Tectonic: Linux to Save Medscheme R10 Million a Year

"Southern Africa's largest independent medical aid scheme administrator, Medscheme, has adopted an Oracle, Unisys and Suse Linux solution that is expected to save the company around R10 million [US$1.55/€1.32 million] in its first year alone.

"Medscheme says the move has brought hardware maintenance costs down more than 60% annually. Total cost of ownership savings are expected to reach 150% in three years compared to alternative Unix platforms..."

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