Linux vs Windows - Conquering a Windows Based World

EBS, the fifth largest retail credit institution in Ireland is standardizing on IBM Z-servers and Suse Linux to reduce its physical server count, management, and licensing fees.  This is covered in a Novell press release.

“By running new applications on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on the mainframe, we have avoided buying several additional mid-range servers and implementing all the associated physical networking,” said Nicholls. “With the CICS transactions, WebSphere and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server systems all running on the same physical server, we have a single point of control which helps to reduce the total IT management workload.” 

From the article they are also going to leverage the IBM hardware by using Virtual Servers.