> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill Fairchild > Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 11:23 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: NEON zPrime webinar > > I enrolled and then tried to join. They wanted me to jump > through too many hoops, so I blew it off. > > IBM, like all other really big vendors, will obtain at least > one of every competitor's products in order to > reverse-engineer everything proprietary in that product. > This might be an elephant in the room, however, so I'd better > not say too much more. > > Bill Fairchild
I would wonder if zPrime is leased under the usual "no disassembly, or reverse engineering" type clause in the lease. If so, then IBM could not legally inspect the code without a court order from a judge. And that would likely be done during discovery in a lawsuit against Neon. But, from what little I know, that does not necessarily mean that IBM employees could actually look at the code. The judge could require a 3rd party to review the code and answer specific questions from IBM. -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * (817)-961-6183 cell [email protected] * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
