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MISC: Siam Commercial Bank Goes with WorkSpace On-Demand
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Siam Commercial Bank Goes with WorkSpace On-Demand
June 19, 1998
Even as one of the largest and most prestigious banks in Thailand, Siam
Commercial Bank (SCB) needs to stay poised to change as the market demands
it. And in this year of intense economic pressure in Asia, the requirement
to be nimble becomes even stronger. The bank had been searching for the
Information Technology infrastructure that would facilitate the kind of
flexibility it needed when IBM introdu ced WorkSpace On-Demand in the summer
of 1997.
Vichit Amonviratskul, First Executive Vice President, Technology Group,
immediately saw the potential to support a dynamic business environment with
WorkSpace On-Demand. He also realized that WorkSpace On-Demand presented a
gradual, nearly risk-free path to network computing and the full scale
implementation of web technology within the bank. In fact, Mr. Amonviratskul
envisioned many benefits that the bank could enjoy through the use of a
server-managed operating system that supported Java and other web
applications.
First and foremost, he realized that a server-based client management system
would allow the bank to deploy applications faster than they ever could
before. In the past, SCB relied on the physical distribution of software.
The bank also found it difficult to depend on branch personnel to install
changes on each of the client systems. Mr. Amonviratskul sought a system
that simplified change because he knew that 1998 would be a year of frequent
changes.
Not only did WorkSpace On-Demand quicken the pace of new application
deployment; it also supported the use of Java and web browser applications.
This in turn reduced the learning curve when a system was being introduced.
The familiar browser interface makes it easy for tellers and other staff to
"pick up new applications in no time." In fact the entire application
development process is simplified with web technology. With Java, once the
requirements are determined a prototype can be built practically overnight.
Mr. Amonviratskul said, "It's much more efficient than in the past." He
happily reports that, "In the past whenever the president requested a new
system, it would take us months and sometimes years to develop. Now we can
finish it in days or weeks."
The bank also needs to be concerned with lowering its costs of ownership.
Once again, Mr. Amonviratskul felt WorkSpace On-Demand would provide a
solution. "With the competition in our country today, we need to look for
the technology that will help us reduce costs." He concluded, "I think the
new technology -- WorkSpace On-Demand -- will be one of the answers."
While Mr. Amonviratskul must find ways to lower costs and respond quickly,
he still must protect the bank's existing investments. He feels that this
server-based operating system can help him in that a rea as well by allowing
him to continue to use the equipment the bank already owns.
In general, SCB is poised and ready to take advantage of web technology. And
Mr. Amonviratskul is pleased that WorkSpace On-Demand gets him where he
wants to go.
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