A slightly loaded, but I think a very appropriate, question. In my opinion, if you cannot get that in writing, along with a pre-funded liability insurance policy specifically for your account for the duration of your contract to use Z/Prime, then I would walk away. The reason I say pre-funded is because here in Texas a common occurrence is someone gets automobile insurance and pays for the first month and then lets the policy lapse. In this case, I would assume that Neon would be good to keep up the payments, but if IBM gets on their high horse and wipes Neon out, then where are you?
As with most things in life, it is up to the user to determine the risk/reward balance and make their own choices. The preceding is my personal opinion and does not reflect those of my employer or anyone else. Chris Blaicher Phone: 512-340-6154 Mobile: 512-627-3803 -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Edward Jaffe Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 12:32 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: NEON zPrime Business, Legal and Technical Facts Webinar Eric Bielefeld wrote: > Thanks for the posting. I signed up. Looks like they'll have their attorney present. If I could attend the webinar, I would probably ask him something simple like: "Will Neon agree to indemnify and hold buyer harmless from all monetary claims made by IBM that are directly attributable to the excess exploitation of Specialty Engines made possible by buyer's usage of the zPrime product? If not then why not?" -- Edward E Jaffe Phoenix Software International, Inc 5200 W Century Blvd, Suite 800 Los Angeles, CA 90045 310-338-0400 x318 edja...@phoenixsoftware.com http://www.phoenixsoftware.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html