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Insurer slashes $1m from costs with move to Linux
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| INSURANCE giant Allianz Australia expects to
| save more than $1 million by switching from
| Microsoft Windows to Red Hat Linux for key
| applications.
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| The move involves dropping the traditional
| Wintel (Windows-Intel) platform for a
| virtualised IBM mainframe running on Linux.
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http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/insurer-slashes-1m-from-costs-with-move-to-linux/story-e6frgakx-1225802661307
Related:
Insurance company bets health on open source
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| Having started with claims and then rolled the Web application out to other
| areas of the business in a moderated transition, IMAN employees began using
| Firefox on Windows in preparation for a company-wide desktop migration to
| Linux and KDE.
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| Polonious' Guthrie said a problem with the Windows desktop is "you are tied
| down to the Windows stack".
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| "The company e-mail is standards-compliant and IT find supporting Linux
| desktops easier," Guthrie said. "KDE 3 was a bit more stable, but when KDE
| 4.0 is stable we will use it as it is beautiful looking."
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http://www.techworld.com.au/article/226081/insurance_company_bets_health_open_source
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