International places significant
emphasis on the appropriateness and quality of
information systems and on the use of information
technology in monitoring and managing our risks
and our growing business activities. International’s
strategic approach to software has been to utilise
package solutions purchased from major international
software vendors. These packages have been integrated
across the organisation by using application middleware.
All International offices are linked and use common
central applications, with differentiations where
necessary to accommodate local operating conditions.
We increased our level of expenditure on information
systems during 2003 and 2004, and intend to maintain
an increased level of annual expenditure during
2005. The rationale for such increases is to continue
to upgrade International’s systems infrastructure
to ensure that it remains appropriate to our product
development and geographic reach.
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