Portuguese Insurance company Tranquilidade made the transition to Linux of 750 Computers. The success made a study case and granted them an award of ESOP (Portuguese Association of Opensource Software Companies). This award was given at Evento Linux 2012 – X Encontro Nacional sobre Tecnologia Aberta (Linux 2012 Event – 10th National Encounter of Open Technology). According to source, it allowed Tranquilidade savings around 80% on software costs. The solution is Ubuntu Linux based with Gnome 2, before 12.04LTS, they dont specify. They have intention of upgrading to 12.04 and use MATE desktop. On the the desktop they use Firefox+Nautilus+Libreoffice, for email they use webmail previously used before. They run 450 VDI computers (terminals) and 300 Laptops. The transition was not done in one time, as they started using Libreoffice/Openoffice and webmail in 2009, making the users transition much softer, as this usually is the main problem for common users.
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.
LinuxToday is a trusted, contributor-driven news resource supporting all types of Linux users. Our thriving international community engages with us through social media and frequent content contributions aimed at solving problems ranging from personal computing to enterprise-level IT operations. LinuxToday serves as a home for a community that struggles to find comparable information elsewhere on the web.
Property of TechnologyAdvice. © 2025 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved
Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.