NewsForge: Desktop Linux Making Strides in Financial Services Sector

“When Ireland’s leading bank, Allied Irish Bank (AIB), last
month disclosed that it was disposing of the Windows PCs that its
tellers used on their desktops in favor of Linux-based terminals,
experts said it demonstrated that an IT insurgency is emerging in
the financial services sector. Linux is finally proving itself on
the desktop in the financial industry, where cost-conscious
executives want powerful performance at an affordable price.

“From Wall Street titans like Credit Suisse First Boston and
Lehman Brothers, to regional banks like Koelner Bank eG and AIB, a
number of leading financial services companies have embraced Linux
during the last few months in the United States, Europe, and South
America…”

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