Re: Interview with Buell Duncan

I saw this post too late, but here are some questions I would like Mr Duncan
to answer.


Some telnet based questions for Mr Duncan ...

Does Mr Duncan consider the iSeries to be the premier telnet server on the
computer market today ? Is TN5250 ( along with TN3270 ) the most feature
rich of all the telnet specs ?

Does he think that the palm and pocket pc perform as excellent telnet
devices ?  Where feature focused appl like remote salesman support systems
and on site repair support systems ( ibm ce brick ) exploit all the positive
aspects of a telnet system. ( quick rollout of the appl, excellent security,
outstanding mgmt of system operation, very easy to use )

Is there an unexploited market for a $30K telnet server that supports 100+
interactive telneting users ( the 1000 CPW model 270 w/full interactive
cpu )

If Mr Duncan agrees with these statements, does he agree that the high price
of iSeries interactive capacity limits the sales and profits gained by IBM
from the iSeries ?

Will the very powerful visual basic macro language of the WRQ Reflection
telnet 5250 client ( which is sold by IBM ) be included in client access
express ? Like right away ?

Steve Richter

----- Original Message -----
From: "Leo Lefebvre" <leo@tug.ca>
To: "midrange-l" <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 9:27 PM
Subject: Interview with Buell Duncan


Buell Duncan, General Manager of IBM's eServer iSeries will be in Toronto on
February 12th, ie tomorrow, and he'll have 30 minutes available during his
busy schedule to participate in a media interview.

Myself and another TUG director will take part at this interview.

If you have any question you would like us to ask Buell, send me a note
throught this list or via private e-mail. I could then post the answer(s) on
this list after the interview.
The question(s) will have to reach me before 7:30am tomorrow as it will be
the time I will leave home for the IBM Road Show.

Sorry for the so short notice, but I just thought some people would like
that oportunity anyway.

Buell can speak to strategies for reducing costs of managing the server
environment and key iSeries technology areas like logical partitioning,
total cost of ownership, Linux and the integrated Microsoft environment.

Some background on Buell:  his organization is responsible for the
mid-market server sector within IBM, a division with over 250,000 active
customers worldwide.  Prior to heading up the iSeries server division he was
General Manager, IBM Global Business Partners, a position responsible for
the relationship with IBM's extensive network of 45,000 Business Partners
around the world.  Buell has been with IBM since 1975, giving him a unique
perspective on the myriad of changes in the  industry since that time.


--

Leo Lefebvre
Vice & Past President
Toronto Users Group for Midrange Systems
Visit our home page at <http://www.tug.ca>
Ph: (416) 606-5960   ---   Fx: (416) 495-0100
mailto:leo@tug.ca


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