-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Kopischke Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 1:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Attractive Alternatives to Mainframes
<SNIP> This is a common problem with these kinds of stories. There is no shortage of writers to make this kind of migration news. There is a huge shortage of writers interested in evaluating the results. Why is the start of a project like this news-worthy, but details of the project itself and its success or failure is not ??? I guess I'm just naive in expecting journalists to be interested in follow-through and objectivity. <SNIP> They get their info from people who want to be in the news and be seen. If it goes south, those same people don't want anyone to know they had anything to do with it. I've seen that happen twice. CEO got canned in one (didn't really make the news, he just left to pursue other interests), the CIO & CTO in another "retired". Companies do not want bad publicity in many industries, particularly insurance, utilities and financial organizations. Later, Steve Thompson ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
