Re: BI, small business, was IBM Copper Technology Press Release

[mcrump@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Here some more fun....

I just got a mailer that the cover says e-business tools, Small business? Your
business.

The intent of the document is to introduce the IBM small business program.  From
the PC company of course with mentions for Netfinity, PC 300 series,
Intellistation, and lap tops.  No AS/400's.

Does this mean the AS/400 isn't for small business?  Or is it the only division
to have it's product specific marketing reeled in?

Ok, so that one is open for debate.  The next one really makes me wonder....

The announcement at the following url:

http://www.ibmlink.ibm.com/uspress&parms=P_1999092702

is titled 'IBM Launches Major e-business Initiative Emphasizing Business
Intelligence'.  So I checked it out.  The announcement has all kinds of gobbly
gook for
services and software.  Under servers it lists only two (since they were
recently announced).......an RS/6000 and an S/390.  No AS/400 mentioned at all.
  And it
looks like almost every piece of software mentioned is not available on the
AS/400......I will admit that the BI site itself does a halfway decent job
mentioning the
AS/400.....

The thing I like best is the line item for the S390 'S/390 Multiprise 3000 -
Announced Sept. 20, offers midrange companies an integrated solution
capability for running business intelligence applications.'  That's right
midrange....

I apologize for venting but I'm beginning to wonder if someone in NY really
can't do the AS/400 justice....(Not you Al!).

Sorry for the non-technical nature......I'm peeved.  BTW, I've got a pretty good
 V4R4 story to tell if I get some time tomorrow.....

Mike




IBM announced today that they have shipped their 1 millionth copper Power PC
chip this month.  (See link below) They brag about their new Power PC 440
running at 550 MHz with up to 1000 MIPS using  .18 micron technology.  They
brag about using copper technology in everything from routers, hubs,
switches, TV set top boxes, cellular stations, RAID controllers, Apple
Macintoshes, RS/6000s, S/390s.  They talk about three times the performance
of chips introduced just one year ago.

No mention of the AS/400.

I'm sure there is a good reason.  Maybe they want to....ah....ah.  Well
maybe........, O hell maybe it's just politics (again).

http://www.ibmlink.ibm.com/uspress&parms=P_1999092706









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