RE: The IBM iSeries word from FOSE...

[Don <dr2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Actually, not true.  Local, federal, state, municipal agencies
historically HAVE bought LOTS of AS/400's...Justice Dept is till running
some of Charlie Massoglia's old code he wrote when I lived down here!...at
least they're running it for the time being....

Agriculture was a BIG user of AS/400's and S/36's...there used to be a
AS/400 or S/36 in each field office accross the US...btw, they will all be
replaced with windows servers in less than 2 years.

...and the list is ALOT longer than that...  Architect of the US Capital
used to be a BIG AS/400 user...they're now AIX...

USDA Grad school still uses a 400 for their bookstore and financials under
JDE, but that's not going to last long...

Vinnell, a local Gov't contractor, used to sell LOTS of 400's and prefered
to sell them due to thier reliability...but they can't now because they
can't get anyone to buy what they don't know....(long story here!)

No, this is a cross agency, local, federal, state, etc., conf...and Fed
level has been a AS/400 user for a long time....at least they used to be.

Don in DC

On Thu, 7 Apr 2005 michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> But this is a government tech show...and government (except local and
> county) have never bought iSeries.
>
> IBM needs to target the traditional markets for iSeries, and try to get
> competitive installs over UNIX and Windows systems...like accounting
> and HR and ERP and CRM.
>
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: The IBM iSeries word from FOSE...
> > From: Don <dr2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: Thu, April 07, 2005 10:39 am
> > To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > Here in DC, we have an annual BIG expo of techno vendors, wares, etc.
> > It's kinda like the governments COMDEX if you will, it's just better run
> > and attended than COMDEX.
> >
> > Dell had a BIG booth and well staffed.
> >
> > HP had a BIG booth and well staffed...
> >
> > Apple had a BIG booth and well staffed...
> >
> > ...as did alot of the major vendors....and these booths were BUSY.
> >
> > IBM's booth, when I finally found it, was one guy sitting on a corner
> > postage stamp size of space with a little sign attached to a xSeries
> > cluster server saying "Linux DB2".  When I poped by to see what was going
> > on, he was complaining that his blade server had been stolen the night
> > before.  When I asked him about ANY ANY ANY iSeries representation at the
> > conference, I was told there wasn't any and further"...I don't do
> > AS/400..."   Frankly, it was safer for me to just walk away.
> >
> > SO, is it any wonder that people here don't think of iSeries as
> > contemporary technology?  Is it any wonder that people here are very eager
> > to buy Dell and HP Servers?
> >
> > Has ANYONE in Somers reviewed the current sales/marketing model (beyond
> > radio/TV/Print spots) and seen where it REALLY NEEDS to be improved?
> >
> > No, you may not book alot of sales at a FOSE type event, BUT you do
> > get/keep market recognition...something that OS/400 has very little of
> > anymore.
> >
> > Is it really any wonder why in our User Group meeting this week I was once
> > again deluged by people lamenting how hard it is to find work on a
> > AS400/iSeries/i5/(insert name here) ???
> >
> > I don't give a damn if you call me a cormudgeon or not!  I'm in the
> > trenches here and I'm getting lots of calls for help from folks that are
> > seriousely looking for work....and there's REAL REASONS why there is
> > none...  Starting with "...I don't do AS/400...."  and the current sales
> > models.
> >
> > Don in DC
> >
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