'He sees me..I think he sees me as being negative over this particular point but the States is like dealing with 52 different countries, there are so many legislative things that you've got to be able to meet. And the Multinational system just doesn't hold the data for it. You have to code things different ways in different States so that you can produce the equivalent of DTI returns, we don't have that code. Ok we could do, but it would be a massive project, it would be a huge project and I don't think that's feasible. Also, I don't think that is what X should be doing. ... what pay off would it give? Not an awful lot.X022 page 016.02a (tape 02.1.05a) Gordan Notes/Trans/Tape 27/01/94{Not the same as in Europe?} Well, no I think because in Europe they have lots of problems with systems in Europe, existing systems and they pay money here there and everywhere to people. XUSA, X pays money to XUSA so ok you would make that saving. But the mainframe system as far as processing of the business is concerned works fine but what it doesn't give them is the information they need and the Multinational system does that. So I don't think it is the same kind of situation. The American market is very different, there are all kinds of legal conditions imposed on companies. They always make it difficult to do business in America. That's the impression I get. It's not easy. My team don't understand, I mean, every time I go out there I learn more about the American market and I feel as though I have a reasonable grasp, but you would have to put a project team out there for a year, year or two. ... '
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