Given the zBX sidecar for the z196 and z114, I think that the term Hybrid is appropriate, even if it is a bit optimistic.
/jack ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Marshall" <jim.marsh...@opm.gov> Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main To: <IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu> Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 8:17 AM Subject: HYBRID is now In Vogue > Has anyone been notified of IBM changing their handles from "zSeries" or "z" > something to Hybrid something. > > I ask this because I just purchased some IBM hardware of various types and my > "z" hardware sales person is no longer "z". The person now shows as the official IBM title "Channel Hybrid Sales Specialist" for some FICON stuff I bought. > > So may "z" Software people will now be Hybrid Software Sales although maybe > this is an unannouced marriage of the Passport Advantage sales team with the z Sales Team (oh no). Maybe it will all be put onto Passport Advantage and no need for the z/OS software people (interesting cost savings). > > Now that IBM is going Hybrid in a big way, will "z" be called Legacy in the > future? Stay tuned and let me know if anyone hears anything. > > jim > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
