Re: The Future of the System i - the Domino theory

Rob:

We have a set of programmers doing nothing but writing Lotus Notes/Domino 
applications. The server on which we run Domino is Windows based, but I 
don't think any of us in I.T. would cry if it were migrated to a Series i. 
We move data without major difficulties between Notes/Domino, and RPG 
III/IV-managed DB2 files on our AS/400 Model 720.

Our QS/ISO auditors expressed their amazement and admiration, formally, at 
what we are doing with Notes/Domino. We have sophisticated Human 
Resources, Purchasing, and Materials Planning management applications 
written in house based on the Notes applications core. We have also 
purchased at least one "canned" application from IBM. It is less than 
stellar in some areas, but gets the job done.

Darrell

Darrell A. Martin  -  630-754-2141
Manager, Computer Operations
dmartin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 01/22/2007 08:35:26 AM:

I agree, Domino is a killer app for the iSeries.

IBM has pushed Domino at LotusSphere for quite some time.  This has 

helped 

sell iSeries like hotcakes.  Local IBM reps were finding iSeries in 

shops 

they've never heard of.

There was quite a hullabaloo at LotusSphere the first time IBM went 
bonkers pushing iSeries.  They gave away a car.  Literally gave it away, 

not like the bad controversy at another conference about something from 
another vendor that was just a lease.  Anyway, the lines at the iSeries 
booth literally blocked the approach to all the other hardware vendor 
booths.  To the point where grievances were filed.  Large boards pushing 

iSeries were at all the major airports serving that LotusSphere.

And this was when LotusSphere was so hot that if you didn't register 
within one hour of online registering opening up you weren't going. 

Kinda 

put the excitement to the latest hottest concert to shame.

Remember, Domino is NOT just email.  The workflow applications on it, 

etc, 

kick tail.

Rob Berendt

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