Stuff.nz: Inland Revenue Trials Linux

[ Thanks to Jason Greenwood for this link. ]

"Inland Revenue is trialling Linux on a handful of its 7000 personal computers and expects to decide next year whether to become the first government department to take a big punt on open source desktop software.

"The department has signed an umbrella contract with Novell that sets out the terms and conditions on which it can buy the SuSE distribution of Linux as well as a range of proprietary Novell software products. These include NetWare and ZenWorks, which it uses to handle email and project management..."

Complete Story

Related Stories:

• The National Business Review: IRD Goes Open Source; SSC Wants Govt to Follow(Oct 18, 2005)
• The National Business Review: New Zealand Schools Go Open Source, Linux(Jul 14, 2005)
• Computerworld New Zealand: DHBs' Open Source Desktop Pilot Expected in June(May 10, 2005)
• Computerworld New Zealand: Open Source Trial Attracts Keen Government Attention(Apr 20, 2005)