Microsoft and Core System Vendors Position Windows for Large Banks: If You Build It, Will They Come?
Published: 9/1/2008
Microsoft Windows-based platforms have become ubiquitous at banks globally. Introduced in the 1980s for office processing functions, Windows is increasingly used by large banks to support critical banking services including Internet banking, ATM, branch, and call center operations.
Summary
Although large banks worldwide use Microsoft Windows-based systems for critical services such as ATMs, Internet banking, branch automation, and call center operations, only a few of these banks rely on Windows-based platforms for core processing.
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Large banks using Microsoft Windows-based platforms for their core system processing include: Banca Azteca in Mexico, Jih Sun Bank in Taiwan, Kaupthing Bank in the Nordic region, and Mashreq Bank in the UAE.
Leading global core vendors such as Oracle Financial Services Software, SAP, Tata.
Consultancy Services, and Temenos have created Microsoft Windows platform versions of their core banking systems.
Banks using Microsoft Windows platforms for core processing realize 99.99% availability, similar to that of core systems using mainframe or UNIX-based platforms.
