At 11:55 AM 1/17/2002 -0500, Jim Phillips wrote:
>Robert Mills <[log in to unmask]> asks (in a confidential
>message):
>
> > Just had a call from a salesman in IBM (UK) asking what our migration
>plans
> > were and if we needed help with our migration away from the HP e3000. One
>of
> > the target platforms mentioned was the HP9000 and HP-UX.
> >
> > Has anybody had a direct call from HP offering the same service?
>
>It seems as though you forgot to put "OT: Humo(u)r" in this subject line.

No OT needed!
IBM has a large and serious consulting and services practice that often
works on HP-UX.  In addition, they have expertise with the HP3000 both as
users as well as consultants.
This is something where HP is a wannabee but has a LONG way to go to
approach the professionalism of IBM.

Since the HP3000 demise announcement, I have had several conversations with
IBM people who I am quite impressed with.
With the exception of news releases and a volume of feedback from a few
respected HP CSY folks, HP is in the same state that we accuse their
marketing of targeting (cold, raw, dead fish).



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