Re: [Fsuk-manchester] And Gnu/Linux marches on

[Michael Dorrington]

Clarke Computers wrote:
> Hi Group,
> 
> Just a heart warming link showing that Gnu/Linux is displacing Microsoft - 
> right at the very heart of the financial industry. Shame this hasn't been 
> more widely reported = needs shouting from the roof-tops. 
> 
> http://www.computerworlduk.com/technology/networking/messaging/news/index.cfm?newsid=18429
>  

The LSE's use of Microsoft and .NET used to be listed on Microsoft's
"Get the Facts." (Windows or Linux?) page at
http://www.microsoft.com/uk/getthefacts/default.mspx
but seems to have been removed. The wayback machine[1] remembers though,
its the headline of "The Highly Reliable Times"
http://web.archive.org/web/20080430065349/http://www.microsoft.com/uk/getthefacts/default.mspx
You can watch the video
mms://wm.microsoft.com/ms/windowsserversystem/facts/videos/LSE_CaseStudy_Rev_750k.wmv

And they've made the LSE specific link point the default page
http://www.microsoft.com/uk/getthefacts/lse.mspx

However you can read how LSE is (now was!) using Microsoft and .NET at
http://www.microsoft.com/singapore/windowsserver/compare/CaseStudyDetails.mspx?recid=37

A blog comment on the situation:
http://blog.cleverelephant.ca/2009/07/no-one-ever-got-fired-for-buying-linux.html

Regards,
Mike.

[1] http://www.archive.org/web/web.php