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:CXOtoday: Forbes To Abandon Problematic Windows 2003 Server
CXOtoday: Forbes To Abandon Problematic Windows 2003 Server
Jan 9, 2004, 08 :30 UTC (19 Talkback[s]) (10371 reads)

(Other stories by Hinesh Jethwani)

[ Thanks to Matt for this link. ]

Bogged down with recurring abnormal errors and business logic malfunctions, Forbes Infotainment, which runs an online lottery system in the country, is currently evaluating the option of switching over to the Linux platform.

"Speaking to CXOtoday, Naresh Sharma, GM–IT, Forbes Infotainment, said, 'We have already submitted a recommendation for the same to the application development team, and we are waiting for a confirmed decision. In July last year, we installed Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server (RHEL AS) 2.1 on our Intel based HP cluster server, which has given us error free performance...'"

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
That's a very provocative headline.N ...   TCO argument?   
Simon
Jan 9, 2004, 08:50:11
 
I have never used Windows 2003 server, b ...   This is the first...   
Bojan Smojver
Jan 9, 2004, 09:23:45
 
Looks like they're having to buy two ...   Re: TCO argument?   
Jacek Piskozub
Jan 9, 2004, 13:00:53
 
Anyone who has used Win 2003 knows that  ...   Not a Suprise   
David
Jan 9, 2004, 13:01:16
 
Let's see... Bogged down with recurr ...   Windows 2003 Bashing ...   
SyntaxError
Jan 9, 2004, 13:39:26
 
> Let's see> ... Bogged down with re ...   Re: Windows 2003 Bashing ...   
Me
Jan 9, 2004, 14:01:51
 
I was gonna suggest they get Dan Lyons t ...   Wrong Forbes...   
I R A Darth Aggie
Jan 9, 2004, 14:16:48
 
First it was NT and all the Microsoft te ...   here we go again   
John Helms
Jan 9, 2004, 15:31:27
 
I was not understanding why Windows user ...   Microsoft systems work by magic.   
Mario Miyojim
Jan 9, 2004, 16:04:23
 
Ooops !  Someone better hop on a plane a ...   Someone better tell this guy the facts, quick   
SteveBallmer
Jan 9, 2004, 16:31:06
 
Windows 2003 is not stable.  We recently ...   Very Unstable   
Clayton Muhler
Jan 9, 2004, 16:49:52
 
I wonder if this will change their edito ...   Forbes, huh?   
Charles Hixson
Jan 9, 2004, 18:52:13
 
I'm hoping that your comments were t ...   Re: Someone better tell this guy the facts, quick   
Shaman
Jan 9, 2004, 18:52:40
 
> I'm hoping that your comments were ...   Re: Re: Someone better tell this guy the facts, qu   
John Le Guen
Jan 9, 2004, 19:11:33
 
It "was" a joke.  No offense, but that d ...   Top 10 List   
Sauron
Jan 9, 2004, 19:44:33
 
When you compute TCO, cost of initially  ...   Re: TCO argument?   
Joe Buck
Jan 9, 2004, 19:49:22
 
> It "was" a joke.  No offense, but that ...   Re: Top 10 List   
Shaman
Jan 9, 2004, 20:41:18
 
On that point, we can all agree withouta ...   MS Comments   
Sauron
Jan 9, 2004, 21:16:47
 
This article is about Forbes Infotainmen ...   Not related to Forbes magazine   
Anon
Jan 11, 2004, 09:12:01
 
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