Re:You don't work for the Govt do you? (Score 1)

I personally know of no major government AS/400 / iSeries accounts. I'm sure there are probably some squirreled away somewhere, but none are members of IBM's Large User Group, for instance. The main install base of these systems is in distribution/manufacturing companies, insurance companies and the hospitlity industry. Examples include Costco, Nintendo, Allstate, Disney resorts and just about every Las Vegas casino. One chief iSeries customer (after a failed migration to MS-SQL Server)is Microsoft. Right now, the pSeries (AIX) and the iSeries on Power5 are basically the same box. They are both manufactured on the same line from almost entirely the same componants in Rochester, MN. What's more, the install base is fiercely loyal and always have been. These people are rarely forced to remain on the iSeries. Instead, managent sometimes forces them off (which ike the Microsoft case is usually a long term bad decision). Frankly, if you want the most technologically advanced business computer available, buy an iSeries (starting at about $15k)!