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Linux May Succeed Windows XP As OS of Choice For ATMs

Posted by Soulskill on from the cash-from-a-penguin dept.

Dega704 sends this news from ComputerWorld: "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."

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  1. Embedded by Moblaster · · Score: 5, Funny

    So does this mean we can expect our special hardened ATM Linux OS to have names like Filching Finch, Moneybiting Mongoose, Overcharging Oranguatan?

    1. Re:Embedded by oodaloop · · Score: 4, Funny

      More importantly, will 2014 finally be the year of Linux on the ATM?!?!

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  2. Finally! by StripedCow · · Score: 4, Funny

    Finally, the year of Linux on the... oh wait... ATM.

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  3. Re:What about OS/2? by flinxmeister · · Score: 3, Funny

    ADA was only one reason. The main reason was OS/2 was EOL and they couldn't really do anything with it. You haven't truly loathed an OS until you waited an hour for an ATM to boot, only to find out the next config change would require another reboot. ...and you had 5 more config changes to make.

  4. Re:heartburn in the industry? by OhSoLaMeow · · Score: 4, Funny

    Someone bring me my flux capacitor!

    The questions is not "where is my flux capacitor" but "when is my flux capacitor". You're just not thinking fourth-dimensionally.

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