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French education authorities migrate to Linux
News The French Ministry for Education has migrated 2,500 servers to Red Hat Enterprise Linux in a growing trend for Europe's public sector.
Tags: Linux, Linux desktop OS, Linux server OS
OpenDocument group 'optimistic' on certification
News Alliance promoting OpenDocument standard says its lobbying will pay off when standardization body meets next month.
Tags: Open source
NSW's "cybersquatting" claim taken to town
News The owner of a number of Australian state domain names has hit back at the New South Wales government’s move to “protect” geographical sites from commercial interests, saying a recent decision by the WIPO proves private entities can be legitimate owners of such sites.
LA approves US$7.2 million Google Apps deal
News City's contract for Google Apps requires that integration provider Computer Sciences Corp. promise to pay a penalty if there is a security breach.
Tags: Web services, Office suites, E-mail clients, Google Inc., City Council, Security, LA, LA City, District of Columbia, Novell Inc.
Web services slash CO2 emissions
News Online services rolled out by local government are reducing a significant amount of CO2 emissions, according to a new U.K. study.
Tags: Web services, Green IT
SEC continues crackdown on Net stock abuse
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Microsoft denies role in Birmingham Linux flop
News Software giant says it didn't offer discounts to encourage Birmingham City Council's XP upgrade, but the council's response is less clear.
Tags: Operating systems, Open source, Pricing
Amsterdam to evaluate open source
News Seeking independence from proprietary software, city joins growing list of other municipalities testing Linux.
Tags: Open source
Manchester plans UK's biggest citywide Wi-Fi network
News Manchester City Council has unveiled plans for a free citywide Wi-Fi network which will cover 90 percent of the Greater Manchester area.
Tags: 802.11/Wi-Fi
Biometrics cut UK pub brawls
News A biometric scheme that scans drinkers' thumbprints before they enter a pub has helped cut alcohol-related crime in the South Somerset town of Yeovil.
Tags: Biometrics
Munich's Linux switch back on
News Munich's mayor has decided to push ahead with the LiMux project despite patent fears.
Plans for Intel's Texas plant halted
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SAP M'sia revenues up 60% in 2000
News SAP registered a 60 percent growth in Malaysia in 2000, with most revenue coming from mySAP.com, the company's e-business platform which contributed 90 percent of total license revenue.
Politics draws Microsoft, Netscape veteran
News Alex Edelstein, who has swung nimbly from one Internet high-flyer to the next and landed at Microsoft, Netscape and Inktomi, is preparing to jump to city council.
Bristol Council says it can save US$1.7M with open source
Insight The local authority claims its biggest challenge was encouraging its staff to accept alternatives to Microsoft Office, with staff assuming that 'if it's cheap it must be nasty'.
Tags: Office suites, Open source
