Tribuna Informatica recently gave representatives of 25 leading information technology companies some 15 lines each to say what they’re doing to cope with the crisis facing the mainframe. The first image that comes to mind on hearing their comments is that man under the umbrella on the Supertramp LP in the 1970s – jolly optimism appears to be rife, well, we’re doing OK, actually selling like hot cakes?… we recognised the storm coming and reacted to it before everyone else. It is hard not to be cynical in times of crisis, and when Fujitsu Espana SA managing director, Hideo Mita, talks (and he is not alone in doing so) of drastically increasing the productivity of our employees you cannot help but see it more as a reference to those kicked out onto the street. Summing up, the focus of some of the companies is as follows:
