The vice president of IRT Corporation wrote a letter to Hans J. Weber, vice president and manager of the Automated Systems Division, thanking him for his extraordinary efforts over the last four months supporting CXI software development. In recognition of his important contributions to the progress of the CXI product development, the vice president awarded Weber a $10,000 performance bonus, which after deductions Weber would receive a net amount of $6,000 with his next regular paycheck.