My sincere apologies, Timothy, for tarring you with the marketing brush. :-)
And it's great that IBM offers no-cost z/Linux test beds, but please shoot me an e-mail when they offer no- or low- cost test beds on the other platforms -and- publicize it, s.v.p... Later, Ray -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Timothy Sipples Sent: Monday April 09 2007 22:22 To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: IBM to the PCM market(the sky is falling!!!the sky is falling!!) Ray Mullins writes: >As Timothy and Marcia are both marketing folks, you're right, Alan, they >would not be able to speak for IBM regarding ISVs.... I'm not a marketing guy. Nor (to anticipate the next question) do I get commissions. To my wallet's shame, really. The occasional bonus, yes. I don't speak for IBM here. >Reading between Timothy's lines :-) , I guess he is talking about the >Dallas offerings, which we've already noted are more expensive than the >current FLEX-ES arrangements, and require more effort and external >management than lugging around a laptop. Getting much warmer, but combine with something Alan recommended and you've got the idea. I just found it fascinating/delightful that IBM offers ISVs a 30-day (or 60-day) z/VM-hosted solution for $0 with a price schedule beyond that. Totally random observation, of course. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
