I also have a bunch of IBM IDs and for sure many of them will work. But we
have to take into consideration that a prospective customer will not have
IBM ID:
- collecting of personal information just to read an informative page is
against too many principles
- addition of registration time to read a product info is rather
disappointing.

I've reported similar problem in the past - to read list of TSM supported
device, we were forced to have IBM ID with current support maintenance?!?
It would be silly for reading ADINT product information to request having
already bought the (very expensive) license. But are we allowed to compain
only after this happens?!

Zlatko Krastev
IT Consultant






"Tomas Hrouda Ing." <throuda AT HTD DOT CZ>
Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
24.10.2003 10:33
Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager"


        To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
        cc:
        Subject:        Re: Backing up SAP on Adabas


I have no problem access this page through my IBM ID.
http://www-5.ibm.com/de/entwicklung/adint_tsm/

Another goal is that this product is very expensive (as I find out) and
the
customer decided not to use it for backup, because they plan to migrate
this
system to Oracle in 6 months.

Tom

> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of Zlatko Krastev
> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 4:28 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: Backing up SAP on Adabas
>
I have visited successfully that page in the past. Now it is "protected"
and I was unable to access it.
Maybe according to new IBM's policies we are supposed to pay to look at
their advertizing and product info :-(((((((
Well done web! "Congratulations" to the corporation which constantly is
shooting itself in the foot!

Zlatko Krastev
IT Consultant
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