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Big cost savings claimed for Linux

System enables banks to move away from expensive hardware

Linux, the open source operating system for servers that is free to users, could save financial services firms as much as 90% of the cost of running applications.

Many securities firms and banks – including Deutsche Bank, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley and Lehman Brothers – are using it across a range of applications.

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