We were hoping to downgrade our z900 from a 105 to 104 in January of 2007.  IBM 
has told us that the announcement:

Effective June 30, 2006, IBM will withdraw all models of the IBM  zSeriesĀ® 900 
(2064) and all upgrades from Parallel Enterprise Servers Generation 5 (9672), 
Parallel Enterprise Servers Generation 6 (9672), and IBM  zSeries 800 (2066) to 
z900 (2064). Model conversions within the z900 and MES features on the z900 
will continue to be available until October 2, 2006. After October 2, 2006, 
model conversions within the z900 will be withdrawn. 

On or after the effective dates of withdrawal, you can no longer order these 
products directly from IBM. 


means we have to have the conversion complete by Oct 2, 2006, not just the 
purchase.  Has anyone encountered a different opinion?  I had assumed we could 
buy the downgrade and install it at a later time. Has anyone looked at  buying 
an upgrade for installation after 10/2/2006?  Any advice?


Thanks,
  Mark

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