The headache of ATM hardware upgrades for banks
In January 2020, banks faced the enforced upgrade to Windows 10 and the expense and complexity of yet again upgrading their ATM software and hardware. And worst of all, it’s only a stopgap until the next upgrade comes along. The scale of the problem is one that the ATM industry can't ignore:
ATMs worldwide
of banks say their ATMs are still running on Windows 7 or previous OS system
of banks plan to migrate to Windows 10
Source: 2018 ATM and Self-Service Software Trends report, published by ATM Marketplace and KAL
Kalignite Hypervisor — a game-changing solution
This solution from KAL, supported by Red Hat, solves the long-standing problem of enforced ATM hardware upgrades.
It uses OS-Virtualization technology to decouple the ATM PC-core from the ATM operating system. This means software drivers that are unsupported under new Windows operating system versions will now be supported by the hypervisor software drivers instead.
Solving a billion-dollar problem for banks
Upgrading ATM hardware is a huge cost for the industry. But for only €100 per ATM per annum, Kalignite Hypervisor enables banks to:
Run Windows 10 on current ATM hardware
Migrate to Windows 10 without the cost of hardware changes
Remain PCI-compliant
No unsupported software in the ATM means no risk of regulatory non-compliance
Choose when to upgrade the PC-core
No more enforced hardware upgrades caused by Windows upgrades
Escape the limitations of legacy hardware
Always run the latest software
Future-proof the ATM
Manage the increasingly fast OS release cycles that will come into play when Microsoft introduces its new LTSC and SAC packages for Windows 10
Focus on customer features
Freedom to concentrate on delivering new functionality and better customer experience
