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Open approach offers Mindef more choice (Singapore) by Kenneth Wong — last modified 2004-10-07 11:39 AM

The Ministry of Defence (Mindef) has installed the OpenOffice productivity suite on 5,000 new desktop computers. This move is aimed at giving employees in the ministry an additional choice in productivity software. It will also help Mindef make 'significant' savings in terms of capital costs

Singapore Government Accredits and Endorses LPI Training and Certification by Khairil Yusof — last modified 2005-05-17 09:43 AM

Toronto, May 11, 2005 - The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), , the premier professional certification program for the Linux community, worldwide, today announced its official accreditation and endorsement by The National Infocomm Competency Centre (NICC) of Singapore.

Bigwigs form Singapore open-source group by Khairil Yusof — last modified 2005-06-28 09:12 AM

SINGAPORE--A nine-member industry alliance comprising heavyweights like IBM and Hewlett-Packard, has been formed to promote open-source software adoption in Singapore.