Walker Propelled by Winds of Change
D. Geller - October 10, 2000

Vendor Genesis

Two phrases that one rarely hears together are 'IBM/390 mainframe' and 'eBusiness', but to Walker Interactive they make a perfect sentence. Walker has carved out a very nice niche for itself as the financial backbone provider to the giants. Now it is altering its product line - dropping some products and developing a new architecture and positioning for the others - to carry its clients into the eCentury. With 80% of the world's data still estimated to reside on IBM mainframes, Walker doesn't seem to lack for business...