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What is IBM Registration?
A central location for user information used throughout IBM
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What are the benefits of having an IBM Registration ID?
Your IBM Registration ID is your single point of access to
IBM web applications that use IBM Registration. You need just
one IBM ID and one password to access any IBM Registration
based application. Furthermore, your information is centralized
so you can update it in a convenient and secure location.
The benefits of having an IBM Registration ID will increase
over time as more and more IBM applications migrate to IBM
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Will my IBM ID provide me access to both the IBM and Lenovo web sites?
IBM has sold its PC business to Lenovo Group Ltd. To facilitate your ability to browse for information on PC products and services, your ID and password will provide you access to both the IBM and Lenovo web sites. IBM is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of the Lenovo web site.
Learn more about IBM & Lenovo.
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What are the rules for specifying an IBM ID?
Your IBM ID must have the format of a valid email address. It is uneditable and
- must be no longer than 80 characters
- must contain an '@' character that separates the user and domain values (example: lorem@ipsum.com)
- must be composed of at least two sub-domains separated by a '.' (example: ibm.com)
- may contain numbers (0-9), upper and lower case letters
(A-Z, a-z), hyphens (-), underscore (_) and periods (.), !, #, $, %, &, ', +, /, =, ?, [, ], ^, `, {, |, }, ~
- cannot contain any spaces, backslash (\), colon (:), double-quote ("), semicolon (;), comma (,), less than (<) and the greater than (>) characters, parentheses("(", ")"), asterisks("*")
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Why do I have to provide an email address as my IBM ID?
Soon all registered users will have to have an email address as an IBM ID
so eventually the separate email address field will become obsolete.
From now on, newly registering users must choose an email address
as their IBM ID. For now, they must still submit their email address
contact information separately. Registered users can continue to edit
this email contact information, while the original email assigned as their IBM ID
remains uneditable. It does not matter if the email in your IBM ID and
your email address fields do not match. |
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Why can't I edit my IBM ID?
Your IBM ID is the unique identifier for your IBM profile, so as you update your
password-protected information, it always remains constant. Even if you edit
your email address, it won't affect the IBM ID you assigned to your profile. |
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What if I can't sign in with my current IBM ID?
If your IBM ID is over 32 characters or contains an "@" symbol, it may
not give you access to certain password-protected parts of ibm.com.
This is a known, temporary condition, where a shorter, simpler IBM ID
is required to access those areas properly. If you haven't already
created a secondary IBM ID, return to the area where you had trouble
signing in, and follow the 'Register' link from there to create one.
Your subsequent attempts to sign in with this new IBM ID should
succeed. Your original IBM ID and associated profile will be persist
and will remain valid elsewhere around ibm.com.
What are the rules for specifying an IBM ID for those
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What are the rules for specifying an IBM ID for
those who are prompted to register again?
- must be only single-byte characters
- must be at least 3 characters long
- must not be longer than 31 characters
- cannot contain any spaces
- can contain only numbers (0-9), upper and lower case
letters (A-Z, a-z), hyphens (-), underscore (_), and periods (.)
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What are the rules for specifying a password?
- must be only single-byte characters
- are case sensitive. When you log on you will have to
enter your password exactly as you enter it here
- must be at least 8 characters long
- must not be longer than 31 characters
- cannot contain any spaces, and can contain only numbers
(0-9), upper and lower case letters (A-Z, a-z), hyphens
(-), underscore (_), periods (.), and the @ character
- cannot contain the IBM ID
- cannot contain the existing password, when changing password
- In accordance with the Italian Privacy Act that went into effect January 1, 2004,
ibm.com will be expiring passwords for all Italian users every 90 days beginning on June 30, 2004.
To avoid interruption of your ibm.com personalized experience, please change your password
before the expiration dates. An email outlining detailed rules and instructions for password expiration
will be sent to you seven days before your password is scheduled to expire.
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What are the password rules for Fluor users?
- must be only single-byte characters
- are case sensitive
- must be at least 8 characters long
- must not be longer than 31 characters
- cannot contain any spaces
- can contain numbers (0-9), upper and lower case letters (A-Z, a-z), hyphens (-), underscores (_), periods (.), and the @ character
- must contain at least one uppercase and one lower case alphabet
- must contain at least two numeric or special characters (hyphens (-), underscores (_), periods (.), and the @ character)
- cannot contain the UserID
- cannot contain 4 character sequence that are of the same character (eg. aaaa12XY is invalid)
- cannot contain any of the last 10 passwords
- cannot contain the word "password"
- ibm.com will be expiring passwords for all Fluor users every 90 days. To avoid interruption of your ibm.com personalized experience, please change your password before the expiration dates.
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What are the rules for specifying a phone number?
- acceptable characters: space (' '), round brackets ( '(' and ')' ), plus (+), hypen (-), period (.), and digits 0 to 9
- there must be at least 1 digit
- maximum of 22 characters
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What are the rules for specifying a postal code?
- must be only single-byte characters
- can include letters, numbers and basic punctuation
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What are the rules for specifying a state/province code?
- must be only single-byte characters
- can include letters and numbers
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Can I use my new IBM ID immediately after I register?
There may be a delay of up to fifteen minutes before you will
be able to use your new IBM ID. |
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What is the language preference option used for?
Certain IBM applications will ask for a language preference.
If an application requests a language preference during registration,
the application will attempt to use the language you specify
in future communications (mailings, e-mail, telephone calls,
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How can I report a problem encountered while using the
IBM Registration functions?
You can report a problem by calling the help desk. |
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What should I do if I forget my IBM ID/Security Question or password?
You may reset your password by using the "Forgot Password" option on the IBM Registration web site. If you need assistance regarding a forgotten IBM ID and/or Forgotten security question, please contact the Worldwide IBM Registration Helpdesk.
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How will IBM use my personal information? How will IBM
assure privacy and security of my information?
We know that you are concerned about your privacy; so is IBM.
If you provide IBM with information about yourself, such as
name, postal address, e-mail address, or other personal data,
we may add it to our records. From time to time you may receive
information about our products, services, activities, or contacts
for other business purposes, unless you specify that you do
not wish to be contacted by selecting that option on the registration
form. To learn more, you can read about IBM's general Internet
privacy practices. Our privacy practices are designed to provide
a high level of protection for your personal data, all over
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Why register?
Secure your profile of preferences, interests, personal information,
make these settings available from any workstation with your
own unique ibm.com user id and password. Once you've registered,
any preferences and interests you submit are automatically
added to your registered profile |
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Why profile without registering?
Set up and manage preferences and interests to tailor ibm.com
content to suit your specific business needs without registering.
If you choose to register later, the preferences and interests
that you've already set will be automatically associated with
your new registration settings and saved behind this user
id and password. When you register, you can also choose not
to associate your preferences and interests with your id and
password. |
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How do I submit, view and manage profile information about
myself? Using the profile summary
When you answer questions about yourself, your preferences
and interests around ibm.com, we'll collect this information
implicitly and store it in a profile if cookies are enabled
on your browser. Alternatively, you can submit information
directly to the profile through the profile summary. In either
case, you can return to your profile to view, manage and add
to your stored profile information. |
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Edit my shopping address
Currently, any personal information submitted to this IBM
profile is stored separately from any details you may have
previously submitted to complete a financial transaction on
the web site. To ensure they correspond, or to view your commerce
profile, edit your IBM shopping address. |
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Update my personal info
View, update or add to any personal contact details, job title
or registration settings information, once you've registered
and signed in. |
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When and where can I update my preferred language for profiling?
The 'Preferred language for profiling' field on the Profile Summary allows you to choose the
language in which you would prefer to perform your registration and profiling tasks.
Before you register, you can change this selection as many times as you like. The profile will
appear in your preferred language if you reach it from a part of ibm.com that's in the same
language as the one you selected for your profile. The profile will also appear in your
preferred language if you reach it from a part of ibm.com that's in a language not offered
as a preferred language for profiling. However, if you reach your profile pages from a part
of ibm.com that's in a language different from your preferred language for profiling, and
the profile is also available in that language, then your profile will default to this other
language, effectively overriding your preferred language for profiling.
As soon as you register though, your language preference will be saved as part of
your unique profile. The Registration page and Profile summary will both reflect this and
the preferred language for profiling will no longer be editable. As a registered user,
your profile information will always appear in the language in which you submitted it.
Your preference will be the same every time you sign in, no matter where you came from within ibm.com.
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What is the difference between my Country of residence and the Country fields in
the company and personal address sections?
The Country of residence field is a mandatory field. It appears on the first registration page.
The country selected during registration is reflected on the screen for updating your user
information but is no longer editable, once chosen. This field governs which country's legal and warranty
agreements cover your transactions with IBM. It also represents which country you reside in,regardless of
your citizenship status.
The country fields in the company and personal sections both appear on the second page of the registration form.
These fields also appear on the page that allows you to update your company and personal information, as a signed in,
registered user. You may choose whether to provide this information and edit this as often as applicable. These
addresses respectively reflect where you are currently working and where your mailing address is,
regardless of your nationality. |
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