Computerworld New Zealand: DHBs to Test Open Source Alternative to Windows and Office

[ Thanks to Jason Greenwood for this link. ]

"New Zealand's District Health Boards plan a trial of open source desktop software in an effort to reduce the licensing fees they pay to Microsoft--more than $20 million over three years, according to one estimate.

"Microsoft licences are a major element of DHBs' software costs, says Phil Brimacombe, CIO of Waitemata and Counties Manukau DHBs and healthAlliance, the shared services organisation owned by the two boards..."

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