[Info-vax] OT: IBM to buy Sun

[Main, Kerry]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com [mailto:info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com] On
> Behalf Of John Smith (not the one @ HP)
> Sent: March 21, 2009 10:28 AM
> To: info-vax at rbnsn.com
> Subject: Re: [Info-vax] OT: IBM to buy Sun
> 
> 
> "Christopher" <nadiasvertex at gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:2439039a-81c5-4d65-8ced-
> 277436c90c95 at g38g2000yqd.googlegroups.com...
> On Mar 19, 12:22 am, JF Mezei <jfmezei.spam... at vaxination.ca> wrote:
> > Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
> > > NSK! I've never used it, never even encountered it. Is there some
> > > reason why I should not forget it?
> >
> > NSK developmenmt in the United States will outlive that of VMS. And
> > those who use NSK are almost all high profile customers, not some
> hazy
> > rumour of some department in the military using VMS.
> 
> http://h71000.www7.hp.com/success-stories.html
> 
> 
> Look at the copyright dates in each of these success stories. How many
> are
> 2007 or 2008?
> 
> How many of the older ones are companies currently thinking of moving
> off
> VMS?
> 
> 

Here are some recent fairly recent video OpenVMS Integrity testimonials:

http://tinyurl.com/59uzls (American Idol US show text messaging runs on OpenVMS Integrity servers and blades)
Delivering mobile data - Acision uses HP OpenVMS running on HP Integrity servers & HP Blades to help deliver more than half of the world's text & multimedia messages & serve three quarters of all videomail users.,

http://tinyurl.com/6ad3uh
Powering global capital markets - See how Deutsche Börse, the largest financial exchange organization in the world, uses HP OpenVMS running on HP Integrity servers to keep their electronic markets up and running.,

http://tinyurl.com/56a3sr
Moving the markets on HP OpenVMS - Operating Australia's chief financial markets, the Australian Securities Exchange relies on HP OpenVMS to deliver products and services that play a major role in the economy down under.,

http://tinyurl.com/58hktx
http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA0-8708ENW.pdf
"We have the biggest CD and DVD collection in the world. Many people travel great distances to shop here for recordings they cannot find anywhere else. With our Integrity-based OpenVMS environment, we are giving exceptional service to our customers, increasing sales and consolidating our outstanding position on the market." Rainer Schulte, IT manager, Saturn Electrohandels GmbH, Cologne, Germany

http://www.vista-control.com/itanium_success.htm
Windows to OpenVMS Integrity Migration for mission critical SCADA environment



Regards

Kerry Main
Senior Consultant
HP Services Canada
Voice: 613-254-8911
Fax: 613-591-4477
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