Date:  Thu, 19 Dec 2002 20:20:40 -0500
From:  madodelatptdprolog.net
Subject:  [VOICENWS] IBM explains the recent withdraw of Warp4/WSeB

From: madodelatptdprolog.net 

http://www-3.ibm.com/software/os/warp/swchoice/


On 10 December 2002, IBM United States Announcement Letter 902-274
announced the withdrawal from marketing on both Passport Advantage and
Software Choice of selected IBM OS/2 Warp 4 and OS/2 Warp Server for
e-business shrinkwrap part numbers. This withdrawal was made possible by
the recent removal of the 10 point minimum initial purchase criteria for
Passport Advantage subscriptions, enabling single and low volume orders by
business partners and individual customers. This announcement also
withdraws obsolete OS/2 part numbers for OS/2 Warp 4 for which End Of
Service expired on 31 January 2001.

IBM OS/2 Warp 4 and OS/2 Warp Server for e-business with Software
Maintenance will continue to be available through Passport Advantage.

New Passport Advantage customers should register online at
http://www.lotus.com/services/passport.nsf/WebDocs/Passport_Advantage_Home
and can use the following table to help select the appropriate OS/2 Warp 4
and/or OS/2 Warp Server for e-business license(s) and product media
package(s) that also include the Convenience Package CD ROMs and the
Software Choice features CD ROMs.                           

OS/2 Warp V4:
New OS/2 Warp V4 License. Choose either 1 year or 2 year license plus
Software Maintenance
  D5C4JLL OS/2 WARP INSTALL LIC/SW MAINT 1 ANNIV
  D5C4KLL OS/2 WARP INSTALL LIC/SW MAINT 2 ANNIV

Current OS/2 Warp V4 License Holder. Select 1 year Software Maintenance
after License.
  D5C4NLL OS/2 WARP INSTALL SW MAINT AFT LIC 1 ANNIV

OS/2 Warp Server for e-Business:
New OS/2 Warp Server for e-business License. Choose either 1 year or 2
year license plus Software Maintenance for the server and 1 year or 2 year
license plus Software Maintenance for each user connected to the server.
  D5C4TLL OS/2 WARP SERVER FOR EBUSINESS SVR LIC/SW MAINT 1 ANNIV
  D5C4ULL OS/2 WARP SERVER FOR EBUSINESS SVR LIC/SW MAINT 2 ANNIV
  D5C52LL OS/2 WARP SERVER FOR EBUSINESS USER LIC/SW MAINT 1 ANNIV
  D5C53LL OS/2 WARP SERVER FOR EBUSINESS USER LIC/SW MAINT 2 ANNIV

Current OS/2 Warp V4 License Holder. Select 1 year Software Maintenance
after License for the server and for each user connected to the server.
  D5C4XLL OS/2 WARP SERVER FOR EBUSINESS SVR SW MAINT AFT LIC 1 ANNIV
  D5C55LL OS/2 WARP SERVER FOR EBUSINESS USER SW MAINT AFT LIC 1 ANNIV

Once you purchase the Software Maintenance either as part of a new license
or after license you should also purchase the appropriate media package.
You may find the following table useful in selecting the desired language
product media package. OS/2 Warp V4 OS/2 Warp Server for e-business
Passport Advantage Media Package by Language Passport Advantage Media
Package by Language Language Part Number Language Part Number
               
  English   84H6327   English   31L1723
  German   BC81HDE   German   BC6V9DE
  French   BC8YKFR   French   BC6V9FR
  Italian   BC8WQIT   Italian   BC6V9IT
  Spanish   BC8GHES   Spanish   BC6V9ES
  Brazilian Portuguese   BC005BP   Brazilian Portuguese   BC6V9BP
  Japanese   25L9165   Japanese   BC6V9JA
  Traditional Chinese   BC620TC   Traditional Chinese   BC6V9TC
  Simplified Chinese   BC005SC   Simplified Chinese   BC6V9SC
  Dutch   BC8FANL   Dutch   BC6V9NL
  Danish   BC83GDA   Danish   BC6V9DA
  Finnish   BC8YHFI   Finnish   BC6V9FI
  Norwegian   BC8YPNO   Norwegian   BC6V9NO
  Swedish   BC8YSSV   Swedish   BC6V9SV

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