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First Virginia Banks, Inc. Rolls Out 4,500 OS/2 Warp 4 Clients
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''First Virginia Banks, Inc. Rolls Out 4,500 OS/2 Warp 4 Clients''


Financial services provider First Virginia Banks, Inc. have announced plans to upgrade 4,500 client systems to IBM's OS/2* Warp 4 operating system throughout 385 branch offices. First Virginia Banks, which also has 400 servers running OS/2 Warp Server, cites OS/2 Warp's unmatched reliability, connectivity, security and centralized management capabilities as the deciding factor in completing the rollout by early 1998.
Financial services provider First Virginia Banks, Inc. have announced plans to upgrade 4,500 client systems to IBM's OS/2* Warp 4 operating system throughout 385 branch offices. First Virginia Banks, which also has 400 servers running OS/2 Warp Server, cites OS/2 Warp's unmatched reliability, connectivity, security and centralized management capabilities as the deciding factor in completing the rollout by early 1998.
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First Virginia Banks infrastructure includes many other IBM software products that are fully integrated with OS/2 Warp including IBM's Communications Manager*, which enables password authentication and security to be managed from a centralized location, rather than at each of the 400 branches in First Virginia's network. IBM's DB2* and NetView* Distribution Manager provide centralized distribution of the banks branch automation software product as well as updates to each of the branches. In addition, at each of the branch offices, OS/2 Warp Server provides a gateway service to First Virginia's equity lending tracking system, which resides on the bank's AS/400* system.
First Virginia Banks infrastructure includes many other IBM software products that are fully integrated with OS/2 Warp including IBM's Communications Manager*, which enables password authentication and security to be managed from a centralized location, rather than at each of the 400 branches in First Virginia's network. IBM's DB2* and NetView* Distribution Manager provide centralized distribution of the banks branch automation software product as well as updates to each of the branches. In addition, at each of the branch offices, OS/2 Warp Server provides a gateway service to First Virginia's equity lending tracking system, which resides on the bank's AS/400* system.


The corporation makes full use of OS/2 Warp Server's systems management capabilities by controlling access and managing the client desktops centrally from the server. The 4,500 client desktops have access to the branch automation software and a word processor all managed from the OS/2 Warp Server. This allows for easier administration of the client desktops throughout the corporation's branch network -- saving First Virginia both time and money through centralized management. In addition, it allows First Virginia's employees to focus on what makes the bank profitable -- customer service.  
The corporation makes full use of OS/2 Warp Server's systems management capabilities by controlling access and managing the client desktops centrally from the server. The 4,500 client desktops have access to the branch automation software and a word processor all managed from the OS/2 Warp Server. This allows for easier administration of the client desktops throughout the corporation's branch network - saving First Virginia both time and money through centralized management. In addition, it allows First Virginia's employees to focus on what makes the bank profitable - customer service.


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Author IBM
Date 1998
OS Version OS/2 Warp 4
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First Virginia Banks, Inc. Rolls Out 4,500 OS/2 Warp 4 Clients

Financial services provider First Virginia Banks, Inc. have announced plans to upgrade 4,500 client systems to IBM's OS/2* Warp 4 operating system throughout 385 branch offices. First Virginia Banks, which also has 400 servers running OS/2 Warp Server, cites OS/2 Warp's unmatched reliability, connectivity, security and centralized management capabilities as the deciding factor in completing the rollout by early 1998.

First Virginia Banks' plans to upgrade to OS/2 Warp 4 support the recent Mentis Group study citing OS/2's strength among large banking institutions in the U.S. in 1996. The Mentis Group reported that in 1996 35 percent of large banking institutions selected OS/2 to be their operating system on client desktops, which is up from 25 percent in 1995. OS/2's server market share jumped to 42 percent in large banking institutions, those with deposits greater than $1 billion, up from 32 percent in 1995.

First Virginia Banks, Inc. headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, is made up of a network of 19 member banks, mortgage subsidiaries, and a full-service insurance agency. With 385 branches in Virginia, Maryland and Tennessee and $9.1 billion in assets, First Virginia Banks, Inc. is one of the most profitable retail banking companies in the Mid-Atlantic region. First Virginia Banks currently has more than 5,000 employees operating 400 servers and 4,500 client workstations -- all running OS/2 Warp.

First Virginia Banks infrastructure includes many other IBM software products that are fully integrated with OS/2 Warp including IBM's Communications Manager*, which enables password authentication and security to be managed from a centralized location, rather than at each of the 400 branches in First Virginia's network. IBM's DB2* and NetView* Distribution Manager provide centralized distribution of the banks branch automation software product as well as updates to each of the branches. In addition, at each of the branch offices, OS/2 Warp Server provides a gateway service to First Virginia's equity lending tracking system, which resides on the bank's AS/400* system.

The corporation makes full use of OS/2 Warp Server's systems management capabilities by controlling access and managing the client desktops centrally from the server. The 4,500 client desktops have access to the branch automation software and a word processor all managed from the OS/2 Warp Server. This allows for easier administration of the client desktops throughout the corporation's branch network - saving First Virginia both time and money through centralized management. In addition, it allows First Virginia's employees to focus on what makes the bank profitable - customer service.

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