Couldn't agree more Rick! In the good ole days - maybe 20 years back - when Gartner spoke, people listened. Unfortunately, their current 'experts' have probably never seen a mainframe, nor could they spell it. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 3:13 PM Subject: Re: Not mainframe but the latest in the TJMax fisaco
--------------------------<snip>------------------------ >"Avivah Litan, vice president of research with Stamford, Conn.-based Gartner >Inc., has called the TJX breach the largest online burglary ever." > >If Gartner says it, it must be true then :-) > > ----------------------<unsnip>---------------------------- Ignoring the sarcasm: that final statement goes a long way to explain why the "mainframe" is in serious trouble today. Not all, by any stretch of the imagination, but certainly a very significant contributor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
