I would dare say that microfocus most recent aquisition of HP has probably thrown things into a more confused state.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/mar/19/micro-focus-ceo-departure-plunges-shares-by-56-per-cent https://www.standard.co.uk/business/micro-focus-loses-city-s-confidence-on-doubts-over-hp-acquisition-a3754246.html Rob Schramm On Fri, Jun 8, 2018, 1:04 PM Jesse 1 Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: > Of course companies large and small are wont to portray mergers and > acquisitions as all sweetness and light. It happens in this case that the > Serena/Micro Focus fusion was consummated in 2016, probably leaving waters > considerably muddied for some time. > > > https://www.microfocus.com/about/press-room/article/2016/micro-focus-completes-acquisition-of-serena-software-inc/ > > . > . > J.O.Skip Robinson > Southern California Edison Company > Electric Dragon Team Paddler > SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager > 323-715-0595 Mobile > 626-543-6132 Office ⇐=== NEW > [email protected] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Ed Jaffe > Sent: Friday, June 08, 2018 9:38 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: (External):Re: IKJEFTSR > > On 6/8/2018 9:12 AM, Jesse 1 Robinson wrote: > > Micro Focus has stated that the next release of StarTool is required to > fix this particular problem. It's not just a nicety. Current releases of > StarTool will not run *at all* under z/OS 2.3. New release (7.8.1) goes GA > on June 15. > > Wow! z/OS 2.3 was made available to ISVs in October 2016 through the IBM > PartnerWorld Early Testing Program (ETP)! (Is that 20 months ago?) > > Sounds like you're dealing with a classic "cash cow" product situation > here. On "life support" with fixes only as needed. No dedicated developers, > new requirements, enhancements, day-1 z/OS toleration, etc. > Not even basic toleration testing... > > -- > Phoenix Software International > Edward E. Jaffe > 831 Parkview Drive North > El Segundo, CA 90245 > http://www.phoenixsoftware.com/ > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- Rob Schramm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
