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Article #4739Re: All this OS/2 is dead talk.
From: Mustafa Soysal MS57
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 1997 00:00
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 1997 00:00
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In article <5h02m5$a16@saltspring.teleserve.ca>,
Mike Stephen <mike@lionsgate.com> wrote:
>In message <5gvj9n$n6h@client3.news.psi.net> -
>os2@mistik.express.net (Mustafa Soysal MS57)22 Mar 1997 03:22:31
>GMT writes:
>:>
>:>In article <vnyMzwLv0CcQ090yn@inorbit.com>,
>:>Kataman <kataman@inorbit.com> wrote:
>:>>In article <5gv4cp$fs6$2@gaia.ns.utk.edu>, rdegenna@utk.edu wrote:
>:>>|In <lc9LzgRDAsZY091yn@bigblue.no>, bv@bigblue.no (B. Vermo) writes:
>:>>|>In article <5gl2o3$9ja$3@news-s01.ca.us.ibm.net>, meazell@ibm.net wrote:
>:>>|>|
>:>>|>Since IBM is under contract with a major customer to continue to develop
>:>>|>OS/2 for at least ten years,
>:>>|
>:>>|Who is this major customer?
>:>>|
>:>>|Ray DeGennaro
>:>>
>:>> Many banks in Canada. One of my aquaintences is working for a
>:>>software company that recently got a contract for a bank to write software,
>:>>in OS/2 for the bank.
>:>
>:>So again, who is this nameless/clueless customer that can't be verified?
>:>
>:>Best Regards,
>:>
>:>Mustafa Soysal
>:>
>:>
>
>It is the Royal Bank of Canada, one of the worlds largest banks.
>Additionally the Bank of BC (much smaller as it is a provincial
>bank) has also gone with OS/2. CIBC (Canadian Imperial Bank of
>Commerce) runs OS/2. Toronto Dominion Bank runs OS/2. These banks
>handle about 75% of all banking in Canada as well as having major
>investments round the world. I personally use the Royal Bank of
>Canada, not because the service is good in Canada, but rather that
>the service is good in any major city in the world. I can find out
>the CFL football scores and the hockey scores in Taipei, and Seoul
>from my Royal Bank of Canada representative. There are Royal Banks
>of Canada in all areas. It is a much bigger bank than most would
>think.
>
>The Royal bank of Canada has major investments in OS/2.
Thank you. It seems IBM is doing well in selling OS/2 to banks and
insurances.
>
>
>
>
>From the Desk of Mike Stephen
>
Best Regards,
Mustafa Soysal
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