Not every site will have the environment, structure, or support personnel to install and maintain a z Series system and keep up with its needs. In order to cover as many markets as possible, I think it is wise of IBM to supply the alternative structure in the p Series machines. This covers the market from two angles, and either way the customer goes, IBM still gets the money, so it's a win for them.
They are still THINKing... -- Robert P. Nix Mayo Foundation .~. RO-OE-5-55 200 First Street SW /V\ 507-284-0844 Rochester, MN 55905 /( )\ ----- ^^-^^ "In theory, theory and practice are the same, but in practice, theory and practice are different." On 10/18/08 7:07 AM, "Richard Gasiorowski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I must be missing something. My original question was does IBM have an > LX86 product for zLinux. The answer is no. So are you other vendors > saying you have something that works or not. I am not talking windows > servers- Linux servers. Personally I am surprsied that IBM presents > zLinux as a platform to migrate many small linux x86 servers. It also > states that the system p competes with the Unix large Suns and HP. Then > turns around and makes a product for the system p to address a need which > zlinux could use. Very strategic and logical thinking. No wonder they no > longer use THINK as their motto. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390