IBM Real-Time Asset Locator V7.1 helps to deliver real-time asset visibility and enhances enterprise asset management

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1 IBM United States Software Announcement , dated July 20, 2010 IBM Real-Time Asset Locator V7.1 helps to deliver real-time asset visibility and enhances enterprise asset management Table of contents 1 Overview 4 Publications 2 Key prerequisites 5 Technical information 2 Planned availability date 6 Ordering information 2 Description 8 Terms and conditions 4 Product positioning 9 Prices 4 Program At a glance Real-Time Asset Locator: Tracks and monitors the location and status of assets in real time to help improve asset management Integrates with Maximo Asset Management and Tivoli Asset Management for IT to provide enhanced asset life-cycle and maintenance management Provides visibility of resources and enables users to improve decision-making and optimize processes while reducing costs Includes a complex event processing engine that correlates data from multiple sensors to identify actionable business events including entry/exit, man down, idle assets, and low or excessive inventory levels Supports a variety of sensor subsystems including active RFID, passive RFID, barcode, and other condition sensors Overview IBM Real-Time Asset Locator is designed to enable you to track and monitor assets such as tools, equipment, and personnel in near real time to improve asset utilization. This capability can provide visibility of resources and enable you to leverage best practices to help improve decision-making and optimize asset management processes while helping to reduce operational costs. Real-Time Asset Locator helps organizations track assets and personnel across the enterprise to improve quality, service levels, and operational productivity. Real-Time Asset Locator integrates with IBM Maximo Asset Management and Tivoli Asset Management for IT to provide enhanced asset life-cycle and maintenance management. With Real-Time Asset Locator, you can leverage real-time data to solve multiple business problems related to asset location, condition, inventory levels, and loss. For example, you can: Optimize preventative maintenance based on in-use status and location Reduce loss of equipment by monitoring exit zones Better manage equipment inventory levels to help ensure availability in one location while reducing excess in another Features include: IBM United States Software Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 1

2 A complex event processing engine that correlates data from multiple types of sensors to identify business events, which can be routed into the enterprise asset management system to trigger additional workflows Support for a broad set of rules and notifications including entry/exit, man down, fall detection, idle assets, and low or excessive inventory levels A single platform, which can support a variety of sensors including active RFID, passive RFID, barcode, and other condition sensors A visualization console for tracking and locating assets, filtering assets by class, and performing administrative tasks such as configuring location maps and virtual zones A flexible architecture that allows for centralized or distributed deployment models Out-of-the-box integration with Maximo Asset Management and Tivoli Asset Management for IT Benefits include: Consistent, repeatable operations and decisions enabled by real-time location data and rule-based process automation Visibility into organizational and departmental asset allocations and use Ability to manage asset allocation through target inventory levels by location Better informed budget and purchasing activities through new insights into asset inventory and work management requirements Ability to ensure that equipment is operation-ready while optimizing preventive and corrective maintenance activity and planning Implementation of industry best practices for asset visibility and management to help improve utilization, productivity, and safety Key prerequisites Real-Time Asset Locator requires either Maximo Asset Management V , Tivoli Asset Management for IT V7.2, or any Maximo Industry Solution offering that uses Maximo Asset Management V Planned availability date July 30, 2010: Electronic availability August 27, 2010: Media availability Description Real-Time Asset Locator allows users to enhance asset management capabilities by tracking asset location and status in real time. Assets such as tools, infusion pumps, wheelchairs, IT equipment, handhelds, and mobile test equipment can be tracked and monitored to gain visibility into asset inventory levels, use, behavior, and overall life cycle. Even personnel and patients can be tracked to monitor workflow and improve safety. Real-Time Asset Locator monitors asset movement to automatically identify important events that are forwarded to IBM Maximo Asset Management or Tivoli Asset Management for IT. These events provide real-time visibility of asset behavior and enable enhanced asset life-cycle and maintenance management. You can leverage this real-time data to solve multiple business problems related to asset location, condition, inventory levels, and loss. For example, you can optimize preventative maintenance based on in-use status and location; reduce loss of equipment by monitoring exit zones; and better manage equipment inventory levels to help ensure availability in one location while reducing excess in another. Real-Time Asset Locator works with third-party sensor subsystems that provide raw data about asset location. Data is usually in the form of a unique ID and x, y, and IBM United States Software Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 2

3 possibly z coordinates. Sensors may also provide condition information or signals for general events such as a button press. Real-Time Asset Locator interprets the raw data to map it to a business location and associate it with a specific asset. It also assigns meaning to general events. For example, the button press may be mapped to an event indicating that maintenance is required for a given asset. Real- Time Asset Locator monitors these raw data streams to identify significant business events and may generate a notification for the event or forward it to the asset management system for asset updates or to initiate additional tasks. Real-Time Asset Locator supports a variety of rule-based scenarios for tracking asset movement and behavior. Some scenarios are dependent on the underlying sensor technology, and not all scenarios are supported by all technologies. Scenarios can be added or extended using the provided tooling. The following sample scenarios are supported: Entry/exit of assets to/from virtual zones Loss detection Fall detection or man down Wandering patients Movement of non-moving assets Movement of asset to maintenance zone Identification of idle assets Real-Time Asset Locator hides the complexity of heterogeneous sensor technologies by providing normalized location and status events to the application logic. The normalized sensor event streams are then monitored using advanced business event processing to detect event patterns that indicate that an actionable business event has occurred. These higher-order events are forwarded to Maximo Asset Management or Tivoli Asset Management for IT to update location or status and to initiate appropriate workflows. Real-Time Asset Locator provides business event processing through the bundled WebSphere Business Events. WebSphere Business Events helps identify actionable situations to enable timely insights and responses. Additionally, WebSphere Business Events includes Web-based design tools that can be used to easily tune the rules and event patterns that drive operational processes and business logic. Real-Time Asset Locator can support active RFID (ultrasound, UWB, WiFi, and Infrared), passive RFID (Gen2 Standard, UHF, and HF), and barcode as well as other condition sensors. This technology-agnostic approach enables users to select the most suitable technology for their needs or even to mix technologies when appropriate. Real-Time Asset Locator leverages the Maximo Integration Framework to provide real-time updates on asset location and status to Maximo Asset Management or Tivoli Asset Management for IT. Location and status change events flow into the asset management system through the IBM Maximo Adapter for Real-Time Asset Locator. In turn, the asset management system can be configured to trigger workflows to take appropriate action based on the location and status changes. Accessibility by people with disabilities A U.S. Section 508 Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) can be requested via the IBM Web site Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act IBM Real-Time Asset Locator is capable as of August 27, 2010, when used in accordance with IBM's associated documentation, of satisfying the applicable requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, provided that any assistive technology used with the product properly interoperates with it. A U.S. Section 508 IBM United States Software Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 3

4 Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) containing details on the product's accessibility compliance can be requested on the following Web site Product positioning Real-Time Asset Locator must be deployed with either Maximo Asset Management or Tivoli Asset Management for IT. It provides these asset management systems with real-time location and condition data to enable enhanced asset life-cycle and maintenance capabilities. Maximo Asset Management supports asset life-cycle and maintenance management for all asset types, from production equipment to facilities to transportation assets. This holistic perspective provides better visibility and control of assets across the entire organization, and helps identify process efficiencies and optimization opportunities across these assets. Maximo Asset Management helps organizations optimize the performance of their assets through comprehensive asset, work, service, contract, inventory, and procurement management functions. Tivoli Asset Management for IT is designed to help track and manage your hardware and software IT assets and costs. Tivoli Asset Management for IT includes applications for inventory, asset tracking, asset reconciliation, financial management, contract management, procurement management, and optionally Service Level Agreement (SLA) management. This asset life-cycle functionality permits the tracking and management of IT assets through initial request, approval, procurement, contract, receipt, inventory, deployment, asset installs, moves, adds, changes, and retirement. Reference information Software Announcement , dated July 06, 2010 Program Program VRM Program name 5725-A IBM Real-Time Asset Locator 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. IBM Publications Center IBM United States Software Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 4

5 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 for 20 countries. A large of publications are available online in various file formats, and they can all be downloaded by all countries. Technical information Specified operating environment Hardware requirements The minimum hardware configuration for Real-Time Asset Locator V7.1 is the same as that for WebSphere Sensor Events V7.0, which is documented on the WebSphere Sensor Events product systems requirements Web page Software requirements Real-Time Asset Locator requires either Maximo Asset Management V , Tivoli Asset Management for IT V7.2, or any Maximo Industry Solution offering that uses Maximo Asset Management V Operating systems Real-Time Asset Locator requires one of the following operating systems: Microsoft Windows 2008 Server (32- and 64-bit) Windows 2008 R2 Server (32- and 64-bit) Windows 2003 SP2 (32- and 64-bit) Windows 2003 R2 SP2 (32- and 64-bit) SLES 10.2 (32- and 64-bit) SLES 10.3 (32- and 64-bit) SLES 11 (32- and 64-bit) Red Hat 5.2 (32- and 64-bit) Red Hat 5.3 (32- and 64-bit) Red Hat 5.4 (32- and 64-bit) AIX (PPC 64-bit) 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. Planning information 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. IBM United States Software Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 5

6 Ordering information This product is available only via Passport Advantage. It is not available as shrinkwrap. Product information Licensed function title Product group Product category IBM Maximo Adapter for Real-Time IBM Industry Sensors and Asset Locator Solutions Actuators IBM Real-Time Asset Locator IBM Industry Sensors and Solutions Actuators Program name PID Charge unit description IBM Maximo Adapter for Real-Time Asset Locator IBM Real-Time Asset Locator Charge metrics definitions 5725-A93 Per Processor Value Unit (PVU) 5725-A93 Per Resource Value Unit Processor Value Unit (PVU) Processor Value Unit (PVU) is a unit of measure by which the Program can be licensed. The of PVU entitlements required is based on the processor technology and the of processors made available to the Program. The processor technology is defined within the PVU Table by Processor Vendor, Brand, Type and Model Number at pvu_licensing_for_customers.html IBM continues to define a processor, for the purpose of PVU-based licensing, to be each processor core on a chip. A dual-core processor chip, for example, has two processor cores. Licensee can deploy the Program using either Full Capacity licensing or Virtualization Capacity (Sub-Capacity) licensing according to the Passport Advantage Sub-Capacity Licensing Terms (see Web page below). If using Full Capacity licensing, Licensee must obtain PVU entitlements sufficient to cover all activated processor cores* in the physical hardware environment made available to or managed by the Program, except for those servers from which the Program has been permanently removed. If using Virtualization Capacity licensing, Licensee must obtain entitlements sufficient to cover all activated processor cores made available to or managed by the Program, as defined according to the Virtualization Capacity License Counting Rules at Counting_Software_licenses_using_specific_virtualization_technologies.html * An activated processor core is a processor core that is available for use in a physical or virtual server, regardless of whether the capacity of the processor core can be or is limited through virtualization technologies, operating system commands, BIOS settings, or similar restrictions. Resource Value Unit (RVU) Resource Value Unit (RVU) is a unit of measure by which the Program can be licensed. RVU Proofs of Entitlement are based on the of units of a specific resource used or managed by the Program. Licensee must obtain sufficient entitlements for the of RVUs required for Licensee's environment for the specific resources as specified in the table below. RVU entitlements are specific to IBM United States Software Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 6

7 the Program and the type of resource and may not be exchanged, interchanged, or aggregated with RVU entitlements of another program or resource. Passport Advantage program licenses IBM Maximo Adapter for Real-Time Asset Locator Part description IBM Maximo Adapter for Real-Time Asset Locator IBM Maximo Adapter for Real-Time Asset Locator Per Processor Value Unit (PVU) Annual SW S&S Renewal IBM Maximo Adapter for Real-Time Asset Locator Per Processor Value Unit (PVU) Lic + SW S&S 12 Month IBM Maximo Adapter for Real-Time Asset Locator Per Processor Value Unit (PVU) SW S&S Reinstatement 12 Month IBM Real-Time Asset Locator Part E0908LL D0DF7LL D0DF8LL Part description IBM Real-Time Asset Locator IBM Real-Time Asset Locator Per Resource Value Unit (RVU) Annual SW S&S Renewal IBM Real-Time Asset Locator Per Resource Value Unit (RVU) Lic + SW S&S 12 Month IBM Real-Time Asset Locator Per Resource Value Unit (RVU) SW S&S Reinstate 12 Month Passport Advantage supply Part E0907LL D0DF5LL D0DF6LL Program name/description Part IBM Maximo Adapter for RTAL V7.1.0 IBM Maximo Adapter for Real-Time Asset Locator V7.1 BJ0W9EN Multiplatfm, English IBM Real-Time Asset Locator V7.1.0 IBM Real-Time Asset Locator V7.1 Multiplatform, English BJ0W8EN Media Pack 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 Real-Time Asset Locator V7.1.0 Entitled maintenance Media packs description Part offerings description IBM Real-Time Asset IBM Real-Time Asset BJ0W8EN Locator per Resource Value Locator V7.1 Unit Multiplatform, English Media Pack IBM Maximo Adapter for Real-Time Asset Locator V7.1.0 Entitled maintenance Media packs description Part offerings description IBM Maximo Adapter for IBM Maximo Adapter for BJ0W9EN Real-Time Asset Locator Real-Time Asset Locator per Processor Value Unit V7.1 Multiplatform, English Media Pack IBM United States Software Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 7

8 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 Program License Agreement, IBM International Passport Advantage Agreement, and IBM Agreement for Acquisition of Software Maintenance. Licensing IBM International Program License Agreement including the License Information document and Proof of Entitlement (PoE) govern your use of the program. PoEs are required for all authorized use. Part products only, offered outside of Passport Advantage, where applicable, are license only and do not include Software Maintenance. License Information form s Program name Program Form IBM Real-Time Asset Locator 5725-A93 RTAL: P-84WPGZ Adapter: 86BP4V The program's License Information will be available for review on the IBM Software License Agreement Web site Limited warranty applies Yes Money-back guarantee For clarification, note that if for any reason you are dissatisfied with the program and you are the original licensee, you may obtain a refund of the amount you paid for it, if within 30 days of your invoice date you return the program and its PoE to the party from whom you obtained it. If you downloaded the program, you may contact the party from whom you acquired it for instructions on how to obtain the refund. For clarification, note that for programs acquired under the IBM International Passport Advantage Agreement, this term applies only to your first acquisition of the program. Authorization for use on home/portable computer The program may be stored on the primary machine and another machine, provided that the program is not in active use on both machines at the same time. You may not copy and use this program on another computer without paying additional license fees. Product name IBM Real-Time Asset Locator No Volume orders (IVO) No IBM United States Software Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 8

9 Passport Advantage applies Yes, and through the Passport Advantage Web site at This product is available only via Passport Advantage. It is not available as shrinkwrap. IBM Operational Support Services - SoftwareXcel No System i Software Maintenance applies No Educational allowance available Not applicable Prices Prices are subject to change without notice. GST, QST, and sales taxes, where applicable, are extra. For additional information and current prices, contact your local IBM representative. Real-Time Asset Locator (Program) entitlements are based on the of assets. The of assets determines the required of RVUs. Tier Min Max RVU per of assets of assets asset Tier Tier , Tier 3 1,001 5, Tier 4 5,001 10, Tier 5 10,001 50, Tier 6 50, , Tier 7 100, , Tier 8 500,001 n Ordering example An example of converting 1.0 million (1,000,000) assets to Resource Value Units: Tier RVU/Asset Assets by tier RVUs Tier Tier Tier , Tier , Tier , Tier , Tier , Tier , TOTAL N/A 1,000,000 2,006 After calculating the required of RVUs, the final price can be determined on the Passport Advantage Web site. IBM United States Software Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 9

10 Definitions Resource Value Unit (RVU) and Processor Value Unit (PVU) pricing metrics are defined in the Charge metrics section of this announcement. An Asset is any tangible resource or item of value to be managed, including production equipment, facilities, transportation, IT hardware, and software. Licensee must obtain entitlements for the total of Assets accessed or managed by the Program. Passport Advantage For Passport Advantage information and charges, contact your IBM representative or authorized IBM Business Partner, or authorized IBM Business Partner for Software ValueNet, if applicable. Additional information is also available at Business Partner information If you are an IBM Business Partner -- Distributor for Workstation Software acquiring products from IBM, you may link to Passport Advantage Online for resellers where you can obtain Business Partner pricing information. An IBM ID and password are required. Trademarks Maximo, Tivoli, IBM, WebSphere, Passport Advantage, AIX and ValueNet are registered trademarks of IBM Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. Terms of use IBM products and services which are announced and available in your country can be ordered under the applicable standard agreements, terms, conditions, and prices in effect at the time. IBM reserves the right to modify or withdraw this announcement at any time without notice. This announcement is provided for your information only. Additional terms of use are located at For the most current information regarding IBM products, consult your IBM representative or reseller, or visit the IBM worldwide contacts page IBM United States Software Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 10