From: Mike '/m' 


The interesting phrase is that they saw performance improvements *and* cost savings.

 /m




On Mon, 3 Feb 2003 17:28:51 -0000, "Adam Flinton"
 wrote:

> http://www.wired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,57503,00.html
>"Reuters announced on Monday that its popular Reuters Market Data System, or
>RMDS, has been ported to Linux, in response to what Reuters spokespeople
>described as "intense customer demand."
>
>"The call for RMDS for Linux has been astounding," said Peter
Lankford, head
>of real-time content-management systems for Reuters. "And the response from
>our beta testers, even those who initially dismissed Linux as 'experimental
>technology,' has been overwhelmingly positive.
>
>"They saw performance improvements and cost savings. These folks are
>bankers, and they know you almost never get more for less -- but this time
>they did."
>
>Reuters began beta testing RMDS for Linux in October. Lankford wouldn't
>reveal names, but said the RMDS beta was tested in six of the world's
>largest financial institutions.
>
>"I have to admit I was shocked at the complete lack of negative
feedback,"
>Casey Merkey, global program manager for RMDS on Linux. "You always get
>negative feedback in beta tests.""
>
>
>
>What a wunch of bankers 
>
>
>
>Adam
>

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