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IBM System/390
Empowering your enterprise
Turning
business
realities into
advantages
Information processing
should reflect an
enterprise's operating
conditions
Wherever your enterprise operates ... whatever that
business may be ... your organisation probably faces
worldwide opportunities and competitive pressures.
In the past decade alone, business opportunities and
challenges have escalated and become global in
scope. As a result, you may be among the the executives who routinel y need to:
• Make decisions about engaging in new market
initiatives, strategic partnerships, joint ventures,
mergers or acquisitions.
• Enable your enterprise to respond to new opportunities by helping your diverse individual users,
workgroups and systems to exchange vital information easily and more quickly.
The concept behind the
IBM ES/9000 family
enables information
processing systems to
be fully integrated
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• Permit suppliers, subsidiaries and fi eld offices to
exchange information with your head office and often wi th one another, as well.
• Control costs.
• De ploy personnel for maximum effec ti veness.
An opportunity to transform your e nte rprise
Issues such as these represent an impli cit opportu nity
to transform and streamline your enterpri se.
Often, such transformation is welcome - especiall y
when fin e-tuning yo ur information infrastructure can
enhance tomorrow's success by enabling you to:
• Get the information needed to make rapid
decis ions and respond quickly.
• Simplify access to resources, faci liti es and
systems.
• Protect agai nst the increased corporate security
risks that accompany informati on exchange within
and beyond enterprise boundaries.
• More easi ly manage multiple central, remote and
backup computing sites and complicated communications technologies.
• Exploit competitive-edge application and networking opportuni ties without impeding your bu si ness
growth by exceeding your resource capac ity .
Information processing
should be used
uniformly as a tool
throughout the
enterprise
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Powering up
your enterprise
in the new era
The exceUent balance
between price and
performance makes
entry into the
mainframe class an
attractive proposition
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A widespread call for increased access
and control
Executives worldwide tell us tha t balTiers to corporate success must be removed. They want fast,
reliable and easy access to information within the ir
enterprises. They also seek the freedom to share data
among manufacturing, marketing, fin a nce, head
office, suppliers and customers. And they want to
manage and control the diverse syste ms throughout
their e nterprises.
IBM listened carefully as business leaders around the
globe told us their concerns, needs and requirements.
From the m, we form ed the foundation for a new era in
computing.
With the advent of IBM's ne w era in computing you
can equip your enterprise with the power to increase
productivity, red uce costs, develop global markets,
automate appropriate procedures, shorten development cycles and respond to customers more quickly
and effe ctively. This new era e ncompasses:
• The IBM System/390* , a new famil y of growthoriented, high-pelformance computing systems
and software
• Broader, more comprehensive information access
in a secure environment
• Innovative technology s upporting your business
vision and enhancing your current information
assets
• Increased managerial control over di verse network
and system elements and fun ctions.
A solid foundation for increased access
and growth
IBM System/390 provides the power throu gh a range
of ne w systems and products, as well as communications routers and switching devices, networking
solutions, advanced applications and a wealth of
ancillary services. Separately in some instances,
together in others, these offerings provide a solid
foundation . And this foundation enables your
appli cations and ne tworked systems (non-IBM as we ll
as IBM) to grow in sophistication and accessibility as
you strategically deploy them to achieve such enterprise-wide goals as increased market share, improved
profit margins, higher quality, greater customer
satisfaction and he ightened competitive ness.
The following examples illustrate how our innovative
produc ts and architectures can advance your business
vision - and help yo u improve your company's
pel{ormance:
• Re tail buyers can gather the latest sales trend
information from multiple worldwide sites
through our new systems, softw are and networking
solutions.
• International bankers can encrypt sensitive
electronic funds transfers for maximum confidentiality and security.
• Government employees can consolidate and
graphically depict budget a uthorisations and
actual expe nditures on an agency or departmental
basis by using our decision-support offerings and
Far-reaching technological innovations
lend the traditional
computing centre a
whole new image
integrated office systems.
• A food company 's management team can analyse
information on field inventory and brand movement on a da ily basis.
• Ma nufac turers can give their di stributors online
catalogue access throu gh our new systems and
networking solutions.
• Educational systems can be accessed by home - or
office-based users for interacti ve skills tutoring in
languages or mathematics.
• Clothing importers can use our ne w systems and
IBM business partner software to trac k imported
fini shed goods and lellers of credit, and to excha nge vital informa tion with their international
suppliers by electronic data inte rchange.
Designed for
the '90s
Powerful workstations
reach a new level of
performance through
integration in highsp eed netwo rks
Innovative syst e m s and services to advance
your business vision
Scenarios suc h as these can be multiplied many
times, depending on country, industry and bus iness
strategy. In all cases, customer value drives our
efforts to help you realise your enterpri se goals.
No maller what your industry or business pla n may
be, here are some of the ways tha t we can he lp you
empower your enterprise:
Firstly, there is the growth potential and pedormance
power of the new IBM System/390 computing famil y.
System/390 includes the ne w Enterprise System/9000
(ES/9000) * processor models, as well as enhanced
system hardware and ne w operating syste m software.
Sys tem/390's broad range of processor models offers
high pet{ormance and significant grow th potential,
enri ching yo ur ex isting in ves tment in systems, data,
ap plications and pe rsonne l.
Your e mployees can use the System/390 famil y to
gain wider, more comprehensive information access,
within and beyond enterprise boundaries . Thi s gain
is the result of our enriching and streamlining three
operating systems - MVS, VM and VSE - and using
common communication protocols and network
architectures in the design of our new sys tems.
You can also gain a more comprehensive managerial
reach over your network performance and resources.
This capability derives from ne twork solutions tha t
integrate diverse local area ne tworks and offer
comprehensive graphic views of the resources they
contain ... ne w system management directions .. . a nd
va ried security options.
Accommodate cooperative and distributed
processing
The new IBM ES/9000 processor mode ls and operating system software also acco mmodate cooperative
and distributed processing. As a res ult, our new
systems move you closer to the da y when any individual computing syste m or workstation in yo ur enterprise can interac t with a ny other - even if you have
hundreds of local area ne tworks, each with hundreds
of workstations.
Your information systems organisation can use
standard IBM platforms to develop enterpri se-wide
applications and link appropriate entet·prise personnel with your outside clients and s uppliers . And
workgroups in one e nterprise department or division
can share information with those in other departments
or di visions, regardless of whether they are on the
other side of the si te, across the country or in a
remote corner of the globe.
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Designed for the '90s, these powerful IBM computing
solutions incorpora te many valuable technological
innovations:
• A unique integrated cryptographic feature
• Fast, lightwe ight fibre optic cabling
• Environmentally effi cient systems.
Our produc ts integrate the syste ms that process your
enterpri se information with other office systems,
departmental systems, client-server LANS, workstations, workgroups and departments. For example,our
Enterprise Systems Architecture /390 (ESA /390)*
employs logical a nd physical interconnections tha t
enable designers working at varied geographical
locations to gain fas ter access to electronically
dispersed e ngineering changes. As a result, they can
increase productivity a nd shorten the produc t development cycle.
It no longer matters
if terminals belong to
different departments
or are spre ad across
numerous sites at home
and abroad
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Key computing
attributes
of the
empowered
enterprise
The possibilities
available through fibre
optics mean a system's
I/ O d e vices no longer
have to be concentrated
in one place
Operational flexibility
Your IBM System/390-empowered enterprise can
accommodate changes far more flexibly than ever
before. Applications can be shifted from one la rge
host system to another ... d evices such as disks and
tapes can be changed with minimal disrup tion to
regular operations ... and computing resources
can be located wherever space permits.
The fibre optic technology underlying channel
connections in our systems and controllers requires
far less room, a n appeal ing alternative to the limits
imposed by the heavy, bulky cabling tha t has long
serv ed the industry. Our new channel technology
also permits data transmission over distances of up to
9 kilome ters (5.4 miles) - a signifi cant increase over
the former 122 meter (400 feet) standard. As a
result, you can now locate system processors in one
part of your business complex, and de vices for those
same systems can occupy s pace in anoth er building
or complex. You gain furth er fl ex ibility because
you can access d ata from a vari ety of systems a nd
locations .
IBM's new systems also provide your enterprise
with a cooperative processing fa cility, coupling the
benefits of personal computing with the peIiormance,
power and control of host-based computing. Cooperative process ing allows applications to be split between
workstations and hosts .
Increased security options to protect your
enterprise
You want your informa tion to be accessible; yet, th e
more critical th at information is to th e operati on, th e
more sensitive it becomes . The Sys tem/ 390-empowered enterprise can pro vide the d egree of security
protection you require, at worksta tion, host a nd
network levels, combining ease of use with systemmanaged securit y.
Broader, simpler system and network
manage ment
Our new products are d esigned to res pond to your requirement for broader, simpler, enterprise-wide
syste m and network ma nagement. If improved
operational management , lower costs, and increased
system av ailability and responsiveness are high on
your age nda, our new produc ts and services can meet
your needs.
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Powerful system growth and expansion
The 18 models in the IBM Enterprise System/9000
(ES/9000) family offer outstanding room for growth .
Thi s family includes compac t, rack-mounted models,
as well as both air-cooled and water- cooled, framemounted models, all sharing a common architec ture.
IBM's expanded VSE/ ESA software offering for the
ES/9 000 famil y accommodates fast business growth,
while providing the option to migrate your enterprise
more easil y into the MVS/ESA operating system
environmen t. The ES/9000 family offers many
upgrade options from your existing systems,
enhancing your IBM computing investme nt.
fast storage access, they can ac t as both compute- and
fil e-servers, working with hi gh-speed networks and
powe lful programmable worksta tions.
The ne w ES/9000 famil y offers significantly improved
scalar capa bilities and, on most models, a vector
facility as well. This increases high-speed computational capabilities for more numerically intensive
scientific and technical applications. Our largest
ES/9000 model can be expected to offer from 2.0 to
2.8 times the computing capability of our c urrent
largest sys te m with the Vector Facility.
Advanced applications
Informa tion processing has moved from automating
' back-office' applications such as accounting ... to
front-offi ce applications such as on-line reservations
systems ... to advanced appli cations that can give
you a competiti ve edge, like image processing and
computer-integrated manufacturing.
Image processing for increased productivity
One leading bank has described the pote ntial of
image processing in the finan cial community as
" the most significant banking de velopment since
the computer" . Today, banks can capture cheque
images at the rate of 40 per second. And now, IBM
is ma king such applications more widely available
by basing them on standard syste m platforms.
As a result, image processing is gaining popularity
in other industries and practices as well. Advanced
image processing can include photos, engineering
drawings or even medical images, as well as cheques
and paper. This advanced application area offers the
potential to increase transac tion volumes handled by
indi vidual employees by as much as 30 percent.
Expanded capahility for technical applications
Exec utives are some times surprised to learn tha t
technical computing procedures are as useful in
commercial applications, s uch as finan cial forecasting and produc tion scheduling, as they are in complex scie ntific a pplications. Such applications often
require the processing of vast quantities of stored
information. Because the ES/9000 systems also offer
A well-de signed conce pt
for the prote ction of
data provides a high
degree of se curity
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Achieve your
goals using our
solutions
Bottom-line benefits
Together, IBM 's ES/9000 processor family , effi c ient
channel architecture, powerful operating syste m software, diverse security offerings, communications a nd
ne tworking produc ts and advanced applications
constitute a complete system approac h to sati sfyin g
the information systems challenges inherent in
supporting your business goals. With these produc ts,
you can reali se the bottom-line benefits of such costsaving innovations as the implementation of fibre
optic technology .
Applications in the
areas of investment and
production planning,
chemical engineering,
structural analysis and
simulation require extra
performance
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For example, one compan y estimates that it can save
millions of pounds because this technology does away
with the ir need to construct a new da ta centre ... and
it can save millions more by increasing systems
availability at all le vels. In addition, these produc ts
reflect IBM's continuing' commitment to hi gh-quality
solutions that answer your needs and concerns.
Worldwide support for products and services
IBM's leading-edge solutions and service offerings
span the total computing spectrum, including home
computing, powerful workstations, numerically
intensive and image-intensive processing, powerful
communications and storage offerings, and more.
We service hardware and software systems almost
anywhere in the world. And our products are backed
by our comprehensive support programmes. These
include consulting, capacity planning, network
planning, site preparation, education, software and
hardware conversion, disaster recovery, hardware and
software maintenance and facilities management.
And as you choose specific IBM offerings to provide
solutions for your enterprise, IBM can fulfill your
financing needs - whether funding is required locally
or around the world.
Your IBM representative will be happy to give you
details about how the System/390 family and related
products and services in systems, software, communications and applications can empower your enterprise
from top to bottom.
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Solutions and services
covering the whole
spectrum of information processing
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