RE: iSeries replaces Unix

[Don <dr2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Reeve,

right now, your scenerio is an anomoly.  I LIKE your scenerio, but it's
just not happening alot.  And, one person dumping a unix box for OS/400
does not a trend reversal make...but it's  a REALLY NICE START! :) :)

Don in DC

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On Fri, 20 Sep 2002, Reeve Fritchman wrote:

> I have a couple of new customers with their Unix/Windows servers going out
> the door right now (including one installation where the iSeries solution
> was 40% more expensive than upgrading the incumbent solution and the IT guy
> has an NT background).  And we have another major one (with a big, tired
> Sequent server) in the wings.
>
> Just imagine what we could do if we could get Big Blue squared away on a few
> things...pricing, AD tools, and UI come to mind...
>
> -reeve
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com [mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On
> Behalf Of Joe Pluta
> Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 2:39 PM
> To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject: iSeries replaces Unix
>
> LEAD STORY
>
> CHICK'S SUITS UP WITH ISERIES | iSeries Network
> Chick's, a Southern California sporting goods company known for its
> superstore outlets, has become IBM's dream customer by dropping its
> Unix server in favor of an iSeries. Chick's didn't stop there. The
> retailer liked IBM so much, they integrated a slew of IBM offerings
> into their systems. (Free registration to this site required.)
>
> >> CLICK here for story:
> http://www.iseriesnetwork.com/news/nwn/story.cfm?ID=15229&channel=home
>
>
> Unfortunately, the Unix system replaced was... an RS/6000.
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