Open source infiltrates government IT worldwide

Linuxworld.com | Subscribe to this site with RSS | Update Your Profile Open source infiltrates government IT worldwide By Jim Romeo Homeland Security requirements in the USA, along with compatibility and budget demands everywhere, are putting Linux and open source into more and more public sector IT shops. Read full story MORE STORIES   SPONSORED BY ORACLE     Enterprise Linux: How Oracle Support Differentiates Itself Read IDC's report on how Oracle support differentiates itself in a commodity market. To learn more download this free whitepaper today!   RELATED NEWS: Intel quits OLPC board over pressure to kill Classmate PC January 4, 2008 Intel resigned from the One Laptop Per Child Project's board of directors after refusing a request to abandon its Classmate PC program, according to a source familiar with the situation. U.S. Patent Office gets funding increase January 3, 2008 The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has received a budget increase of about 9 percent for the government's 2008 fiscal year, prompting praise from some tech groups. Microsoft markets Linux and makes Novell rich January 3, 2008 Having successfully reinvented itself as a Linux company, Novell is now making a substantial portion of its turnover from a single and surprising source - Microsoft. Google Android faces big problems, tight deadline, says report January 3, 2008 Google Android faces big problems, and a tight deadline, says new report SPONSORED BY ORACLE Enterprise Linux: How Oracle Support Differentiates Itself Read IDC's report on how Oracle support differentiates itself in a commodity market. To learn more download this free whitepaper today! Complimentary Subscriptions for IT Professionals Sign up today and receive a yearly subscription to Network World magazine. Each week Network World is jam-packed with news, analysis, expert industry opinions and management advice that many network IT professional can't live without. Why not join them? Click here to subscribe: http://www.nww.com/PSA2_0102 Featured reader resource 90% of IT Managers are leaving their company at risk for a DNS ATTACK. Get the tools and resources you need to keep your DNS healthy and secure. Run a DNSreport on your domain today - 56 critical tests run in 8 seconds. Visit www.dnssfuff.com to learn more. (apply coupon NWW2007NLA for a 25% membership discount)   Comprehensive Network Access Control Download an exclusive whitepaper on Comprehensive Network Access Control and discover how you can provide endpoint security, compliance and peace of mind. Get it now Samba/Windows interoperability news: Jeremy Allison: Under legal pressure from the European Union, Microsoft is disclosing all its file, print, and authentication protocols to the open-source Samba project. How will access to the specs affect the project's developers and users? (25:51) LinuxWorld San Francisco opens call for papers: Interested in speaking at LinuxWorld Conference and Expo, to be held August 4-7, 2008? Send us your session or tutorial idea by February 22.   To continue receiving LinuxWorld's Linux & Open Source Alert newsletter, please add @nwfnews.com to your white list. COMPLIMENTARY SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE As a NW newsletter subscriber you are eligible to receive 50 issues of Network World Magazine, in print or electronic format, free of charge. Sign up for your subscription today: Apply here. International subscribers,click here.   SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. Terms of Service/Privacy Network World, Inc., 118 Turnpike Road, Southborough, MA 01772 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2007