IBM Cognos Incentive Compensation Management on Cloud solution helps companies streamline compensation processes

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1 IBM United States Software Announcement , dated May 13, 2014 IBM Cognos Incentive Compensation Management on Cloud solution helps companies streamline compensation processes Table of contents 1 Overview 3 Technical information 1 Key prerequisites 5 Ordering information 2 Planned availability date 6 Terms and conditions 2 Description 9 Prices 3 Program number 9 Order now 3 Publications At a glance The IBM Cognos Incentive Compensation Management on Cloud solution includes the following enhancements: Improved performance with the Cognos Incentive Compensation Management Premium offering Numerous solution enhancements and features that help improve the user interface and experience For ordering, contact your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or IBM Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL (Reference: YE001). Overview The IBM Cognos Incentive Compensation Management on Cloud solution brings a new premium offer to market for large customers who have high data volumes, a vast number of payee populations, and numerous complex incentive compensation plans. These customers require models that have high performance and scalability. And finally, there are a number of solution enhancements and features that help improve the users' interface and experience. Key prerequisites Supported software Application servers IBM Runtime Environment Java TM Technology Edition WebSphere Application Server Apache Tomcat JBoss Database Microsoft TM SQL Server IBM United States Software Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 1

2 Web browsers Apple Safari Google Chrome Microsoft Internet Explorer (9.0, or later) Mozilla Firefox Web servers WebSphere Application Server Apache Tomcat JBoss Linux TM - Ubuntu Microsoft Windows TM Hardware Administrative client Intel TM Core Duo or equivalent Web client Intel Pentium TM 4 or equivalent For details, refer to the Technical information section. Planned availability date May 13, 2014 Description The Cognos Incentive Compensation Management on Cloud solution includes: Improved performance with the Cognos Incentive Compensation Management on Cloud Premium offering When calculating incentive compensation, some large organizations process very large transactional data volumes to determine compensation earnings for a vast number of payees within the sales force. In addition, these organizations often have complex plans that require a series of calculations and business rules that determine accurate payment. With the Cognos Incentive Compensation Management on Cloud solution, you can leverage a new offering that takes advantage of the IBM PureSystems TM with Analytics technology platform. With this new offering, the PureSystems with Analytics technology platform will move the complex calculations that typically execute on the standard, Microsoft SQL Server platform and calculation engine to the PureSystems with Analytics platform for processing. This significantly reduces the overall calculation time. Numerous solution enhancements and features that help improve the user interface and experience With each release cycle of the Cognos Incentive Compensation Management on Cloud solution, a number of enhancements and features include improvements to the user interface and user experience. Version 8.1 includes the following new function: Freeze panes in a Presenter report. End users can scroll through reports while freezing the pane that displays column titles. IBM United States Software Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 2

3 Allow multiple, computed columns to be added to a data grid in a Presenter report. Use the Model Converter to allow compatibility levels of models to be updated. Use the Model Optimization feature and include all tables in the model. Support the Cognos Producer Lifecycle and Credential Management solution integration. Automate the process for calculation data purge. Include multiple compensation statements in one PDF file format. Improve the refresh times after submission of a web form. Improve the calculation engine to enhance performance. Include an updated Microsoft.NET Framework to the latest version. tify users by when a scheduler event fails or succeeds. Program number Program number Program 5725-K34 IBM Cognos Incentive Compensation Management on Cloud Publications publications will be shipped with this product. 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 US) or customer number for 20 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. Technical information Specified operating environment Hardware requirements Administrative client Processor: Intel Core Duo or equivalent Memory: 4 GB Disk space: 180 MB plus additional space for local error logs and reports Display: XGA (1,024 x 768) or higher resolution Web client Processor: Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent Memory: 1 GB Disk space: Negligible space for graphics and HTML pages Display: XGA (1,024 X 768) or higher resolution IBM United States Software Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 3

4 Contact your sales representative for assistance in sizing your environment. Software requirements Web client Other software: Mozilla Firefox 10, Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0, Google Chrome, Apple Safari 4.0, Adobe TM Flash Player 10, and Adobe Reader 9 Databases: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2, and Microsoft SQL Server 2012 (recommended) The program's specifications and specified operating environment information may be found in documentation accompanying the program, if available, such as a readme file, or other information published by IBM, such as an announcement letter. Documentation and other program content may be supplied only in the English language. IBM Electronic Support The IBM Support Portal is your gateway to technical support. This includes IBM Electronic Support tools and resources, for software and hardware, to help save time and simplify support. The Electronic Support tools can help you find answers to questions, download fixes, troubleshoot, automate data collection, submit and track problems through the Service Request online tool, and build skills. All these tools are made available through your IBM support agreement, at no additional charge. Read about the Electronic Support portfolio of tools Access the IBM Support Portal Access the online Service Request tool Planning information Packaging IBM Cognos Incentive Compensation Management on Cloud is accessed via the Internet. There are no physical or electronic deliverables. Security, auditability, and control IBM Cognos Incentive Compensation Management on Cloud uses the security and auditability features of the operating system software. The customer is responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation of security features, administrative procedures, and appropriate controls in application systems and communication facilities. Software Services IBM Software Services has the breadth, depth, and reach to manage your services needs. You can leverage the deep technical skills of our lab-based Software Services team and the business consulting, project management, and infrastructure expertise of our IBM Global Services team. Also, we extend our IBM Software Services reach through IBM Business Partners to provide an extensive portfolio of capabilities. Together, we provide the global reach, intellectual capital, industry insight, and technology leadership to support a wide range of critical business needs. IBM United States Software Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 4

5 To learn more about IBM Software Services or to contact a Software Services sales specialist, visit Ordering information This product is available only via Passport Advantage. It is not available as shrinkwrap. These products may only be sold directly by IBM or by authorized IBM Business Partners for Software Value Plus. For more information about IBM Software Value Plus, visit To locate IBM Business Partners for Software Value Plus in your geography for a specific Software Value Plus portfolio, visit Product group: Varicent Product Identifier Description (PID) IBM Cognos Incentive Compensation Management on Cloud 5725-K34 Passport Advantage 5725-K34 - IBM Cognos Incentive Compensation Management on Cloud Part description Part number IBM Cognos Incentive Compensation Management Transaction D0Y9ELL Based Payees on Cloud Eligible Participant per Month IBM Cognos Incentive Compensation Management Transaction D0Y9FLL Based Payees on Cloud Daily Fee for Partial Month IBM Cognos Incentive Compensation Management Transaction D0Y9DLL Based Payees on Cloud Eligible Participant Overage IBM Cognos Incentive Compensation Management n- D0Y9HLL Transaction Based Payees on Cloud Eligible Participant per Month IBM Cognos Incentive Compensation Management n- D0Y9ILL Transaction Based Payees on Cloud Daily Fee for Partial Month IBM Cognos Incentive Compensation Management n- D0Y9GLL Transaction Based Payees on Cloud Eligible Participant Overage IBM Cognos Incentive Compensation Management for Inactive D0Y9KLL Payees on Cloud Eligible Participant per Month IBM Cognos Incentive Compensation Management for Inactive D0Y9LLL Payees on Cloud Daily Fee for Partial Month IBM Cognos Incentive Compensation Management for Inactive D0Y9JLL Payees on Cloud Eligible Participant Overage IBM Cognos Incentive Compensation Management for D0Y9NLL Administrative Users on Cloud Authorized User per Month IBM Cognos Incentive Compensation Management for D0Y9PLL Administrative Users on Cloud Daily Fee for Partial Month IBM Cognos Incentive Compensation Management for D0Y9MLL Administrative Users on Cloud Authorized User Overage IBM Cognos Incentive Compensation Management Data Volume D0Y9RLL on Cloud Million Record Lines per Month IBM Cognos Incentive Compensation Management Data Volume D0Y9SLL on Cloud Daily Fee for Partial Month IBM Cognos Incentive Compensation Management Data Volume D0Y9QLL on Cloud Million Record Lines Overage IBM Cognos Incentive Compensation Management Single D0Y92LL Tenant Premium on Cloud Instance per Month IBM United States Software Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 5

6 IBM Cognos Incentive Compensation Management Single D0Y93LL Tenant Premium on Cloud Daily Fee for Partial Month IBM Cognos Incentive Compensation Management Additional D0Y94LL Production Instance on Cloud Instance per Month IBM Cognos Incentive Compensation Management Additional D0Y95LL Production Instance on Cloud Daily Fee for Partial Month IBM Cognos Incentive Compensation Management Additional D0Y96LL n-production Instance on Cloud Instance per Month IBM Cognos Incentive Compensation Management Additional D0Y97LL n-production Instance on Cloud Daily Fee for Partial Month IBM Cognos Incentive Compensation Management Data History D0Y98LL Premium on Cloud Access per Month IBM Cognos Incentive Compensation Management Data History D0Y99LL Premium on Cloud Daily Fee for Partial Month IBM Cognos Incentive Compensation Management Access per D0Y9ALL Month IBM Cognos Incentive Compensation Management Daily Fee D0Y9BLL for Partial Month Charge metric Part number or Program name PID number Charge metric IBM Cognos Incentive 5725-K34 Access Compensation Management Authorized User on Cloud Eligible Participant Instance Million Record Lines Terms and conditions The information provided in this announcement letter is for reference and convenience purposes only. The terms and conditions that govern any transaction with IBM are contained in the applicable contract documents such as the IBM International Passport Advantage Agreement, the International Passport Advantage Express Agreement, the IBM International Agreement for Selected IBM SaaS Offerings, or the IBM SaaS Terms of Use. This product is available only via Passport Advantage. It is not available as shrinkwrap. Subscription The IBM International Passport Advantage Agreement and the IBM SaaS Terms of Use govern your use of this offering. Technical support Technical support is provided for IBM software as a service (SaaS) and enabling software, as applicable, during the subscription period. Any enhancements, updates, and other materials provided by IBM as part of any such technical support are considered to be part of IBM SaaS or enabling software, as applicable, and therefore governed by these Terms of Use. Technical support is included with IBM SaaS and is not available as a separate offering. Refer to additional technical support information in the IBM Software as a Service Terms of Use document for the program. Terms of use The program's Terms of Use document is available on the IBM Software as a Service Terms of Use website IBM United States Software Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 6

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