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On december 4th IBM changed a large part of their system x support website. Follow THIS link and find out why this change was needed. 

One of the new features is integration with the marketing sites and better integrated subscriptions.

One way of buying products after withdrawel from marketing (WDFM) is to use the IBM Options Continuation Program.
The website to purchase those products can be found through www.itxchange.com . 

More information can also be found @ ibm.com  

In Q1 2007 IBM will launch PAVE, System p Application Virtual Environment. Probably the name will be different at GA time. With PAVE  Linux/x86 apps are able to be run on Linux on POWER.  

This code is developed by Transitive, the established leader on binary code translation. Read the whole story on Computerwire (click HERE ) and discuss it with your customers.

The Standalone Solutions Configuration Tool ( SSCT ) is the successor of the Spreadsheet Configurator (xSCA). 
The latest and current version of the SSCT can be found HERE

On the IBM RSS Feed on System x and BladeCenter a nice announcement was done about energy saving on blades.   While HP is showing off their so called energy efficient power supplies they are going to use for their desktops they do not get near of the REAL power saving you need to do for your customers.

IBM started today that the IBM BladeCenter is using over 30 percent less compaired to the new ahum ahum BladeSystem c-class.  Read it how YOU can beat the HP guys in a blade sale HERE

By the way, if you have access to IBM Partnerworld there is even more information available about this topics and otherwise contact me. 

IBM released Update 1 for Remote Deployment Manager 4.30  (RDM 4.30 Maintenance update 1).

The files can be found HERE.