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In <4lask2$2jk@lantana.singnet.com.sg>, englf@singnet.com.sg (Felix Eng) writes:
>1.  Rumors of the delivery date of Merlin are mixed.  I am hearing
>    that the beta release is imminent in Europe, yet we hear

Not according to John Soyring. ;-) Late May/June seems to be
where the smart money is at the moment.

>2.  We have yet to get formal support from IBM for the project.
>    Sources close to the Merlin team say they are aware of our
>    project but they are not yet ready to make a formal

John Soyring had not heard of this initiative earlier this week.
He expressed interest once it was explained. You need to get
people high up the IBM food chain involved in this. I am not
sure how much sway the development staff would hold over
what is probably a marketing issue.

>    commitment.  Anyone participating in the IBM TeleSeminar 
>    scheduled for Monday, April 29th should plan on posing a
>    question to IBM asking for their support (I know I will be

Since there is a little time before this happens, I would like
to recommend that you gin up a "good" question and post it
here. Make is clear and to the point so the first person who
gets in on this topic can use this question(and they won't have
to stumble through an impromptu explanation).

>3.  I have sent copies of a lot of the e-mail we have received 
>    regarding the project to Paul Giangarra, Wally Casey and 
>    John W. Thompson.  I want them to know that there is considerable 

They certainly qualify as high on the food chain. ;-)

>    for Merlin - IBM left behind"; "IBM falters on launch of 
>    Merlin - commitment questioned again.")

The latter will happen anyway. <sigh>

Kris

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