Happy 2002 to all of my fellow IBM'ers and former IBM'ers! <br><br>As Art mentioned, SSG is doing a fine job and turning out great products. When there is the ...
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art_vandalay_
Jan 1, 2002 11:59 am
Lurking:<br><br>"If there is any complaint about the storage, it is that the storage people seem to be 'box sellers'. The new FTSS's (Storage SE's) in the ...
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tally_wacko
Jan 1, 2002 12:17 pm
I rarely post on this board, however.....<br><br>Cal you seem to imply in a previous post that Choicer and I were 'thought adversaries' or so it seemed. That...
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peperryvt
Jan 1, 2002 2:18 pm
Art,<br><br> I think part of the problem here is most people in this discussion don't know the structure of our storage business today. SSG is Storage ...
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art_vandalay_
Jan 1, 2002 6:20 pm
Pep,<br><br>Thanks for your reply. I pretty much group 'storage products' under one category in IBM. I know nothing about Mylex other than I remember the ...
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albanyblue2000
Jan 1, 2002 7:30 pm
Folks, we would like to thank you for the heated and informative discussion on where the various parts of SSG fit into IBM, and its future.<br><br> I say 'we',...
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alwaysontheroad4bigblue
alwaysonther...
Jan 1, 2002 8:35 pm
So, Enron is the #5 "world's most respected energy/chemical company" according to the Financial Times. Boy, it'd be interesting to know what criteria brought...
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peperryvt
Jan 1, 2002 9:12 pm
Art,<br><br> There may or may not be any logic in selling off STD, but I don't think that makes much difference when Lou needs cash. I think STD was the...
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flatsflyer
Jan 1, 2002 11:06 pm
Can't argue with you on that one. Remember the old bell curve. I'm sure that IBM currently still manages to it and the # of 1's and 4's are probably both low,...
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flatsflyer
Jan 1, 2002 11:09 pm
They must have "bought" this one....
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flatsflyer
Jan 1, 2002 11:13 pm
I wonder what our Union friends from Havant and Greenoch thing of "Reconition",probably "MUTTON STEW"....
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mogrits
Jan 2, 2002 12:52 am
No go Art, with comments like "execs have very little impact on product groups", I believe it is you who have little information on even how IBM works or ...
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ibmaccountant
Jan 2, 2002 2:48 am
Research,<br><br>Your post is very interesting, since I saw the same boards as you. I downloaded the SAN 101 article from the Cisco website and the internal...
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Icelander_light
Jan 2, 2002 3:23 am
I deleted post 1754, by Choicer, because it included selections from a post out of the IBMPrivate club.<br><br>I realize this is not included in the rules ...
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art_vandalay_
Jan 2, 2002 3:40 am
Pep,<br><br>I read the article. I guess the "dirt" that the other folks were referring to was one customer suing IBM over a bad disk drive. IBM stated that it...
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art_vandalay_
Jan 2, 2002 4:00 am
Mo,<br><br>Yep, those same division heads wanted to dump tape a few years back. Glad their input was taken. <br><br>I stand by my statement, which you took out...
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peperryvt
Jan 2, 2002 4:04 am
Art,<br><br> HDD's are commodities. Putting a vendor drive in a Shark system might be bad PR for STD, but I doubt it would affect SSG. If a vendor drive ...
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Icelander_light
Jan 2, 2002 4:12 am
Art, you wrote, "What will doom us are the bloated staffs at every level that we are returning to, and the few 'feet on the streets' to do any work."<br><br>*...
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madinpok
Jan 3, 2002 12:56 am
Calvin - Unfortunately, since this board is mirrored on the ibm-clubs group, the repost is from the private board is still available there....
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ibmresearch
Jan 3, 2002 4:44 am
Art,<br><br>The first off the old auction block for the new year was an IGS outsource unit, as described in the following URL:<br><br><a...
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lawn_mower_man1
Jan 3, 2002 4:54 am
<<Maybe it pays to be in a unit no one wants to buy! >><br><br>Or at least in a unit that has a union contract with successorship provisions to...
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Icelander_light
Jan 3, 2002 5:52 am
I have decided to delete a user, myself! I find I have insufficient time to moderate these clubs, and so am going to leave it to the founder remainder to sail...
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albanyblue2000
Jan 3, 2002 5:56 am
Research, I've been out of the business for a number of years, and the article (I read it) is intriguing, if only for the small numbers involved. <br><br> As I...
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albanyblue2000
Jan 3, 2002 7:56 am
Cal, it was a privilege being associated with you on this board. I wish you well in this coming year, and I know pretty well the challenges you face. <br><br>...
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ibmresearch
Jan 3, 2002 2:34 pm
Well, it appears that it's either Quebecor or Donnelly. My bet is it's Quebecor by a large margin. <br><br>A revenue 63 Million (I assume US$) for 200 ...
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jetski456
Jan 3, 2002 2:52 pm
Icelander: I sure hate to see you leave. Other than deleting the occasional UT post and porn spams, there shouldn't be that much to do on a uncensored board....
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jetski456
Jan 3, 2002 2:53 pm
ibmresearch: "A revenue 63 Million (I assume US$) for 200 employees is not shabby, unless the capital asset costs were killing IBM. I'll also bet this unit<br>...
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ibmresearch
Jan 3, 2002 5:19 pm
Sang,<br><br>That was my point. Survival in IBM today means first a revenue stream, then a profit that surpases the ever rising and more expensive SG&A cost. ...
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retired_in_89
Jan 3, 2002 9:48 pm
Mike, <br><br>My take on it was that they, Moore, were getting the assets of DMS as well. I assume this meant the 'state of the art' facilities. He further ...
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retired_in_89
Jan 3, 2002 9:55 pm
"You tended to be the voice of reason when the other founders started going off the deep end."<br><br>While it was both gracious and fitting that you pay ...
