Re: IBM & Olympics

["Mike Shaw" <mshaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jim,

Given the existing relationship of NBC and Micro$oft via MSNBC, I find it
strange that NBC would even use IBM's services directly..................One
would have thought that MSNBC would have at least pointed to IBM's Olympic
site from their own branded web pages via www.msnbc.com.   Especially with
the broadcast coverage being provided by MSNBC..........

Regards,

Mike Shaw
Senior AS/400 Technical Support
North American Mortgage
Santa Rosa, CA

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Franz" <franz400@triad.rr.com>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2000 7:52 PM
Subject: Re: IBM & Olympics


> The Olympic committee said this is last Olympics where the internet site
is
> "free" to IBM. The got a billion or so from NBC for tv rights, and they
want
> money for internet rights. Personally I think IBM gets tremendous exposure
> (as long as it is working well). I'm sure they will think about it. They
> probably spent a bundle with NBC to advertise that IBM is running the
> systems.
> jim
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <booth@martinvt.com>
> To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
> Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2000 10:20 PM
> Subject: Re: IBM & Olympics
>
>
> > What really worried me is that I saw IBM has decided to let this be
their
> > last Olympics.  Who ever does it next (and gets it right) will have
added
> > luster to their star.  Oracle and Microsoft must have some teams in
place
> > for this already.
> >
> > _______________________
> > Booth Martin
> > Booth@MartinVT.com
> > http://www.MartinVT.com
> > _______________________
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Don <dr2@cssas400.com>
> > Sent by: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
> > 09/17/2000 09:37 PM
> > Please respond to MIDRANGE-L
> >
> >
> >         To:     Jim Franz <franz400@triad.rr.com>
> >         cc:     MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> >         Subject:        Re: IBM & Olympics
> >
> >
> >
> > Jim,
> >
> > I think that I saw the same thing in USA today last week....was
surprised
> > to see that they were missing.
> >
> > :)
> >
> > Don in DC
> >
> > ------
> >
> > On Sun, 17 Sep 2000, Jim Franz wrote:
> >
> > > Last few Olympics, IBM had some AS400s running part
> > > of the massive operation. According to the current web site,
> > > there are 390s running the main scoring system. the web is
> > > all RS/6000 SP running WebSphere & MQ Series. Games
> > > management is all Netfinity. Statistics is RS6000 w/Lotus Domino
> > > and MQ Series. It's a shame IBM could not demonstrate their
> > > "complete" server line. Perhaps they are just missing from the
> > > web site "technology" page. Jim
> > >
> >
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