Category: System i

IBM System i (iSeries & AS/400) Budget Guide February 2012

1 February 2012 No Comments by Computer Merchants
Computer Merchants Budget Guide

IBM System i, AS/400 i520, i550 and i570 CPUs IBM 9406 520-0900-7450 iSeries model 520 – Server 0900 – 7450 edition $5,700 IBM 9406 520-0901-7451 iSeries model 520 – Server 0901 – 7451 edition $5,400 IBM 9406 520-0902-7458 iSeries model 520 – Server 0902 – 7458 edition $7,500 IBM 9406 520-0902-7459 iSeries model 520 – [...]

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IBM Specials December 2011

22 December 2011 No Comments by Computer Merchants
Computer Merchants Specials

IBM Servers IBM 9406/520 2400 CPW OS V5R4 – P1 $8,000 IBM 9406/800 25/30 CPW OS V5R4 – P05 $3,350 IBM 9405/520 30/500 CPW OS V5R3 – P05 $4,850 IBM 9406/520 1000/1000 CPW OS V5R4 – P10 $6,200 IBM 9406/525 3800/3800 CPW OS V5R4 – P10 $22,000 IBM Expansion Unit IBM 9406/0595 PCI-X Expansion with [...]

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Host Your iSeries Disaster Recovery Solution With Us

21 December 2011 No Comments by Computer Merchants
Success Story

A quick note to let you know that you can host your iSeries disaster recovery (DR) system at our premises. Success Story Recently a customer purchased a high availability solution from us for their IBM iSeries environment. This involved Maxava HA software licenses, installation and setup of the Maxava HA software and associated ongoing maintenance. [...]

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Finance Industry System i Migration In Under 5 Hours

21 December 2011 No Comments by Computer Merchants
Success Story

In under 2 hours the systems were completely backed up available for the customers again.

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IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager to reduce your power usage and energy costs

21 December 2011 No Comments by Computer Merchants
IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager

IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager (TEM) – accurately monitor and enforce the right power policies onto the machines all from a single console

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IBM System i (iSeries & AS/400) Budget Guide December 2011

15 December 2011 No Comments by Computer Merchants
Computer Merchants Budget Guide

IBM System i, AS/400 i520, i550 and i570 CPUs IBM 9406 520-0900-7450 iSeries model 520 – Server 0900 – 7450 edition $5,700 IBM 9406 520-0901-7451 iSeries model 520 – Server 0901 – 7451 edition $5,400 IBM 9406 520-0902-7458 iSeries model 520 – Server 0902 – 7458 edition $7,500 IBM 9406 520-0902-7459 iSeries model 520 – [...]

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IBM System i (iSeries & AS/400) Budget Guide November 2011

3 November 2011 No Comments by Computer Merchants
Computer Merchants Budget Guide

IBM System i, AS/400 i520, i550 and i570 CPUs IBM 9406 520-0900-7450 iSeries model 520 – Server 0900 – 7450 edition $5,700 IBM 9406 520-0901-7451 iSeries model 520 – Server 0901 – 7451 edition $5,400 IBM 9406 520-0902-7458 iSeries model 520 – Server 0902 – 7458 edition $7,500 IBM 9406 520-0902-7459 iSeries model 520 – [...]

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IBM V5R4 Phased Out

7 June 2011 No Comments by Computer Merchants
IBM V5R4

31st January, 2006 – 27th May, 2011

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IBM System i Model to Operating System Level Mapping

7 June 2011 No Comments by Computer Merchants
IBM System i Model to Operating System Level Mapping

Table mapping IBM System i hardware to OS versions

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Maxava HA Enterprise+

7 June 2011 No Comments by Computer Merchants
Maxava maxView Manager

High Availability and Disaster Recovery readiness for an IBM i application

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SAP Crystal Solutions

2 June 2011 No Comments by Computer Merchants
SAP Crystal Reports Dashboard Design

Simple, Affordable, and Open Reporting and Business Intelligence Tools for Everyday Use

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IBM System i (iSeries & AS/400) Budget Guide April 2011

6 April 2011 No Comments by Computer Merchants
Computer Merchants Budget Guide

Pricing does NOT include the following: GST Delivery Installation Plain English Terms and Conditions Apply. Subject to prior sale. Call us on 1800 777 111 and quote “IBM Price Guide”, or fill in the form below. IBM System i, AS/400 RISC Processor IBM 9406 #170 – 2159/2160/2164 RISC Processor CPW = 75/16 $3,800 IBM 9406 [...]

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IBM System i (iSeries & AS/400) Budget Guide March 2011

16 March 2011 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Pricing does NOT include the following: GST Delivery Installation Plain English Terms and Conditions Apply. Subject to prior sale. Call us on 1800 777 111 and quote “IBM Price Guide”, or fill in the form below. IBM System i, AS/400 RISC Processor IBM 9406 #170 – 2159/2160/2164 RISC Processor CPW = 75/16 $3,800 IBM 9406 [...]

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IBM System i (iSeries & AS/400) Budget Guide January 2011

13 January 2011 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Pricing does NOT include the following: GST Delivery Installation Plain English Terms and Conditions Apply. Subject to prior sale. Call us on 1800 777 111 and quote “IBM Price Guide” for more information on the following items. IBM System i, AS/400 RISC Processor IBM 9406 #170 – 2159/2160/2164 RISC Processor CPW = 75/16 $3,800 IBM [...]

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IBM System i (iSeries & AS/400) Budget Guide September 2010

6 September 2010 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Pricing does NOT include the following: GST Delivery Installation Plain English Terms and Conditions Apply. Subject to prior sale. Call us on 1800 777 111 and quote “IBM Price Guide” for more information on the following items. IBM System i, AS/400 RISC Processor IBM 9406 #170 – 2159/2160/2164 RISC Processor CPW = 75/16 $3,800 IBM [...]

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IBM System i (iSeries & AS/400) Budget Guide July 2010

2 July 2010 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Pricing does NOT include the following: GST Delivery Installation Plain English Terms and Conditions Apply. Subject to prior sale. Call us on 1800 777 111 and quote “IBM Price Guide” for more information on the following items. IBM System i, AS/400 RISC Processor IBM 9406 #170 – 2159/2160/2164 RISC Processor CPW = 75/16 $3,900 IBM [...]

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IBM System i (iSeries & AS/400) Budget Guide June 2010

1 June 2010 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Pricing does NOT include the following: GST Delivery Installation Plain English Terms and Conditions Apply. Subject to prior sale. Call us on 1800 777 111 and quote “IBM Price Guide” for more information on the following items. IBM System i, AS/400 RISC Processor IBM 9406 #170 – 2159/2160/2164 RISC Processor CPW = 75/16 $4,000 IBM [...]

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IBM System i (iSeries & AS/400) Budget Guide May 2010

13 May 2010 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Pricing does NOT include the following: GST Delivery Installation Plain English Terms and Conditions Apply. Subject to prior sale. Call us on 1800 777 111 and quote “IBM Price Guide” for more information on the following items. IBM System i, AS/400 RISC Processor IBM 9406 #170 – 2159/2160/2164 RISC Processor CPW = 75/16 $4,000 IBM [...]

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IBM System i (iSeries & AS/400) Budget Guide April 2010

5 April 2010 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Pricing does NOT include the following: GST Delivery Installation Plain English Terms and Conditions Apply. Subject to prior sale. Call us on 1800 777 111 and quote “IBM Price Guide” for more information on the following items. IBM System i, AS/400 RISC Processor IBM    9406    #170 – 2159/2160/2164    RISC Processor CPW = 75/16    $4,000 IBM   [...]

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IBM System i (iSeries & AS/400) Budget Guide March 2010

5 March 2010 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Pricing does NOT include the following: GST Delivery Installation Plain English Terms and Conditions Apply. Subject to prior sale. Call us on 1800 777 111 and quote “IBM Price Guide” for more information on the following items. IBM System i, AS/400 RISC Processor IBM 9406 #170 – 2159/2160/2164 RISC Processor CPW = 75/16 $4,000 IBM [...]

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IBM System i (iSeries & AS/400) Budget Guide February 2010

8 February 2010 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Pricing does NOT include the following: GST Delivery Installation Plain English Terms and Conditions Apply. Subject to prior sale. Call us on 1800 777 111 and quote “IBM Price Guide” for more information on the following items. IBM System i, AS/400 RISC Processor IBM 9406 #170 – 2159/2160/2164 RISC Processor CPW = 75/16 $4,100 IBM [...]

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IBM System i (iSeries & AS/400) Budget Guide January 2010

6 January 2010 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Pricing does NOT include the following: GST Delivery Installation Plain English Terms and Conditions Apply. Subject to prior sale. Call us on 1800 777 111 and quote “IBM Price Guide” for more information on the following items. IBM System i, AS/400 RISC Processor IBM    9406    #170 – 2159/2160/2164    RISC Processor CPW = 75/16    $4,100 IBM   [...]

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IBM System i (iSeries & AS/400) Budget Guide November 2009

4 November 2009 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Pricing does NOT include the following: GST Delivery Installation Plain English Terms and Conditions Apply. Subject to prior sale. Call us on 1800 777 111 and quote “IBM Price Guide” for more information on the following items. IBM System i, AS/400 RISC Processor IBM 9406 #170 – 2159/2160/2164 RISC Processor CPW = 75/16 $4,100 IBM [...]

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IBM System i (iSeries & AS/400) Budget Guide October 2009

15 October 2009 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Pricing does NOT include the following: GST Delivery Installation Plain English Terms and Conditions Apply. Subject to prior sale. Call us on 1800 777 111 and quote “IBM Pricing Guide” for more information on the following items. IBM System i, AS/400 RISC Processor IBM 9406 #170 – 2159/2160/2164 RISC Processor CPW = 75/16 $4,100 IBM [...]

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IBM System i (iSeries & AS/400) Budget Guide September 2009

9 September 2009 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Pricing does NOT include the following: GST Delivery Installation Plain English Terms and Conditions Apply. Subject to prior sale. Call us on 1800 777 111 and quote “IBM Pricing Guide” for more information on the following items. IBM System i, AS/400 RISC Processor IBM 9406 #170 – 2159/2160/2164 RISC Processor CPW = 75/16 $4,100 IBM [...]

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IBM System i (iSeries & AS/400) Budget Guide August 2009

3 August 2009 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Pricing does NOT include the following: GST Delivery Installation Plain English Terms and Conditions Apply. Subject to prior sale. Call us on 1800 777 111 and quote “IBM Pricing Guide” for more information on the following items. IBM System i, AS/400 RISC Processor IBM 9406 #170 – 2159/2160/2164 RISC Processor CPW = 75/16 $4,200 IBM [...]

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IBM System i (iSeries & AS/400) Budget Guide July 2009

9 July 2009 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Pricing does NOT include the following: GST Delivery Installation Plain English Terms and Conditions Apply. Subject to prior sale. Call us on 1800 777 111 and quote “IBM Pricing Guide” for more information on the following items. IBM System i, AS/400 RISC Processor IBM 9406 #170 – 2159/2160/2164 RISC Processor CPW = 75/16 $4,200 IBM [...]

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Moving Hardware Between Offices, Internationally

22 June 2009 No Comments by Computer Merchants

One of our valued customers needed our assistance They needed to ship an iSeries 520 server from their South African office to their office in Sydney, so they engaged our expertise to arrange this. Computer Merchants were very happy to oblige since we ship equipment all over the world on a day to day basis. [...]

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IBM System i (iSeries & AS/400) Budget Guide June 2009

4 June 2009 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Pricing does NOT include the following: GST Delivery Installation Plain English Terms and Conditions Apply. Subject to prior sale. Call us on 1800 777 111 and quote “IBM Pricing Guide” for more information on the following items. IBM System i, AS/400 RISC Processor IBM 9406 #170 – 2159/2160/2164 RISC Processor CPW = 75/16 $4,200 IBM [...]

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IBM System i (iSeries & AS/400) Budget Guide May 2009

5 May 2009 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Pricing does NOT include the following: GST Delivery Installation Plain English Terms and Conditions Apply. Subject to prior sale. Call us on 1800 777 111 and quote “IBM Pricing Guide” for more information on the following items. IBM System i, AS/400 RISC Processor IBM 9406 #170 – 2159/2160/2164 RISC Processor CPW = 75/16 $4,400 IBM [...]

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IBM System i (iSeries & AS/400) Budget Guide April 2009

6 April 2009 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Pricing does NOT include the following: GST Delivery Installation Plain English Terms and Conditions Apply. Subject to prior sale. Call us on 1800 777 111 and quote “IBM Pricing Guide” for more information on the following items. IBM System i, AS/400 RISC Processor IBM 9406 #170 – 2159/2160/2164 RISC Processor CPW = 75/16 $4,600 IBM [...]

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IBM System i (iSeries & AS/400) Specials March 2009

5 March 2009 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Pricing does NOT include the following: GST Delivery Installation Plain English Terms and Conditions Apply. Subject to prior sale. Call us on 1800 777 111 and quote “IBM Specials” for more information on the following items. Upgrade Your 520 1000 CPW System Now! Upgrade to 2400/2400 CPW Over double the CPW power! $29,500 Rental Special [...]

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IBM System i (iSeries & AS/400) Budget Guide March 2009

27 February 2009 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Pricing does NOT include the following: GST Delivery Installation Plain English Terms and Conditions Apply. Subject to prior sale. Call us on 1800 777 111 and quote “IBM Pricing Guide” for more information on the following items. IBM System i, AS/400 RISC Processor IBM 9406 #170 – 2159/2160/2164 RISC Processor CPW = 75/16 $4,600 IBM [...]

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IBM System i (iSeries & AS/400) Budget Guide February 2009

2 February 2009 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Pricing does NOT include the following: GST Delivery Installation Plain English Terms and Conditions Apply. Subject to prior sale. Call us on 1800 777 111 and quote “IBM Pricing Guide” for more information on the following items. IBM System i, AS/400 RISC Processor IBM 9406 #170 – 2159/2160/2164 RISC Processor CPW = 75/16 $4,500 IBM [...]

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Correction: IBM System i & System p Budget Guides January 2009

6 January 2009 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Please note that the first edition of the January 2009 IBM Budget Guides contained out of date pricing These have since been updated and corrected, and a printer-friendly version is now available for download on each page: IBM System p (pSeries & RS/6000) Budget Guide January 2009 IBM System i (iSeries & AS/400) Budget Guide [...]

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IBM System i (iSeries & AS/400) Budget Guide January 2009

5 January 2009 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Pricing does NOT include the following: GST Delivery Installation Plain English Terms and Conditions Apply. Subject to prior sale. Call us on 1800 777 111 and quote “IBM Pricing Guide” for more information on the following items. IBM System i, AS/400 – RISC Processor IBM 9406 #170 – 2159/2160/2164 RISC Processor CPW = 75/16 $4,400 IBM [...]

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IBM System i (iSeries & AS/400) Specials December 2008

29 December 2008 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Pricing does NOT include the following: GST Delivery Installation Plain English Terms and Conditions Apply. Subject to prior sale. Call us on 1800 777 111 and quote “IBM Specials” for more information on the following items. IBM Machines IBM 9406/810 P10 750/570 CPW 2GB/200GB V5R2 QU1 XW1 $11,000 IBM 9406/520 P20 0/3300 CPW 8GB/980GB $31,000 [...]

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Tips For Upgrading The HMC To Version 7.3.3

11 December 2008 No Comments by Computer Merchants

If you are contemplating upgrading to HMC Code 7.3.3., here are a couple of tips that may assist you when you perform the install. After you have imported your system plan or created your LPAR’s, you may get this error when you open up a 5250 console session: HMC not configured for this LPAR and [...]

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IBM System i (iSeries & AS/400) Budget Guide December 2008

19 November 2008 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Pricing does NOT include the following: GST Delivery Installation Plain English Terms and Conditions Apply. Subject to prior sale. Call us on 1800 777 111 and quote “Web Budget Guide” for more information on the following items. IBM System i, AS/400 – RISC Processor IBM 9406 #170 – 2159/2160/2164 RISC Processor CPW = 75/16 $4,600 [...]

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*noMAX – Zero Downtime for System i Migration

26 September 2008 No Comments by Computer Merchants

*noMAX reinforced its market leadership in the Australia and New Zealand region by recently signing up its 60th customer The result reflected not just another solid year of growth in this region but also signaled another very strong global performance for the company where it now has a presence in over 40 countries world-wide. This result [...]

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POWER6 – More Power With Less Power

22 September 2008 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Not only does the POWER6 processor provide a greatly increased processing rating, but has also gained recognition in proving that it is far more efficient in the way it uses power to run. The POWER6 processor has several new features, including: power trending, power saver mode, and thermal reporting. So what do these features do [...]

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IBM System i (iSeries & AS/400) Budget Guide October 2008

17 September 2008 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Pricing does NOT include the following: GST Delivery Installation Plain English Terms and Conditions Apply. Subject to prior sale. Call us on 1800 777 111 and quote “Web Budget Guide” for more information on the following items. IBM System i, AS/400 – RISC Processor IBM 9406 #170 – 2159/2160/2164 RISC Processor CPW = 75/16 $4,200 [...]

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IBM System i (iSeries & AS/400) Specials September 2008

9 September 2008 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Pricing does NOT include the following: GST Delivery Installation Plain English Terms and Conditions Apply. Subject to prior sale. Call us on 1800 777 111 and quote “Web Specials” for more information on the following items. IBM iSeries Machines IBM 9406/520 – 0/3300 8GB/980GB V5R4 P20 $33,000 IBM 9406/810 – 0/2700 CPW – 4GB/200GB V5R4 [...]

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From The Archives: Highlights of December 2005

6 September 2008 No Comments by Computer Merchants

This month we added another newsletter to our web site from the print archives. This time, we’re revisiting December 2005. Highlights of December 2005 IBM iSeries Technical Update 2005 Hardware Management Consoles – A One Minute Guide IBM Support Line How To Reset The Dedicated Service Tools Password  Buying Hardware From Computer Merchants How We Streamline [...]

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From The Archives: Great Articles of July 2006

29 July 2008 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Since the relaunch of our web site in December 2007, we’ve been slowly adding our older newsletters. This month, we added our newsletter from July 2006. Even though these articles are 2 years old, there is still quite a lot of information that is just as relevant as ever. Highlights of July 2006 15 Point [...]

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IBM System i (iSeries & AS/400) Budget Guide July 2008

30 June 2008 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Pricing does NOT include the following: GST Delivery Installation Plain English Terms and Conditions Apply. Subject to prior sale. Call us on 1800 777 111 and quote “IBM Pricing Guide” for more information on the following items. IBM System i, AS/400 – RISC Processor IBM 9406 #170 – 2159/2160/2164 RISC Processor CPW = 75/16 $4,200 [...]

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Before You Turn Off Your Old Server…

26 June 2008 No Comments by Computer Merchants

… make sure you send us the hardware configuration We often receive calls from our customers asking us to make an offer to purchase a server they have finished with. In order for us to correctly value your server and find every item of value in the server, we need to get the server’s configuration. [...]

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Our VMware Sales Professional Training Benefits You

25 June 2008 No Comments by Computer Merchants

VMware Certification For Computer Merchants As many of you would know, virtualisation is a very hot topic at the moment! Just recently, five members of the Computer Merchants Sales team attended the VMware Sales Professional (VSP) training course. The course was structured to educate a business partner on how to provide a virtualisation solution based [...]

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Do You Have Leftover IBM iSeries 810 and 825 Parts?

25 June 2008 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Did you take advantage of IBM’s upgrade offer last December for the 810 or 825 machines? If so, you may have some leftover server parts still on your hands. As part of the upgrade offer, IBM will use some of your existing server parts for the new server and take away your older iSeries 810 [...]

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IBM Power System Quick Links

20 June 2008 No Comments by Computer Merchants

IBM Power Systems – the next generation systems for UNIX, IBM i and Linux clients Servers IBM Power Blade servers IBM Power 520 IBM Power 550 IBM Power 570 IBM Power 575 IBM Power 595 All IBM Power Systems (including earlier System i and System p models) Software Virtualization – PowerVM AIX IBM i Linux Availability [...]

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Introducing IBM Power Systems

19 June 2008 No Comments by Computer Merchants

The IBM System i and System p have been replaced with a new range of Servers called IBM Power Systems Power systems – with POWER6™ processor technology have the ability to run AIX®, IBM i, and Linux® operating systems simultaneously. In fact, regardless of which operating systems you are using the actual hardware will be [...]

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Quick Recap Of How We Can Help You

17 June 2008 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Here’s a quick summary of services we offer our customers either here at Computer Merchants or onsite. IBM System i has been a great part of our business, but these days we are also seeing lots of BladeCenter services coming through. We have installed IBM System i, System p, System x, BladeCenter, HMC and Sun hardware, [...]

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IBM System i Rentals June 2008

5 June 2008 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Pricing does NOT include the following: GST Delivery Installation Plain English Terms and Conditions Apply. Subject to prior sale. Call us on 1800 777 111 and quote “Web Rentals” for more information on the following items. IBM 9406-810 750/750 CPW, OS/400 V5R3, 2GB memory, 175GB disk, 30/60GB QIC tape, RAID, Ethernet and operations console 6 month [...]

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IBM System i (iSeries & AS/400) Specials June 2008

3 June 2008 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Pricing does NOT include the following: GST Delivery Installation Plain English Terms and Conditions Apply. Subject to prior sale. Call us on 1800 777 111 and quote “Web Specials” for more information on the following items. IBM Features IBM 9406/4494 16GB Main Storage for 9406-570 $12,800 IBM 9406/4454 8GB Main Storage for 9406-570 $4,650 IBM [...]

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Modernise And Extend Your Existing System i Applications

9 April 2008 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Do you want to keep ‘green screen’ functionality but have an easier to use, more modern system? Many System i customers have applications that are developed in-house using RPG. We know of one case of a customer’s application which provided excellent coverage of their corporate distribution and manufacturing requirements. However, some of the specific challenges [...]

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Upgrade To DB2 Web Query For Free

8 April 2008 No Comments by Computer Merchants

The successor to IBM Query/400 has arrived in the form of DB2 Web Query Based on the latest Web 2.0 and AJAX web technologies, DB2 Web Query allows any enterprise browser to be used for the user interface. Several of the key features include: WYSIWYG Report ‘painter’ Web Based HTML and PDF viewing Pivot and [...]

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Introducing HansaWorld

8 April 2008 No Comments by Computer Merchants

HansaWorld are an international ERP and CRM vendor with over 70,000 installations world-wide! They offer 3 major advantages over other applications on the market: Strong Integrated Customer Relationship Management Mobile solutions for field staff remote access Single integrated database approach aimed at the mid-range market Do You Have Mobile Staff? HansaWorld’s products work with hand-held [...]

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Free High Availability Evaluation For System i Users

7 April 2008 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Are you looking for a High Availability solution for your System i but don’t really know where to start? For a limited time we are offering a no cost evaluation of your current environment, normally valued at about $2000 AUD which will help to answer a lot of your questions. Already taken up by a [...]

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IBM System i (iSeries & AS/400) Specials April 2008

7 April 2008 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Pricing does NOT include the following: GST Delivery Installation Plain English Terms and Conditions Apply. Subject to prior sale. Call us on 1800 777 111 and quote “Web Specials” for more information on the following items. Complete IBM Systems Machine: IBM 9406 825 - OS: V5R4 - CPW: 3600/3600 - Tier: P30 Memory: 2GB - Tape: 3581 H23 LTO [...]

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Our Logistics Team Delivers The Goods

7 April 2008 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Hello from the Computer Merchants Logistics Team! As you will read in the Tech Section of this month’s newsletter, it was our responsibility to organise the shipping of the System i570 to Bank of South Pacific in PNG. Our responsibilities included working closely with production and our on-site engineer Richard to track the progress of [...]

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Logical Partitions – Tech Tips

7 April 2008 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Many of us who have been around a while will know that partitions in an IT environment are nothing new, particularly in a mainframe environment. However in the past few years the concept of Logical Partitioning has made a resurgence. The benefits to users are many, including: Reduces floor area, reducing real estate usage Ability [...]

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2 Tonnes Of i570 With 5 LPARs? No Worries

7 April 2008 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Success Story Our engineer Richard recently had the pleasure of travelling to Papua New Guinea to work with the great people from Bank South Pacific at their Port Moresby office. Richard was responsible for the installation and set-up of their new i570 Power 6+ System i, with 2 Frames, 5 LPARs and over 5 TB [...]

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IBM System i (iSeries & AS/400) Budget Guide March 2008

3 March 2008 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Pricing does NOT include the following: GST Delivery Installation Plain English Terms and Conditions Apply. Subject to prior sale. Call us on 1800 777 111 and quote “IBM Pricing Guide” for more information on the following items. IBM System i, AS/400 – RISC Processor IBM 9406 #170 – 2159/2160/2164 System RISC Processor CPW = 75/16 [...]

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IBM System i (iSeries & AS/400) Budget Guide February 2008

1 February 2008 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Pricing does NOT include the following: GST Delivery Installation Plain English Terms and Conditions Apply. Subject to prior sale. Call us on 1800 777 111 and quote “IBM Pricing Guide” for more information on the following items. System i, AS/400 – RISC Processor IBM 9406 #170 – 2159/2160/2164 System RISC Processor CPW = 75/16 $4,200 [...]

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IBM’s Project Big Green

17 December 2007 No Comments by Computer Merchants

IBM has announced their new “PROJECT BIG GREEN“. IBM will be redirecting $1 billion per year across its businesses, mobilising the company’s resources to dramatically increase the level of energy efficiency in IT. This was established after IBM observed that businesses are beginning to face real challenges with regard to energy consumption and costs. A [...]

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Include Passwords When Selling Or Trading In Your Equipment

14 December 2007 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Passwords are one of those things that are so easy to forget or misplace. But it’s really important you let us know your relevant passwords when we are buying equipment from you. Cautionary Tale Recently we purchased several IBM 2109 switches that customers were upgrading from (both F and S models). Some of the switches had [...]

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IBM System i (iSeries & AS/400) Specials December 2007

14 December 2007 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Pricing does NOT include the following: GST Delivery Installation Plain English Terms and Conditions Apply. Subject to prior sale. Call us on 1800 777 111 and quote “IBM Specials” for more information on the following items. New From IBM IBM 9407/515 3GB Memory 240GB Disk 35 User Licence/ DVD Rom/ 2 Line Wan/ Raid & [...]

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Discounts On IBM Education Packs

14 December 2007 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Previously, we’ve talked about the IBM Jumpstart program. We received a great response regarding the FREE System-i half day course and the more in depth three day course. Well, in addition to the Jumpstart courses, IBM Education has introduced customised training for whatever your company’s IT department requires. These come in the form of education packs, [...]

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Thanking Our Sydney and Melbourne Customers

14 December 2007 No Comments by Computer Merchants

The two most powerful words you can say – “Thank You”  We invited our customers for lunch at the Imperial Peking Harbourside in Sydney and the Willows Restaurant in Melbourne. What great venues to catch up with our customers and enjoy a drink and sensational food and talk about the year in review and have [...]

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Upgrade From 720 To i525 – Slash Backup Times

14 December 2007 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Success Story We recently had an email from a very happy customer who had bought a new IBM System i model 525 from us to replace his AS/400 model 720. Here’s an edit of what came through: Good afternoon Norm and Warwick, Well you have sold me a dud!!!!!! Now that I’ve got your attention… [...]

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Upgrade Your Legacy Software Using ComActivity

14 December 2007 No Comments by Computer Merchants

As you know, many organisations have legacy software systems which have run their business successfully for years. They have a large investment in the software, and it would be difficult and costly to replace. But at Computer Merchants, we work with a great team at a company called ComActivity. These guys can upgrade your legacy [...]

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IBM AS/400 Budget Guide November 2007

21 November 2007 No Comments by Computer Merchants

IBM – System – AS/400 IBM 9406 170#2290 RISC Processor CPW = 20/73 V5.X $4,500 IBM 9406 170#2291 RISC Processor CPW = 25/115 V5.X $4,800 IBM 9406 170#2292 RISC Processor CPW = 30/220 V5.X $4,500 IBM 9406 170#2385 RISC Processor CPW = 50/460 V5.X $6,700 IBM 9406 170#2386 RISC Processor CPW = 70/460 V5.X $7,100 [...]

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AIX 6 To Be Released in November 2007

16 October 2007 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Due to be released in November 2007, with promises to deliver new and exciting advances to the current AIX portfolio is AIX 6. The planned AIX release will allow full binary compatibility with previous releases of AIX 5L, and will work on any hardware supported by AIX6 including POWER4, PPC970, POWER5 and POWER6. AIX6 is [...]

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Hot Tips for our IBM Customers – Consoles

16 October 2007 No Comments by Computer Merchants

CONSOLES! Any of us that has ever had to set up an operations console, or change your System i from Twinax to operations console, would know that sometimes it can be a challenge. Refer to this link for troubleshooting a console. Recently I was configuring a HMC on a new i525, with HMC 7.3 installed. [...]

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Free System i Course For Windows Professionals

16 October 2007 No Comments by Computer Merchants

If you or one of your colleagues has a Windows background and you need to get up to speed on the IBM System i platform, we’ve got good news for you! IBM is running some FREE half day courses to introduce Windows professionals to the System i platform. Between now and the end of the [...]

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IBM System i (iSeries & AS/400) Specials October 2007

15 October 2007 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Pricing does NOT include the following: GST Delivery Installation Plain English Terms and Conditions Apply. Subject to prior sale. Call us on 1800 777 111 and quote “IBM Specials” for more information on the following items. IBM Complete Systems IBM 9406/520 #8954 #7455 (3300/3300 cpw), V5R3, 12GB Memory, 980GB Disk, Raid, Ethernet, #0595 disk expansion [...]

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Norm Jefferies Maps Out The Future For Computer Merchants

15 October 2007 No Comments by Computer Merchants

In our last newsletter we said farewell to David McDade who retired after 22 years. As we move forward I would like to share with you our vision so that you know what to expect from us in the future. We have learnt over the last 28 years that our success has been built on [...]

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System i Model 570 Power 6 Edition

15 October 2007 No Comments by Computer Merchants

IBM introduced the new System i Model 570 POWER 6 Edition to the Australian market in mid September The 570 model will be the first in the System i family of servers to make use of new processing technology, using up to 16 POWER6 processors (running at 4.7GHZ) in each machine. The advantage of the [...]

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Upgrading The 170 To An i515 A No Brainer

15 October 2007 No Comments by Computer Merchants

The i515 proved to be a life saver for one organisation recently when their 9406-170 almost ground to a halt.

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Managing Director David McDade Retiring

15 June 2007 No Comments by Computer Merchants

“Delivering great personalized service since 1979, our people, values and systems guarantee you are happy with the end result.” Our Mission Statement was developed by our current Managing Director, David McDade who has always believed that our people come first. With this in mind, it is with much sadness that we are about to see [...]

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Upgrade Your IBM 9406/825 And Save $100,000

15 June 2007 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Like most of us, the time comes when we need to upgrade our machine and often our first thought is how much is that going to cost me? Let’s face it, if I’m buying some new equipment, I naturally expect it’ll cost me money. Well, that’s not always the case. Success Story Recently, we had [...]

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Buying Time And Saving Money With A 9406-820 Upgrade

15 June 2007 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Too many projects on the go at once? Not enough money to go around to complete all the projects? Sound familiar? Success Story We have recently been able to buy approximately 18 months of time for a customer, saving them from the dilemma of what to do when they don’t have the budget to purchase [...]

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Summary of IBM April 2007 Announcements

15 June 2007 No Comments by Computer Merchants

New Entry System Offerings Model 515 Model 525 User based pricing Cache and Disk packages Disk Price Reduction Up to 50% off on disk units Enterprise System Enhancements 595 faster POWER5+ processors (2.3GHz) Higher CPW, Same Editions available 595 32GB DIMM update may have a long lead time 4mm Tape Drive Entry level Tape unit [...]

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IBM’s New Licencing On Models 515 And 525

15 June 2007 No Comments by Computer Merchants

IBM have introduced new i5/OS licensing on the new IBM System i models 515 and 525. This was done to allow customers to take advantage of the full capability of the operating system on these newer models. It works by simply licensing the number of concurrent-only authenticated users on i5/OS. Importantly, an i5/OS user is [...]

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Buy Some Time With An iSeries 270 Processor Upgrade

15 June 2007 No Comments by Computer Merchants

A number of our customers find that they need to upgrade their System i server but they don’t have the budget for a whole new server. They often find that they can “buy some time” inexpensively by purchasing a processor upgrade for their existing machine. By spending a bit of money now they can further [...]

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IBM System i (iSeries & AS/400) Budget Guide June 2007

15 June 2007 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Pricing does NOT include the following: GST Delivery Installation Plain English Terms and Conditions Apply. Subject to prior sale. Call us on 1800 777 111 and quote “IBM Specials” for more information on the following items. IBM – Complete Systems IBM 9406/810 #2466 #7407 750/750 cpw OS5.3 2GB Memory 560GB Disks Raid LTO 3 Includes [...]

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Busy Leading Into Tax Time 2007

14 June 2007 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Can you believe the end of the financial year is nearly upon us? We have been very busy at Computer Merchants. Life here has been a buzz of activity with the end of the financial year approaching. Here’s a snapshot of what has been going on: IBM have announced a new range of System i [...]

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IBM 5250 Bar Code Scanning

14 June 2007 No Comments by Computer Merchants

As an IBM user with an Inventory System, our processes need to track over 5,000 items in our warehouse plus the items on their way to you, our customers. We do this by the use of Bar Codes All of our Applications run on an IBM iSeries. The challenge we had was to interface the [...]

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IBM Director Multiplatform Now on System i

16 March 2007 No Comments by Computer Merchants

IBM Director is both a remote systems management tool and monitoring solution which was made for both servers and PCs on Intel platforms. The idea was to be able to provide multi-systems management where administrators could easily keep an eye on their hardware and at the same time monitor anything critical. The basic layout was [...]

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IBM System i Updates March 2007

16 March 2007 No Comments by Computer Merchants

IBM are withdrawing OS/400 V5R2 from support as at 30/04/2007. OS/400 V5R3 withdrawn from marketing on January 2008. Support is expected to continue into 2009. #5096 and #5296 expansion tower announced. They are essentially #5094 #5294 with just the PCI/X slots, ie no disk slots. #5786 and #5787 (EXP24 Disk Enclosure) announced holds up to 24 disks [...]

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Leasing Your Equipment Through IBM Global Financing

16 March 2007 No Comments by Computer Merchants

If you are about to purchase a new System i server or other IT infrastructure, you might want to consider leasing your purchase through IBM Global Financing (IBM GF). A number of our customers have done this. Why? Here are some of the reasons why you’d consider leasing: You need to purchase new equipment but [...]

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Welcome Alex Martens

16 March 2007 No Comments by Computer Merchants

June 2006 saw the arrival of Alex Martens, who joined the Customer Service Team in the role of Software Support. Alex comes to us with experience in programming in the RPG language and operations on IBM iSeries machines, having worked for another IBM business partner in Brisbane, and software houses in Sydney, Brisbane and Europe. [...]

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IBM LTO3 Tape Drives And Libraries 2007

16 March 2007 No Comments by Computer Merchants

To help put some clarity around the current range of IBM LTO3 tape drive we have put together a summary. LTO3 is the third release of LTO technology offering 400GB native capacity per cartridge, 800GB compressed. The latest release of IBM drives as shown below offer multiple cartridge capacity on all models. All models support [...]

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IBM System i (iSeries & AS/400) Specials March 2007

16 March 2007 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Pricing does NOT include the following: GST Delivery Installation Plain English Terms and Conditions Apply. Subject to prior sale. Call us on 1800 777 111 and quote “IBM Specials” for more information on the following items. IBM Complete Systems IBM 9406/825 – 0/3600 cpw OS5.3 2GB Memory, 210GB disk, Ethernet/Raid/ Twinax – $25,000 IBM 9406/810 [...]

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Crossword March 2007

16 March 2007 No Comments by Computer Merchants

ACROSS  3 We always guarantee the equipment we supply will be eligible for _______.  5 Your Premium Supplier of IBM, Sun, HP and Cisco Hardware (2).  9 Who presented Computer Merchants with the System i Partner of the Year Award for 2005? 10 If Equipment weight is over 100kg, we always build a crate for [...]

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*noMAX Product Releases For 2007

16 March 2007 No Comments by Computer Merchants

This year will see a range of new releases for *noMAX, the biggest step forward in the software for quite some time. It is the result of careful analysis of the DR/HA marketplace over the past two years and suggestions made from the existing customer base. The planning, coding and testing has taken the best [...]

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How We Converted Our OS/400 Output To PDF

20 December 2006 No Comments by Computer Merchants

In recent years there has been increasing demand from our customers to receive our purchase and sales agreements via email. You will be familiar with this paperwork from when you have either purchased equipment from us or we have bought your redundant gear. This paperwork is produced from a contract system which runs on our [...]

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Our IBM Business Partner Awards For 2005

20 December 2006 No Comments by Computer Merchants

We at Computer Merchants, especially in the System i team, would like to sincerely thank each and every one of our customers who purchased a new System i 5xx from us. At the recent IBM Business Partner Awards, IBM awarded two very prestigious plaques to Computer Merchants. The first one being “Distributor Business Partner of [...]

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Interaction 2006 Wrapup

20 December 2006 No Comments by Computer Merchants

It was nice to catch up with so many familiar faces at Interaction 2006. This was the third year in a row Computer Merchants hosted a stand, displaying *noMAX, High Availability Software for the System i. The team from Computer Merchants put in a huge effort over the 3 days of the conference – thanks [...]

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Welcome Brendan Jordan

20 December 2006 No Comments by Computer Merchants

Brendan comes initially form IT and wholesale distribution of IT products. More recently, Brendan was involved in direct sales and moved on to the sales management of a naitonal office machine supply and service company. He has joined our System i team and looks forward to meeting and helping people from the System i community. [...]

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