Korea IT News: Financial Service Firms Begin Adopting Linux Systems

[ Thanks to Matt for this link. ]

"Increasing number of financial service firms are adopting Linux programs for their business process and information service systems.

"Industry sources said on Wednesday that Samsung Life Insurance and Daishin Securities had already introduced Linux programs while Korea Life Insurance decided to port Linux to its systems next year. Hana Bank and Kyobo Life Insurance are mulling over adoption of the open source programs..."

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