Congratulations Dave, Pay no attention to the nattering nabobs on on list. You and your team and built a great product and deserve only appreciation from the community.
Kirk Wolf Dovetailed Technologies https://coztoolkit.com On Fri, Jan 31, 2025, at 1:48 AM, David Cole wrote: > 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
