Re: IBM - Thompson & Palmisano move up.

When Lou Gerstner started with IBM, it was bleeding.  The leadership had to
redirect the IBM businesses and get rid of those businesses that IBM did
not want to participate.  Lou had to essentially keep his finger on the
operation of all the businesses so he never named a president.  The AS/400
division has always built products directed at a marketplace that most of
IBM did not know existed.  The AS/400 division built the first workstation
and a midrange product line that started with System 3.  IBM found that the
AS/400 had something good when the other businesses were falling apart.

IBM got rid of the federal systems group, low end printers/copiers, global
network and purchased groups like Lotus and Tivoli.  It is time that Lou
steps back into a CEO role and let the leaders here now drive the
businesses.

I like working with the AS/400.  I only hope that I can continue to keep
providing the enhancements that go into the AS/400 hardware and software.

Richard G. Hartmann    IBM AS/400 Development    e-mail: rgh@us.ibm.com

De : jpcarr@TREDEGAR.COM [mailto:jpcarr@TREDEGAR.COM]
Envoy=E9 : mardi 25 juillet 2000 15:57
=C0 : MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Objet : RE: IBM - Thompson & Palmisano move up.

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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