RE: WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO BRING NEW CUSTOMERS TO THE ISERIES

Tom, IBM has already done that, and spent tons of time and money promoting
it,  Very few students will even look at it.  It doesn't do games.  All
those kids are thinking one thought:  "I'm going to write the next great
game and get stinking rich." 
 
 
 
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Booth Martin   http://www.MartinVT.com
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From: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Date: Monday, November 03, 2003 09:34:34
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO BRING NEW CUSTOMERS TO THE ISERIES
 
You may be right in that it's too late for the current generation. One
approach that IBM could take would be the same back-end that others have
taken - give an iSeries server to college computer labs. Graduates will
have experience on our favorite platform, and probably even a preference
for it.
 
But that's only part of the equation - the college computer science
departments also need to teach how to evaluate computer hardware in the
enterprise. I know that our local college and university never even bring
the subject up.
 
Tom Hightower
Solutions, Inc
http://www.simas.com
 
 
 
 
 
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Reality TV show, "IBM Presents - Hackers Challenge". IBM hardens a
network
and then teams of hackers get to try to bash away at it. First up, Team
MIT....<g>
 
I really don't expect to see this type of TV advertising, but as to
reaching
the decision makers, just who do you think these iSeries buyers go to for
fast advice about computers? Their kids (who will also be the decision
makers of tomorrow).... Maybe there's no direct way to reach this current
generation....
 
 
Eric DeLong