Network services giant AT&T is evaluating different operating systems, including Linux and Mac OS X, as alternatives to Windows for internal use.
SOURCE: CNET NEWS.com
AT&T looks into closing its Windows
Published: October 5, 2004, 2:09 PM PDT
By Martin LaMonica
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
Network services giant AT&T is evaluating different operating systems, including Linux and Mac OS X, as alternatives to Windows for internal use.
The company's chief information officer, Hossein Eslambolchi, has set up a team in AT&T's research labs to assess the appropriateness of desktop operating systems for the company, AT&T spokesman Michael Dickman said Thursday. The company currently uses Windows on its desktop PCs, which number in the tens of thousands.
The engineers are testing and measuring how Windows, Linux and Mac OS X stack up on security, reliability and total cost of ownership, Dickman said. The CIO is also the company's chief technology officer and is responsible for AT&T's research and development.
AT&T expects to make a decision on the merits of the desktop operating systems by the end of next year or early 2006.
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