RE: IBM - Thompson & Palmisano move up.

[jpcarr@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

Well,   I think Thompson was once the head of the AS/400 division.    So he
and Palmisano have at least heard of the AS/400(even though Lou says he
has).     If you read the article,  it kinda mirrors what Bob Tipton's
speech was at COMMON.   IBM hasn't got a leader that is driven to be the
best in anything(except maybe keeping Wall Street happy).

We will see.

John Carr

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I'd be interested to have your opinion on this John.
I have no idea who those guys are but I'm interested in how they will
affect the AS400 environment.
TIA

Pascal Bellerose
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Is this good news or neutral for the AS/400 ??

http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/00/07/24/000724hnibmcoo.xml

 International Business Machines Corp. said on Monday it named company
 veteran Samuel Palmisano as its president and chief operating
 officer, laying the groundwork for the possible succession of
 chairman and chief executive Louis Gerstner.

 <SNIP>

 The company, the world's No. 1 computer maker, also said it named
 John Thompson as vice chairman, effective Sept. 1.

 <SNIP>
 John Carr


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