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To: Charlie Smith who wrote (6024)	7/21/1998 3:03:00 PM
From: TLindt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 8545

Anything CKFR can do to disabuse their bank customers of this "control" idea, including setting up NetBank with all the plumbing they need to operate thru AOL, Excite or whomever, is good, in my opinion. Well I'd second that...NetBank sure shares Checkfrees on line vision. Intuit is 'plumbing' them this month with Quicken, I'm switching the rest of my stuff when that happens. 4% Checking, 5.5% MMF...get outa here....that I can handle. 22 employees a harddirve, and a telephone...my kinda bank.

To: Charlie Smith who wrote (6024)	7/21/1998 3:33:00 PM
From: jjs_ynot	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 8545

>>> Bankers have this goofy notion that "control" of the customer is what's important. IBM used to think this way. Control, if there is such a thing, comes only from selling a needed product at a good price today, tomorrow and every day after that. You are exactly right. The control concept is illusory. Even the military has abandoned the autocratic control for individual empowerment and mutual respect concept. Microsoft empowers the user. IBM's arcane approach of changing the operating system for mainframes every two years and keeping it from the software developers was their undoing in the computer arena as much as anything else. CKFR needs to do the same thing; empower the consumer to have personal control over account transactions. Bring the tools to manage their account right to them over the web.

To: Charlie Smith who wrote (6024)	7/21/1998 5:46:00 PM
From: TLindt	Respond to of 8545

And just when I was hitting my stride...gonna put them all in Brick Out House...with a pack of Dynamite Smokes.. The Worry-Free Computer Solution program provides a turnkey package for small and midsize companies. It began in June and runs throughout the bank's service area, which covers 12 states. No customers have been signed yet. The bank is the principal subsidiary of Huntington Bancshares Inc., a $26.7 billion regional bank holding company headquartered in Columbus. "We devised the program as a way to get more businesses, especially small ones, to do online banking, because online banking allows us to service them better at a lower cost," said Chet Thompson, director of electronic commerce at Huntington National Bank. The bank's research indicates that many smaller clients do not own PCs or have such outdated equipment they cannot take advantage of online banking, Thompson said. "We are trying to address those barriers by offering a complete turnkey package," he said. A typical package consists of a Compaq desktop or notebook preloaded with a suite of business software including Quicken, Quick Books or Microsoft Money; a Lexmark color-inkjet printer; installation and training; and a year of troubleshooting via telephone help-desk support. The Worry-Free Computer Solution also offers small businesses the option of leasing or purchasing the equipment. crn.com:80/sections/news/799/799pg79a.asp What can I say, 'beats a sucker? and is a positive step'

To: Charlie Smith who wrote (6024)	7/22/1998 9:05:00 AM
From: Benny Baga	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 8545

Hey Charlie, Can you call up Mellon and ask them why are they wasting time and money with MSFDC, especially since they are an Integrion Member. Mellon could be paying better rates, but instead they choose to waste both time and money piloting products for startup joint ventures. I just don't get it. You would think Mellon would want to fix their current services first, before they even try to offer other services. Their bill pay is a joke, it's running through the telephone bill pay, and it deletes your payees if you don't use them often enough. Benny