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Donnerstag, 26.02.2026
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Open Source

  • Tux ante portas

    Die Schweizer Bundesbehörde Informatikstrategieorgan Bund will mit einem detaillierten Umsetzungsplan den Einsatz von Open-Source-Software in der Bundesverwaltung voranbringen.

  • Tux bei den Pyramiden -- die 100. Botschaft am Netz

    Auf einer Pressekonferenz in Kairo feierte das Auswärtige Amt und die Essener Firma Secunet den Anschluss der deutschen Botschaft Kairo an das hochsichere diplomatische Intranet, das seit 2001 in der Planung ist. Mit der 100. Botschaft von insgesamt 217 Außenstellen ist das Projekt auf dem besten Wege, noch vor dem geplanten Abschluss im Dezember 2003 beendet zu werden. Im Rahmen der Initiative Bund Online 2005 nimmt das Auswärtige Amt mit seinen Servern in Bonn und Berlin damit eine Spitzenstellung ein.

  • UAE: E-fingerprinting device at police stations next month

    The Criminal Investigation Department will soon start taking fingerprints of suspects, convicts and those who request 'good conduct' certificates with a new device that does away with ink and paper.

    The device will process the fingerprints and is clean, police said.

    Various police departments and stations will use the new electronic fingerprinting devices by August and which presently are under trial at the reception of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and the Ports Police Station. It has been used for people who asked for certificates of good conduct.

  • Überraschung: München migriert doch auf Linux

    Nun hat er doch nichts genutzt, der Besuch von Microsoft-Chef Steve Ballmer beim Münchner OB Christian Ude: Die SPD-Stadtratsfraktion hat sich einer aktuellen Pressemitteilung zufolge heute für den Einsatz von Linux in der Stadtverwaltung der "Weltstadt mit Herz" entschieden.

  • UK city council opts for Linux

    Another U.K. city council has joined the list of organizations opting for Linux. The Dundee, Scotland, City Council has chosen the operating system, supplied with IBM Corp.'s eServer zSeries platform, in an attempt to reduce its running costs.

    The council, responsible for a city with a population of 145,000, has replaced a large server farm, with equipment from various vendors, with the IBM kit. The financial terms of the contract were not disclosed.

  • UK council dumps Microsoft for open source

    Local authority anticipates savings of £1.4m with move to StarOffice

    Bristol City Council has dumped Microsoft Office, Corel Word Perfect and Lotus 1-2-3 from 5,000 user desktops as part of a migration to the open source StarOffice 7.

  • UK councils dump Windows for Linux

    Local authorities in Newham and Nottingham are expected to migrate more than 10,000 desktop computers from Windows to Linux

    Open source software is set to dramatically increase its foothold in the public sector. Two councils, Newham in London and Nottingham City Council, are examining the feasibility of shifting all their 11,500 staff desktop computers from Windows to Linux with open source desktop applications by the end of the year, according to E-Government Bulletin.

  • UK Gov open source policy gets an upgrade

    The UK's e-Government Unit, formerly the Office of the e-Envoy, has finally published the long-awaited update to its policy on open source software in government. But if it didn't have version 2 and today's date on the cover, you might have difficulty spotting it.

    The new policy says first, "UK Government will consider OSS solutions alongside proprietary ones in IT procurements. Contracts will be awarded on a value for money basis", which is what the last one said.

  • UK Gov's open source 'mandate' policy attacked

    The UK's proposed policy on the use of open source software within government has come under fire from the Institute for Software Choice, which claims the policy will make it "compulsory for public sector organisations to use Open Source Software as a default in R&D projects." The ISC, which has substantial backing from Microsoft, among other major IT companies, intends to challenge the proposals, which are currently subject to a consultation ending on 11th June.

  • UK Government approves open source after trials

    The UK Government has given its blessing to the use of open source software on servers and desktops in a report following the Office of Government Commerce's open source software trials.

    Following proof-of-concept trials held between the end of 2003 and mid-2004 involving IBM Corp and Sun Microsystems Inc, the OGC has concluded: "Open source software is a viable and creditable alternative to proprietary software for infrastructure implementations, and for meeting the requirements of the majority of desktop users."

  • UK government backs new open source testing lab

    The UK's National Computing Centre has opened a new open source test laboratory to support the use and development of open source technologies among government and other public sector organizations.

    The new Open Source Laboratory, based at the NCC's facilities in Manchester, is part of the Open Source Academy, a national open source project that brings together numerous local authorities across the UK and has the support of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

  • UK government funds another new open-source programme

    Lots of talk, little action.

    The UK government is backing another new "initiative" to promote the use of open-source software in the public sector.

    The Open Source Academy initiative is an umbrella for a number of projects hoping to encourage the use of open-source software in local authorities. It also has the laudable aim of creating a national community of software developers who can collaborate on centralized software projects.

  • UK government tests open source security

    The UK government's Central Sponsor for Information Assurance is sponsoring the testing of secure systems based on open source technologies including the Xen virtualization hypervisor and Security Enhanced Linux.

    The CSIA, a Cabinet Office unit focused on coordinating the security of the UK government's information systems, is developing proof-of-concept systems using SELinux to support remote working and web services.

  • UK government turns to open source

    Free testing facilities offer public sector Linux boost

    The UK government is backing a National Computing Centre (NCC) test laboratory that aims to prove the viability of open source software applications and configurations for public sector organisations.

    The Open Source Laboratory forms part of the Open Source Academy, a national project funded by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister as part of the government's 'e-Innovations' initiative.

  • UK Government updates open source policy

    The UK Government has quietly updated its official policy towards open source software, with little changing save for a new provision on maximizing return on investment from publicly funded R&D software.

    Version 2.0 of the policy document outlines the UK's attitude towards the use of open source software within government, and updates the Cabinet Office's initial statement from July 2002.

  • UK schools 'wasting millions' on Microsoft

    Leaked Becta report urges move to open source

    UK schools could slash their software costs by up to 50 per cent by dumping Microsoft's and other proprietary offerings and replacing them with open source products.

    According to a report due to be released later this month by Whitehall education procurement agency Becta, millions of pounds could be saved by moving to open source across the UK's schools and colleges.

  • UK takes Linux to the heart of government

    Office of Government Commerce report concludes Linux ready for mainstream

    Open source software is a viable alternative to commercial proprietary software, with potential significant value-for-money benefits for government, the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) has concluded.

    A newly published OGC report detailing the results of open source pilot schemes has advised that open source software has reached an acceptable level of development to offer a viable desktop alternative for the majority of government users.

  • UK turns to open source

    The UK government has revealed an IT strategy that focuses on open source software, the consolidation of data centres and Web sites, and smaller IT projects, says ZDNet.

    Monolithic IT projects have not been successful, cabinet office minister Francis Maude said in a statement. “For too long, government has wasted vast amounts of money on ineffective and duplicate IT systems,” said Maude. “We need to ensure that frontline services have the tools to do their job to deliver effective public services."

    The Labour government spent £16 billion on IT in 2008 to 2009. Now, the coalition government is planning a number of measures designed to cut costs and reduce the size of its IT projects.

  • UK: Microsoft schließt Rahmenvertrag mit britischer Regierung

    Im Kampf gegen die wachsende Bedrohung durch Open-Source-Software verbucht Microsoft einen Teilerfolg: Mit der Beschaffungsbehörde der britischen Regierung schloss der Softwaremulti einen Rahmenvetrag über die Nutzung von Softwareprodukten. Die Briten prüfen aber auch weiterhin den Einsatz Linux-basierender Systeme.

  • UK: 'Academy' builds business case for Linux in gov't

    Open source is secure, robust and saves money - so why are you waiting?

    Open source software is stable, secure, liked by users and can save the government money.

    This is the message from the Open Source Academy (OSA), a project set up with funding from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

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