[1792] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: Quotron / IBM Information Network deal (NW, 23 Dec 1991)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Manavendra K. Thakur)
Fri Dec 27 02:50:48 1991
To: Edward Vielmetti <emv@msen.com>
Cc: com-priv@uu.psi.com
In-Reply-To: Your message of Thu, 26 Dec 91 17:07:47 -0500.
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 91 23:45:47 EST
From: "Manavendra K. Thakur" <thakur@zerkalo.harvard.edu>
>>>>> On Thu, 26 Dec 91 17:07:47 -0500, Edward Vielmetti <emv@msen.com> said:
> "IBM will migrate Quotron's T-1 and T-3 backbone to the IBM
> Information Network, a public value-aded net,
[...]
> As part of the deal, Quotron's also porting their proprietary
> software to the RS/6000.
[...]
> Tho given recent T-3 backbone reliability I wouldn't want to bet my
> real-time trading operations on data going over that net...
I agree -- particularly if IBM intends to begin using RS/6000s as T3
routers on the Quotron backbone!
Does Quotron know what they're getting into?
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