In a minor PR hit to IBM, IT Jungle offers an article noting "the fact that the AS/400 is a notoriously difficult platform for auditors to crack." Many regulations that affect IT are commonly written from the point of view of Unix and Windows, it says. The issue arises in light of the disclosure that Bernie Madoff allegedly used an AS/400 to perpetrate his giant Ponzi scheme. IBM no doubt winced.

"So even if Madoff's accounting firm had experience auditing large investment houses, they may have not had much experience dealing with the AS/400. This lack of oversight could have provided more shadowy areas for Madoff and his crew to execute their scheme," says Alex Woodie of IT Jungle.

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