When asked what plans Teamstudio, Inc. (at http://www.teamstudio.com) has for WebSphere, CEO Nigel Cheshire, responded with an enthusiastic, "Oh, we have plenty of 'em." Teamstudio has already launched their first product for WebSphere, called Teamstudio Analyzer for Java, which is designed to help developers who are new to the Java environment by correcting their "bad habits." Says Cheshire, "It's sort of like learning golf... imagine taking lessons before you ever play a round, then your coach staying with you as you play, constantly correcting and coaching you on your swing. You stand the best possible chance of successfully and quickly learning the game-and learning it right." Teamstudio has plans for training and a complete suite of tools for the WebSphere platform, which should help Notes and Domino developers as they migrate.

Tom Witkin of The SpeedWork Company (at http://www.speedwork.com), on the other hand, says their customer base is firmly rooted in Notes and Domino and provides a large enough marketplace to meet the needs of their business plan.

SoftVision Development GmbH (at http://www.svd-online.com) is taking a wait and see what develops approach, according to Managing Director Peter Hoffmann.

Mats Ingelborn of SolutionPlanet (at http://www.solutionplanet.com) also demonstrated a lack of enthusiasm for WebSphere, saying "We are looking at alternative platforms to Domino all the time. WebSphere is one, but defiantly not the only one."

It goes beyond mere lack of enthusiasm for Phil Guirl, President of Stonebridge Holistic Consulting Agency, Ltd. (at http://www.StonebridgeHolistic.com). Says Guirl, "I don't have any plans for WebSphere at this time. It's going to take some convincing to get me to start thinking in this direction. It pisses me off that IBM won't simply improve the product it acquired when they bought Lotus. Why do they have to abandon it all together for their own worthless crap?"

Not everyone is so negative. Andrew Stuart is Managing Director of Touchdown Systems Design (at http://www.touchdown.com.au) in Melbourne Australia. He is also a Contributing Editor for DominoPower Magazine. He plan to embark on the long road to development of personal expertise on the WebSphere platform. "It is my objective to be working purely with WebSphere as soon as possible, although realistically this may take years. I'm making a personal long-term commitment to WebSphere as my development platform of choice."

Jon C. Hosford of Innovative Technology Services Corporation (at http://www.itscorp.ws) says "It has become clear that WebSphere will shortly be the center of IBM's integrated software complex, and that WebSphere's pick-up of 'good habits' from Domino Designer makes it a key expertise for IBM Business Partners. As WebSphere and Domino integration becomes easier, more affordable, and more 'center of the road' for small businesses, we will ramp up skills and experience to meet the need."