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

I don't know how many vendors are migrating their applications to other
platforms. My gut feel is that migration has been a fairly steady and growing
trend since the mid 90's. But I also believe that IBM i is currently positioned
for renewed growth and that the current value proposition is attracting business
partners back into the fold. IBM's stance is that they intend to compete against
Microsoft, Oracle, and HP in the server business. I understand that IBM is so
diversified that IBM i doesn't get the attention that it deserves, but Oracle's
acquisition of Sun underscores the importance of integrated business systems
where IBM i is positioned.

Bottom line, we need more business partners, software vendors, and customers
expressing more commitment to the platform, and backing up that commitment with
new applications.

-Nathan




----- Original Message ----
From: Jack Kingsley <iseriesflorida@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Mon, January 31, 2011 12:18:16 PM
Subject: 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 apps
etc sold primarily for AS400/ISERIES but are now migrating away from the
platform only to migrate the customer base as well. Curious to know A) how
much of this is going on and B) is it a trend that is starting to gain
traction and C) and what IBM's stance on something like this might be. I
just read an article where a municipality had been on AS400 for close to 20
years and now they will be jumping ship to the windows flagship product that
they have only to be shown a bunch of bells and whistles that they want that
they could of had several years ago on system i.