Re: ROCHESTER PUSHES BACK 2000 ANNOUNCE DATE

["Al Barsa, Jr." <barsa2@xxxxxxx>]

Software subscription covers anything IBM throws at you (which you started
to be eligible to purchase after you purchased the upgrade to Version 4 [It
was actually introduced in the late V4R2 early V4R3 time frame]).  It
covers new releases and new versions.

Al

At 08:15 AM 10/29/99 -0500, you wrote:
 >"If you're expecting Rochester to announce new AS/400 hardware and
 >OS/400 software this spring, don't hold your breath. Big Blue has
 >pushed back the release date for its hardware refresh and OS/400
 >upgrade - IBM hasn't yet decided whether it should be called "V4R5"
 >or "V5R1" - to the second half of the year to give folks a breather
 >from Y2K."
 >
 >
 >There is a direct correlation between the recent High Availability
 >discount announcements and the "Y2K Slowdown" that IBM is perceiving on
 >new business/systems installations.  Roger Arndt from IBM indicated in a
 >conference call that there will be no new announcements/refresh of the
 >product line until mid-year.  IBM's thinking is that High Availability
 >projects implementing a 2nd "Hot" system can be implemented without
 >impacting Y2K "lockdowns".  This of course does not take into account
 >implementing Opti-connect or HA software (Mimix, Visions, DataMirror) on
 >an existing production system, products which are required as part of the
 >existing HA rebate promotion.
 >
 >My concern is with the possibility of OS/400 V5 being announced, and how
 >that will impact existing 1-3-5 year Software Subscriptions.  Most of my
 >customers refer to Software Subscription as Software Extortion, and will
 >be madder than mud-hornets if the next release of OS/400 isn't covered by
 >the existing Software Subscription.  Part of me thinks that if IBM does
 >announce V5  instead of V4R5 and it is NOT covered by existing SW
 >Subscriptions, that their justification/spin will be something along the
 >lines of "well, we had V4R1, V4R2, V4R3, and V4R4 covered by those
 >agreements".  Regardless of whatever spin they put on it, many customers
 >will be very upset, and the amount of fur flying around will only be
 >rivaled by what we saw when the V3R1 was released.  Best case scenario, I
 >would only forsee one more release of V4 being announced before we see V5.
 >
 >Lane Leach
 >AS/400 Systems Engineer
 >The Kalos Group
 >
 >402.334.0333 ext 333
 >
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