[plug] [link] Westpac NZ toying with Linux servers

[Leon Brooks]

    http://www.idg.net.nz/webhome.nsf/NL/10DFA1B6458D38ADCC256C8E000CF007

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Westpac is considering Linux as a future operating system for back-end systems 
at branches and even its mainframes. [...]

Current back-end systems are based on Microsoft software while the mainframes 
carry big Cobol/DB2 applications running on IBM mainframe OSes.
 
"We have had thoughts in the non-Windows direction," says Patrick. "We're 
looking at options for Linux in our [branch] host environment, and it could 
run on the mainframes, if we decide it makes sense to do that. We're always 
looking for improved total cost of ownership [TCO], but we also have to 
consider reliability. Some technologies have not been around long enough."
</quote>
 
Cheers; Leon