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The issues making IT a political hot potato
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| For the first time, it looks as if IT will become a significant political
| battleground at the next election, says Mark Taylor.
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| With an election on the horizon, Labour and the Conservatives are
| increasingly homing in on issues they believe will win them votes. Nothing
| unusual in that, but what is remarkable this time is that IT is heading for
| centre stage.
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http://resources.zdnet.co.uk/articles/comment/0,1000002985,39728698,00.htm
NZOSS brings open source into the public sector
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| The Public Sector Remix project will aim to reduce the cost of desktop
| computing for the public sector by demonstrating the viability of free open
| source software.
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| A number of central, regional and local government agencies are working to
| run trials using free software for common desktop tasks. The Remix project
| will deploy open source software to nominated staff to use and then evaluate
| the results.
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http://www.itbrief.co.nz/200908283566/nzoss-brings-open-source-into-the-public-sector.php
Recent:
NSW Government not giving away Linux vs Microsoft details
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| I pursued the office of Hon. Verity Firth, Minister for Education. Iâd asked
| if it was possible to get information detailing the companies who had
| tendered, the technical specifications of their hardware and software, and
| their costings.
|
| After a fortnight of calls and e-mails I received a single paragraph
| response.
|
| [...]
|
| He said, âNSW DET manages one of the most extensive and complex information
| technology environments in the world. ÂOperating systems and application
| software for teaching and learning are selected to account for their fitness
| to purpose, affordability and manageability in DETâs network. On this
| occasion NSW DET determined that a Microsoft-based solution best met its
| needs, particularly with respect to multimedia applications. ÂA range of
| operating systems and applications was offered to meet the NSW DET
| requirement, including solutions based on Apple, Linux and Microsoft
| platforms. ÂEach offering was methodically assessed through the different
| phases of the procurement process, with solutions based on Linux and Windows
| finally being considered.â
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| No vendor names. No specifications. No costings.
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http://www.itwire.com/content/view/24477/1231/1/1/
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