Re: IBM BP's that used to be ISERIES now migrating to windows ?

[Jack Kingsley <iseriesflorida@xxxxxxxxx>]

Well I wonder how much money the GS makes by platform, let me guess (i) is
last.

On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 4:00 PM, <fbocch2595@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> This makes me sick!  Thousands of jobs were outsourced and now the end of
> the platform?  Say it ain't so!
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> From: Paul Nelson <nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Subject: RE: IBM BP's that used to be ISERIES now migrating to windows ?
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> I'm not sure if IBM corporation really cares about the platform the way
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> sed to, considering the Global Services arm makes a big pile of money
> ssisting customers to get up and running with non iSeries systems.
> As long as the share price is good, Armonk is happy.
> Paul Nelson
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> mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jack Kingsley
> ent: Monday, January 31, 2011 1:18 PM
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> ubject: IBM BP's that used to be ISERIES now migrating to windows ?
> Does anyone know how IBM is dealing with BP's that at one time designed
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> tc sold primarily for AS400/ISERIES but are now migrating away from the
> latform only to migrate the customer base as well.  Curious to know A) how
> uch of this is going on and B) is it a trend that is starting to gain
> raction and C) and what IBM's stance on something like this might be.  I
> ust read an article where a municipality had been on AS400 for close to 20
> ears and now they will be jumping ship to the windows flagship product that
> hey have only to be shown a bunch of bells and whistles that they want that
> hey could of had several years ago on system i.
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