Tepco's frugality rapped after 48, 000 PCs found running Windows XP

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http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/04/21/national/tepcos-frugality-rapped-after-48000-pcs-found-running-windows-xp/

The Japan Times
April 21, 2015

Embattled Tokyo Electric Power Co. has been slammed by an independent 
auditing watchdog for skimping on its computer network, which still uses 
the Windows XP operating system.

Facing multi-billion dollar cleanup and compensation bills from the March 
2011 nuclear crisis, Tepco figured it could save a few yen by delaying an 
upgrade.

But the independent watchdog — which usually on the lookout for wasteful 
spending — warned the nation’s biggest electric utility about its 
frugality, saying it must replace the outdated computer system because of 
security concerns.

Tepco — effectively nationalized through a government bailout after the 
triple meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in March 2011 — 
was hoping to save ¥3.6 billion ($30 million) by continuing to run about 
48,000 computers on Windows XP until 2018.

Microsoft stopped providing security updates and technical support for 
Windows XP last year, aggravating concerns about cybersecurity.

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