CXOtoday: UTI: Linux Users By Accident, Pushers By Choice

“Linux is bagging significant wins in the enterprise front, with
most users migrating platforms only after careful consideration and
evaluation of cost metrics. However, some companies like UTI Bank
have discovered the benefits of Open Source purely by chance.

“V.K. Ramani, president-IT, UTI Bank Ltd., said, ‘Our choice of
Open Source happened purely by accident. While executing a
Tele-banking project, we encountered unexpected money constraints,
due to which we had to rework our plan. Since the project was
low-priority, we decided to experiment by obtaining a free copy of
Linux and customizing it ourselves. That was the beginning of our
tryst with Open Source, an experience which has now revolutionized
our framework…'”

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