http://www.theserverside.com Most recent forum messages en Jive Forums Silver 5.5.30 (www.jivesoftware.com) Sat, 25 May 2013 03:16:39 -0400 http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=60211 Currently the Websphere name is added to all the server products whether or not it has much to do with Java or application servers.  I was told once by an IBMer that they employ a guy full time just to come up with names and acronyms.  I...]]> Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:52:59 -0400 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:52:59 -0400 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:52:59 -0400 Jun 1, 2010 James Watson 0 http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=60211 I guess its more about acquiring customers of the original company rather than the technology. I feel that many times the conversion to "IBM Stack" of these customers is more profitable than the actual acquisition itself :-)

]]> Mon, 24 May 2010 23:15:04 -0400 Mon, 24 May 2010 23:15:04 -0400 Mon, 24 May 2010 23:15:04 -0400 May 24, 2010 Vedesh Dambal 0 http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=60211 That's how IBM operates. Having gone through that process in the past, that's how the strategy works. IBM sales guys are good at saying "it costs a lot because it is a great value". Those who buy ibm software and services are used to high prices....]]> Mon, 24 May 2010 19:34:11 -0400 Mon, 24 May 2010 19:34:11 -0400 Mon, 24 May 2010 19:34:11 -0400 May 24, 2010 peter lin 3 http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=60211 They call it the WebSphere Rules Engine? I'd be less surprised if it was called the IBM Rational WebSphere Application Rules Engine for Architects. That would go more along with their trend.

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