I think that Christopher's comments are spot on. I also agree with Scott's comments, if you have any questions about your ISV's use of the zIIP and/or zAAP ask them, but Avram I'll take your bet. I think that the inappropriate usage of specialty engines in software produced by ISVs was the act of a lone software company. I celebrate the decision and congratulate IBM!
Best, Gregg -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Avram Friedman Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2011 1:39 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: zPRIME is Dead - Neon Surrenders to IBM What a hoot. BMC started the effort to buy what is now there Austin Development Lab and get its start in the DB2 market place with in minutes of of the IMS DASD logging suite being settled atleast publicly in IBMs favor. With in days the deal was closed and BMC was in the DB2 business. Make your own judgement as to any relationship between the settlement and BMCs entry into the DB2 market place. Now 20+ years latter we have a Sr. developer in the Austin Development Lab who does not understand that his job and place of employment are closly tied to what appears to be a lawsuit between BMC and IBM publicly settled in IBMs favor. Doesnt know that such things could possibly impact his job or any one else in the ISV world. Now we have what appears to be a reoccuance of the BMC / IBM dispute of years past but this time its Neon / IBM publicly settled in IBMs favor, millions of dollars in legal expenses with the result being an agreement that Neon will no longer sell a single product ... no fines, not renumeration at best a slap on the wrist. What might be the non public parts of this is very valid reason for speculation. This even will most likly be the biggest shake up of the ISV software industry in 20 years. It may not impact the way one codes but is likly to have far reaching impacts on the nature of the industy Unbundling in the late 60s BMC / IBM in the mid 80's Neon /IBM in the 10's These are the things that shape the industry. Avram Friedman On Thu, 2 Jun 2011 09:40:24 -0500, Blaicher, Chris <[email protected]> wrote: >If you were working within the defined parameters that IBM set for >using ZIIP processors via a free license, it does not change a thing for the ISV community. I know of a lot of products from a lot of ISV companies and I doubt it changes anything for them. I know it does not for me. > > >Christopher Y. Blaicher >Senior Software Developer >Austin Development Lab > >phone: 512.340.6154 >mobile: 512.627.3803 >fax: 512.340.6647 > >10431 Morado Circle >Austin, TX 78759 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
