Re: Fax Solutions - ethics violation?

["Chris Rehm" <javadisciple@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Holy smokes, Eve! He hardly gave it a glowing review!

He pretty much described it to a T. "Acceptable" "IBM has not done enough to
update it" "It does require an IBM internal modem"... Not much of a sales
pitch!

I thought Al did a great job of describing the product and exactly why a guy
might want to buy it. It isn't the flashiest product, nor does it have the
best features. But some people like to buy the single vendor solution and it
is adequate.

Chris Rehm
javadisciple@earthlink.net
If you believe that the best technology wins the
marketplace, you haven't been paying attention.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Eve Foxx" <evefoxx@37.com>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 10:28 AM
Subject: Re: Fax Solutions - ethics violation?


> Are you reporting as a user? or as a IBM business partner that always
blesses ibm solutions and disparages others? a guy I know sells Buicks and
he always says buicks are the greatest, but i odn't know whether he says
that because he sells buicks or because he believes it, or because it is the
truth.
>
> But I sure factor in the fact that he sells Buicks when I listem to him
talk about Buicks.
>
> Isn't there a rule about revealing that yu sell something before you give
a recommend or talk about how well it works for you?
>
>
>
> > barsa@barsaconsulting.com Re: Fax Solutions MIDRANGE-L@midrange.comDate:
Fri, 20 Jul 2001 10:54:13 -0400
> >Reply-To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> >
> >
> >We use Fax/400.  It's an acceptable product, and doesn't require a PC
> >interface to the outside world.  IBM has not done enough to update it
> >through the years, unfortunately.  It does require an IBM internal modem,
> >but then again, all the integration is done by IBM.  The reason why you
buy
> >an AS/400 is to buy an integrated solution.  When if breaks, you call IBM
> >and say fix it.  It takes you out of the problem determination business.
> >
> >Al
> >
> >Al Barsa, Jr.
> >Barsa Consulting Group, LLC
> >
> >400>390
> >
> >914-251-1234
> >914-251-9406 fax
> >
> >http://www.barsaconsulting.com
> >http://www.taatool.com
> >


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