Linux in 2006 - A year of big gains
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| IBM will not use Windows Vista - but will move to Linux desktops
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| The City of Chicago goes Linux, saves over 85% in the process
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| Munich opts to use Debian version of Linux
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| Ubuntu is noted as being #27 in PCWorld's 100 Best Products of the Year
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| Linux cuts Kent Police system costs by 90% by using SuSE
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| Kerala (an Indian state) goes Linux
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| Venezuela's Government Shifts to Open Source Software
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| Korea migrates 120K civil servants to Linux desktop
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| Dell refunds Linux users who ditch XP
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http://www.seopher.com/articles/another_lost_year_for_linux_i_think_not
Related:
Linux in 2006: June is Busting Out All Over
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| I apologize for sounding like a typical lame pundit, but 2006 was the Year
| of Linux. I never said that before--I was waiting until it became true.
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http://www.enterprisenetworkingplanet.com/netos/article.php/3650901
Surveys published last week:
Next Gen, Mission-Critical Apps To Be Deployed on Linux Says Report
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| By now it should be obvious to even the most casual industry observers
| that Linux operating systems - and open source-based software in general -
| have reached critical marketplace mass. Recent Linux deals and
| announcements by Oracle and Microsoft have only reinforced the "open
| source is enterprise-grade" message that IBM, Unisys and other "Master
| Brand" hardware, software and services vendors have been preaching for
| years. In short, open source, especially Linux, is becoming "legitimized"
| by the major vendors for enterprise environments, and user executives
| are more than happy to believe them.
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http://www.linuxelectrons.com/News/RoundUp/Next_Gen_MissionCritical_Apps_To_Be_Deployed_on_Linux_Says_Report
CIO study finds Linux ready for prime-time
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| The company predicts a steep rise: only 18 percent of businesses
| will be using Linux in business-critical roles by the end of 2007.
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| "Linux operating systems - and open source-based software in general
| - have reached critical marketplace mass," said the study's authors,
| Bruce Guptill and Bill McNee of Saugatuck Research.
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http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=7681
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