Re: Saving the System i: Fight Rather Than Switch

["Steve Richter" <stephenrichter@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 12/11/06, Trevor Perry <tperry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Mark,
>
> GUI is simply a face to an application. Sure, we need to separate the
> presentation layer from the application layer - this is how you modernize
> your applications. You can do that with native i5/OS tools, or you can
> choose a better third party tool to enhance the base OS functions. We
> already do this with security, scheduling, HA... why not UI?

exactly. 3rd parties can write the GUI tools and software but IBM has
to contribute also. It has to stop gearing down the CPU and charge
market prices for the system. It can take a lot of CPW to render
markup text to a browser like client and the fractional core i5s that
IBM is currently shipping dont have it.

> The name has nothing to do with modernization. I did not, and will not
> connect GUI and the name. The System i has to be modern in this new IT
> century on its own right. The name is the brand. You say brand recognition
> is needed, yet you do not recognize the brand.

Will the brand see any new hardware in 2007? Does anyone know if IBM
will follow ITJungle's recommendation of a revamped i5 product line?

http://www.itjungle.com/tfh/tfh121106-story01.html

"...Just to recap a bit. I don't think IBM can wait until Power6 and
V5R5 to fix the economics and packaging of the System i5 line. With
the System iWant 2007 Edition, I created a line of machines that can
support from 13 to 421 users and cost from $8,600 to $347,300. Those
prices include hardware plus base disk and memory, as well as full
licenses to i5/OS V5R4 and DB2/400, including WebSphere for Java
workloads and full-on 5250 processing for green-screen workloads. No
governors, except on the number of concurrent users on the system. The
boxes cost $3.60 to $4.60 per CPW, ..."

-Steve