FROM PHOENIX, ARIZONA As a Truth in Media reader, and thus obviously a "Cyber netizen," thought you may be interested in the enclosed announcement intended for INDIVIDUALS, not corporations, who follow the Big Blue... Annex Research is pleased to announce a new research product - the BIG BLUESBUSTER - a business Newsletter for IBM Watchers, written and edited by the "Dean of IBM Watchers," as the Enterprise Systems Journal of New York called the Annex Research president in a feature story on his career. "This publication has been created in direct response to many requests which we have been receiving from IBM employees, individual investors, webmasters of various Internet sites which deal with Big Blue topics, and other interested people - all asking us provide a business analysis of IBM designed for specific needs of INDIVIDUALS, not corporations," said Bob Djurdjevic, Annex Research president. "Well, now we have done just that." To find our more about the BIG BLUESBUSTER, or to check out some sample issues, please visit our Web site: www.djurdjevic.com, where you can also find other subsription and pricing details. Media inquiries should be directed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------- August 2, 1999 ANNOUNCING... A Newsletter for IBM Watchers by the "Dean of IBM Watchers" BIG BLUESBUSTER Published by Annex Research ------------------------------------- * Is Lou's Big Blue giving you the blues after years of toil and loyalty you've given the Armonk brass? * Armonk's creed has gone from Pride to Greed: Insiders sell millions of dollars of stock; IBM pension fund becomes a "Kill the Baby Boomers"-kitty. * Respect for the individual? What's that? A line from "The Way We Were" movie? * A French king, Louis XIV (1638-1715), once declared: "L’état, c’est moi!" IBM's king, Louis XIX of Armonk, might as well have declared, "Le Big Bleu, c’est moi!" * The same French king (Louis XIV), was not satisfied with only one royal palace (the Louvre). So he had another built for him (the Versailles). So has Louis XIX of Armonk. * Are you "mad as hell and won't take it anymore? ...Then learn how to fight back - subscribe to the new Annex Research's new newsletter: The BIG BLUESBUSTER ...written by Bob Djurdjevic, the world's top IBM business analyst, whom the Enterprise Systems Journal, a magazine focusing on IBM, called "the dean of a select community of professionals called IBM Watchers." * Then, bust out of your blues and into action... * Tell the Big Blue's "Louis XIX of Armonk" that you're seeing red: "Scrap Your Pension Declaration! No More Taxation Without Representation!" * And then put a coat of red paint over the Big Blue boss: "Louis XIX, vous n'êtres pas le Big Bleu! You're just a bad mimic of the once great Big Blue." (check out the image at our Web site) TO SUBSCRIBE - visit the Annex Research Web site: www.djurdjevic.com. ------------- ABOUT ANNEX RESEARCH AND BOB DJURDJEVIC Annex Research, publisher of the BIG BLUESBUSTER is one of the best recognized and most often quoted market intelligence and computer industry consulting firms in the world. Founded in 1978, it serves a select clientele of senior IT executives, investors and IT lessors, and has helped to shape the competitive strategies of some of the industry’s most prominent companies. Unlike many in the industry, the world's premier "IBM Watcher," Bob Djurdjevic, president of Annex Research, had the art of business practiced before starting to preach. He spent 8 years with IBM in the early 1970s, and had also run his own computer trading company before starting Annex Research. What sets Djurdjevic apart from other IT analysts/consultants? A 21-year, PROVEN track record of excellence. The FORTUNE magazine, for example, described his analysis of IBM as "prescient," and Annex Research as a "respected consulting firm." The Computer Weekly of London called Djurdjevic "Father of Knowledge" in one personal profile, and the "Giant Killer" in another one (the latter was in reference to the role Djurdjevic's critical editorials played in the former IBM chairman's, John Akers', eventual dismissal). The New York-based Information Week ran an article on him headlined "Watching Those Who Watch IBM." Last but not least, the late IBM chairman, Tom Watson, Jr., publicly acknowledged Djurdjevic's contribution to his 1990 bestseller. In short, Djurdjevic has been tracking, analyzing and consulting in this industry longer than most analysts have even been in the business. His keen business sense, developed through practical hands-on experience, accompanied with his extensive understanding of the global IT marketplace have made him a key resource for any IT professional who seeks to truly understand IBM and its competitors. But don’t take our word for it, take a look at what some key IT players have said (http://www.djurdjevic.com/quote.htm). Djurdjevic’s opinions are also often cited as expert opinion in top business and trade publications (http://www.djurdjevic.com/clip.htm). His columns have appeared regularly in a number of prominent publications in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia and Australia. For more information, visit our Web site: www.djurdjevic.com, or e-mail us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you. ---- Bob Djurdjevic TRUTH IN MEDIA Phoenix, Arizona e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the Truth in Media Web site http://www.truthinmedia.org/ for more articles on geopolitical affairs.
