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Passport Advantage and Passport Advantage Express

Passport Advantage and Passport Advantage Express are simple, comprehensive IBM offerings that cover license acquisition—  including Fixed Term Licenses and Software Subscription and Support [also referred to as Software Maintenance]— product upgrades and technical support under a single, common set of agreements, processes and tools. Both Passport Advantage offerings let you:

  • Acquire new IBM software licences
  • Renew Software Subscription and Support and Fixed Term Licenses
  • Buy and renew technical support for Selected Open Source and other non-warranted applications

Which Passport Advantage offering is right for you?


Passport Advantage

Passport Advantage is designed for larger enterprises and enterprises with multiple sites.

  • Relationship-based
  • Requires a significant initial purchase
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Passport Advantage - How it Works
Passport Advantage Express

Passport Advantage Express is designed for smaller enterprises and single-site enterprises

  • Transaction-based
  • Requires no minimum initial purchase
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Passport Advantage Express- How it Works
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Protect your software investment with IBM Software Subscription and Support


News

"Software Subscription and Support" to replace term "Software Maintenance"


Announcements

Passport Advantage Agreement and Enrollment Forms updated - May 5, 2008

Software Support Product Lifecycle site adds RSS feed

Index of previous Passport Advantage announcements


Essentials

Passport Advantage contacts
designating, updating, and locating

CEO product categories

Selected Support

IBM Support Assistant (ISA)
a free local software serviceability workbench that helps you resolve questions and problems with IBM software products.


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Passport Advantage tutorial

Passport Advantage Online help