IBM Power Systems/i Series/ AS400 users unite

Here's an interesting grass roots group that started in Japan.

iManifest is all about keeping the descendants of the Rochester-built AS/400 server alive and vibrant.

Wonder how we could get such a group started for newspapers? Hhhmmm.... Anyway....

A group is being formed in the U.S. and Rochester-based Dr. Frank Soltis, the father of the AS/400, joined the cause last week.

The goals of the group are:

• • To revitalize the IBM i market and increase the customer base.
• To assure IBM i customers, resellers and ISVs selling IBM i solutions that IBM i will not only survive but continue to prosper.
• To inform the wider IT community of the unique value proposition of the IBM i server.

Here's a little from the announcement of Soltis' joining the cause:

When asked about his new board seat Dr. Soltis replied, “I have been a supporter of iManifest since its beginnings in Japan.

I believe in the objectives that they are working toward. So when the iManifest team in the U.S. invited me to join the board it was a good fit.

I look forward to continuing to work with the iManifest groups worldwide.”