Effective May 3, 2005, the IBM ServerProven® rebate offering has been modified. Refer to the Modification summary for a list of changes made with this modification.

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

This announcement supersedes United States Marketing Announcement 305-021 , dated February 22, 2005, and Canadian Announcement A05-0318, dated February 22, 2005.

The Offer
You can receive a rebate of up to $68,000 USD ($85,000 CAD) if you acquire a qualifying new ServerProven Solution that includes:

• an eligible new IBM iSeries™, i5, pSeries®, or xSeries® server; or
• an eligible upgrade to an installed IBM iSeries or i5 server; and
• an eligible ServerProven IBM or non-IBM software solution for the eligible server or upgrade acquired.

The amount of the rebate will be equal to the lesser of either the invoice price of the ServerProven software solution acquired, or the amount listed in the Qualifying/Eligible products section of the IBM website, which is based upon the eligible server or server upgrade acquired.

Only one rebate will be paid per eligible pSeries or xSeries server machine type/serial number acquired under this offering.

A single iSeries or i5 server machine type/serial number can qualify for more than one rebate as long as it is acquired new and subsequently upgraded, or was upgraded more than once, and the new acquisition and/or upgrade(s) are each acquired along with an eligible new ServerProven software solution that has not been previously installed on the iSeries or i5 server.

For a list of eligible products and maximum rebate amounts, refer to the Qualifying/Eligible products section.

Start and/or end dates
For hardware purchase transactions, IBM invoices for the eligible products must have a date of on or after May 3, 2005.

For hardware lease transactions, signed and accepted Leasing Certificates of Acceptance, or lease contracts with “Deemed Acceptance” for the eligible products must have a commencement date of on or after May 3, 2005.

Invoices for the eligible ServerProven software solutions can have a date that is up to 90 calendar days before or after the invoice date or lease commencement date of the eligible hardware.

For full details and other important information, visit the “ServerProven Rebate Offering” on IBM’s website.