I do not have any direct stake in the FLEX-ES vs IBM issue, but
I have been surprised that there does not seem to be much speculation
on why IBM is dropping the FLEX-ES connection; just complaints that
they are doing so ... Is the reason only known to a few IBM
executives?
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To fill the void, I
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I do not have any direct stake in the FLEX-ES vs IBM issue, but I have
been surprised that there does not seem to be much speculation on why
IBM is dropping the FLEX-ES connection
So, if I were to speculate on an IBM motive, it is to put the small
ISV's out of the z/OS development business.
Go back to the archives and read the history of this issue before
jumping to conclusions. IBM discussed PSI and FLEX-ES at the last Vendor
Disclosure meeting. If you need
Warner,
I have a very direct stake in the issue. We (my company) has been a PWD
member for many years (1995). We previously used a P390 and upgraded to
an IBM Server x235 with the FLEX-ES software. IBM KNOWS this, since the
transaction had to be approved by them, and they provide the
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I do not have any direct stake in the FLEX-ES vs IBM issue, but
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Perhaps the small vendors are just not strategic to IBM. It's
What a vendor MIGHT do to encourage developers:
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2106952,00.asp
Charles
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Subject: IBM vs Flex-Es - Why?
I do not have any direct stake in the FLEX-ES vs IBM issue, but
I have been surprised that there does not seem to be much speculation
on why IBM is dropping the FLEX-ES connection; just complaints that
they are doing so
At 08:53 PM 3/26/2007, Steve Comstock wrote:
This seems to be the case with IBM education; they used to hire
out a variety of instructors as sub-contractors (including yours
truly from time to time). Now they have narrowed the contractors
they deal with to a dozen; if you're a small guy you have
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