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Newsflash

At first sight, news that the London Stock Exchange (LSE) is moving from the Microsoft .Net-based TradElect to the GNU/Linux-based MillenniumIT system, is just another win for free software.

But the details provide some fascinating insights into the world of very high performance – and very expensive – enterprise systems.

For example, the LSE is not just moving from one application to another, but from running someone else's software to running its own, by buying a company that makes it. One reason: it's massively cheaper.

Originally posted by: Glyn Moody on www.computerworlduk.com you can read more there as well.