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[News] CIOs Must Consider Free Open Source Software, South Africa Government Studies Its Role

  • Subject: [News] CIOs Must Consider Free Open Source Software, South Africa Government Studies Its Role
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 07:02:06 +0000
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Netscape / schestowitz.com
  • User-agent: KNode/0.10.4
Any CIO not using open source "should be fired": a conversation with CIOs

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| Great stuff. Open source is changing the way we think about software, and our 
| interactions with it. This is particularly true if you're a CIO. 
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http://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13505_1-9815015-16.html

New South African Open Source Software Market Report Examines the Extent of OSS
Applications in the Country

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| This Frost & Sullivan research service titled South African Open Source 
| Software Market examines the extent of OSS applications in the country. The 
| study examines market drivers and restraints and details the expected trends 
| for the next two to six years. An analysis of key competitors provides the 
| reader with in-depth market information.    
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http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/811851/


Recnet:

South Africas Open Source Software Market Builds on the Government’s Adoption
of FOSS Policy

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| While the South African open source software (OSS) market is still in its 
| development stage, the recent decision by the South African Government to 
| adopt a Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) policy is a significant boost 
| for the industry.   
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http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/press-release.pag?docid=110730017


Federal Government Votes for Open Source

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| The Federal Open Source Alliance, an organization devoted to open source 
| education, today announced the results of its “Federal Open Source 
| Referendum” study, the first annual report designed to identify current open 
| source adoption rates and trends in the Federal market.    
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http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/071101/20071101005877.html?.v=1


Defense procurement ill-suited for open source

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| In order to fully take advantage of open-source software, Defense Department 
| agencies may need to rethink how they do procurement, said Fritz Schulz, who 
| works in the chief technology office of the Defense Information Systems 
| Agency.   
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http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/45376-1.html

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