These are timeless words sung by Rod Stewart in Maggie Mae during my college days. I just heard it on the radio again today. Never have I wanted those lyrics to be more true as I do this year … to return to the days of youth, innocence and a world less complex than today.

There is another reason that song resonates with me currently. In graduate school at The University of Chicago, I lived in a facility called International House. It was my first real exposure to people from other countries and of different cultures. I now work daily with colleagues from all over the world, learning about their cultures. Perhaps you work with people from other countries, too. Or at the very least, your company may do business internationally. As you may know, this can complicate the ways you develop products or deliver services.

One of my best friends from grad school was a charming fellow from Great Britain. As the world's attention focused on England and London this summer, I thought about my friend and his family. From the euphoria of London winning its bid to host the Olympics one day to the tragedy of the multiple bombings less than 24 hours later, our hearts went out to British citizens.

Now, what does this preamble have to do with transaction processing? In this month's column, I want to return to the themes from previous issues of TPAtlanta...

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Calvin D. Johnson, Publisher
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Trans Atlantic Systems, Inc.