[ Thanks to Jon Redmage for this link.
]
“This study describes the implementation of open source software
in a large Irish public sector organization, Beaumont Hospital. The
findings reveal a radical shift in open source deployment from
invisible horizontal infrastructure systems to highly visible
vertical applications.“The case study describes the implementation of these systems,
the difficulties encountered, and also the benefits in terms of
astonishing cost savings of €13m over 5 years…”