RE: Well he started it!!! wuz Re: IDS on a Mac?
I didn't say they didn't exist I said they are not officially known outside of IBM Paul Watson Tel: +1 913-400-2620 Mob: +1 913-387-7529 Web: www.oninit.com Failure is not as frightening as regret. If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid. > -----Original Message----- > From: Ian Michael Gumby [mailto:im_gumby@hotmail.com] > Sent: 08 November 2007 09:15 > To: paul@oninit.com; informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: Re: Well he started it!!! wuz Re: IDS on a Mac? > > > > > >From: Paul Watson <paul@oninit.com> > > > > Darko Krstic > > > > > > >IBM doesn't release the split on IDS/DBS etc revenues/growth etc > within > >IM. So they are no official numbers to show that IDS is doing very > well > > > > Uhm thats *not completely true*... > > You have to understand that IBM like all publicly traded companies has > to > release meaningful financial results each quarter, else face penalties > like > de-listing from the exchange. > > Getting down to the results of each product isn't considered meaningful > financial information in terms of the health of IBM. > > So bottom line, IBM will not break down numbers by product, and I > believe > that they only provide numbers at the division level with some > indication as > to how each pillar did in SWG. > > > HAVING SAID ALL OF THAT... > > Yes, IBM has the numbers of how each product sold, by region by > quarter. > (*Official numbers*) > Among other numbers. > > There are two people who have to know these numbers. > The director who is in charge of product development. > The World Wide Sales lead who is in charge of the product's sales. > > In addition, you have the pilliar's management team, their staff who > tabulate the data all know the information and these numbers. > > Then there's the sales pipeline reports and sales forecast reports. But > that's the S&D stuff that flows up to the WW Sales lead. > > THEY ALL KNOW THE REAL NUMBERS. (Well sort of.) > > Because some of the products are OEM'd, there's some "drift" in the > numbers. > But that's getting off topic. > > The point is that the numbers exist... > > _________________________________________________________________ > Be the first to know whos in and whos out. Check out the xRank. > http://search.live.com/xrank/results.aspx?q=britney+spears&FORM=MGCC01 > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.24/1115 - Release Date: > 07/11/2007 09:21 > No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.24/1115 - Release Date: 07/11/2007 09:21