>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/30/06 10:43 AM >>> >> Has anyone out there had luck requesting zSeries support for a >> certain IBM middleware product? I don't know how many separate >> requests IBM would want in order to consider it. For WII, it >> would be great to have DB2/UDB, Oracle and, Websphere >> Information Integrator all running on our IFL! Not to mention >> Websphere Application Server (which I know does run on Linux >> for z). Seems to me all of our applications would get great >> response time, then! > >Frank: > >To request support for IBM software product on Linux (on any >platform, including z), just ask your IBM software sales rep. >They should know who to contact at IBM. If they don't, have them >contact me directly. > >IBM understands the requirement for WII for Linux on z. It is our >intention to provide this support, sooner rather than later.
Very encouraging, Jim! Thanks for the info. I will pass it on to management and have them initiate the request. Just out of curiousity, how much effort is generally involved in "porting" an application such as this to z? Is it just a matter of building it from source on z and making sure everything works? (Not that even that is in any way a small efford.) Or are there generally code changes required as well? Just wondering, Frank --- Frank Swarbrick Senior Developer/Analyst - Mainframe Applications Development FirstBank Data Corporation - (303) 235-1403 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
