[Info-vax] OT: London stock exchange switches to Linux

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 25-01-2010 11:41, JF Mezei wrote:
> Neil Rieck wrote:
>> London stock exchange switches to Linux
>>
>> http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1588339/london-stock-exchange-switches-linux
>
> Any indication on whether their plan to migrate within one year are
> realistic ?

The software they switch to is existing software, so it
could be realistic.

> This project, if it goes with 8086s, may be a key, high visibility
> project, which will make vendors starts to build 8086 based mainframes.
> Oooks to me like they have been shy in the last two years despite the
> 8086 having gotten quickpath (CSI) giving it EV7 like capabilities.

The solution it is replacing were also x86-64.

IBM, HP, Dell etc. are selling lots of large x86-64 systems
and have so for years.

Arne