Vendor Participation Program Information

ISVs participating in VPP are required to execute an IBM Confidential Disclosure Agreement (CDA) that allows for exchange of information between you and IBM. If your company does not have a CDA with IBM System z or if you have questions about the CDA or the related terms and conditions, please contact Jerry Duma (duma@us.ibm.com). Once a CDA has been fully executed, you will be able to review detailed instructions on the ISV Notification System / Vendor Participation Program on the IBM ISV Secure Mainframe Servers web site. Instructions on accessing the Mainframe Servers web site and the VPP information are below:

• If your company has completed the CDA with IBM System z and you have your user id which begins with the characters ETP and its associated password:
  • Click on 'Secure Web Sign In' on http://dtsc.dfw.ibm.com
  • Enter your user id which begins with the characters ETP and its associated password.
• If your company has not completed the CDA:
  • Please contact Jerry Duma (duma@us.ibm.com).
• If your company has completed the CDA but you do not have a user id which begins with the characters ETP:
  • Request a user id by sending an email to etpadmin@us.ibm.com requesting a user id which begins with the characters ETP.
• Once you have logged into the IBM ISV Secure Mainframe Servers web site, under the 'Secure Information Center', click on 'System z(tm) Technical Information'.
• Under 'Information Central' click on 'View the presentations...'
• Scroll Down Until You See: 'ISV Notification System' and click on 'ISV Notification Program'.