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IBM eyes opportunity in G2009 failure
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| A spokesman for IBM's open-source effort in the Asia-Pacific region says he
| is excited at the new opportunity opened up for open-source products by the
| collapse of the G2009 bulk agreement with Microsoft.
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http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=C5C40647-1A64-6A71-CEDACCB75161A597
DHS project aims to bring open-source software to state and local agencies
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| The Homeland Security Department is funding a program that will help federal,
| state and local agencies better understand their options for using
| open-source software.
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| DHS' Science and Technology Directorate will fund the Homeland Open Security
| Technology (HOST) project, which will start with a one-year, $1.5 million
| contract and possible additional years to follow. The University of Southern
| Mississippi and the Open Source Software Institute (OSSI) will conduct the
| work, and the Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command will handle the
| contracting and help with guidance for the program.
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http://gcn.com/articles/2009/06/11/dhs-open-source-project.aspx
Recent:
Outcome of G2009 Microsoft negotiations
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| 26 May 2009
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| The State Services Commission today announced the government has concluded
| negotiations with Microsoft on a pan-government agreement for the next three
| years.
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| It became apparent during discussions that a formal agreement with Microsoft
| is no longer appropriate.
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| Microsoft have agreed to provide recommended retail price certainty for
| agencies as a basis for their individual negotiations, and the State Services
| Commission will be supporting agencies to explore how they can maximise their
| ICT investment and achieve greater value for money.
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| Since 2000 the government has negotiated a series of three-year agreements
| with Microsoft, enabling public sector agencies to purchase Microsoft
| products on
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http://nzoss.org.nz/news/2009/g2009-disaster
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