Global Data Synchronization for WebSphere Product Center V1.2 for AIX and Solaris Provides a strategic solution for retailers and suppliers

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1 Software Announcement July 26, 2005 Global Data Synchronization for WebSphere Product Center V1.2 for AIX and Solaris Provides a strategic solution for retailers and suppliers Overview Large retailers, distributors, and suppliers (such as consumer-packaged goods, consumer electronics, and over-the-counter pharmaceutical companies) are leading the charge to promote and adopt global data synchronization. The global data synchronization vision is enabled by the Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN) which comprises the GS1 Global Registry and a federation of interoperable, certified data pools. GS1 is the international organization that leads the effort to establish the standards upon which retailers and suppliers communicate using the GDSN. Various industry studies, led by organizations such as the Global Commerce Initiative (GCI), A.T. Kearney, and Cap Gemini have quantified the potential dollar savings of the global data synchronization process. Savings can be realized in many ways, such as increased speed to market for new items, improved purchase order accuracy, and a reduction in shelf out-of-stocks. Even with the establishment of the GDSN, however, business leaders within retail, distributor, and supplier organizations face internal challenges before they can fully leverage the GDSN. In the case of retailers, for example, they must be able to augment the product information they receive from their suppliers to fully represent the information needed throughout their organization. Suppliers, on the other hand, need to ensure that the information they send to their retailers is accurate. Distributors potentially face both of these needs. IBM Global Data Synchronization for WebSphere Product Center provides a strategic solution to retailers, distributors, and suppliers for their global data synchronization initiatives. What s new in V1.2 Support for retailers using the Worldwide Retail Exchange (WWRE) as their data pool for global data synchronization. Increased support for automation and mass transaction support. Key prerequisites Refer to the Hardware requirements and Software requirements sections. Planned availability dates July 29, 2005: Electronic software delivery August 26, 2005: Media and documentation At a glance Global Data Synchronization for WebSphere Product Center V1.2 offers: New support for retailers using the Worldwide Retail Exchange (WWRE) as their data pool for global data synchronization. Enhanced support for automation and mass transaction processing for retailers, distributors, and suppliers. Support for modeling and managing complex relationships and classification schemas for trading partners, attributes, automated processes, and messaging. Data model that manages and supports interoperability between industry-leading data pools. Configurable workflows that allow modification of the packaged processes to meet specific customer needs and business environments. Reporting capabilities for summary and detailed information to provide business insight into global data synchronization activities. For ordering, contact: Your IBM representative or the Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL Reference: SE001 This announcement is provided for your information only. For additional information, contact your IBM representative, call 800-IBM-4YOU, or visit the IBM home page at: IBM United States IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation

2 Description IBM Global Data Synchronization for WebSphere Product Center is a comprehensive global data synchronization solution. IBM Global Data Synchronization for WebSphere Product Center provides support for retailers (demand-side), suppliers (supply-side), and distributors (demand-side or supply-side). It is designed to work with the GDSN. Global data synchronization is crucial to boost the efficiency and effectiveness of supply chains and support more advanced supply chain initiatives that will drive continued growth in earnings and shareholder value. With IBM Global Data Synchronization for WebSphere Product Center, you create a robust foundation upon which the full benefits of trading partner collaboration can be achieved. Key features include: Role-based user interfaces that are intuitive to technical and business users Data models that support modeling and managing complex relationships and classification schemas Business process flows that help you manage the data synchronization life cycle of item information as well as trading partner information Data models and ongoing support for global EAN.UCC standards and industry-leading data pool standards Configurable workflows that allow modification of the packaged processes to meet specific customer needs Support for large scale deployments that require large numbers of products and users Reports that provide summary and detailed information about your global data synchronization activities Robust security mechanisms that define and secure information at various levels of granularity as defined by your needs Stable, secure open standards-based architecture, which allows integration into the your existing IT environment Benefits from IBM Global Data Synchronization for WebSphere Product Center get to the core of your business objectives, maximizing the effectiveness of your trading partner relationships and improving your overall supply chain efficiency helps to increase revenues. Key benefits: Enables your business team to enrich product information to increase accuracy of product attributes as well as freeing up your IT team for other objectives Helps lowers your overall total cost of ownership because the solution helps you stay compliant with EAN.UCC global standards and data pool standards Offers enterprise-class robustness, scalability, and performance capabilities that address immediate global data synchronization needs and can grow with you over time Facilitates sophisticated integration capabilities that let you leverage existing product information throughout your technology infrastructure Provides detailed insight into your global data synchronization activities that can drive process improvements both internally and with trading partners Creates foundation for collaborative activities among supply chain partners, such as radio frequency identification (RFID), collaborative planning forecasting and replenishment (CPFR), and other B2B initiatives In addition to the listed features and benefits, the following functionality is offered specifically to support the needs of demand-side and supply-side customers, respectively. IBM Global Data Synchronization provides support for demand-side customers using UCCnet or WWRE as their data pool for global data synchronization. Key functionality for demand-side IBM Global Data Synchronization for WebSphere Product Center customers includes: Data model that supports the latest demand-side trade item definition and the UDEX classification scheme (UCCnet and WWRE). Support for both UDEX and GPC classification schema. Data model that supports the following trade item industry extensions for UCCnet: Hardlines, Fast Moving Consumer Goods, Office Supply, and Lowe s. Data model that supports the following trade item industry extensions for WWRE: Fast Moving Consumer Goods. Business process flows that support the item, trading partner, and demand-side-specific publication and subscription management processes; for example, process new item publication, process data change publication, cancel item synchronization, and request for publication. Flexible data model to store and manage demand-side-specific item attributes (for example, attributes not included as part of the demand-side attribute set) such as global and global-local attributes that are specific to a customer s business. IBM Global Data Synchronization provides support for supply-side customers using Transora. Key functionality for supply-side Global Data Synchronization for WebSphere Product Center includes: Data model that supports the latest supply-side trade item definition and the UDEX classification scheme. Data model that supports the trade item attributes required for interoperability between Transora and UDEX (U.K.) as well as WWRE. Business process flows that support the item, trading partner, and supply-side-specific publication management processes, for example, item add, publish new item, and synchronize changes. Statement of direction IBM currently intends to provide support for additional platform stacks for the features and data pool connections described in this document during the second half of All statements regarding IBM s plans, directions, and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice. Trademarks WebSphere is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others

3 IBM US Announcement Supplemental Information July 26, 2005 Offering Information Product information is available via the Offering Information Web site Also, visit the Passport Advantage Web site Publications No publications are shipped with this product. The IBM Publications Center The Publications Center is a worldwide central repository for IBM product publications and marketing material with a catalog of 70,000 items. Extensive search facilities are provided. Payment options for orders are via credit card (in the U.S.) or customer number for 50 countries. A large number of publications are available online in various file formats, and they can all be downloaded by all countries free of charge. The IBM Publications Notification System (PNS) pnsrege.nsf/messages/welcome PNS enables subscribers to set up profiles of interest by order number/product number. PNS subscribers automatically receive notifications of all new publications defined in their profiles. These may then be ordered/downloaded from the Publications Center. The PNS site is available in English and Canadian French. Technical information Hardware requirements: Recommendations for hardware requirements are supplied for guidance only. This section lists the minimum hardware requirements for Global Data Synchronization for WebSphere Product Center. However, the actual requirements for your system may be greater, depending on the complexity of your specific Global Data Synchronization for WebSphere Product Center environment, throughput, and data object size. The following information is for the Global Data Synchronization system only. If you run other applications on the same system, make appropriate adjustments. The following are the minimum system requirements recommended for server components: Server requirements AIX 5L 5.2 (32 and 64 bit): Processor: 2 CPU configuration on IBM pseries 630 Model with minimum processor speed of 1.0 GHz Memory: 8 GB Disk space: 20 GB (dedicated for application server), 4 GB (temporary partition) Sun Solaris 9.0 ( 32 and 64 bit ) Server Type Sun-Fire-V440 Processor 4 x 64-bit UltraSPARC IIIi processors GHz Memory 8 GB Additional server requirements: Additional CPUs may be required based on capacity requirements Additional memory may be required based on capacity requirements Additional servers for added capacity and/or redundancy Multi-server installations require network-attached shared storage The following are the minimum system requirements recommended for client access to Global Data Synchronization. For client access to Global Data Synchronization for WebSphere Product Center: Processor: Intel -based system with a Pentium III with minimum processor speed of 750 MHz Memory: 256 MB For hardware requirements for WebSphere Business Integration Connect V4.2.3, refer to Software Announcement , dated September 7, Software requirements: The software requirements for Global Data Synchronization depend on which of the elements of the product components are being used and whether they are used singularly or in combination on a particular server. Dedicated servers are recommended for the database. Operating system AIX V5.2 Sun Solaris 9.0 This announcement is provided for your information only. For additional information, contact your IBM representative, call 800-IBM-4YOU, or visit the IBM home page at: IBM United States IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation

4 Web server: WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment V Database DB2 Universal Database Information Integrator V8.2 Advanced Edition 1 Oracle Database Server Version Other required software (based on needed function) Java Development Kit V1.4.2 (available as part of IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment V5.1.1) WebSphere MQ Series V5.3 1 WebSphere Business Integration Adapter for WebSphere MQ V2.7 1,2 WebSphere Business Integration Adapter Framework V2.6 1,2 WebSphere Business Integration Connect V ,4 1 A limited use license is included with WebSphere Product Center. 2 Required when integrating with a process hub. 3 A limited use license of WebSphere Business Integration Connect is included 4 An AS2 gateway is required in the Global Data Synchronization for WebSphere Product Center configuration. WebSphere Business Integration Connect can provide this connection as can all other AS2 gateways. Software requirements for client access to WebSphere Product Center: Operating system (one of the following) Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Microsoft Windows XP Professional Browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 6.0 Service Pack 1 Note: For software requirements for WebSphere Business Integration Connect V4.2.3, refer to Software Announcement , dated June 28, Planning information Customer responsibilities: Software Maintenance, previously referred to as Software Subscription and Technical Support, is included in the Passport Advantage Agreement. Installation and technical support is provided by the Software Maintenance offering of the IBM International Passport Advantage Agreement. This fee service enhances customer productivity, with voice and electronic access into IBM support organizations. Packaging: The packaging for Global Data Synchronization for WebSphere Product Center V1.2 product contains the following: WebSphere Product Center V5.2 WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment V5.1.1 DB2 II V8.2 Advanced Edition WebSphere MQ Series V5.3 WebSphere MQ Adapter V2.7.0 WebSphere Business Integration Adapter Framework V2.6.0 WebSphere Business Integration Connect V4.2.3 Security, auditability, and control The customer is responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation of security features, administrative procedures, and appropriate controls in application systems and communication facilities. Ordering information This product is only available via Passport Advantage. is not available as shrinkwrap. Product information Licensed function Product group Product category title IBM Global Data WebSphere Product WebSphere Product Synchronization Center Center Supply side Connector IBM Global Data WebSphere Product WebSphere Product Synchronization for Center Center WebSphere Product Center IBM Global Data WebSphere Product WebSphere Product Synchronization Center Center Demand side Connector The following charges apply to these offerings: IBM Global Data Synchronization for WebSphere Product Center Per Processor IBM Global Data Synchronization for WebSphere Product Center Per Authorized User License IBM Global Data Synchronization Connector for Demand Side Per Connector IBM Global Data Synchronization Connector for Supply Side Per Connector Charge metrics definitions Processor In Full Capacity charging Proofs of Entitlement (PoEs) must be acquired for all activated processors (available for use) that are on the server where the program or a component of the program is run. 1. If there are program components included in the offering whose function is not to be included in the charge metric, these must be listed in the program-unique Terms of the License Information. 2. IBM defines a physical processor in a computer as a functional unit that interprets and executes instructions. A physical processor consists of at least an instruction control unit and one or more arithmetic and logic units. 3. Multi-core technology allows two or more processors (commonly called cores ) to be active on a single silicon chip. Unless otherwise announced, with multi-core technology, IBM considers each core to be a physical processor. For example, in a dual-core chip, there are two physical processors residing on the single silicon chip. 4. In the zseries Integrated Facility for Linux (IFL) environment, each IFL engine is considered a single physical processor. 5. Threading, a technique which makes a single processor seem to perform as two or more, does not affect the count of physical processors. It

5 6. Where blade technology is employed, each blade is considered a separate server and charging is based upon the total number of processors on the blade on which the program is run. Authorized User An Authorized User (User) is one and only one individual, machine, program, or device with a specific identity (ID) within or outside your enterprise. A PoE is evidence of your authorization to use a program and is required for each User accessing the program or any component, application, feature, function, and capability thereof, either directly or indirectly, through any means on behalf of the user in any manner. The program may be installed on one or more computers, and accessed by multiple users provided that a user authorization has been obtained for each individual User. Users have unique specific identity and IDs cannot be shared. An ID may establish one or more connections and count as a single User. An ID may only be reassigned for the long-term replacement of personnel, machine, program, or device. Passport Advantage program licenses Global Data Sync for WebSphere Product Center Description IBM Global Data Synchronization Supply- side Connector GDS Supply-side Connector PA per Connector SW Maintenance Annual Renewal GDS Supply-side Connector PA per Connector SW Maintenance Reinstatement GDS Supply-side Connector PA per Connector License & SW Maintenance 12 M Global Data Sync for WebSphere Product Center IBM Global Data Synchronization for WebSphere Product Center IBM GDS for WPC Authorized User License & SW Maintenance 12 IBM GDS for WPC Authorized User SW Maintenance Annual Renewal IBM GDS for WPC Authorized User SW Maintenance Reinstatement 12 IBM GDS for WPC Per Processor License & SW Maintenance 12 IBM GDS for WPC Per Processor SW Maintenance Annual Renewal IBM GDS for WPC Per Processor SW Maintenance Reinstatement 12 Part number E01GQLL D5490LL D548ZLL D548SLL E01GLLL D548TLL D548QLL E01GKLL D548RLL Global Data Sync for WebSphere Product Center Description IBM Global Data Synchronization Demand-side Connector GDS Demand-side Connector PA per Connector SW Maintenance Reinstatement GDS Demand-side Connector PA per Connector License & SW Maintenance 12 GDS Demand-side Connector PA per Connector SW Maintenance Annual Renewal Passport Advantage supply IBM GDS for WPC V1.2.0 Media Pack IBM GDS for WPC V1.2.0 AIX 5L, Unrestricted CD-ROM Part number D548YLL D548XLL E01GPLL AF0A9NA Passport Advantage customer: Media pack entitlement details Customers with active maintenance or subscription for the products listed are entitled to receive the corresponding media pack. IBM GDS for WPC V1.2.0 Entitled maintenance offerings description Media packs description Part number Global Data Synch for IBM GDS for WPC AF0A9NA WebSphere Product V1.2.0 AIX 5L, Center Per Proc Global Data Synch for IBM GDS for WPC AF0A9NA WebSphere Product V1.2.0 AIX 5L, Center Per User Global Data IBM GDS for WPC AF0A9NA Synchronization V1.2.0 AIX 5L, Demand side per Conn Global Data IBM GDS for WPC AF0A9NA Synchronization V1.2.0 AIX 5L, Supply side per Conn Terms and conditions This product is only available via Passport Advantage. is not available as shrinkwrap. Agreement: IBM International Program License Agreement. PoEs are required for all authorized use. Part number products only, offered outside of Passport Advantage, where applicable, are license only and do not include Software Maintenance. This software license includes Software Maintenance, previously referred to as Software Subscription and Technical Support. It

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