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Hi <BR>
<BR>
Given what Cognos has done recently to make PowerHouse<BR>
more IBM friendly ( re-instating Informix as a supported<BR>
database and adding DB2 functions to the AIX version)<BR>
I doubt that IBM wants to pull the plug on PowerHouse.<BR>
<BR>
Regards,<BR>
Peter<BR>
<BR>
<BR><BR>> Subject: RE: [HP3000-L] IBM Buying Cognos<BR>> Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:46:33 -0600<BR>> From: guy.werry@hbms.ca<BR>> To: powerh-l@lists.sowder.com<BR>> <BR>> Yeah, that's pretty hard to say, isn't it? I'm sure that IBM has a glut<BR>> of development tools ... They're buying Cognos for the BI products, for<BR>> sure.<BR>> Sadly, yet another Canadian corporation being swallowed up by a<BR>> foreigner ... <BR>> <BR>> Mind you, quite a success story: from a smallish consulting company with<BR>> an in-house report writer to a 5 billion company in about 30 years? Not<BR>> too shabby.<BR>> <BR>> Guy L. Werry<BR>> Senior Systems Analyst<BR>> Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting Co., Limited. <BR>> <BR>> -----Original Message-----<BR>> From: powerh-l-bounces+guy.werry=hbms.ca@lists.sowder.com<BR>> [mailto:powerh-l-bounces+guy.werry=hbms.ca@lists.sowder.com] On Behalf<BR>> Of Ken Langendock<BR>> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 9:36 AM<BR>> To: 'David Morrison - Corporate'; powerh-l@lists.sowder.com<BR>> Subject: RE: [HP3000-L] IBM Buying Cognos<BR>> <BR>> Or does this mean the Final knife to kill Powerhouse?<BR>> I'm not liking this.<BR>> <BR>> Ken <BR>> <BR>> -----Original Message-----<BR>> From: powerh-l-bounces+ken.langendock=rogers.com@lists.sowder.com<BR>> [mailto:powerh-l-bounces+ken.langendock=rogers.com@lists.sowder.com] On<BR>> Behalf Of David Morrison - Corporate<BR>> Sent: November 12, 2007 10:21 AM<BR>> To: powerh-l@lists.sowder.com<BR>> Subject: RE: [HP3000-L] IBM Buying Cognos<BR>> <BR>> Thanks, Robert; I hadn't heard about the deal.<BR>> <BR>> We are fully 10 years behind in PH versioning (PH607F), so it would be<BR>> great to get caught up on many of the features implemented in the last<BR>> decade!<BR>> <BR>> David Morrison<BR>> McBride Electric, Inc.<BR>> 858-450-1414 ext. 4211<BR>> DMorrison@McBrideElectric.com<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> -----Original Message-----<BR>> From: powerh-l-bounces+dmorrison=mcbrideelectric.com@lists.sowder.com<BR>> [mailto:powerh-l-bounces+dmorrison=mcbrideelectric.com@lists.sowder.com]<BR>> On Behalf Of Robert Mills<BR>> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 7:09 AM<BR>> To: powerh-l@lists.sowder.com<BR>> Subject: FW: [HP3000-L] IBM Buying Cognos<BR>> <BR>> Maybe those on the AS/400 and iSeries platforms may now get a more<BR>> current version?<BR>> <BR>> regards,<BR>> <BR>> Robert W.Mills<BR>> Business Systems Development Analyst<BR>> Group Information Systems & Technology<BR>> Pinnacle Arvato<BR>> DDI: +44 (0)20 8309 3604 <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> -----Original Message-----<BR>> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:HP3000-L@RAVEN.UTC.EDU] On<BR>> Behalf Of Bob Schlosser<BR>> Sent: 12 November 2007 14:52<BR>> To: HP3000-L@RAVEN.UTC.EDU<BR>> Subject: [HP3000-L] IBM Buying Cognos<BR>> <BR>> Link to article about $5B purchase of Cognos by IBM<BR>> <BR>> http://apnews.excite.com/article/20071112/D8SS5SS00.html<BR>> <BR>> The information in this e-mail and any attachments is confidential and may be subject to legal professional privilege. It is intended solely for the attention and use of the named addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, or person responsible for delivering this information to the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately. Unless you are the intended recipient or his/her representative you are not authorised to, and must not, read, copy, distribute, use or retain this message or any part of it.<BR>> <BR>> -- <BR>> = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =<BR>> Mailing list: powerh-l@lists.sowder.com<BR>> Subscribe: &quot;subscribe&quot; in message body to powerh-l-request@lists.sowder.com<BR>> Unsubscribe: &quot;unsubscribe &lt;password&gt;&quot; in message body to powerh-l-request@lists.sowder.com<BR>> http://lists.sowder.com/mailman/listinfo/powerh-l<BR>> This list is closed, thus to post to the list you must be a subscriber.<BR>> Add 'site:lists.sowder.com powerh-l' to your search terms to search the list archive at Google.<BR><BR><br /><hr />Have fun while connecting on Messenger! <a href='http://entertainment.sympatico.msn.ca/WindowsLiveMessenger' target='_new'>Click here to learn more.</a></body>
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