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Re: FW: i5/OS


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On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 2:48 PM, Crump, Mike
<Mike.Crump@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/CCB2D67AE6D7AF7DCC2573F9007FF62B
"A hardware upgrade has also been required - from Sun Microsystems to an
IBM iSeries platform."

The most interesting quote from the article is IMHO the following:

The template was a major reason why Sheppard chose Lawson. Rival bidders SAP and
Oracle were not such a good fit for the company and their software was complex to configure, says Schnell.

It shows that customers choose applications, not platforms.




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