IBM United States Announcement Letters - IBM POWER9 technology-based servers enhance I/O options

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The IBM® POWER9™ technology-based servers are enhanced with the PCIe2 8 Gb 2-Port Fibre Channel Adapter and the PCIe1 SAS Tape/DVD Dual-port 3 Gb x8 Adapter.
The PCIe2 8 Gb 2-Port Fibre Channel Adapter (#EN0F/#EN0G) ships a two-port, 8 Gb PCIe Gen2 Fibre Channel Adapter based on the QLogic QLE2562 Host Bus Adapter.
Features EN0F and EN0G are electronically and functionally identical with the same CCIN of 578D. EN0F has a low-profile tailstock bracket and EN0G has a full-high tailstock bracket.
The PCIe1 SAS Tape/DVD Dual-port 3 Gb x8 Adapter (#EJ1N/#EJ1P) supports the attachment of SAS tape and DVD using a pair of mini SAS 4x connectors.
Feature EJ1N and EJ1P are electrically and functionally identical with the same CCIN of 57B3. EJ1N has a low-profile tailstock bracket and EJ1P has a full-high tailstock bracket.
The IBM Power® S914 server is now supported with four 900 W power supplies (#EB2L) in a rack configuration. The four 900 W power supplies are configured as 2+2 and can support either 100 - 127 V AC input or 200 - 240 V AC input options for tower or rack version.

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The following are IBM United States Announcements as of March 27, 2018
Hardware Announcements

* Support availability clarification: IBM FlashSystem 900 (9843-AE3) Technical Advisor support <http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/8/897/ENUS118-038/index.html&lang=en&request_locale=en>
* IBM POWER9 technology-based servers enhance I/O options<http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/3/897/ENUS118-043/index.html&lang=en&request_locale=en>
Software Announcements

* IBM Watson Care Manager advances personalized, integrated care across health and social services<http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/3/897/ENUS218-023/index.html&lang=en&request_locale=en>
* IBM Watson Annotator Service for Clinical Data delivers natural language processing, tailored for healthcare and life sciences, designed to enable organizations to utilize insights derived from unstructured text<http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/1/897/ENUS218-081/index.html&lang=en&request_locale=en>
* Cyber Aptitude Assessments component of IBM Kenexa Behavioral Assessments for Hourly Roles on Cloud helps organizations meet the challenge of hiring cybersecurity talent<http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/8/897/ENUS218-098/index.html&lang=en&request_locale=en>
* IBM Bluemix Local System (now IBM PureApplication Platform) and IBM PureApplication System firmware V2.2.5 deliver capabilities for multiple logical workload environments, pattern infrastructure resiliency enhancements, and EU GDPR compliance <http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/9/897/ENUS218-099/index.html&lang=en&request_locale=en>
* IBM Cloud Open Source Support brings enterprise-grade support to your open source packages<http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/6/897/ENUS218-106/index.html&lang=en&request_locale=en>
* IBM Hybrid Cloud delivers IBM Z parallel part numbers for IBM Cloud Management and Platform, IBM Cloud Integration, and IBM Cloud App Platform for Hybrid Deployment offerings<http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/8/897/ENUS218-138/index.html&lang=en&request_locale=en>
* IBM Cloud App Platform for Hybrid Deployment bundles IBM Cloud Private and IBM WebSphere Application Server for efficient, flexible deployments<http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/8/897/ENUS218-148/index.html&lang=en&request_locale=en>
* IBM Cloud Identity Govern delivers capabilities to help meet your compliance and regulatory requirements<http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/5/897/ENUS218-155/index.html&lang=en&request_locale=en>
* IBM Watson Candidate Assistant uses cognitive capabilities to help you match job seekers with relevant positions in your company<http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/1/897/ENUS218-171/index.html&lang=en&request_locale=en>
* IBM Data Science and Business Analytics Platform V1.3 now includes Planning Analytics Advanced, Decision Optimization for Data Science Experience, and Data Science Experience Local <http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/7/897/ENUS218-197/index.html&lang=en&request_locale=en>
Withdrawal Announcements

* Software as a service withdrawal and service discontinuance: IBM Shopper Insights <http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/7/897/ENUS918-007/index.html&lang=en&request_locale=en>
* Software support discontinuance: IBM Marketing Software V9.0 offerings, previously named IBM Enterprise Marketing Management V9.0<http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/3/897/ENUS918-043/index.html&lang=en&request_locale=en>
* Hardware withdrawal: Select IBM FlashSystem A9000 and A9000R models - Replacements available<http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/5/897/ENUS918-065/index.html&lang=en&request_locale=en>
Summary of today's announcements (with previews)

* Announcement Summary - March 27, 2018<http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/2/897/ENUSC18-012/index.html&lang=en&request_locale=en>


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