Scottish Widows Adopts Simware's A2B for Wide-Ranging Connectivity

Strategic Insights -

Scottish Widows, a leading life insurance and investment company, has made a strategic decision to implement Simware's A2B product across its organization. This move aims to enhance connectivity and streamline operations among its 3000 employees, particularly the 200 mobile sales personnel. With A2B, Scottish Widows employees will be able to directly link with the corporate mainframe based in Edinburgh, facilitating two-way file transfer and 3270 terminal emulation.

Key Takeaways:

  • Scottish Widows has purchased 750 copies of Simware's A2B connectivity product for approximately US$320,000.
  • The software will enable Scottish Widows' mobile field sales personnel and remote branch staff to link directly with the corporate mainframe.
  • A2B will provide instant dial-up connectivity with the database on the mainframe, improving data transfer efficiency and security.
  • Each copy of A2B is customized for individual users with a personal ID for security.
  • A2B supports multiple sessions to multiple host, concurrently using TCP/IP and Novell's IPX protocol over various networks.
  • The product reduces the confusion of patching together multiple connectivity products, making it a unique remote access solution providing to-the-LAN and through-the-LAN connectivity.
  • Scottish Widows has approximately 3000 employees, including 200 mobile sales personnel.

Statistics:

  • Scottish Widows has acquired 750 copies of Simware's A2B connectivity product for US$320,000.
  • The company has 3000 employees, including 200 mobile sales personnel.
  • A2B provides instant dial-up connectivity to the mainframe database, improving data transfer efficiency and security.

Sources:

  • Business Wire, April 19, 1995
  • Simware Inc.