Autor: Gregorio Kus (Grego_at_RMnet.it)
Data: Sat 22 Feb 1997 - 17:20:54 MET
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IBM's OS/2 INCREASES MARKETSHARE IN BANKING SECTOR
Dramatic Growth at National and Super regional Level, at Community
Banks and in Branch Applications
AUSTIN, TX, July 23, 1996 . . . Over the last two years, IBM's OS/2*
operating system has emerged as an industry leader in the retail banking
arena, one of the most demanding industrial environments. Twenty of the
top 30 U.S. commercial banks have made a significant investment in OS/2
with 19 of those running their branches on OS/2.
According to Mentis Corporation, a leading research firm for the banking
industry, OS/2 has increased its overall client operating system
marketshare among large banks from nine percent in 1994 to a projected 25
percent in 1996. This compares to only seven percent for Windows NT** in
1994 and a projected nine percent in 1996.
In addition, according to Mentis Corporation, OS/2 has maintained over the
past two years approximately one-third of the marketshare in all large
U.S. banks for its server operating system, compared to the 13 percent
held by Windows NT. Within the community banking sector, OS/2 marketshare
for clients and servers has more than tripled, with Windows NT penetration
declining dramatically.
As far as branch applications are concerned, IBM estimates that 80 percent
of all newly installed Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) worldwide today
run on OS/2 platforms and over 80 percent of all banking transactions
worldwide today are processed by technology running on OS/2. New OS/2
banking installations and upgrade customers include Comerica Bank, First
Union Bank, First Virginia Bank, and Trustmark National Bank. These and
other banks are investing in OS/2 because it provides unparalleled
multi-tasking, stability, scalability and flexibility, along with
unmatched access to corporate data, corporate applications, and
enterprise- wide networks.
OS/2 was designed for the mission-critical business environment, and has
reliable protection and manageability built directly into the operating
system. The level of satisfaction with OS/2 within the banking community
is so strong that some of the world's largest banking organizations are
furthering their commitment to OS/2.
"The needs of today's banking industry are increasingly complex and
nowhere will you find a more powerful, reliable and feature-rich PC
operating system," said John W. Thompson, general manager, IBM Personal
Software Products division. "The decision at financial institutions to
standardize on OS/2 demonstrates the leadership of the OS/2 Warp family in
this critical industry."
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