>Around the shops I've worked in, Gartner Group was considered the GOD of IT, >never to be questioned or contradicted.
>Too many people (managers) believe them (80% probability). >I submit that this is a mistaken viewpoint but I've always been viewed as a >lone voice in the wilderness in this respect. I've always held the same viewpoint. I remember in the 1980's, they were telling us to get off the mainframe and on to C/S, quickly, or we would lose our competitive edge. In the 1990's, they were pointing out that some companies couldn't compete because they probably moved to Client/Server too soon. When in doubt. PANIC!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html

