Re: Where can I find a list of current IBM i companies?

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On 10/17/2013 12:11 AM, Mike Wills wrote:
> Yes, another one of these threads... *sigh*
>
> Upper management is saying "The AS/400 has served us well, but it is time
> to move on". "It is dying." You have all seen this before. All of IT is
> fighting this saying that it is more modern than you think, just that the
> old green-screen is showing it's age. And budget and time prevents us from
> "moderizing" more applications. We are trying to determine what is truly
> the problem. Is it the applications? Is it the interface? Can we not
> do something?
>
> You don't need to preach to the choir here on benefits. We are putting
> together just how integrated our entire enterprise is to all of the custom
> applications we have written over the years on the system. I thought I
> could add in one other factor into our arguments. What companies are using
> the IBM i and what for? I know we can rattle off smaller banks and many
> small to medium-sized companies. But I am looking for "wow they use that?"
> Something Upper Management may have heard of. If you can share (on or off
> list), I will pass along to my boss to pass to Upper Management.
>
> And yes, I know the the AS/400 is really dead... it now called... um....
> um.... screw it! It's the IBM Server!
>
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> Mike Wills
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