Re: MSFT video demos Host Integration Server

[Trevor Perry <trevor@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Ron,

All I am saying is, that if we ALL called it System i, we have an
opportunity to change the perception.

> From little things, big things grow.

It is called MARKETING :-)

Trevor


On 6/5/07 11:36 AM, "Ron Adams" <rondadams@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Trevor, you're preaching to the choir.
>
> I'm not even going to attempt to open the can of worms that contains the
> many reasons why the iSeries is (arguably) fading, that's a whole other
> discussion, but I would suggest that the name by which we or IBM or anybody
> else refers to it is way down that list.
>
>
> On 6/5/07, Trevor Perry <trevor@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Haha!
> >
> > Ron, I am not so much defensive as I am concerned about our future. We
> > hear
> > claims ALL the time that the System i is losing ground, and that i5/OS is
> > 'dead'. I heard this from many hardware business partners as they focus on
> > the servers that sell - p and x.
> >
> > I would like to see this server have a future. While the perception that
> > it
> > is OLD continues, we will lose more and more to Wintel and UNIX. To remove
> > the perception that it is OLD, one simple means is for the people INSIDE
> > the
> > community to call it by the brand name that the vendor has attached to it
> > -
> > TODAY.
> >
> > It really is such a simple thing. It is amazing how difficult it is for
> > some
> > people to make such a simple change. It is amazing how quickly we are
> > losing
> > ground. So, I keep jumping up and down and making noise about using the
> > RIGHT brand name for the server. My hope is, that we all start using the
> > name System i, and when someone asks us what a System i is, we tell them
> > it
> > is not our grandfather's AS/400, it is not our father's iSeries, but with
> > that heritage and the amazing technology it represents, it is the best
> > platform on the planet. When a new CIO comes in and says "what is your
> > platform?", you can say "System i" and there will be no rush to get rid of
> > it.
> >
> > I think if we keep saying AS/400 or iSeries, our careers will disappear
> > before our eyes. I also think that not using the new name is a poor excuse
> > for an inability to modernize oneself.
> >
> > Trevor
> >
> >
> > --
> > Ron Adams