay 50%. So as long as you're under 10%, there's a benefit for the customer.

Well, that's it for now.

Getting Started Sub-capacity Pricing for z/OS IPLA software with select Websphere Products

This is quite a mouthful for an announcement title. The entire title : IBM Getting Started Sub-capacity Pricing for z/OS IPLA software provides an attractive pricing option for starting projects with select IBM WebSphere programs (ZA08-0134).
As we know some IPLA (formerly OTC) software follows sub-capacity ruling. Now for some Websphere products IBM announces 'Getting Started Sub-capacity Pricing'. This "offers entry pricing for customers with low usage on select IBM WebSphere programs and the applicable Subscription and Support annual maintenance charge (...) Getting Started Sub-capacity Pricing offers less than the full LPAR (sub-capacity) license charge for up to 10% of the LPAR utilization consumed by the workload ". I haven't seen any prices yet and I find the explanation somewhat puzzling, but it's definitely worth checking out if you're in the target group :

Getting Started Sub-capacity Pricing helps you:
* Deploy small projects on z/OS with improved price/performance
* Provide greater software licensing flexibility by improving alignment between software use and software charges
* Increase LPAR capacity without changing software charges for a constant workload
* Transition smoothly to traditional sub-capacity pricing as workload grows

All additional information on prerequisites, planned availability and eligible products can be found in the announcement.

Sampling Techdocs : February - March 2008

With the z10 announcement and the z/OS 1.10 preview in February, some documents have been reworked and there are of course new documents discussing the new functionalities of the z10. I already discussed one of them into more detail (Basic HyperSwap), but there's of course much more. Here's a selection :

• Presentation : A System Programmer Productivity Tool Bag
  This is such a useful document I just have to mention it from time to time. "It is designed to point to and describe various information to assist in planning, aid in finding pertinent information, tools which are available to make a systems programmer job a bit easier".


• Technical document : IBM System Storage DS8000 FlashCopy SE Implementation Considerations and Recommendations
  I know I mentioned this the previous time too, but it has been updated and and it gives a great description of how FlashCopy SE works, where you can use it and where it's better not to use it. Some examples : it is not recommended to use it when data changes more than 20% between two FlashCopies. Do not use it either when you are running update jobs on the same data just after the FlashCopy SE. These circumstances might have a negative influence on your performance.


• Presentations : WebSphere for z/OS - Version 6.1 Handouts for WBSR6 Wildfire Workshop
  I promised to try and pay some attention to products I'm less familiar with, so here are all the presentations and hands-on labs for the Wildfire Workshop on WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Version 6.1. The topics covered are an overview, Building the Deployment Manager, Standalone Servers and Federation, Data Resources (CICS and DB2), Clustering and Security Implications of Adding Servers, Comparison of HTTP Front-End options for WebSphere Application Server. This should provide a great introduction to the Websphere Application Server and I will surely work my way through it.
  
  
• Tool : Getting Started with zPCR (IBM's Processor Capacity Reference)
  Most people are already familiar with this tool or know at least what it does. It's a great capacity planning tool for System z and since one (or perhaps already two years) it has been made available to the customer. It now provides support for System z10.
  
  
• White Paper : z/OS: Planning Considerations for HiperDispatch Mode
  This was one of the new features that raised many questions when the z10 was introduced as it was not very clear what this was really about. Basically "z/OS workload management and dispatching have been enhanced to take advantage of the System z10 hardware design. A new mode of dispatching called HiperDispatch has been implemented to provide additional processing efficiencies. This White Paper describes planning considerations related to HiperDispatch".
  

As I always say : just check them out !

Price Action on Websphere Products

Stepping into the supermarket a price action is usually (always) a good thing : prices are going down. IBM learns us that 'price action' must have a neutral connotation as this price action actually means an increase in price. It's almost exactly the same range of products that were affected last year :

• 5655-P27 IBM WebSphere Process Server for z/OS V6 (S&S)
• 5655-L86 IBM WebSphere Business Server Foundation for z/OS V5 (S&S)
• 5655-I59 IBM WebSphere Message Broker z/OS V6 (S&S)
• 5655-K58 IBM WebSphere Event Broker z/OS V6 (S&S)
• 5655-G98 IBM WebSphere Message Broker Rules & Formatter extension for z/OS V6(S&S)
• 5655-R16 IBM WebSphere Enterprise Server for z/OS V6(S&S)
• 5698-S37 IBM Tivoli Business Systems for z/OS (S&S)
• 5655-K13 IBM WebSphere Portal Enable z/OS (S&S)

The new prices are effective January l, 2008.
For Belgium (and most European countries) there's a price increase of 3%.
You can check out the announcement letter for other countries.

IBM Redbooks in Second Life: Meet the Authors event

I wrote about Second Life a couple of weeks ago and this might be a nice occasion to pick up the thread again - or to step in. This is the second 'Meet the Authors' event in a couple of weeks. What's it about ? IBM brings out a new Redbook, in this case still a draft : 'WebSphere Portal for z/OS Version 6'. Up to now the Redbooks were announced in the Redbook Newsletter, you could read a short description at the page of the book itself and decide whether or not to read the book. With this particular redbook IBM is presenting "IBM WebSphere Portal Enable for z/OS Version 6.0.0.1 , which is a combination of all the rich functionality provided by IBM WebSphere Portal for Multi Platforms and the Qualities of Service provided by the z/OS platform. The information in this book is based on experiences gained during an ITSO Proof of Concept in which we installed and configured WebSphere Portal on z/OS in a high available and secure environment".

What's new : you can now have a chat with the authors of the redbook in Second Life : "At this informal, online event in the Second Life virtual world, you can ask questions and discuss WebSphere Portal and Redbooks topics with subject matter experts while experiencing the unique atmosphere of the new virtual IBM Support Library in Second Life. You’ll also receive a free special edition T-shirt for your avatar and other freebies". Unfortunately you can't wear the T-shirt IRL (in real life). Still, I'm looking forward to attend one of these events, even if it's only out of shere curiosity. What's attractive is that the threshold to get into contact with the authors is lower than it would normally be. So I guess this might turn out te be a nice initiative.

The details : it takes place June 28, from 10:00 to 11:00 EDT (4PM-5PM in Belgium) in the IBM Support Library in Second Life. Check out all the details over here.

Price change for some Websphere Products

I didn't have much time last week but there was one announcement letter I still want to mention : "Price Action on System z and zSeries Software Program Products". It concerns a price raise on mostly websphere products, more specific :

• 5655-F81 IBM WS Application Server for z/OS (S&S)
• 5655-L86 IBM WS Business Integration Server Foundation for z/OS (S&S)
• 5655-P27 IBM WS Process Server for z/OS (S&S)
• 5655-R16 IBM WS Enterprise Server Bus for z/OS (S&S)
• 5655-K13 IBM WS Portal Enable for z/OS (S&S)
• 5655-I19 IBM WS Message Broker for z/OS (S&S)
• 5655-K58 IBM WS Event Broker for z/OS (S&S)
• 5655-G98 IBM WS Message Broker with Rules & Formatter for z/OS (S&S)
• 5655-P29 IBM WS Extended Deployment for z/OS (S&S)
• 5698-S37 IBM Tivoli Business System Manager or z/OS (S&S)

The new prices are effective on April, 1 2007.
For Belgium it means a price increase of 4%.
You can check out the announcement letter for other countries.