16-Oct-2004 13:44:22 GMT<<>>tas&wac44&tasmf04&6.0.0&&&tasmf04&&&bcarico@actscorp.com&N.Y.N.N.N.N.N<<>>1.1.o.o.o.N.0&tasmf04.001&tasmf04.002&tasmf04.003&tasmf04.005&tasmf04.006&tasmf04.007&tasmf04.008&tasmf04.010&tasmf04.012&tasmf04.013&tasmf04.017&tasmf04.019<<>>&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&YES::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=1?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0::.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0?5=0?6=0::undefined.0:1:1:0<<>>&::&::&::&&&&::&&::&::&&<<>>Not Scored by Definition 16-Oct-2004 14:19:43 GMT<<>>tas&www1&tasmf04&6.0.0&&&tasmf04&&&bcarico@actscorp.com&N.Y.N.N.N.N.N<<>>1.1.o.o.o.N.0&tasmf04.001&tasmf04.002&tasmf04.003&tasmf04.005&tasmf04.006&tasmf04.007&tasmf04.008&tasmf04.010&tasmf04.012&tasmf04.013&tasmf04.017&tasmf04.019<<>>&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&YES::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=1?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0::.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0?5=0?6=0::undefined.0:1:1:0<<>>&::&::&::&&&&::&&::&::&&<<>>Not Scored by Definition 19-Oct-2004 20:26:19 GMT<<>>tas&rroo585&tasmf04&6.0.0&&&tasmf04&&&bcarico@actscorp.com&N.Y.N.N.N.N.N<<>>1.1.o.o.o.N.0&tasmf04.001&tasmf04.002&tasmf04.003&tasmf04.005&tasmf04.006&tasmf04.007&tasmf04.008&tasmf04.010&tasmf04.012&tasmf04.013&tasmf04.017&tasmf04.019<<>>&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&YES::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=1?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0::.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0?5=0?6=0::undefined.0:1:1:0<<>>&Time to stop and think about the issues we face.::&Not enough meat to some of the sessions. Architecture topic was rushed by golf. ::&Nothing specific comes to mind. ::&?xxx?xxx?xxx?3?xxx::I only attended days 3 and 4. &?xxx?xxx?2?xxx?xxx::&YES::&::&?xxx?1?xxx?xxx?xxx::&::&::&&?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx?6::mainframe systems programmer, DBA, architect. <<>>Not Scored by Definition 20-Oct-2004 09:46:03 GMT<<>>tas&donvs1&tasmf04&6.0.0&&&tasmf04&&&bcarico@actscorp.com&N.Y.N.N.N.N.N<<>>1.1.o.o.o.N.0&tasmf04.001&tasmf04.002&tasmf04.003&tasmf04.005&tasmf04.006&tasmf04.007&tasmf04.008&tasmf04.010&tasmf04.012&tasmf04.013&tasmf04.017&tasmf04.019<<>>&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&YES::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=1?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0::.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0?5=0?6=0::undefined.0:1:1:0<<>>&The President of SPEC, Kaivalya Dixit and (1) his description of how performance is measured, and (2) the goals of three major performance measuring or reporting organizations.::&From an IBM Premier Business Partner point-of-view, it is disconcerting to have your competitor listening to every word that you say.::&Liked high technical content presented in a very understandable fashion.::&?0?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx::&?0?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx::&YES::&Bill, The IT world is changing so rapidly that some of the material presented at the beginning of the week was obsolete by the end of the week. %0D
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donvs1@comcast.net&?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx?6::28 years IBM mainframe. 2 years 8 months with IBM Premier Business Partner selling IBM zpSeries and IBM Storage. Will sell ixSeries in zpSeries accounts.<<>>Not Scored by Definition 21-Oct-2004 16:42:56 GMT<<>>tas&gagnonl1&tasmf04&6.0.0&&&tasmf04&&&bcarico@actscorp.com&N.Y.N.N.N.N.N<<>>1.1.o.o.o.N.0&tasmf04.001&tasmf04.002&tasmf04.003&tasmf04.005&tasmf04.006&tasmf04.007&tasmf04.008&tasmf04.010&tasmf04.012&tasmf04.013&tasmf04.017&tasmf04.019<<>>&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&YES::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=1?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0::.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0?5=0?6=0::undefined.0:1:1:0<<>>&Qyuality of instructors, course and material content. They were not vendor favorable::&IBM SERVER annoucement on the last day, great news but I did not think it was the right forum. If I need sales pitches I will go the appropriate forums.::&they were all able to give us their thoughts in an orderly fashion. Easy to undertsand and many examples to demonstrate their thinkings or to make it easier to grasp. Kaivalya Dixit was hard to follow. His presentations skills are ok however not the same as all the other ones ::&?xxx?1?xxx?xxx?xxx::&?0?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx::The Storage book was also a bonus and it will be well used&YES::&Firewalls topics%0D
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Director of Product and Services::&&?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx?5?xxx::Mostly in the operations management aspect. <<>>Not Scored by Definition 04-Nov-2004 14:44:54 GMT<<>>tas&PJON262&tasmf04&6.0.0&&&tasmf04&&&bcarico@actscorp.com&N.Y.N.N.N.N.N<<>>1.1.o.o.o.N.0&tasmf04.001&tasmf04.002&tasmf04.003&tasmf04.005&tasmf04.006&tasmf04.007&tasmf04.008&tasmf04.010&tasmf04.012&tasmf04.013&tasmf04.017&tasmf04.019<<>>&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&YES::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=1?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0::.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0?5=0?6=0::undefined.0:1:1:0<<>>&::&::&::&&&&::&&::&::&&<<>>Not Scored by Definition