Dave is right. We need new players in the mainframe marketplace. More like, say, MacKinney Systems or, yes, Izzy, not like CA^H^HBroadcom or BMC.
Will they make a go of it? Good question. Should they try? Absolutely! On Fri, Jan 31, 2025 at 5:54 AM Doug Fuerst <[email protected]> wrote: > With all due respect, you are the founder of Izzi Software. Hardly > objective. > I've been doing this for a long time as well, and have had to deal with > stuff like this for most of those years (the years of CA and the Band of > Five led by Charles Wang come to mind). z/XDC is it? > I'm still not impressed. > > Doug Fuerst > > > ------ Original Message ------ > From "David Cole" <[email protected]> > To [email protected] > Date 1/31/2025 2:48:04 AM > Subject Re: Izzy Software acquires ColeSoft > > >Yes. I have sold out! Do you want to know why? > > > >I have gotten many approaches over the years, > >But Izzi got my attention because... > > - They are mainframe centric [contrary to what DFuerst alleges]. > > - They already know what z/XDC is. > > - They believe in z/XDC! > > - And they offer marketing, financial and support resources > > which will allow z/XDC, not only to survive me (I am 78), > > but to grow both in marketing resources > > and in broadening the platforms/environments > > in which z/XDC can be used. > > > >Both I and Mike and Frank and Peter will continue doing what we do best. > >We also look forward to Izzi Software providing us with resources > >that will make it possible to bring z/XDC into such new arenas as > > - USS support, > > - Browser and VS Code interfaces, > > - COBOL source, > > > >Izzi is new, but their mainframe connections are not. > >Their commitment to the mainframe ecosystem is real. > >Our ISV world needs new players. Don't sell Izzi short! > > > >Dave Cole > > > >PS: That's Izzi with an I (not a y) > > > > > > > > > >At 1/30/2025 11:15 PM, Doug Fuerst wrote: > >>I read the Izzi and Big Band. They are nothing companies. The people > creating them have no real MF background, including Ms. Nelson, who should > have stuck to the Air Force. > >> > >>I can't wait to retire to get away from people like this. > >> > >>Doug Fuerst > >> > >> > >>------ Original Message ------ > >>From "Phil Smith III" <[email protected]> > >>To [email protected] > >>Date 1/30/2025 12:40:55 PM > >>Subject Izzy Software acquires ColeSoft > >> > >>> > https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250129710495/en/Enterprise-Software-Veterans-Launch-Izzi-Software-Announce-ColeSoft-as-First-Mainframe-Industry-Acquisition > >>> > >>>Never head of Izzy before. Or BigBand. And "We harmonize capital, > culture and teams to buy and grow SaaS companies" doesn't exactly scream > "Go buy ColeSoft" to me?! > >>> > >>>---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > >>>send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > >> > >>---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > >>send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > >send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- Jay Maynard ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
