RE: [RPGIV] AS/400 is dead long live iSeries? (fwd)

["Art Tostaine, Jr." <art@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The partners in development program has very few requirements compared to
the business partner program.  Business partner program requires customer
references and other things.

PID I thought was pretty simple to get into.

You get a 1% lease and all the free software you can eat.  Or you can buy
the machine for 50% off of list (still free software)

Art Tostaine, Jr.
CCA, Inc.
Jackson, NJ 08527

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
[mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Lou Forlini
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 12:11 AM
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject: RE: [RPGIV] AS/400 is dead long live iSeries? (fwd)


At 3:09 PM -0500 2/26/01, Urbanek, Marty wrote:
[snip]
>But don't worry, I can get a partnership
>deal with a 1% lease for all that stuff - just jump through all IBM's hoops
>and make lots of legal and marketing commitments that one cannot possibly
>make as an independent upstart.

    What kind of legal and marketing commitments are they requiring?
When I got my lease a couple of years ago, all I had to promise was
that I would develop an AS/400 product.  Since I already had several,
it was a no-brainer.  I didn't even have to commit to marketing a NEW
product, ongoing development of existing products was enough to
qualify.

    And I certainly don't remember any legal requirements other than
lease terms - what kind do you mean?

    I guess a lot has changed, because the process really wasn't that
bad when I went through it, especially when you realize you're
dealing with IBM...

    Regards,

    - Lou Forlini
      Software Engineer
      System Support Products, Inc.
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