Linux article in USA

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Wow, The most upbeat article in mainstream press I've ever read.  It's like
one big ad for Tux.

This needs to be printed out and posted all over the city.  I would make a
great wallpaper for that new corporation moving into town. company x, and
should be flyered on Intel, motorola, and every other parking lot in the
county. Including the county government.

Although they paint sun as strictly a software company and they do sell a
bit of hardware.

anthony

----- Original Message -----
From: "George Toft" <george@georgetoft.com>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 5:03 AM
Subject: Re: Linux article in USA


> I searched their site, and here's an article from Sunday:
>
> The Germany-based bank sought a less-costly way to calculate risks
> associated with its portfolio of investments. So it replaced 32 computer
> servers, based on the time-tested Unix operating systems, at an average
> cost of $50,000 each, with 40 Linux servers, at $3,000 a pop.
>
> Then Dresdner discovered a bonus: Linux, the upstart open-source
> operating system, was not only cheaper ? but also faster. The Unix
> servers took 17 hours to calculate how much cash the bank needed in
> reserve to offset its investment risk. The Linux servers made the same
> calculation in  11 minutes.
>
> http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2002-08-04-linux_x.htm
>
>
> George
>
>
>
> Matt Alexander wrote:
> >
> > Missed it.  Can you summarize?  Or even transcribe the article for us?
> > ;-)
> >
> > On 5 Aug 2002, mazdaracer wrote:
> >
> > > See the 'cover story' in the Money section of Monday's USA of Aug. 5
> > >
> > > Pretty cool!
> > >
> > >
> > >
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