IBM Global Solutions Directory (GSD) Template
Required sections to be completed indicated by **
Solution Name (Text Limit = 200 characters) **
Short Description (Text Limit = 325 Characters) **
Solution description (Text Limit = 1500 Characters)
Marketing Telephone Number **
Marketing email Address ** Contact Name **
Solution (preferred) or Company URL **
Solution or Company Logo
List the Solutions Functions (Text Limit = 700 Characters) **
Discuss the business Opportunities presented by this solution (Text Limit = 1650 Characters)
Describe the business Problem that this solution solves (Text Limit = 450 Characters) Describe this solution’s competitive Advantage (Text Limit = 900 Characters) Describe the Return On Investment This Solution provides Please Select One of the Categories Below that best describes your solution ** ** Software and Related Services Hardware and Related Services Microelectronics technology and related services Services offered in support of IBM Products (including resellers, consultants and integrators
Business Information ** – Select from drop down menu online: Industry and Solution areas given below as an example only Industry - Select all that Apply ** Retail: Apparel manufacturing Department stores Direct Marketing Food Food Services Hard Goods Mass Merchants Pharmacy / Drugs Speciality Solution Area – Select All that Apply ** Retail: Customer Service Logistics
Merchandising Retail sell thru bundles Merchant Reach Sales Management Self Service Solutions Kiosk’s / ATM’s Point of Sale Store Operations Other: _______________
Countries in which this Solution is distributed – Select from drop down menu online Languages in which solution is distributed – – Select from drop down menu online English Customer Size - Indicate with an X in table below Each option must have a target. At least one must be a primary target. It is possible to select up to two primary targets. The rest may be indicated as secondary or no target Primary Target Secondary target No Target Very Small Business (Less than 50 employees) Small Business (50 – 99 Employees) Midmarket Business (100 – 499 employees) Midmarket Business (500 – 1000 employees) Large Business (Greater than 1000 employees) Ready for the Euro? ** IBM considers an IBM product to be EuroReady if the product, when used in accordance with its associated documentation, is capable of correctly processing monetary data in the euro denomination and of respecting the euro currency formatting conventions including the euro sign Yes No Not Applicable