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Swiss government switches 3,000 systems to Linux
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Khairil Yusof
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2005-12-14 12:45 PM
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Novell Inc. Tuesday announced an agreement with the government of Switzerland to replace the software in 3,000 of its servers with the company's SUSE Linux operating system. Operational efficiency and cost were key factors driving the Swiss government's decision to move to Linux, according to Novell.
"Linux has been gradually
introduced into various government departments in recent years, but
this is the first formalized procurement process regarding the
introduction of Linux at a federal level," said Jurg Roemer, Delegate
for Information Strategy of the Swiss Federal Government.
"The agreement we have reached applies to the entire Federal Government and will see the adoption of Novell's SUSE Linux throughout the Swiss federal administration."
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Source: DesktopLinux.com
"The agreement we have reached applies to the entire Federal Government and will see the adoption of Novell's SUSE Linux throughout the Swiss federal administration."
Read full text of article
Source: DesktopLinux.com
