Linux May Succeed Windows XP As OS of Choice For ATMs

[DEAD7]

"Some financial services companies are looking to migrate their ATM fleets from Windows to Linux in a bid to have better control over hardware and software upgrade cycles. Pushing them in that direction apparently is Microsoft's decision to end support for Windows XP on April 8, said David Tente, executive director, USA, of the ATM Industry Association. 'There is some heartburn in the industry' over Microsoft's end-of-support decision, Tente said. ATM operators would like to be able to synchronize their hardware and software upgrade cycles. But that's hard to do with Microsoft dictating the software upgrade timetable. As a result, 'some are looking at the possibility of using a non-Microsoft operating system to synch up their hardware and software upgrades,' Tente said."

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

Banks still being cheap I see

 

[ExodusNirvana]

I was under the impression that many financial institutions were already using Linux for their servers and what not

I guess this is a step in the right direction as I've always been told it's more secure

I been using Ubuntu my my laptops for the past 3 years now and it's been getting cleaner as it goes along.

Sometimes you run into headaches, like with my most recent laptop the y510p but you just gotta be patient and read some message boards, join communities, etc.

 

[Chris.B]

what took them so long....?