Linux: Government Takes the Open Road
The Issues that Drive Federal Sector Computing Systems to Adopt Open Source Linux

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"It all boils down to this: with open-source computing you can more readily tailor your IT system to your strategic goals. It gives you, the user, the power and control. You're not tied to the manufacturer's whims and edicts."
-- Jon Hall, executive director with the independent group Linux International

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  The Case for Linux in the Federal IT Sector
This link takes you to a recording of a panel discussion of top IT experts who gathered for an industry summit webcast, ³The Case for Linux in the Federal IT Sector,² hosted by Larstan Business Reports. The panel comprised Paul Smith, vice president of government sales operations, software vendor Red Hat; Mike Fitzmaurice, Linux Business Development Manager, solution provider GTSI; and Scott Ruff, Hewlett-Packard's Linux Business Development Manager. Moderated by Larstan's editorial director, John Persinos, this lively webcast examines how migrating to Linux and an open source system helps federal IT managers achieve several crucial information management goals.

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Report Abstract:

Increasing numbers of federal information technology systems are migrating from proprietary Unix operating architecture to open source Linux, to gain platform flexibility and several other advantages. In the federal sector, the list of specific computing needs for each agency or department is a long one, but all of these entities share one commonality: to modernize and upgrade, their IT systems need flexibility, adaptability, interoperability, security, transparency - you name it. Many experts agree that open-source architecture in general, and Linux in particular, meet these needs far better than proprietary, closed systems such as Unix.

The government's watershed transition to Linux is borne out by these Larstan Business Reports. Subject matter experts for this series include executives from Linux International, as well as sources from the leading Federal IT solutions providers GTSI, Red Hat, Unisys, IBM, Novell and HP. Each white paper discusses an important business consideration for Federal Linux migration including IT security; reducing total cost of ownership; IT simplification, IT modernization; and “Proof of Concept” deployments.
 
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