I can verify this point;
> It is my understanding that huge corporations like banks (especially in > france - they have trouble coming to BEA) will always come close > to IBM due > to their long time partnership <snip> > JBoss would be into these corporations tomorrow, then they will face a > problem of training/support, There is a Big Bank near here that we have been "involved" with, who cannot "purchase" anything [not even cost free items] unless IBM Global Services approve it, because IBMGS have won the training/support contract for the banks systems and will be responsible for supporting the new aquisition. IBMGS are therefore obviously going to increase their margin by only supporting a small core of products, hardware and software, and making the required purchase of a product which may be a very poor match for the specifications, but financially worthwhile for IBMGS and the Bank. That is a true story. The bank have a software division developing core banking systems. Because of IBMGS involvement the bank has had to make a single desktop machine specification for every seat in the organisation, thus a developer working on core banking will be expected to use the same hardware/software environment as a financial adviser working in a remote branch. Apparently IBMGS dont support Linux, IT professionals were reduced to sneaking it in under their cloaks in order to evaluate it. And because IBM have a Big Name my Bank are prepared to shift all of the responsibility for IT support onto them for a fixed fee. Vive la difference. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
