>IBM is not killing off the mainframe. Quite the contrary. What makes you think >that?
Actions speak louder than words. IBM is not doing enough to retain the market. IBM does not write software for every niche, nor can they do so economically. There are a lot of ISV's that depend on the 'smaller' platforms such as a FLEX-ES solution. IBM has just hung them out to dry! Have you been following the posts? - Too busy driving to stop for gas! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

