LinuxWorld Australia: NT Govt Eyes Linux in $35M Desktop Overhaul | Linux Today

LinuxWorld Australia: NT Govt Eyes Linux in $35M Desktop Overhaul

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 11, 2005

“Northern Territory’s department of corporate and information
systems (DCIS) has issued a white paper requesting proposals for
its second generation whole of government desktop outsourcing
contract which includes provisions for an open source solution.

“The document was released on May 10 and states that the
existing contract with CSC will cease in June 2006 so DCIS can
refocus the desktop contracts to ‘substantially lower the overall
cost to government…'”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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