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NYSE Goes To Linux

Posted by Hemos on from the the-penguins-wins-again dept.

Aligrip writes "It appears that IBM has convinced the folks at the Securities Industry Automation Corp (SIAC) to move their entire trading network to Linux as explained in this article in the Investors Business Daily. The authors predict that this deal could give Linux "a hot new beachhead with financial institutions". Cool!"

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  1. Finally, a place for hackers... by ameoba · · Score: 3, Funny

    Finally, a place for hackers at banks that doesn't involve maintaining 30yr old Cobol programs!

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  2. Re:FUDproof!! by The_Messenger · · Score: 4, Funny

    Simple... coming soon to an MSN owned subsidiary near you: "NYSE Trading Systems Unreliable, says Independant Mindcraft Report."

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