RE: [RPGIV] AS/400 is dead long live iSeries? (fwd)

The partners in development program has very few requirements compared to
the business partner program.  Business partner program requires customer
references and other things.

PID I thought was pretty simple to get into.

You get a 1% lease and all the free software you can eat.  Or you can buy
the machine for 50% off of list (still free software)

Art Tostaine, Jr.
CCA, Inc.
Jackson, NJ 08527

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
[mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Lou Forlini
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 12:11 AM
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject: RE: [RPGIV] AS/400 is dead long live iSeries? (fwd)


At 3:09 PM -0500 2/26/01, Urbanek, Marty wrote:
[snip]
>But don't worry, I can get a partnership
>deal with a 1% lease for all that stuff - just jump through all IBM's hoops
>and make lots of legal and marketing commitments that one cannot possibly
>make as an independent upstart.

    What kind of legal and marketing commitments are they requiring?
When I got my lease a couple of years ago, all I had to promise was
that I would develop an AS/400 product.  Since I already had several,
it was a no-brainer.  I didn't even have to commit to marketing a NEW
product, ongoing development of existing products was enough to
qualify.

    And I certainly don't remember any legal requirements other than
lease terms - what kind do you mean?

    I guess a lot has changed, because the process really wasn't that
bad when I went through it, especially when you realize you're
dealing with IBM...

    Regards,

    - Lou Forlini
      Software Engineer
      System Support Products, Inc.
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