RE: Buell Duncan and Al Zollar - massive relaunch?

[rob@xxxxxxxxx]

Let me stress 'NEW' customers.

Rob Berendt
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I do not think that the Lotus port was greeted with yawns outside of our 
community.

At LotusSphere, when this happened, IBM pulled out all the stops. Marketed 

the iSeries extremely heavy, gave away a cool car, etc.  In fact the lines 

of people flocking to the iSeries booth blocked off access to the other 
manufacturers and royally vexed them.

I talked to a local IBMer and to business partners.  ISeries are popping 
up in all sorts of local customers with the sole purpose of running 
Domino.

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this from the iseries network NEWS Wire Daily:

----<snip>
Zollar?s software background makes him just the person to lead the iSeries
through its next incarnation, Duncan says. ?We?re getting ready to have a
massive relaunch of the iSeries,? Duncan says, ?and software plays a big
part in that.? (IBM?s expected to release the details of this
transformation on January 20.)
<endsnip>------

what do you suppose a 'massive relaunch' means.  A transformation?  strong
words!  even if it's just a real, targeted, iseries SPECIFIC marketing
campaign, it would be welcome!

Has IBM ever used such strong language about our favorite little computer
in the past for something we might remember?  I can't think of anything
short of silverlake.  maybe the Lotus port, but that was pretty much
greeted with yawns outside of our little corner of the industry.

i'm sure some on the list are privy to what this means, but are
contractually/duty bound to keep it zipped.

but maybe you could give us a hint?  ;)

rick