[Am-info] THE MISSING LINK
John J. Urbaniak
jjurban@attglobal.net
Tue, 04 May 2004 15:29:16 -0400
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Most banks worldwide used to run OS/2. But they thought Windows was better.
The Press told them so. And IBM told them so. So they dumped OS/2.
Closing 130 branch offices had to cost Sampo a lot of Kroners or Suomis, or
Euros, or whatever the currency of Finland is. No doubt it really irked their
customers, too.
I weep for them.
But I also laugh at their stupidity.
John
Fred Miller wrote:
> THE MISSING LINK
>
> FIGHT TO THE FINNISH -- BANK CLOSES TO STYMIE SASSER
>
> Sasser isn't exactly a "disasser" just yet, but one of Finland's
> foremost financial firms took no chances. Sampo, the third largest
> bank in Finland, closed all 130 of its branch offices Monday just to
> make sure its systems didn't get "sassed." A Sampo spokesman said
> that the company had not updated its virus protection and decided it
> was safer to close shop for the day while IT did its thing.
>
> http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=1212&e=10&u=/afp/20040503/
> tc_afp/internet_virus_finland_banking_company_sampo&sid=96001018
>
> --
> "The only secure Microsoft software is what's still
> shrink-wrapped in their warehouse..." (Forno)
>
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Most banks worldwide used to run OS/2. But they thought Windows was
better. The Press told them so. And IBM told them so.
So they dumped OS/2.
<p>Closing 130 branch offices had to cost Sampo a lot of Kroners or Suomis,
or Euros, or whatever the currency of Finland is. No doubt it really
irked their customers, too.
<p>I weep for them.
<p>But I also laugh at their stupidity.
<p>John
<br>
<br>
<br>
<p>Fred Miller wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>THE MISSING LINK
<p>FIGHT TO THE FINNISH -- BANK CLOSES TO STYMIE SASSER
<p>Sasser isn't exactly a "disasser" just yet, but one of Finland's
<br>foremost financial firms took no chances. Sampo, the third largest
<br>bank in Finland, closed all 130 of its branch offices Monday just to
<br>make sure its systems didn't get "sassed." A Sampo spokesman said
<br>that the company had not updated its virus protection and decided it
<br>was safer to close shop for the day while IT did its thing.
<p><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=1212&e=10&u=/afp/20040503/">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=1212&e=10&u=/afp/20040503/</a>
<br>tc_afp/internet_virus_finland_banking_company_sampo&sid=96001018
<p>--
<br>"The only secure Microsoft software is what's still
<br>shrink-wrapped in their warehouse..." (Forno)
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