We too have been reassured by Gerhard back in April in regards to our
Connect Direct product...
..."The outcome basically is:
I will send you tape cartridge of VSE/VSAM for VM which can be copied
and redistributed by Sterling Commerce in case one of your existing
customers needs it and has lost their copy.
After end-of service of VM/VSAM Sterling Commerce can still send us an
e-mail in case there is an issue with the product itself. We would lo
ok
into it on a best can do base, certainly without any commitment for a
fix.
I agree to your assessment, that in a stable VM/CMS environment there is
very little risk for VM/VSAM customers. Jim told me that your product is
very stable and pretty much self contained as well. The fact that we
haven't had any defect in the product for many years proofs it.
Regards,
Gerhard
From: Gerhard E. Zierl
Manager z/VSE Service & Development
IBM Systems & Technology Group,
Böblingen Laboratory"
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While this is not the "A" answer, at least it's something of a compromise
.
Thanks,
Bob
