https://www.eweek.com/networking/neon-settles-mainframe-software-lawsuit-with-ibm

On Sat, May 2, 2020 at 3:18 AM Steve Beaver <st...@stevebeaver.com> wrote:
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> Actually they Did in Europe. European courts sided with Neon
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> > On May 1, 2020, at 22:07, Steve Smith <sasd...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > No.  Neon was a software company.  They sold a product called zPrime that
> > allowed unauthorized usage of zIIP and zAAP for almost any kind of
> > workload.  IBM already runs much of DB2 on zIIP.
> >
> > IBM only allows code to run on zIIP when you have specific contracts that
> > allow you to for specific things.  Neon either violated those, or more
> > likely reverse-engineered it, which is almost certainly a violation of some
> > other contract they were bound to.
> >
> > I don't know any details, but it's hard for me to see how that Neon thought
> > they were going to get away with it.
> >
> > sas
> >
> >
> >> On Fri, May 1, 2020 at 8:42 PM Mike Schwab <mike.a.sch...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Neon was a product to run some DB2 on zAAPs or zIIPs.  Only the
> >> workload specified by IBM could run on those processors.
> >>
> >>> On Fri, May 1, 2020 at 5:45 PM Peter Baumann <peterhbaum...@gmx.ch> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> In a lawsuit against Neon Enterprise (John Moores) the court ruled in
> >> favor of IBM. They had to take zPrime out of the market.  There was also a
> >> permanent injunction issued against Neon.
> >>>
> >>
> >
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