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:Computerworld: Banks Choose Windows over Linux
Computerworld: Banks Choose Windows over Linux
Nov 21, 2005, 15 :15 UTC (23 Talkback[s]) (16553 reads)

(Other stories by Rodney Gedda and Howard Dahdah)

"Banks worldwide are opting for the predictability and familiarity of Microsoft's Windows for application servers over Linux, according to a global financial services software company.

"Sydney-based Financial Network Services (FNS) develops banking applications in the mainframe and Windows environments, for its 'core' and 'delivery channel' products respectively. The core applications run on zOS, Unix and Windows; however, the delivery channel products are Windows-only with the next generation being built around the .Net framework..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
My bank switched to Windows servers a fe ...   Bad Trend   
B. Kriston Fincher
Nov 21, 2005, 15:47:47
 
Although I have to admit that a bank wou ...   People Should Use Whatever They Want   
lord vader
Nov 21, 2005, 15:52:08
 
A company that only creates banking soft ...   Well, duh!   
Chuck Davis
Nov 21, 2005, 16:04:07
 
From my viewpoint, I'm less concerne ...   how abour *our* usability...   
James E LaBarre
Nov 21, 2005, 16:19:01
 
It should be "Banks choose to remain wit ...   Incorrect title   
Kevin
Nov 21, 2005, 16:28:53
 
Familiarity, thats it ?...The statement  ...   Oh brother !   
GH
Nov 21, 2005, 16:38:06
 
> A company that only creates banking so ...   Re: Well, duh!   
Cybertron
Nov 21, 2005, 17:06:42
 
>>A company that only creates banking so ...   Re: Well, duh!   
hindenburg
Nov 21, 2005, 17:29:42
 
Linux is no good for banking.  It's  ...   Stinking FUD piece   
Joe User
Nov 21, 2005, 17:31:12
 
...Banks worldwide are opting for the pr ...   Once again, by the numbers.   
Brandioch Conner
Nov 21, 2005, 18:04:49
 
If you want an OS that will predictably  ...   Yeah   
da
Nov 21, 2005, 18:12:31
 
My own bank disallows logins for a coupl ...   The Nightly Reboot   
Passacaglia
Nov 21, 2005, 18:14:24
 
Also in the news: Coca-Cola corp. says p ...   Re: Re: Well, duh!   
Blackbird Highway
Nov 21, 2005, 18:25:38
 
This is the personal and likely biased " ...   Market research doesn't work for Windows?   
SM
Nov 21, 2005, 18:45:55
 
> A company that only creates banking so ...   Re: Well, duh!   
mercury
Nov 21, 2005, 19:02:53
 
> >>A company that only creates banking  ...   Re: Re: Well, duh!   
acyberpunk
Nov 21, 2005, 20:32:53
 
> My own bank disallows logins for a cou ...   Re: The Nightly Reboot   
acyberpunk
Nov 21, 2005, 20:43:35
 
About two to three weeks ago, I had a to ...   An Example   
Joe Almeida
Nov 21, 2005, 21:06:29
 
I know people at the second largets bank ...   banks use it!   
donb
Nov 21, 2005, 21:19:46
 
BOA the 2nd largest bank in the USA uses ...   Bank Of America and Linux   
ed
Nov 21, 2005, 23:04:20
 
What few seem to have noticed is a new w ...   Predictability - the new marketing buzzword   
Richard
Nov 22, 2005, 10:26:50
 
true, our non-profit uses crystal report ...   Re: An Example   
stew
Nov 22, 2005, 16:51:29
 
Predictability...hmmm. does this this me ...   Re: Predictability - the new marketing buzzword   
Joe
Jul 18, 2007, 20:17:08
 
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