Re: eServer iSeries or i5?

[Reeve <rfritchman@xxxxxxxxx>]

E pluribus unum.


On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 12:55:53 -0500, Al Barsa <barsa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> The decision to rename the iSeries as the i5 was done in haste.  The
> decision was made less than one month prior to GA.  It's rumored (and I
> have NOT verified) that IBM has trademarks on i6, i7, l8 and i9.  Don't ask
> me, I just work here, on the best system in the world.
> 
> Al
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> OK, I didn't attend common, but I'm reading my copy of Insider Weekly
> and I see some Q&As from the Town Hall meeting. So,
> 
> Q: How do we educate about name change, everyone calls it an AS/400.
> A: "... iSeries is the name, so correct everyone..." -- Peter Bingaman,
> VP Marketing, IBM Somers
> 
> Hmmmm, but I thought the new new name was i5, so off to ibm.com/iseries
> I go and the top of the page says "Midrange Servers: iSeries", but the
> title of the page says "IBM Midrange Servers - eServer i5 and iSeries",
> the Featured topics section starts "IBM eServer iSeries is a
> premier...", but the green "Consolidation without disruption" case study
> above that section says "IBM eServer i5 helps..."
> 
> So, what IS the name of the box? Are there two boxes? Peter seems to be
> rather sure that it's an iSeries, but I'm not sure the rest of IBM is
> under the same opinion.
> 
> -Walden
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