On 4 May 2008 11:31:39 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Scott Ford) wrote: >I was involved in one of these at a MAJOR Pharm company, >Going from mainframes to Unix, just plain didn't work. Programs couldn't be >converted, ended up moving back to z/OS and mainframes.....
It usually doesn't work for a conversion project - but it often works with a replacement project. When the new software system you want to buy is a replacement for your old one and you start over from scratch - conversion isn't an issue. In the long run, they are all replacement projects. And many times a competing box or boxes will win the cost benefit analysis for the new system. But not always. The rise in the cost of fuel and the continuing process of creating packets (to use a IS term) has created a current boom in shipping via rail and ships. Sometimes the big expensive machine is cheaper, when accompanied by innovation that works for changing times. IBM recognizes that - and sells Unix mainframes, which it needs to sell by comparing it to "cheaper" machines. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
