Tech Bytes: S. Africa Bank Using Sun Microsystems Tools

Sun Microsystems Inc. said Rand Merchant Bank of South Africa is using Sun's Java software development tools, key components of the SunConnect architecture for Web-based financial services.

"Sun software is instrumental in helping us increase the speed and cost efficiency of our in-house development capabilities," said Vincent Coetzee, Rand Merchant Bank System architect. We use in-house, allowing us to support our foreign branches with locally produced software."

Using the tools, Rand can deliver its traders a streamlined set of access applications to price securities and perform complex calculation functions.

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