>The larger question is can IFL/z/VM compete with Intel/Vmware (or equivalent) >when ALL costs are considered.
According to the Province of Quebec, yes. They converted a couple of years ago. Went from over 100 ORACLE licenses to three (one per IFL). - Too busy driving to stop for gas! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
