>Wouldn't it best serve IBM to make it much more attractive for >smaller shops to get on board with, lets say, a z/890. >The bottom line is COST. Lower the entry cost of the hardware/ >software and then you would have something.
I think you're actually talking about price (e.g. entry price). Have you priced a z890 Model 110 with z/OS.e? Or a z800 0E1 with z/OS.e? Or for that matter a uni-IFL-only system? Have you priced even four Oracle licenses? Please do note that IBM has been donating mainframes to select universities around the world as part of the Scholars z program. Price should not be a barrier for college/university students. A few months ago I recommended that IBM-MAINers recruit college interns to work this summer at their companies (as IBM is), and I got pelted with raw eggs (so to speak). I guess most of you missed Summer, 2006. Strange. Now this general subject comes up again. This problem isn't one IBM can solve by itself. It's also up to all of you on this mailing list and your HR departments. - - - - - Timothy F. Sipples Consulting Enterprise Software Architect, z9/zSeries IBM Japan, Ltd. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
