RE: "Filibuster or just blustering" with

[Jon Paris <paris@xxxxxxxxxx>]

>>These are indeed welcome signs of a growing recognition of the
AS/400 within the computer world itself, but in looking over these
magazines, it appears that IBM is "preaching to the choir".

Bill - while I don't argue that even more needs to be done, I think you're
missing a point here.  A large measure of our problems stem from the fact that
mags like Computerworld, Info. Week, etc. have always ignored us at best, and
pegged us as old-fashioned at worst.  It does no good to get CEOs interested
via Airline mags etc. if the minute they talk to their techies (or a
consultant) they get the "that old stuff!" line.  If most of these pieces had
come from AS/400 mags, I'd agree with you - but they don't.  They're from mags
that are industry journals (Manufacturing week), and ones that cover the most
modern "sexy" stuff (the Java and e-business pubs) as well as the mainstream
computer press.  Personally I think they're _exactly_ what we need.  One we ha
ve some visibility in that area, thens the time to start going for the CEOs big
time.


Jon Paris - AS/400 AD Market Support - paris@ca.ibm.com
Phone: (416) 448-4019   -   Fax: (416) 448-4414
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