RE: IBM BP's that used to be ISERIES now migrating to windows ? -- MIDRANGE-L

I'm not angry. I'm a stockholder. I am disappointed, however, that IBM is
putting more emphasis on Austin than they are on Rochester.

It is what it is. I'm pulling the plug in a few years anyhow.

Paul Nelson
Office 512-392-2577
Cell 708-670-6978
nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Oberholtzer
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 3:54 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: IBM BP's that used to be ISERIES now migrating to windows ?

IT AIN'T SO!!!!

While I understand Paul's anger at IBM for what he perceives as a lack
of selling of IBM i, it still makes up a very significant portion (way
into double digit percentages) of POWER revenue. IBM is still investing
in IBM i heavily and many of it's partners.

As to the original post, IBM can't control a software OEM, if they
choose to support multiple platforms IBM has no say in the matter. IBM
does work in very significant ways with nearly any OEM vendor that comes
up with a reasonable business plan and product to sell on the IBM i
platform.

Why are governments leaving IBM i, it's simple, the political people
don't care about total cost of ownership, or stability, or
recoverability, or (the list goes on adnausea...). Same thing holds
for some corporate executives too.....

Jim Oberholtzer
CEO/Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects, LLC

On 1/31/2011 3:00 PM, fbocch2595@xxxxxxx wrote:

his makes me sick! Thousands of jobs were outsourced and now the end of

the platform? Say it ain't so!

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Nelson<nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'<midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Mon, Jan 31, 2011 3:16 pm
Subject: RE: IBM BP's that used to be ISERIES now migrating to windows ?

I'm not sure if IBM corporation really cares about the platform the way

they

sed to, considering the Global Services arm makes a big pile of money
ssisting customers to get up and running with non iSeries systems.
As long as the share price is good, Armonk is happy.
Paul Nelson
ffice 512-392-2577
ell 708-670-6978
elsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

----Original Message-----
rom:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jack Kingsley
ent: Monday, January 31, 2011 1:18 PM
o: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
ubject: IBM BP's that used to be ISERIES now migrating to windows ?
Does anyone know how IBM is dealing with BP's that at one time designed

apps

tc sold primarily for AS400/ISERIES but are now migrating away from the
latform only to migrate the customer base as well. Curious to know A) how
uch of this is going on and B) is it a trend that is starting to gain
raction and C) and what IBM's stance on something like this might be. I
ust read an article where a municipality had been on AS400 for close to 20
ears and now they will be jumping ship to the windows flagship product

that

hey have only to be shown a bunch of bells and whistles that they want

that

hey could of had several years ago on system i.