Re: "No charge" replacement for Query was: Larry Bolhuis

[Jerry Adams <jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm coming in  late on this so, if this is answered later on (got 300+ 
messages to wade through), please forgive.

The guys in the Expo said that the product (5722-QU2, I think, to 
distinguish it from the -QU1 product) is "free" if you have a license to 
-QU1; if not, it costs.  There is, also, the issue of desktop licenses.  
I guess, because it's GUI, something has to be installed on the 
individual PC, not just the i5.  I think they said the first five [5] 
such installs were, also, free (again if you already have -QU1 
licensed), but additional installs carried a fee.  No idea how much.


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albartell wrote:
> Tell him to talk to his contacts at IBM:-)  I would imagine that was a
> weighed sentence made by the IBM execs and it wasn't a mistake.  It drew an
> applause from the crowd.  "No addtl charge" makes sense for a first version
> of the product in my mind.
>
> Aaron Bartell
> http://mowyourlawn.com 
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> I need more details on that.  I have a rep from ibi here today peddling
> their product and he fervently denies that their product is going to be
> given away free in any way, shape or form.  You will be cutting a check to
> get it.  The only deal was that IBM will be selling it directly.  Now, I can
> understand a rep not being antsy in providing information about something
> they are going to give away if he is trying to convince me to write a check
> today.  After all, a $100 date is not going to tell you about the freebie at
> the bar on the corner.  But this guy is pretty adamant and recently covered
> the bar for my LUG meeting.
>
> Rob Berendt
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> I am here also and can share some tidbits I have been taking note of on 
> the
> blackberry 
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> There is a GUI/Browser Query400 replacement that is enroute and will be
> available later this year.  The cool part of the announcement is that it
> will be no charge for existing "entitled" customers of Query400.
>
> They are going to be(or already have, kinda unclear on this one) releasing 
> a
> version of the System i5 without DB2 and some other features in an effort 
> to
> better offer solutions for customers that are using the iSeries in 
> different
> ways (I think Domino was the example Mark S mentioned).
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> MySQL integration was talked about.  I am not quite sure I understand how
> this will be implemented as they are talking about how MySQL will be
> installed on the i5 but will use the DB2 engine behind the scenes??? 
> Sounds
> risky to me because that might mean the iSeries will get all MySQL
> updates/releases/versions much slower because IBM will need to make their
> mods before it can be placed on the platform.  Who knows though, because 
> it
> sounds like a good partnership is forming (similar to Zend) and it may 
> turn
> out to be quite a good thing.
>
> A lot being said about how open the system i5 is (PHP/MySQL/Windows/Linux)
> and I am starting to see that as a good thing so the machine can become 
> more
> popular and thus less expensive, but am sad to hear nothing about
> advancements for native development (i.e. RPG and corresponding dev 
> tools).
>
> Aaron Bartell
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> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Doug Palme
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> Jerry,
> How about providing an update on the events, info, etc., for those of us 
> who
> were not fortunate enough to be able to attend.
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