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Thank you Anne. Always the cool head that will prevail.

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-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Anne Lucas
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 9:28 AM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: IBM investment in i

I truly started to not respond to the comments on the IT Jungle article
by Neil Palmer. I know many of you on this midrange.com list and have a
great deal of respect for you and your opinions, but it does get
tiresome to hear the same thing over and over. But then, I wouldn't
miss reading the posts because I don't want to miss anything! <sigh>

When it comes to what IBM is, or is not doing with budgets for IBM i
R&D, I personally do not believe anything unless I hear it directly from
an IBM executive, or if it is part of IBM's official release. No
offense meant to you, Neil. I've known you for many years and I know
your heart is in this product. I've heard every number in the book
thrown around about what i's budget was, is and will be...I don't
believe any of it.

If I put on a business owner, or CFO hat on, I have to assume with the
merger/unification of i and p, budgets are being merged also. Research,
development, etc. teams will/are/have been merged. Instead of assuming
that is a bad thing, we should be saying "OK, IBM....what does that mean
for your faithful IBM i customers? What does that mean for "net new"
IBM i customers?"

I have a hard time dealing to this fear, uncertainty and doubt without
getting substantiated facts.

So...yes...am still being positive, because I believe in the IBM
executive leadership and I believe in the i product. We've known this
merger was coming for a long time. Over the past two years, I've gotten
an immersion, more like a dunkin', into the x, p and storage side of the
IBM house. There's some great "stuff" there.

IF, however, there are substantiated facts that IBM needs to address, I
have no problem taking my complaints, or anyone else's to any IBMer.
Trust me, there is a tough side to this "sweet little southern gal".
When IBM is wrong, I don't mind calling their hand on it. I choose to
look on the brighter side. I'm still digesting all of this
announcement...it is huge!

Thanks!


.....Anne

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Have a blessed day!
Anne Lucas, Genisys Group Inc.
Customer Account Executive
205-823-4831 Office, 205-746-6850 Mobile Fax: 205-690-4193
email: alucas@xxxxxxxxxxx
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