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Silicon.com: Lloyd’s Register Chooses Microsoft Over Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 5, 2005

“When risk management organisation Lloyd’s Register started on
an exercise to choose a single operating platform from Windows,
Linux and Unix, it didn’t expect to end up plumping for the
Microsoft option.

“The organisation, which operates from 234 offices in 120
countries, began life examining the sea-worthiness of merchant
ships but has now expanded into other areas such as land-based
industries and oil and gas…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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