Conclusion
The project proved to many unbelievers that Perl can really offer solutions to complex problems in the real world of financial institutions
You can save time and money using Perl, and also develop a strong and scalable solution
The extensibility we achieved using Perl, allowed us to extend the application to interact with point of sale equipment and serve as a front end for a ‘mini bank’ in a little over a month!
As a sad colophon to this story we must state that the Banco del Atlántico was bought by another bank shortly after the project was completed. The new administration dropped the project completely