Well loose one gain one. I saw a post on the z/VM list that the University of Maine just shut down their mainframe operation.
--- On Thu, 1/7/10, Chase, John <jch...@ussco.com> wrote: > From: Chase, John <jch...@ussco.com> > Subject: Re: Korean bank Moves back to Mainframes (...no, not back) > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Date: Thursday, January 7, 2010, 1:46 PM > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Hal > Merritt > > > > Concur. It would appear that the consumer electronic > financial > infrastructures are quite different > > outside of the US. Indeed, ours seems pretty primitive > and a lot less > consumer friendly. More, they > > don't seem to have quite as much of a fraud problem as > we seem to > have. > > > > I think I read somewhere that they don't use 'credit > cards' as we know > them in Asia. Rather, it is > > more of a 'smart card' strategy. > > > > Wonder how this works without fees? > > Two possibilities come immediately to mind: > > 1. Interest on loans, and/or > 2. Government (tax) subsidy. > > I doubt "corporate altruism" enters into the equation. > > -jc- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access > instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu > with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
