03/22/2014
Windows XP support will be retired in just 16 days, but 95 percent of the world’s ATMs are still running this particular OS version, according to third-party statistics.
* While I understand that the site operators who provided this info have to make a living and are compensated for publishing this. I can personally testify for another alternative. Rather than the need to buy a new computer or pay for an upgrade that will likely need more resources than your XP computer likely has, there is another alternative. And it is absolutely FREE! It is called Linux. It is an extremely virus and malware resistant OS which comes in many flavors. And ironically there is a link on the site where this article came from for 100s of versions. Being a newbie you may wish to stick to more complete ones with many alternative programs you would likely pay for a Microsoft OS. As you become more comfy you may wish to try other flavors, like those specializing in music production or anonymous internet browsing. Either way, what have you got to lose? They are free, unlike new computers and 200 dollar operating systems. All you'll need is a cd burner, a dvd burner, or a flash drive with 16 gb and an iso burner, which even for windows is free! Give it a shot... LINK
Any question about selection or procedures please ask in the comment section.
- As of April 8, Microsoft will no longer release patches and security updates
The Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS) knows that this is quite a critical moment for all banks in the country, so it
has released a warning for all local financial institutions, saying that they can either move from Windows XP to Windows 7 or 8 or face sanctions.
Forcing banks to step away from Windows XP by preparing fines isn’t quite the right way to convince them to upgrade, but it could be a solution to keeping customers protected, especially because security experts are predicting an avalanche of attacks after end of support.
The problem for banks is that upgrading from XP to any other operating system is very expensive, so all cash machines also need hardware improvements.
On the other hand, the upgraded ATMs would benefit from new features and better security, which means that customers would get better services across the country. It remains to be seen however how many banks can deal with this upgrade process with only 16 days left on the clock and with everyone asking them to migrate to a newer OS as soon as possible.
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Windows XP support will be retired in just 16 days, but 95 percent of the world’s ATMs are still running this particular OS version, according to third-party statistics.
* While I understand that the site operators who provided this info have to make a living and are compensated for publishing this. I can personally testify for another alternative. Rather than the need to buy a new computer or pay for an upgrade that will likely need more resources than your XP computer likely has, there is another alternative. And it is absolutely FREE! It is called Linux. It is an extremely virus and malware resistant OS which comes in many flavors. And ironically there is a link on the site where this article came from for 100s of versions. Being a newbie you may wish to stick to more complete ones with many alternative programs you would likely pay for a Microsoft OS. As you become more comfy you may wish to try other flavors, like those specializing in music production or anonymous internet browsing. Either way, what have you got to lose? They are free, unlike new computers and 200 dollar operating systems. All you'll need is a cd burner, a dvd burner, or a flash drive with 16 gb and an iso burner, which even for windows is free! Give it a shot... LINK
Any question about selection or procedures please ask in the comment section.
- As of April 8, Microsoft will no longer release patches and security updatesThe Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS) knows that this is quite a critical moment for all banks in the country, so it
has released a warning for all local financial institutions, saying that they can either move from Windows XP to Windows 7 or 8 or face sanctions.Forcing banks to step away from Windows XP by preparing fines isn’t quite the right way to convince them to upgrade, but it could be a solution to keeping customers protected, especially because security
experts are predicting an avalanche of attacks after end of support.The problem for banks is that upgrading from XP to any other operating system
is very expensive, so all cash machines also need hardware improvements.On the other hand, the upgraded ATMs would benefit from new features and better security, which means that customers would get better services across the country. It remains to be seen however how many banks can deal with this upgrade process with only 16 days left on the clock and with everyone asking them to migrate to a newer OS as soon as possible.
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