Ha. In that bank it is criminal to change the Windows wall paper, now tell me about changing the OS!
Kurup > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lunghabo > James > Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 8:21 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: lug_: Free Software Use in Brazil Spreads Beyond Gov't > > > Shem > > Do I recall you saying that Linux wasnt ready for the Banking environment? > > Wire > > > http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=569&ncid=738&e=2&u=/nm/ > > 20040606/tc_nm/tech_brazil_opencode_dc > > Linux's operating system, the star of the free software community, is > > > > being adopted by various industries in Brazil, including 42 percent of > > the 160 banks based in the country, according to data announced last > > week at the Ciab financial technology trade fair. > > > > "For the first time, we are breaking their dominance in the technology > > > > sector," Amadeu said, referring to big software companies like > > Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT - news) > > > > Brazil's public sector saves 8,000 reais ($2,555) for every 10 > > computers it changes from proprietary software to free tools like Linux > > and office programs like Open Office. The federal administration has > > 300,000 computers. > > > > Brazil's banking sector, which has instituted highly developed and > > widely used online services, has been preparing to adopt open > > technology to distribute digital signatures to clients to reduce fraud. > > > > "We think we can adopt a full digital signature system in the next two > > > > years," said Carlos da Fonseca, the technology director of the > > Brazilian bank association Febraban. > > > > **************** ***************************** > > Kiggundu Mukasa # Computer Network Consultancy### > > KYM-NET LTD. # Intranets & Internet Solutions# > > Plot 80 Kanjokya Street > > P.O. Box 24284 Kampala, Uganda > > Tel: +256 77 972255 > > +256 71 221141 > > Fax: +256 31 262122 > > ***************************************************************** > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------- > This service is hosted on the Infocom network > http://www.infocom.co.ug --------------------------------------------- This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug
