The IBM Global Financing advantage for IBM Power

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IBM Global Financing Solution Brief

The IBM Global Financing advantage for IBM Power Systems Innovative financing solutions to help optimize your Power Systems investment

Highlights Choose from a wide range of financing options to accelerate your move to the latest IBM Power Systems technology

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Optimize IT flexibility and achieve reduced technology obsolescence for competitive advantage

Affordably add capacity for minimal budget impact with Fair Market Value leases

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Today’s IT landscape is evolving rapidly. Technologies such as cloud, analytics, social business, and mobile solutions are at the center of a technology shift that is rapidly driving growth and innovation. This new era represents an opportunity for companies of all sizes to reshape the value they deliver, but cost, complexity and risk are standing in the way. Legacy or inflexible systems can further hinder the adoption of these technologies. Clients can accelerate this transition and achieve the financial and IT flexibility they need to acquire innovative technologies on Power Systems™ with affordable and flexible leasing, buyback and disposal options from IBM Global Financing. IBM Global Financing helps clients free up cash—generate savings faster—and help lower your total cost of ownership. We offer competitive rates and flexible terms so you can take full advantage of new Power technology to affordably grow your business and drive innovation for competitive advantage.

Clients have a wide choice of financing options to acquire the latest IBM Power Systems technology Financing option Loans

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IBM Project Financing™ Total solution financing

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Affordably acquire the technology you need now Match payment timing with deployment milestones Conserve cash with access to an alternative source of funds Achieve a lower cost of ownership for your Power Systems investment Flexibly add capacity to meet business needs Shift obsolescence and disposal risk to IBM Global Financing For enterprise systems, mid lease upgrades for little or no change in monthly payments or, IBM Power Exchange for side by side migrations to the latest IBM Power technology without the downtime risk. Secure a dedicated funding source to avoid project delays for large-scale projects Integrate financing for IBM Global Services engagements and IBM and non-IBM hardware and software Bundle all hardware, software and services (IBM and non-IBM) into an affordable monthly payment

Why IBM? IBM Global Financing is the world’s largest IT captive financier, has been in operation for 33 years, has a total asset base of $40.1 billion and has clients in over 60 countries, spanning 19 industries. Our flexible payment options can accelerate the acquisition of transformational projects with total solution financing, including IBM and non-IBM products and services. We provide complete IT financing capabilities from IT Planning to asset disposal for businesses of all sizes with offerings ranging from leases/loans to customized solutions for complex IT projects.

For more information To learn more about the IBM Global Financing advantage for Power Systems please contact your IBM representative or IBM Business Partner, or visit the following website: ibm.com/financing/us/hardware/powersystems.html

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