Linux Ubuntu PCs set for sale in Russia
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| Linux Ubuntu installation on PCs sold by Excimer and NT Computer is to be
| launched within the nearest month. Consequently, Ubuntu sales in Russia might
| reach 300 thousand units. Ubuntu 8.04 released on April 24, 2008 is more
| likely to be preinstalled.
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http://eng.cnews.ru/news/top/indexEn.shtml?2008/04/23/298333
Microsoft is already trying to dump not just free Windows but also free
hardware to fight Linux in Russia. In other words, it's burning a lot of money
buying computers and dumping them. It also tries to lure in officials to buy
lock-ins.
Recent:
Linux being launched at schools
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| Besides the operating system the package is to comprise some freely
| distributed programs, close to MS Office by their functionality, which are to
| be used on computers with the following characteristics: 233 MHz and 128MB
| DDR.
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http://eng.cnews.ru/news/top/indexEn.shtml?2007/10/25/272200
Microsoft tightens hold in regions
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| The Leningrad Regional administration and the Microsoft Company have signed
| an agreement ‘of intent in IT implementation’. Thus, the Leningrad Region
| confirms its commitment to set up e-government following the suit of St.
| Petersburg, where a similar Bill Gates Corporation’s project has been used
| for more than half a year.
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http://eng.cnews.ru/news/top/indexEn.shtml?2008/04/09/296329
Russian Postal Service Wears Red Hat
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| Russian Post and American company Red Hat signed the Protocol of intentions
| on IT development based on open freeware earlier this month. Andrey Pogodin,
| Deputy Director General of FSUE Russian Post and Jim Whitehurst, President of
| Red Hat signed the document within the framework of meeting. The parties
| agreed to join efforts to implement operating system Linux and other software
| products with open code in Russian Post’s IT-structure.
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http://www.hellmail.co.uk/postalnews/templates/postal_global_news.asp?articleid=402&zoneid=11
IBM to offer Linux machines
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| The machines, it was announced, will come with Red Hat's Linux distro, and
| will come pre-loaded with software from IBM, including its Lotus Symphony
| suite.
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http://www.pcretailmag.com/news/29500/IBM-to-offer-Linux-machines
OpenReferent - a New Open Source Challenge to Microsoft Desktop Software
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| Mr Pogodin, Deputy General Director of Post of Russia, said: "Post of Russia,
| which has 42,000 post offices through out the country, can significantly
| lower the cost of ownership of the Information System." Post of Russia is one
| of the first customers that signed up to evaluate themove from Microsoft
| based desktops to OpenReferent solution.
|
| [...]
|
| Open Referent is based on the recently announced IBM Lotus Open Collaboration
| Client Solution with Red Hat.
|
| Business partners classified as Red Hat Advanced Business Partners and
| Lotus-authorized IBM Business Partners may sell the Red Hat and IBM Lotus
| products globally with a Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscription, and may
| additionally offer a six-month Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop trial.
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http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb823104.htm
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