On Thu, 2009-07-23 at 14:00 -0500, JE Thinnes wrote: > If you want IBM's initial response to zPrime, ask your IBM business partner. > You can get a letter written by Mark Anzani (IBM VP and CTO, System z) > dated July 10. > > Paragraph 4 and 5 lay out their position. > > Seems like IBM thinks you might owe them more money not less if you > implement zPrime.
This just has to get uglier. Seems every vendor (IBM included) has been been announcing (to great fanfare) new exploitation of "specialty engines". Presumably with IBMs imprimatur. So the initial concept has become quite a bit more fuzzy around the edges. More action to come no doubt. Shane ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
