Re: INCREDIBLE - what am I missing here... ??? !!!

Oh, I'm not saying that I want to go that way - I LOVE the AS/400. It's just 
with
stuff like this out there, it makes selling the AS/400 to a non-Technicalk
management that much harder...

Chuck

Pascal Bellerose wrote:

> Chuck aren't you afraid of the security leaks on Linux?
>
> Pascal Bellerose
> Programmeur-Analyste
> Portbec inc.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chuck Lewis [mailto:clewis@iquest.net]
> Sent: 27 septembre, 2000 08:31
> To: Midrange-L List
> Subject: INCREDIBLE - what am I missing here... ??? !!!
> Importance: High
>
> Hi Folks,
>
> We buy equipment from CDW and I hit their extranet yesterday and am
> greeted by the little penguin and a link "Introducing IBM Small Business
> Pack e-Business software for Linux at a very attractive promotional
> price."
>
> So I click on the link and get:
>
> ============================================================================
> =====
>
> Small Business Pack for Linux from IBM
>
> Featuring market-leading solutions from IBM and Lotus affordably priced
> for the cost-conscious Small Business consumer, IBM's Small Business
> Pack for Linux will help your small business build a reliable, scalable
> foundation for e-business with a low entry price.
>
> The Business Pack adds significant value to the popular Linux operating
> system by including the three most requested server functions:
>
> Domino Application Server: messaging and groupware capability including
> group calendaring plus both Web and disconnected e-mail
> DB2 Universal Database: a powerful, scalable relational database
> Websphere Application Server: a full function Java servlet-based Web
> application server designed for high-performance Web sites
>
> Additionally, the Business Pack for Linux provides small businesses with
> easy Internet penetration by giving you a dynamic Web site, e-mail
> capability, application sharing and a robust database storage. It
> provides you with the necessary product families previously offered to
> medium and large companies so you don't go through the time and trouble
> to build it yourself piece by piece.
> ============================================================================
> =====
>
> And the price ?
>
> 419.00 !!!!!!!
>
> We are a small business but running on the AS/400. I would LOVE to be
> able to get this stuff for that price...
>
> What am I missing here ?
>
> Chuck
>
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