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PC Pro: Novell Bids for Public Sector Linux Business

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 14, 2004

“Novell is bidding for public sector business with a raft of
announcements centred on identity and software management systems
at its BrainShare conference in Spain–easing the move to the
cost-savings of Linux while promising enterprise-class
security.

“‘Governments face challenges of security and scale that few
other organizations face. They have more users and are privy to
more sensitive information than any other type of organisation,’
said John Goggin, senior vice president and director for government
strategies at META Group…”

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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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