RE: Buell Duncan and Al Zollar - massive relaunch?

[rob@xxxxxxxxx]

General comment, (not to insult you, or anyone else):  "It's the 
application stupid."
Once again, it is the application selling the box.  Is it integrated DB? 
No.  It's Domino.  Now, the rest of that stuff is gravy, and an 
opportunity for improvement to someone with a Domino mindset.  'Now I can 
integrate my database with Domino on the same box.  That has to be a 
better performer, etc...'

Don,

I don't quite understand your comment in:
But then, let's ask ourselves, how many of the major vendors and how many 
of the vendors that
used to write for the 400 were even remotely interested in Domino?
Or can we rewrite this to say "How many of the major vendors (past or 
present) have written NEW applications that have helped to generate 
iSeries sales to NEW customers?"

I would suggest any traditional vendor look at Domino as a possible way to 
increase sales of their software.  Maybe use it to front end some 
applications, where applicable.

For instance, we've added mods to a Domino package to track Engineering 
change notices through an approval workflow.  Click on this and it will 
pull up a BPCS where used report.  Click on that and it will pull up a 
BPCS bill of material.  Click on that and it will use the QNTC directory 
to go out to our NT servers and pull up the Engineering drawing.
Slap that on an intranet and watch people drool.

Rob Berendt
-- 
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary 
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." 
Benjamin Franklin 




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On Fri, 10 Jan 2003 rob@dekko.com wrote:

> I talked to a local IBMer and to business partners.  ISeries are popping
> up in all sorts of local customers with the sole purpose of running
> Domino.
>


Rob,

I really wouldn't be surprised if that's more than the majority of the
reason anyone is buying a 400 nowadays....   But then, let's ask
ourselves, how many of the major vendors and how many of the vendors that
used to write for the 400 were even remotely interested in Domino?

Don in DC

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