Re: More anti-midrange propaganda

Well said.


Shannon O'Donnell


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jon Paris" <Jon.Paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 12:08 PM
Subject: RE: More anti-midrange propaganda


> This is a copy of the note I just sent to the editors.  I have removed one
> piece (which "proved" one of my comments - but which can't be published).
> Will let you know if/how they respond.
>
>
> HSBC is still running iSeries in Hong Kong, Vancouver and in the UK to
name
> a few locations.  Undoubtedly some parts of the company - those addicted
to
> "Management by Airline Magazine" - will try to remove the iSeries from the
> organization.  They will in all probability join the many hundreds of
others
> who have failed to deliver what they promised their shareholders.  It
really
> saddens me that reputable magazines such as yours continue to publish
these
> kinds of statements but apparently never go back to check if it really
> happened.  I know of many cases where such attempts have failed miserably,
> with shareholders unwittingly footing the bill for millions of dollars.
One
> friend is currently involved in a conversion of an iSeries to Oracle.
They
> have already doubled the hardware/software spend that the move was
estimated
> to require (thus already wiping out the so-called "savings") and _still_
> cannot get performance even approaching the "old fashioned" iSeries box.
> Current estimates are for a further doubling of the hardware with no
> guarantees.  They will still make the move though - despite the fact that
it
> will cost shareholders millions and offer a negative return.  A few such
> customers have been brave enough to bite the bullet and revert to the
> iSeries - but without the fanfare with which they announced their
> departure!!
>
> Since the quote came from a CEO one would assume that he knows what he is
> talking about.  Since he clearly doesn't one can only hope that your
> reporter mis-quoted him.  Apart for the detail of the iSeries hardware
issue
> the statement is false on a number of other issues.  For a start (piece
> removed), I know for a fact that they are not dumping RPG as a development
> language.  Rather they are taking the sensible approach and blending it
with
> Java where it makes sense.  Secondly, the notion that Tata and the other
> Indian off-shore vendors "won't do RPG" is just too funny for words.
Visit
> any RPG oriented list (e.g. that hosted at www.midrange.com or the Yahoo
> list hosted by www.RPGIV.com) and you will find hundreds of questions from
> programmers in India.  In fact many of the US based incumbents have on
> occasion refused to answer such beginner questions from the very folks who
> are taking their jobs.
>
>
> Jon Paris
> Partner400
> www.Partner400.com
>
>
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