I am told, perhaps by a VAR, or not, that you can go ahead and sign a contract for five years or so on your current SoftwareXcel level--and grandfather yourself in. That is what we are trying to do. Perhaps if everyone does the same, IBM will forget about the whole thing. I really doubt any of the current management will be there in five years. There's not a one of the "upper level" that has any outlook beyond a quarter, much less the dedication to what WAS, heartbreakingly, one of the best organizations ever.
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ed Jaffe Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2017 11:56 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: SoftwareXcel Discontinued [External Email] On 9/9/2017 7:00 AM, Jesse 1 Robinson wrote: > That link indeed takes me to what appears to be the standard Service Request > page--although a slightly different URL. Without actually submitting an SR I > can't tell for sure if it would work. But more to the point, we currently > subscribe to SoftwareXcel. Someone who does not subscribe would need to > traverse the same path to check out the viability. I'd like to try it too, but like you I worry there will be entitlement issues without a SoftwareXcel contract in effect. Perhaps when our SoftwareXcel contract comes up for renewal (January I think), we will just let it lapse and try these techniques for a while. (I enjoy experimentation...) Sure would be great if we could get out from under IBM thumb on this (hopefully now historical) requirement to pay for the privilege of electronically reporting and tracking IBM bugs. If it works, it will make a great Bit Bucket segment for Sacramento or Salt Lake City! :-) If it fails, it will make a great Bit Bucket segment for Sacramento or Salt Lake City! :-D -- Phoenix Software International Edward E. Jaffe 831 Parkview Drive North El Segundo, CA 90245 http://www.phoenixsoftware.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN FIRST TENNESSEE Confidentiality notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient(s), or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this message to the intended recipient(s), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this e-mail message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately notify the sender and delete this e-mail message from your computer. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
