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Skip to Windows 10 for next ATM OS migration, ATMIA recommends

ATM deployers should be working now on a plan to ensure the smooth transition of their fleet to the next OS when Windows 7 support ends in 2020, the association says.

June 1, 2015

The ATM Industry Association today issued a position paper recommending that the ATM industry's next major Windows ATM operating system migration should jump to Windows 10, skipping Windows 8 and 8.1.

Microsoft ended support for the widely used Windows XP ATM operating system in April 2014, driving a mass migration to Windows 7. Microsoft has advised that it will end all support for Windows 7 in 2020, necessitating yet another OS upgrade by ATM operators in order to ensure compliance with PCI security standards.

"ATM deployers should start their 2020 migration without delay, as ATM hardware purchased now will still be in use when support for Windows 7 OS ends in that year," ATMIA CEO Mike Lee said in a press release. "This means terminals would need to be upgradeable and compatible with the next big operating system. It's important to know which ATM configurations are going to be Windows 10 compatible."

Lee said that the ATMIA has set up a Next Generation ATM Architecture working group to investigate alternatives to the Microsoft operating platform.

"We expect there to be some parallel trajectories in future with a mainstream solution adopted by the majority of deployers — probably Windows 10 in our view — and alternative systems like Linux and Android [adopted by others]," Lee said.

The ATMIA position paper outlines the benefits of adopting a migration path from older Windows operating systems directly to Windows 10. These include:

• increased protection against malware and other forms of cyberattack;
• avoidance of known issues with the Windows 8 platform;
• provision of periodic service packs for longer life; and
• accommodation of the new Microsoft philosophy of "a single Windows for everything" approach.

"Bear in mind, it's not advisable for deployers to wait on the XP system for Windows 10, as there are security risks to being on an unsupported OS platform," Lee said.

For more information about the position paper or this industry recommendation, contact Mike Lee at mike@atmia.com.

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ATM Industry Association (ATMIA)

The ATM Industry Association, founded in 1997, is a global non-profit trade association with over 10,500 members in 65 countries. The membership base covers the full range of this worldwide industry comprising over 2.2 million installed ATMs.

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