Re: [WEB400] Beyond RPG CGI

["Michael Skvarenina" <mskvarenina@xxxxxxx>]

One last note in follow-up of my last post.

Another thing that I believe happens in the industry is that our (meaning
all of ours) management attend "executive briefings" or trade shows where
vendors like IBM show off their latest hardware and software.  Even if they
had an iSeries on display, they'd either be showing it unplugged, or they'd
be showing it running Domino or some other fancy app. What they won't be
showing is an iSeries running "backoffice" apps which is what probably 90%
of the iSeries's are doing.  Ever been to Costco, Home Depot, or Linen's N'
Things?  These companies have green screens or green screen 'wrappers'
running their businesses right in the stores.

So management returns from one of these events all pumped up with visions of
fancy new hardware and fancy new software or technology then turns and looks
to see a blakc and green screen with a blinking cursor.  It doesn't matter
what the screen does, what does is that it's not "high tech" and I think at
least in my shop, this is part of the problem.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Skvarenina" <mskvarenina@usa.net>
To: <web400@midrange.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 12:05 PM
Subject: Re: [WEB400] Beyond RPG CGI


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> Very well said Nathan.  I too am a fanatic of the iSeries and OS/400.  And
speaking of  the iSeries being the "secret weapon", I wrote an email to Lou
Gerstner several months ago calling the iSeries IBMs "Hidden secret".  This
is what I wrote:
>
> Lou, please before you retire, take a serious look at the iSeries line. As
you know it's very successful and makes alot of money for IBM but the
> competition is fierce and quickly gaining ground.
>
> I've been working on the S/38-->AS/400-->iSeries line for 20 years now and
have watched it's rise and fall.  The problem isn't the iSeries....it can
meet just about any computing need...the problem is lack of marketing.
iSeries revenue is due totally to few software vendors that still have
products running on the iSeries, and by customers like myself who spent
$XXX,XXXX on a new box just last year.  I can tell you next time around, it
won't be the iSeries I'll be looking at if it continues to lose market share
because I'll be afraid that a)I can't find qualified developers for the box,
and b)IBM may  pull the plug on supporting the box due to low revenue.
>
> Lou....this really is, or can be your cash cow.  Let's unveil IBM's hidden
secret!
>
>
> Within days I heard from Buell Duncan (iSeries General Manager for those
who don't know him) and we ended up in communication for quite some time
over my situation.  Buell offered help including an inviation to Rochester
for my management and I to discuss iSeries futures and directions.  (We
didn't go...yet)
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nathan M. Andelin" <nandelin@relational-data.com>
> To: <web400@midrange.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 11:35 AM
> Subject: Re: [WEB400] Beyond RPG CGI
> >
> > Well, at least you've made the premise of your question more clear.  You
> > might try posting to a Unix forum.  You might find opinions similar to
those
> > of your "management".  As long as I've monitored these midrange.com
forums,
> > I've sensed that the majority of contributors, including me, are nearly
> > fanatical about the iSeries and OS/400.  We think it's a secret weapon!
We
> > wish more people, including more people within IBM, understood what a
> > treasure this platform is.
> >
> > Good luck on your quest for "main stream".
> >
> >
> > Nathan M. Andelin
> > www.relational-data.com
> >
> >
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