> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Chase, John > Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 9:13 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: IBM countersues Neon over zPrime accelerator > > > -----Original Message----- <snip> > > Did that vendor also aver that the resulting quality of service would > equal or exceed that of the z-based applications? Or did your > then-management deem that an irrelevant consideration? > > -jc-
Oh, they did guarantee that the cost would be less and the performance at least equal to the performance on the z. Basically the proposed a particular hardware configuration, but stated that they would upgrade that configuration for no cost if performance did not meet or exceed the performance on the z for the equivalent applications. -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * (817)-961-6183 cell john.mck...@healthmarkets.com * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
