> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Shane > Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 3:49 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Neon's zPrime - IBM response from July 10 > > 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 ...
Some companies, one in Germany comes to mind, won't even recognize software (well marketing MSUs). What do you think they will do when someone implements zPrime and shuffles database off to a zIIP. A bottom kneecapped CP(s) z9 or z10 could probably run z/OS well enough if you move zPrime all the application work to full speed specialty engines. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
