IBM公司的AS/400是可以被称为未来客户机/服务器先驱的计算机系统,AS/400部亦是IBM公司的重要部门之一。1996年底,AS/400分部经理William Zeitler先生走马上任,他对AS/400的技术和市场前景问题发表了见解。 AS/400优势所在 Zeitler先生认为,亚洲及太平洋地区的市场情况与美国和欧洲市场所发生的一切很类似,多种迹象说明, “当前的网络计算、开放性、多平台以及简易性等领域正在发生重大转变。” IBM公司认为,它率先认识到了网络计算势将产生的商务影响,并称 IBM’s AS / 400 is a computer system that could be called a future client / server pioneer, and the AS / 400 is one of IBM’s key divisions. At the end of 1996, Mr. William Zeitler, AS / 400 Division Manager, took over his position. He expressed his thoughts on the technology and market prospects of AS / 400. The advantages of AS / 400 Mr. Zeitler believes that the market conditions in Asia and the Pacific are very similar to those in the US and European markets, with many indications that “current areas of network computing, openness, multiplatform and simplicity are A major shift occurred. ”IBM believes it is the first to recognize the business impact that cyber computing will have and claims