RE: Q/400 to Web Query

Makes me think that you really have to ask where a product runs. Runs
on the System i isn't safe because that could be anything. Runs on
i5/os could still be a cover up for PASE. Years ago when PASE first
came out I swear I could remember multiple people from IBM saying that
PASE was an area to allow X based vendors an area to migrate to and that
it was intended to ease the migration to then OS/400...........

While the release of cool products is up for debate there is definitely
a commitment to i5/os. Lots of cool things coming out of Rochester.
IBM has definitely heard that customers want i5/os solutions. I'm sure
there are cool new products being implemented on i5/os I just haven't
heard of many.

FYI - about a year ago I asked for a WEB based (java, j2ee, etc.) help
desk package on this list. I wasn't real happy with what I could find
on the market. www.livetime.com and you will see a J2EE product that
supports i5/os and db2 for i5/os. Hopefully we will be implemented
before the end of this year.


Michael Crump

Manager, Computing Services
Saint-Gobain Containers, Inc.
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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of rob@xxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 4:41 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: Q/400 to Web Query

I also think it's disappointing that it takes some thinking to find the
last cool new product that didn't require PASE to be installed on your
i5.
I am so glad that Domino didn't settle for that crippled environment.
If
they had, there wouldn't have been nearly as many iSeries sold as a kick

butt Domino platform.
I wonder if IBM had to do it over again, if they would settle for PASE.
Probably.

Rob Berendt