News.com.au: NSW Paves Way for Linux Move

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"The NSW Government is on the verge of putting its government-wide Linux plans into action, preparing to go to tender for a raft of enterprise Linux products to be used across state agencies in a project worth up to $50 million.

"The tender will cover the provision of 'enterprise level Linux system software, application software and associated services for desktop and server environments' on a whole-of-government basis, according to the NSW Department of Commerce, which runs both the state's procurement and IT policy..."

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