[ Thanks to Gregory D.
Horne for these links. ]
“The Linux desktop is a different story. In the U.S. market,
vendors see more opportunities for Linux in call centers,
point-of-sale systems and technical workstations than for replacing
so-called knowledge worker systems used for office productivity and
business functions. But that’s not to say IT shops aren’t examining
Linux alternatives on the desktop.“In particular, many IT managers say they’re keeping a close
watch on Sun Microsystems Inc.’s StarOffice productivity suite. The
Mayo Clinic, for instance, has 10 machines loaded with StarOffice
and OpenOffice, a free open-source office suite, as part of a study
of Linux and thin clients. Ken Bobis, chief technical officer at
the clinic’s Scottsdale, Ariz., location, said he knows those
office products work. ‘Clearly, we may have pockets where we want
to deploy them,’ he said…”
Sidebar: Early Adopter Stands Firm on Linux Desktop
“Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp. couldn’t turn to any of
its retail peers for advice five years ago when it began deploying
Linux-based desktops…”
Sidebar: Overseas Users Pioneer Desktop Linux
“Sun Microsystems Inc. today is expected to announce the sale of
10,000 seats of its StarOffice productivity suite to United India
Insurance Co. in Chennai. It’s Sun’s largest StarOffice contract to
date…”