When mainframes make sense

Posted by tadelste on Nov 25, 2005 1:41 AM EDT
Techworld.com; By Galen Gruman
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Not everyone sees the mainframe as a relic of the past. In 1996, motor manufacturer Baldor Electric, beguiled by promises of lower costs and the desire to move to the SAP platform for all its CRM and ERP transactions, left the mainframe in favour of a Windows environment. According to Mark Shackelford, Baldor's IS director, the company was very unhappy with the results.

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