These guys have a competitor who is larger than the latter and about to be larger than the former who processes 300-400 million credit accounts on 17 z-footprints 15 plexes (2 more on the way) more than 50 lpars. Dinosaurs rule.
The challenges include: --Cobol programmers. Like the ones who think 100+ million lines is a great size for a report. --clients who receive transmissions on servers that don't support GDG's. Consecutive transmissions overwrite each other. pup ----- Timothy Sipples <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 07/14/2005 11:37 AM ----- Some semi-random points: 3. ... When CardSystems "loses" up to 40 million credit card numbers, First Data and FISERV have a huge opportunity to win their customers. (Yes, I'm naming names.) ... ----------------------------------------- The information contained in this communication (including any attachments hereto) is confidential and is intended solely for the personal and confidential use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. The information may also constitute a legally privileged confidential communication. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and that any review, dissemination, copying, or unauthorized use of this information, or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message. Thank you ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
