Systems benefits and resources

IBM provides Systems benefits and resources to help you understand general market trends, plan market and business strategies, and generate demand for your hardware, software, or services.

Downloads and drivers

• Software downloads

• Access to a comprehensive list of IBM software for purposes of demonstration and evaluation, development, testing, and running your business.

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Develop and migrate

• IBM Hardware Mall

• Participate in the Hardware Mall to lease or purchase equipment at very attractive terms to support your development needs.

• IBM Hardware Mall - hardware discounts and leases

• As a member of PartnerWorld, you may qualify to lease or purchase equipment at very attractive terms to support your development needs.

• IBM Rapid Port services

• To help close opportunities when the sale depends on the availability of an ISV application’s support of IBM Systems, use porting assistance. IBM works with solution developers to port and enable their commercially available applications and products to IBM Systems platforms.

• IBM Systems solution roadmaps

• Solution roadmaps are end-to-end guides for solution porting, enablement and migration, or integrating functionality into solutions running on IBM Systems platforms, products, software and technologies.

• Migration to IBM Systems

• Get assistance with migrating your systems and applications to IBM systems and platforms.

• Systems sample code

• Find cost-free sample code that you can use to learn about programming techniques or to help you with developing your own applications.

• Virtual Loaner Program

• Imagine on demand remote access to IBM servers running the latest versions of operating system with access to IBM software, all available to you at no charge. With IBM Virtual Loaner Program (VLP), you have that and more!

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Configuration and sizing

• Configurators

• The IBM Configurator for e-business Web site contains information about e-config including e-mail subscription, code update schedule, installation and update instructions, and local helpdesk support.

• Solution sizing guides

• Search IBM sizing guides to access hardware configuration recommendations including server, memory and disk requirements for your software solutions.

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Technical libraries

• Resource finder

• Sign in to access Business Partner product resources including sales kits, marketing materials, technical documents and education.

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