Bank of Sharjah and CR2, a leading provider of self-service banking solutions, announced that the bank is one of the first to successfully upgrade their ATM network to Windows 7 using CR2’s technology. In 2007 Microsoft announced that it would no longer offer support to Windows XP, the system powering more than 95% of the world’s ATMs after April 2014. The announcement, stating that Microsoft would no longer be providing security updates or technical support for XP, meant operators would find it increasingly difficult to support their systems and ensure sufficient software security. However, for a huge proportion of banks, the cost and time involved in upgrading their systems to Windows 7 remains a significant challenge. For Bank of Sharjah, using CR2’s BankWorld to manage and monitor their ATM network from a single point has enabled a speedy and simplified roll out of the Windows 7 upgrade. Bank of Sharjah is using CR2’s existing Windows-based BankWorld ATM Client solution on their ATM network, which has facilitated a swift migration to Windows 7.
