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Open source software cheaper option for government bodies
Linux Professional Association on Kenya, a group of local software developers, has embarked on a sensitisation programme among government bodies with the aim of wooing them to use Free Open Source Software (FOSS).
Why Risc Assessment?
With Open Source and Plone Syslab.com supports Germany and EU in the distribution of crucial information about Risk Assessment.
SYSLAB.COM's article of the month - The Open Source Revolution
The Open Source revolution is seriously taking hold – a current research from Gartner shows that 85% of companies now use open source software products. The data also shows the remaining 15% intend to adopt open source programs within the coming year.
Summary of the World Plone Day 2008 in Munich
On November 7th the Plone Project arranged a World Plone Day in Munich for the first time ever. Worldwide Plone enthusiastic users and interested parties presented Zope-CMS.
Gartner: 85 percent of enterprises using open source
Admit it. When you read that headline - "Gartner: 85 percent of enterprises using open source" - you assumed that was a good thing, right? Who's afraid of enterprises saving a lot of money and getting much more flexible IT for their IT budgets?
FI: 'Increase of open source by companies spurs public administrations'
Like Finish companies, public administrations in Finland are increasingly turning to open source, says Matti Saastamoinen of the the Finnish Centre for Open Source Solutions (COSS). "Their uptake is a little slower, but I expect them to speed it up in the next few years."
EC to publish open source procurement guidelines
The European Commission's Open Source Observatory and Repository (OSOR) is working on guidelines for public bodies on how to procure open source software.
Surviving the global economic crisis: Plone Open Source community collaborates to fight back
From big business to government agencies to non-profit organizations, no one is escaping the financial crisis engulfing the world economy. Jobs are being lost and projects put on hold as spending is reduced.
Plone - Best Other Open Source CMS 2008
Packt is delighted to exclusively reveal the first category winner of the 2008 Open Source CMS Award as Plone. Run on the Zope application server, Plone wins the Best Other Open Source CMS Award and receives $2,000. Also recognized by the judges were dotCMS and DotNetNuke who finished second and third respectively, both picking up $500. Read on for full details.
The Impact of Open Source Software on Transforming Government
Government Open Source Conference (GOSCON), Oregon State University and the World Bank’s e-Development Thematic Group have partnered to deliver a live webcast of a joint videoconferenced Global Dialogue workshop on the role of open source software in government transformation.
Europe leading open source charge
Benefits outweigh negatives for more than half of firms, survey finds
Plone Conference 2008: Content. Community. Collaboration.
The sixth annual Plone Conference and pre-conference training will be held in Washington, DC, USA on October 6-10, 2008 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center located downtown.
Meet us at the Systems 2008 in Munich
Syslab.com is exhibitor at this years SYSTEMS in Munich. The prestigious IT fair will take place from October 21st to October 24th 2008.
SYSLAB.COM´s article of the month - Open Source or Microsoft
The essential IT question for many businesses today is to decide, whether to buy expensive closed software from Microsoft or make use of the free software from the Open Source community available to everyone for public use without cost.
Launch of the OSOR project
On 20 October 2008 the Open Source Observatory and Repository for European public administration will go online at the Open Source World Conference organised by The European Commission Directorate General for Informatics (IDABC) in Malaga
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) celebrates 25th anniversary
The GNU operating system is turning 25 this year, and the Free Software Foundation (FSF) has kicked off its month-long celebration of the anniversary by releasing "Happy Birthday to GNU," a short film featuring the English humorist, actor, novelist and filmmaker Stephen Fry.
Forrester: Europe leads in open-source adoption
France may not have shown up for the Euro 2008 soccer finals, but it continues to demonstrate the most adoption of open-source software, according to a recent report from Forrester Research ("Open Source Adoption: Notes From The Field").
SYSLAB.COM´s article of the month - Toward an Open Source Society
One of the oldest arguments against anarchism is that it is impractical, that without central authority to keep the peons in line any large project will dissolve into chaos and disorder.
United Nations University urges legislators to support open source software
United Nations University (UNU-MERIT) experts urge parliamentarians to support open source software and information technologies as a way to let citizens participate meaningfully in the information society.
PloneGov project obtains recognition outside of Europe
The ‘Open eGov’ open source project led by Newport News, a mid-size city of Virginia (USA), won the 4th Annual J. Robert Havlick ‘Award for Innovation in Local Government’.
