RE: Microsoft thwarted again

["McKown, John" <john.mckown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jerry
> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 10:54 AM
> To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Microsoft thwarted again
> 
> 

<snip>

> 
> Microsoft was unable to migrate to Windows NT from some 23 
> AS/400s that ran an
> ERP system for the company's manufacturing division, and had 
> to revert back to
> the AS/400, which, according to the source, was administered 
> remotely via an
> application service provider.
> 
> LOL,
> 
> Jerry

And Unisys is one of the vendors here at my shop who is suggesting that
3 ES7000 servers running Windows & MS SQL server can be used to "rehost"
all of our z/OS based systems (batch and CICS) which is running on a
z800 (2066-0A2) with __superior__ reliability and work-flow.

BTW - this "rehosting" is why I'm here monitoring this list. Another
vendor says that they can do the rehosting on a iSeries 550. I'm trying
to learn iSeries and am fairly impressed with what I've read.


--
John McKown
Senior Systems Programmer
UICI Insurance Center
Information Technology

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