Agreed this is not good. It speaks to pressure against all corners of the business to produce revenue without thought to benefits to IBM and it's customers that are harder to quantify. It is short sighted and I would wager that many inside IBM would not view it as the best way to leverage this crown jewel. A pittance in subscribed revenue is nothing compared to goodwill and a channel to communicate directly to those bright and interested who consume the Journal outside IBM. IT Architects, Industry Analysts, Government researchers, key customer personnel. What a great opportunity squandered for a little bit of money.
Will Redbooks be next? IBM has provided a huge benefit to both customers and the community at large by providing open access. It is truly regrettable they chose not to continue this. I was so excited when they scanned and made back issues of the Journal available including my favorite issue ever Vol 1 No 1 1989 the MVS/ESA issue of IBM Systems Journal. The subscription requirement is a hurdle that many interested folks will not be able to get around including academic, commercial, and individual enthusiast audiences. The price is unrealistic especially so for an individual. Dr. Dobbs Journal offers the entire archive on DVD for $50! https://store.ddj.com/product/4/Dr.-Dobb%27s-Developer-Library-DVD-Release-5 I would be happy to pay IBM $50 for a DVD of the Journals and/or do a qualified subscription for "free" on-line access with permission to email me whatever they want from time to time and help them fund public access by advertising for internal IBM customers. Argh! -------------------------- http://www.research.ibm.com/journal/ Continue to get the inside track on emerging trends in science, technology, and business and how they are shaping our future-today. The IBM journals have changed and are currently only available online for a fee. Institutions can subscribe for just $995.00/yr. This represents a discount of 33% from the list price of $1,499/yr. ATTENTION The IBM Journals are now only available online for a fee. However, you can continue to read and download papers to get the inside track on emerging trends in science, technology, and business and how they are shaping our future-today. Instructions are available in PDF format here for how your library or other institution can obtain unlimited free access for all its members. You need not miss the latest paper or issue while maintaining access to over 50 years of influential papers. Use the left hand navigation column on this page to locate current and previously published issues and papers. The subscribe/order link can be used to order printed copies of back issues. ---------------------------- Best Regards, Sam Knutson, GEICO System z Performance and Availability Management mailto:[email protected] (office) 301.986.3574 * Every great mistake has a halfway moment, a split second when it can be recalled and perhaps remedied. So that was Mrs. Lundegaard on the floor in there. And I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper. And those three people in Brainerd. And for what? For a little bit of money. There's more to life than a little money, you know. Don't you know that? And here ya are, and it's a beautiful day. Well, I just don't understand it. Marge Gunderson - Movie "Fargo" -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tom Marchant I agree. This is not a good sign. ==================== This email/fax message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution of this email/fax is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please destroy all paper and electronic copies of the original message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
