RE: Microsoft goes after the iSeries

Sorry all, here's the link to the article
Take care,
Phillip 

USERS REMAIN LOYAL TO ISERIES, DESPITE ENTREATIES BY MICROSOFT

Microsoft has set up a Midrange Alliance Program aimed at enticing users
of IBM's iSeries systems to build applications for Windows, but the
initiative isn't expected to convince many IT managers to give up on the
venerable line of midrange servers.
http://www.computerworld.com/hardwaretopics/hardware/server/story/0,1080
1,98826,00.html

Click on the link or copy and paste it into your browser to view the
story forwarded to you from Computerworld.com.





-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-nontech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-nontech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Phillip
Hinojosa
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 5:22 PM
To: Non-Technical Discussion about the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: RE: Microsoft goes after the iSeries

That's wrong....we don't advocate users get off the iSeries/i5.

This article will put out his smoke screen:

http://www.computerworld.com/hardwaretopics/hardware/server/story/0,1080
1,98826,00.html?from=homeheads

He talks negatively about the AppEvo seminar as well.

Read the facts: 
www.appevo.com


Take care,
Phillip  


-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-nontech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-nontech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joe Pluta
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 5:14 PM
To: 'Non-Technical Discussion about the AS400 / iSeries'
Subject: RE: Microsoft goes after the iSeries

And just in case that doesn't make it clear to you, how about this:

http://www.asna.com/pages/press_release_view.aspx?nID=85

QUOTE: "ASNA provides a comprehensive solution for midrange shops to
leverage their RPG experience and move it forward to modern standards
based on the .NET framework and Web services," said Dan'l Lewin, vice
president of .NET business development at Microsoft. "With ASNA, the
Midrange Alliance Program now offers a far better roadmap for RPG
developers than IBM."

Clearly, ASNA is promoting the wholesale abandonment of IBM and the
iSeries platform.  I wouldn't be surprised if the iSeries community
turned around and abandoned ASNA just as completely.

As far as I'm concerned, any company that recommends moving stable
systems from the iSeries to Microsoft is endangering their customers'
business.

Joe

> From: Joe Pluta
> 
> First off, if you're not here representing ASNA, then the use of "us"
to
> refer to ASNA is a little misleading.  In any case, here's the deal.
> Your company is specifically a part of the Midrange Alliance, which
> publishes the following:
> 
>
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/midrange/iseriesroadmap.htm
> 
> Read that, and let me know if you can't figure out why your
association
> with this group might be perceived negatively by the members of this
> forum.

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