In an effort to pave the way for clients to add value to existing messaging infrastructure, IBM is offering an easy way to purchase both Lotus Messaging and WebSphere Portal CEO in a single bundled purchase. Clients will realize cost savings as well by buying both products at once.

IBM Lotus Notes and IBM Lotus Domino provide both an enterprise class messaging and collaboration solution that is designed to maximize human productivity by unleashing the experience and expertise of individuals, teams, and extended communities. IBM WebSphere Portal provides a personalized single point of access to information, business processes, and people throughout the company's value chain.

With the IBM Lotus Messaging and WebSphere Portal CEO bundle, IBM is offering a complete messaging and portal solution. This bundle adds the power of portal to a security-rich, reliable, cost-efficient messaging and collaboration infrastructure. Since licenses are purchased on a per-user basis, there is no limitation on the number of CPUs you can install for any of the components contained within the bundle.

The products included in the IBM Lotus Messaging and WebSphere Portal CEO bundle are all IBM CEO Lotus Communication components; all IBM WebSphere Portal Enable components except the Rational Application Developer Tool. The Rational Application Developer Tool must be purchased separately from the IBM Lotus Messaging and WebSphere Portal CEO bundle.