One of the Philippines Leading Retailers to Use Linux-based System

Apr 18, 2009, 16:01 (0 Talkback[s])

"TPLinux is owned by Wincor Nixdorf, a German corporation that provides retail and retail banking hardware, software, and services. TPLinux has the capability to run on other vendors' hardware as well as Wincor Nixdorf’s own systems. Puregold is the first Filipino company that will utilize the German firm’s open source-based software.

"Puregold is looking to cut overall licensing costs in terms of security while standardizing on an open-source platform, covering both current and future store openings."

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