As it has been said, "Any publicity is good publicity." (Right, Paris?)
The basic problem here is perception. Windows has been through at least
as many iterations, 3.1, 95, NT, 98, ME, 2000, 2003, XP, etc. The
question is not whether AS/400e is a significant name change from
AS/400, or even whether that is "good" or "bad." The question is can WE
sell the technology we have to the companies WE work for?
The basic management mindset is NOT that no one knows what to call it,
it is that it is "too expensive" and that modern applications don't run
on it. It is our job to educate and show that all these applications
WILL run on todays System i. IBM's job is to make sure that they run
well. (A little marketing wouldn't hurt.)
The value of the System i is not that it runs 5250 RPG apps, it is that
it runs nearly everything available; safely, easily, more reliably and
with less management than any other server.
Regards,
Scott Ingvaldson
System i Administrator
GuideOne Mutual Insurance Company
-----Original Message-----
From: albartell [
mailto:albartell@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 8:48 AM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Subject: RE: When an AS/400 is called an iSeries
Trevor said: "This is twice. In 18 years."
You posted incorrect information to a public forum. Michael and I were
simply correcting you.
I think a lot of us want to partner with you and your endeavors, but you
just aren't in partnering mode - you are in "beat them with the 'name
stick'" mode. Again, you have a great campaign going on, but there are
parts that just don't sit well when you are trying to create forward
motion in the community.
Thanks,
Aaron Bartell
http://mowyourlawn.com
-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[
mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Trevor Perry
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 8:33 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: When an AS/400 is called an iSeries
The "number" of names is a poor excuse for not accepting the current
brand name.
"Look at poor us, what we have to endure with all these name changes..."
Just a cop-out for those who dislike change.
Get off your Green/AS!
http://angustheitchap.com/Angus/GreenAS.gif
On 6/11/07 9:24 AM, "albartell" <albartell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
And iSeries and AS/400e.
So that brings us to 4 names, right?
-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael Ryan
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 7:51 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: When an AS/400 is called an iSeries
Gotta throw eServer in there...someplace.
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