RE: free-format move *USA date value to 6-digit numeric in YMDformat

> From: Bob Cozzi
> 
> I don't know anyone that believes in IBM anymore, do you?

I do.  Wholeheartedly.  I especially believe in the iSeries community within
IBM.  I believe in the WebSphere folks.  I believe in the Domino folks.  I
most certainly believe in the RPG team.  I am a huge fan of the WDSC team.
I talk to all of these people on a regular basis and I believe in them
because they believe.

IBM is not a monolithic entity, and for a long time some major players in
IBM got blinded by the "Java is everything" rhetoric, but then again so did
the whole industry.  During that time, the iSeries people were twisting in
the wind and you could tell it from their voices.  Nowadays, though, the
iSeries people are being listened to, the corporation is making huge strides
in incorporating the iSeries as one of (if not THE) major players in its
initiatives, and there is a level of excitement I haven't seen in years.

I for one am thrilled at the focus IBM has put on the iSeries.  Print ads,
webinars, TV ads.  They're even going so far as to officially bless the OMNI
Annual Technical Conference; you'll be seeing announcements on IBM
letterhead going out very soon.

So, yes, I believe in IBM and the future of the iSeries.  And so do a whole
lot of people in the trenches.

Joe