"Timothy Sipples" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>If you think that's what's going on, why the orgy -- can I say that? -- why >the orgy of new z/OS products from IBM? And why is IBM buying all these >software companies (including Consul, Candle, Isogon, and Ascential among >others)? Why is IBM pouring gob$$ of money into these companies' z/OS >products? Why is IBM acquiring other software companies without z/OS >products then bringing their products to z/OS, e.g. Webify (now WebSphere >Business Services Fabric for z/OS)? Why did IBM Rational just introduce >the Rational Unified Process (RUP) for System z? Why, why, why? :-) -------------------- Please forgive me if I misunderstand, but what does "buying software companies" have to do with "expanding the mainframe market", which is what I thought the gist of this discussion was about? If IBM wishes to be the sole (or main) provider of all mainframe software solutions, that's one thing. If IBM wishes to have a dynamic and growing mainframe market, that is quite another. The words being spoken and the actions being taken don't always seem to be in sync, which is why there are those who question them. Regards, Dean ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
