i OS Vendors Take Different Approaches to Poor Economy
February 3, 2009 Alex Woodie
As the economic tsunami ripples across the globe, companies in almost every industry are hunkering down in an attempt to survive. In many industries, IT budgets are getting slashed to basic maintenance levels, and big projects are cancelled or put on hold. Despite the doom and gloom and the undeniable impact the economy is having on millions of people’s lives, business in the System i market continues to move forward as vendors try to adapt to the situation–in particular, the need for financing. Privately held VAI is better suited than many application vendors to weather the current storm. While the |