Dear John,

Congratulations on your retirement rom IBM! Hard to believe it's been 35 years. It looks like you're jumping right into your next venture though as President of Attitude LLC. I wish you all the best for the future.

As you look back on your years with IBM, you'll have many fond memories of the people you've met and the places you've been. You will be missed by your many friends and supporters everywhere.

I think back to the first time we met when you interviewed me for the security initiative. Your words to me in the interview were "You're going to have to learn to use the Internet to do this job!" What a great opportunity that was -- and you can't keep me off the Internet now.

Best wishes, John -- I know you'll be very successful in your new role.