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Vnunet: Revenue Considers Ditching Microsoft

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 26, 2002

“The Inland Revenue is considering replacing its Microsoft PC
software with an open source alternative…

“The Revenue has held high-level talks with Sun Microsystems
about plans for its 70,000 desktops.

“Senior US-based Sun executives visited the UK to discuss the
issues involved in migrating Windows and Office users to Linux and
Sun’s StarOffice software.

“Many of the Revenue’s PCs run NT4 Workstation software, which
Microsoft will cease to support from June next year…”

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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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