It was probably going to be OFFICIALLY announced at SHARE in August ? Now you have gone and spoiled the surprise !
Bill Munson Sr. z/VM Systems Programmer Brown Brothers Harriman & CO. 525 Washington Blvd. Jersey City, NJ 07310 201-418-7588 President MVMUA http://www2.marist.edu/~mvmua/ William D Carroll <[email protected]> Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System <[email protected]> 07/07/2009 10:40 AM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System <[email protected]> To [email protected] cc Subject Re: z/VM 6.1 - IBM Preview Letter.. Also, Did you catch this part of the announcement "IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Marketing Announcement ZA09-0015" So sorry everyone else, we have to wait this time around, no 6.1 for us yet :) William 'Doug' Carroll Mainframe Systems Eng Sr I Global Technology Infrastructure ECS Core Services z/Software Group / Emerging Technologies RedHat Certified Engineer: 805008304430937 -----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alan Altmark Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 9:37 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: z/VM 6.1 - IBM Preview Letter.. On Tuesday, 07/07/2009 at 02:25 EDT, Ivan Warren <[email protected]> wrote: > Found this little link in my weekly announcement summary : > > http://www.ibm.com/vrm/newsletter_10576_5350_121006_email_DYN_1IN/fremt106679968 > > Basically, it's z/VM 6.1.. Don't know if anyone had said anything about > it previously.. No, we haven't said anything about z/VM 6.1 prior to this announcement. > Anyway.. the most striking "feature" I see in this literature is that > z/VM 6.1 is ... z10 ONLY ! True. We wanted to exploit instructions that are available only on the z10. Please also note these important items as well: - z/VM 5.4 end of service moved to 30 Sept 2013 (was 2011) - z/VM 5.4 will continue to be orderable to support older servers - Statement of Direction: z/VM Single System Image - Statement of Direction: z/VM Live Guest Relocation - Statement of Direction: Withdrawal of DNS server (NAMESRV) Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott This communication is for informational purposes only. It is not intended as an offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any financial instrument or as an official confirmation of any transaction. All market prices, data and other information are not warranted as to completeness or accuracy and are subject to change without notice. Any comments or statements made herein do not necessarily reflect those of JPMorgan Chase & Co., its subsidiaries and affiliates. This transmission may contain information that is privileged, confidential, legally privileged, and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained herein (including any reliance thereon) is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Although this transmission and any attachments are believed to be free of any virus or other defect that might affect any computer system into which it is received and opened, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that it is virus free and no responsibility is accepted by JPMorgan Chase & Co., its subsidiaries and affiliates, as applicable, for any loss or damage arising in any way from its use. If you received this transmission in error, please immediately contact the sender and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. Please refer to http://www.jpmorgan.com/pages/disclosures for disclosures relating to European legal entities. *************************** IMPORTANT NOTE***************************** The opinions expressed in this message and/or any attachments are those of the author and not necessarily those of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., its subsidiaries and affiliates ("BBH"). There is no guarantee that this message is either private or confidential, and it may have been altered by unauthorized sources without your or our knowledge. Nothing in the message is capable or intended to create any legally binding obligations on either party and it is not intended to provide legal advice. BBH accepts no responsibility for loss or damage from its use, including damage from virus. ************************************************************************
