A major 200 misfortune company attempted to replace one HP 3000 MPE/V classic system in each of their plants with: One HP-UX, and five NT systems.

They failed and though they might have three NT servers and one HP-UX box in each of their plants, the HP 3000 MPE/V classic system still is necessary to run the plant business.

Not to worry.

Rumor has it that the CEO is planning to replace all systems in the plants with SAP/3 beginning some time next year.

What do you suppose their chances will be?

>>> Tom Brandt <[log in to unmask]> 08/14 8:35 AM >>>
At 11:28 AM 08/14/00, John Clogg wrote:

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I just learned this morning from a sometime client of mine, a very large
company with many 3000s, that their 3Ks are on the way out over the next
3-5 years, and the systems used by a company they recently acquired will be
used instead.  I don't yet know why this decision was made, or what the new
systems are, but it does show that the policy of selling into the installed
base is simply death by attrition.


Tom Brandt
Northtech Systems, Inc.
http://www.northtech.com