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Bruce, thanks for clearing that up. It was getting a bit carried away... Don in DC ------------------------------------------------ At 12:19 PM 11/18/2005 -0600, you wrote:
Before this goes too far here's what happened........... Boulder had a chemical spill in the manufacturing area which caused them to close down for 3 to 4 days. IBM has backup arrangements in place (like many of your companies I hope) so that an outage in one location causes the work to be routed to a backup site. In this case Copenhagen took over PTF distribution responsibility for Boulder and anyone ordering PTFs during that time period would have been serviced out of Copenhagen. It's unfortunate that this has caused confusion -- but it's a whole lot better than not being able to get PTFs for 4 days... As a matter of historical trivia it is actually Copenhagen that was originally used for PTF distribution and they've been distributing PTFs since day one of OS/400 (1988) and that site continues to be used for i5/OS. Over the years IBM has used sites in about a dozen countries such as Brazil, Germany, and France for PTF media duplication and distribution though currently the work is being performed in Boulder and Copenhagen. Don't worry about where your PTF is distributed from. What has happened here is an example of good old 24x7 system design. Bruce Vining Wayne McAlpine <wayne.mcalpine@s os.louisiana.gov> To Sent by: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx midrange-l-bounce cc s@xxxxxxxxxxxx Subject Re: PTFs from Denmark 11/18/2005 09:43 AM Please respond to Midrange Systems Technical Discussion I doubt if the Danes would be considered cheap labor. We in the US tend to ignore the fact that IBM is a truly global company with a large installed base in Europe. Companies reconfigure and consolidate their operations all the time to minimize costs and operate more efficiently. It's the reason RS6000 production was consolidated in Rochester. Austin's loss, Rochester's gain. I don't see anything nefarious about it. Ron Adams wrote: > Okay, I'll be the serious one here, for just a moment and answer the > question. > I was told by my BP who sold us our 520, that license keys and PTF > deliviries are starting to move overseas, specifically, she mentioned > Denmark, but to not be surprised if I got packages from other countries. > Basically, and this is my own speculation, IBM is moving jobs to other > countries as it makes business sense. Or, to put it bluntly, they're > reducing costs, cutting US jobs, and employing foreign workers who can work > for less. > > On 11/17/05, Phil Groschwitz <ssc1478@xxxxxxx> wrote: > >>On Wed, 2005-11-16 at 11:00 -0500, Al Barsa wrote: >> >>>If it makes business sense for IBM, then they should do what they want. >>>Not everything that IBM does makes business sense. >>> >> >>Are they now shipped via DHL? If so, maybe DHL has a supply chain >>distribution center in Denmark ;-) >> >> >> >>-- >>This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing >>list >>To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx >>To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, >>visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l >>or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx >>Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives >>at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. >> >> -- This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. -- This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l.
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