On Dec 1, 2007, at 4:27 PM, Clark F Morris wrote:
This seems like a great requirement coming from active and large customers like banks that IBMLINK must be 24/7/365.24. Always available since you never know when an outage can occur. I am certain the financial justifications can be written. The requirement could be submitted and also concurring PASRs. If I were still employed and could get management permission, I would be glad to participate. You might also threaten to embarrass them at the annual meeting if you are a shareholder. Also ask on what platform IBMLINK runs and if not z, why not. I'm a shareholder but not big enough to afford to go based on my dividends.
I think I suggested this a while ago. Possibly another way is to submit a SHARE requirement. At least it would get someone semi embarrassed. It might have more of an impact though of you were to mention the President of IBM in the requirement. At least it would not require you to be at SHARE and would cost you zero to submit it. IIRC you only have to be a shareholder to submit a question at the shareholders meeting, it doesn't make a difference how many shares you have to ask questions. I vaguely remember being at one shareholders meeting and someone with 25 shares asked a question. IIRC if you submit it way in advance it gets put in the shareholders booklet. Its nice that companies travel around the country so their shareholders can participate in such meetings. Its been many years since it was held here in Chicago. One option is to find the schedule and have someone local submit the question. Although, I *THINK* you can submit questions ahead of time. Of course they probably screen the questions so it may not even hit the floor. Even being there is no guarantee although if enough shares ask the same question I think they have to answer it (I could be wrong but I was told this by a person who says he knows).
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