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Periodically new information about Workload License Charges, LPAR Pricing, Capacity Planning and Performance is added to the web site. You can fill out a form and ask to be notified when the web site or any of the papers have been updated.

August 2005: Software MSUs, Hardware MSUs and MIPS estimates for IBM z9-109 Servers

August 2004: Now there are three types of IPLA Sub-Capacity Pricing. Tools are now priced based on the "Reference" Product they work with.

December 2003: IBM links to LCS, Moving to WLC

September 2003: LPAR Pricing for z800s, examples of IBM's Mainframe Charter impact, graphical analysis of z/OS Pricing Evolution below 375 MSUs

August 2003: Lowered MSUs for z990s, Lowered Prices on z/OS for Smaller Installations and New Workloads

May 2003: z990 and WLC Opportunities, Full Capacity WLC, Clarification of Single Version Charges, and Expendable MSUs Analysis with LCS.

February 2003: Answers to the Frequent Questions about WLC

December 2002: ILM Has Been Canceled, Get Going with SCRT

November 2002: Go ahead with the SCRT, Stop Waiting for ILM

April 2002: IBM's April 30, 2002 Announcements. The new "Utilization Model"

March 2002: IBM schedules delivery of the IBM License Manager

Fall 2001: Update and Status of WLC

Last Updated: Tuesday, 30 August, 2005