Another controversial topic this year is AIX that is, IBM's "Advanced Interactive Executive" proprietary version of the Unix operating system. Given all fuss IBM has made over Linux, is AIX on its last legs? "Difficult to call. We have heard from no one that would officially say so," Ebbe said. More and more, CIOs aren't too concerned about the operating system, but for those who are, Share this week will debut an AIX Technical Steering Committee, he said. The group's first meeting is private, he said.
A group called the Enterprise IT Management Symposium is also new this year, as is a Share initiative to offer year-round education over the Web, Ebbe said.
Other conference business will include picking a Share president to succeed Ebbe, who hands in his scepter and bejeweled tiara on Friday. The most likely choice is Robert Rosen, an IT executive with the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. Rosen, in fact, is the only candidate for the election, which takes place this week. He's clearly a lock, barring a last-minute nomination from conference attendees.
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