Friday, May 05, 2006

As reported by the Search400 News: "IBM and four of its software partners
announced they are collaborating to launch a "Casino-in-a-box," an
integrated hospitality and gaming suite of products for the System i. "The
partners, established vendors in the casino industry (Agilysys, Bally
Technologies, InfoGenesis, SSA Global) are offering software that spans the
board. Hospitality and gaming businesses traditionally require separate
systems to handle property management, gaming, catering, point-of-sale,
finances and human resources, creating a complex IT infrastructure. The
suite is a good match for System i and its OS flexibility, according to
Kevin Patterson, director of worldwide sales for System i.."