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Linux On Big Iron

Posted by Hemos on from the success-stories-abound dept.

panker writes "eWeek is running an article about a company who converted their IBM mainframe into a Linux email server. "The technical support manager at Winnebago Industries Inc. recently oversaw the deployment of Version 7 of SuSE Linux AG's Linux operating system on an IBM zSeries mainframe to run his company's e-mail server supporting 700 users." "

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  1. Re:Why I think IBM sucks by delcielo · · Score: 5, Interesting

    IBM has consistently given me the best support I've found anywhere. They're patient, competent, and skilled.

    The CE's I've dealt with have all been very professional; and have displayed none of the behavior you saw.

    In one case, I even had a tech from supportline call me back weeks after he'd already solved a problem for me, to tell me about an alternate method he'd picked up from one of the more senior people. He'd used it on another customer's problem, and called me back to let me know it was an option that I might prefer if it came up again. Now that's service.

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