Re: Why NOT the 400?

[Don <dr2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

One simple work:  SERVICES

The 400 is too good of a box.  The 400 is so good you can install and
basically forget it.

You CAN NOT do that with: unix, linux, windows(Endorsed by IBM for
Business)....

Don in DC

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On Sat, 26 Jul 2003, Rick Rayburn wrote:

> Why NOT?
>
> I don't understand. Everybody in - and out of - our industry know the 400 is
> the very best-of-breed choice for management of your back office. Don't
> heavy-transactional environments flourish better in shallow water? The 400
> does that very well.
>
> So, who cares how fast you're speeding down the super highway? You gotta
> have a vault to protect your crucial data, don't you?
>
> So,why is that so hard to market? Doesn't our box provide sufficient-enough
> access to the big road? Sure it does. Certainly enough for a sizable market
> share. And that's fine. No sweat.
>
> We should be getting all the back office action, right?
>
> Shouldn't the 400, "promote itself". It's not as if we are trying to sell a
> lemon disguised as a peach.
>
> We have a solid resource and community. Why does our industry grow smaller?
>
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