T h e T o o l t o Y o u r I T N e e d s! ISSUE #18 / MARCH 2007 SINGAPORE EDITION Feature Model IBM System x IBM System x are designed to deliver exceptional availability, simplified manageability, outstanding performance and revolutionary scalability. Price starts from SG$1,398 PAGE 2-3 SAN Made Simple Simple, Flexible & Affordable Storage Area Network (SAN) Solution IBM System p IBM System p Solutions designed to be easy to install, manage and virtualise running AIX 5L and Linux operating systems on the legendary performance of IBM POWER technology. Easy to Use Plug-and-play connectivity and reduced maintenance complexity. Solutions are integrated and tested. Affordable Specifically designed for SMEs, aligning their business requirements and IT budgets. SME can now enjoy the benefits of SAN without the high costs. Price starts from SG$6,532 PAGE 4 Complete Address both the business and IT requirements of SMBs, allowing for scalability, availability and security. SME customers can start small and grow fast. With standard-based products, SMEs can integrate and grow with either offerings and/or with other standard-based systems. For a limited time only, IBM is offering an attractive bundled promotion that will facilitate your first step into the world of Storage Area Network (SAN): and TotalStorage offers the right mix of storage products, solutions, and services using new innovative technology and open standards. Price starts from SG$4,588 PAGE 5 This publication could contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Also, illustrations contained herein may show prototype equipment. Your system configuration may differ slightly. This publication contain small programs that are furnished by IBM as simple examples to provide an illustration. These examples have not been thoroughly tested under all conditions. IBM, therefore, cannot guarantee or imply reliability, serviceability, or function of these programs. All programs contained herein are provided to you as is implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are expressly disclaimed. All rights reserved. Names of products and services marked with * may be trademarks of their respective companies. This IBM System Express is produced for IBM by Thumb-Print Studio. SAN Made Simple Bundle 1 DS4700 Express Model 70 (2GB Cache) 7 x 4 Gbps FC, 146.8 GB/15K E-DDM 4 x Fiber Cable 5m Multimode (LC-LC) DS4700 Windows Host Kit DS4700 Mod 70 2-Storage Partitions Activation Field Integrate DS4700 Power Cord 250V/10A, (Group 3) SAN16B-2 2 x 4 Gbps SW SFP Transceivers - 4 Pack 8 x Fiber Cable LC/LC 5m Multimode B16 Full Fabric - Plant 3580 Ultrium 3 LTO Tape Drive Attached to Windows system 2.7m Power Cord, 250V 13A, UK, China SG$38,830 SAN Made Simple Bundle 2 DS4200 Express Model 7V (2 GB Cache) 2 x 500 GB/7.2K SATA EV-DDM 4 x Fiber Cable 5m Multimode (LC-LC) DS4200 Windows Host Kit DS4200 2-Storage Partitions Activation Field Integrate DS4200 Power Cord 250V/10A, (Group 3) SAN16B-2 2 x 4 Gbps SW SFP Transceivers - 4 Pack 8 x Fiber Cable LC/LC 5m Multimode B16 Full Fabric - Plant 3580 Ultrium 3 LTO Tape Drive Attached to Windows system 2.7m Power Cord, 250V 13A, UK, China SG$25,764 ibm.com/eserver/sg/offers 1 8 0 0 3 12 7 7 8 8
2 T h i s M o n t h s O f f e r i n g s IBM System x Purchase to Purchase Promotion Get up to SG$288** cash rebate for every IBM System x3400 64-bit Intel Xeon 5120 Dual Core Processor 1.86GHz, 4MB Level 2 cache, Two-Socket capable, 2 x 512MB ECC DDR2 DIMM 2 x 73GB SAS HS HDD, ServerRaid 8K Controller (RAID 5), 1st Year International Next, Local Next Business Day On-site Warranty for 2nd & 3rd Year, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition SG$6,218 (797552A) SG$5.70 per day IBM System x3455 Opteron 2210 1.8GHz Dual Core Processor 2MB Level 2 cache, Two-Socket capable, 2 x 512MB ECC DDR2 DIMM, 1 x 80GB SATA HDD, 1st Year International Next SG$2,498 (798411A) SG$2.30 per day IBM System x3500 64-bit Intel Xeon 5120 Dual Core Processor 1.86GHz, 4MB Level 2 cache, Two-Socket capable, 2 x 512MB ECC DDR2 DIMM, 3 x 73GB SAS HS HDD, integrated with ServerRaid 8K, 3 Years International SG$7,128 (797752A) SG$6.60 per day Get up to SG$388** cash rebate for every IBM System x3550 64-bit Intel Xeon 5120 Dual Core Processor, 1.86GHz, 4MB Level 2 cache, Two-Socket capable, 2 x 512MB ECC DDR2 DIMM, 2 x 73GB SAS HS HDD, 3 Years International Next, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition SG$6,468 (797831A) SG$6.00 per day IBM System x3650 64-bit Intel Xeon 5120 Dual Core Processor, 1.86GHz, 4MB Level 2 cache, Two-Socket capable, 2 x 512MB ECC DDR2 DIMM, 2 x 73GB SAS HS HDD, ServerRaid 8K Controller (RAID 5), 3 Years International SG$7,358 (797931A) SG$6.70 per day IBM System x3655 Opteron 2210 1.8GHz Dual Core Processor, 2MB Level 2 cache, Two-Socket capable, 2 x 512MB ECC DDR2 DIMM, 3 x 73GB 10K 3.5 SAS HS HDD, ServerRaid 8K Controller (RAID 5), 3 Years International SG$6,998 (797851AA) SG$6.50 per day Get up to SG$200 cash rebate for every IBM eserver xseries x206m Intel Pentium D Processor 3.0GHz, 2 x 2MB Cache, 512MB ECC DDR SDRAM DIMM, 160GB Simple Swap SATA hard disk, Integrated RAID 1, 1 Year International Next SG$1,398 (8485iLS) SG$1.25 per day Intel Pentium 4 Processor 3.0GHz, 2MB Cache, 512MB ECC DDR SDRAM DIMM, 73GB U320 10K HotSwap SAS HDD, Integrated RAID 1, 1 Year International Next SG$1,768 (8485i3S) SG$1.65 per day IBM System x3200 ECC DDR SDRAM DIMM, 250GB Simple Swap SATA SAS HDD, 1 Year International Next SG$1,638 (436242A) SG$1.45 per day ECC DDR SDRAM DIMM, 73GB Hot Swap SAS HDD, 1 Year International Next Business Day Warranty SG$1,998 (4362i2S) SG$1.45 per day ECC DDR SDRAM DIMM, 160GB Simple Swap SATA HDD, 1 Year International Next SG$1,888 (4362i1S) SG$1.75 per day *Terms and Conditions 1) Valid through IBM Global Financing and via RAPID Online Financing (ROF) only 2) Based on Fair Market Value (FMV) lease on monthly payment in advance over a 36 months term, valid till 30th March 2007 3) Financing starts from S$10,000 and may include other IT hardware, software and services (Financing rates will vary). 4) Subject to IBM Credit approval For IBM Global Financing & ROF enquiries, call 800-616-1964 during 9am to 5pm or email to IGFAPCC@au1.ibm.com IBM System x3250 ECC DDR SDRAM DIMM, 73GB Hot Swap SAS HDD, 1 Year International Next Business Day Warranty SG$2,298 (4364i4S) SG$2.05 per day
T h i s M o n t h s O f f e r i n g s 3 Other Promotion IBM System x3150 Opteron 1210 1.8GHz Processor 512MB memory expandable to 8GB, 80GB SATA HDD, 1 Years International Next, Go Vault HH 80GB Tape Drive (25R0006) SG$1,728 (434742A) SG$1.55 per day IBM System x3755 2 x Opteron 2210 1.8GHz Dual Core Processor, 1MB Level 2 Cache, 1MB L3 Cache, 4 x 512MB ECC DDR2 DIMM, 3 x 73GB 10K 3.5 SAS HS HDD, ServerRaid 8K Controller (RAID 5), 3 Years International SG$14,028 (88771RA) SG$13.50 per day Blade Best Performance per Watt Blade 3 units of HS21 Dual Core Blade HS21 Intel Xeon Dual Core 1.86Ghz 2 x 2MB L2 Cache 1GB Fully Buffered DIMM SG$16,868 (3 x 8853L2A + 6 units of 26K5776) Latest Intel Quad-Core Technology (NEW ) 3 units HS21 Quad Core Blade HS21 Intel Xeon Quad Core 1.6GHz 8MB L2 cache 2GB Fully Buffered DIMM SG$19,138 (3 x 8853A1A + 6 units of 26K5776) Best High Performance Computing Blade 3 units LS21 Dual Core Blade LS21 Opteron 2212 2Ghz Dual Core 1MB L2 cache 1GB DDR2 SDRAM DIMM SG$19,698 (3 x 79713AA + 6 units of 26K5776) *Terms and Conditions 1) Valid through IBM Global Financing and via RAPID Online Financing (ROF) only 2) Based on Fair Market Value (FMV) lease on monthly payment in advance over a 36 months term, valid till 30th March 2007 3) Financing starts from S$10,000 and may include other IT hardware, software and services (Financing rates will vary). 4) Subject to IBM Credit approval For IBM Global Financing & ROF enquiries, call 800-616-1964 during 9am to 5pm or email to IGFAPCC@au1.ibm.com
4 T h i s M o n t h s O f f e r i n g s IBM System p ExpSell p185 Model 1 P185 1W 2GB 2.5Ghz SG$6,532 ExpSell p185 Model 2 P185 2W 4GB 2.5Ghz SG$10,372 ExpSell p505 Model 1 P505 1W 2GB 1.9Ghz SG$8,576 ExpSell p505 Model 2 P505 2W 4GB 1.9Ghz SG$10,417 ExpSell p505 Model 3 P505 4W 8GB 1.65Ghz SG$19,692 ExpSell p505 Model 4 P505 4w 16GB 1.65Ghz SG$25,309 ExpSell p51a Model 1 P51A 2W 4GB 2.1Ghz SG$10,827 ExpSell p51a Model 2 P51A 2W 8GB 2.1Ghz SG$14,602 ExpSell p51a Model 3 P51A 4W 4GB 1.65Ghz SG$16,137 ExpSell p51a Model 4 P51A 4W 8GB 1.65Ghz SG$20,760 ExpSell p51a Model 5 P51A 4W 16GB 1.65Ghz SG$26,296 ExpSell p52a Model 1 P52A 2W 4GB 2.1Ghz SG$13,633 ExpSell p52a Model 2 P52A 2W 8GB 2.1Ghz SG$16,275 ExpSell p52a Model 3 P52A 4W 4GB 1.65Ghz SG$19,716 ExpSell p52a Model 4 P52A 4W 8GB 1.65Ghz SG$22,181 ExpSell p52a Model 5 P52A 4W 16GB 1.65Ghz SG$27,472 ExpSell p55a Model 1 P55A 2W 4GB 2.1Ghz SG$19,742 ExpSell p55a Model 2 P55A 2W 8GB 2.1Ghz SG$22,951 ExpSell p55a Model 3 P55A 4W 4GB 1.65Ghz SG$21,458 ExpSell p55a Model 4 P55A 4W 8GB 1.65Ghz SG$24,015 ExpSell p55a Model 5 P55A 4W 16GB 1.65Ghz SG$29,978 * Retail prices excludes the 5% GST
T h i s M o n t h s O f f e r i n g s 5 Ultrium 3 Half High Tape Drive 19-inch Rack Mount Kit 2.5M VHDCI/HD68 SCSI Cable 2.7M Power Cord 250V 13A (includes 1 Cleaning Cartridge & 1 Data Cartridge) 3 Years Parts: 9 Hours x 5 Days, Customer Replaceable Unit SG$4,588 (3580-H3L) FREE 4 data cartridges Instant cash back of $60 and shopping vouchers of $80 for every unit sold IBM Ultrium 3 Tape Single Drive (LVD SCSI) 19-inch Rack Mount Kit 2.7m Power Cord, 250V, 16A 2.5m VHDC/HD68 SCSI cable Warranty: 3yrs 9x5 CRU SG$4,988 (3580-L33) FREE 4 data cartridges Instant cash back of $100 and shopping vouchers of $80 for every unit sold TS3100 Tape Library SCSI TS3100 Ultrium 3 SCSI drive with 10 slots 10m VHDC/HD68 SCSI Ultrium 3 LVD SCSI Drive SG$11,248 (3573-L2U) Instant cash back of $200 and shopping vouchers of $120 for every unit sold Upgrade to 22 slots SG$400 TS3100 Tape Library FC TS3100 Ultrium 3 FC drive with 10 slots 13m LC/LC Fibre Channel cable Ultrium 3 4Gb Fibre Drive TS3200 Tape Library SCSI TS3200 Ultrium 3 SCSI drive with 20 slots 10m VHDC/HD68 SCSI cable Rack Mount Kit Ultrium 3 LVD SCSI Drive SG$17,348 (3573L4U) Instant cash back of $250 and shopping vouchers of $150 for every unit sold Also available Upgrade to 44 slots SG$790 TS3200 Tape Library FC TS3200 Ultrium 3 FC drive with 20 slots 25m LC/LC Fibre cable Rack Mount Kit Ultrium 3 4Gb Fibre Drive SG$21,278 (3573L4U) Instant cash back of $250 and shopping vouchers of $150 for every unit sold Upgrade to 44 slots SG$790 SG$15,988 (3573L2U) Instant cash back of $200 and shopping vouchers of $120 for every unit sold Upgrade to 22 slots SG$400