From: Mustafa Akgul (akgul@Bilkent.EDU.TR)
Date: Wed 07 Jan 2004 - 06:55:39 EST
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 08:48:41 -0700<br>
Subject: Israeli government suspends purchases of Microsoft software
The Israeli government has become the latest national government to seek
open-source alternatives to Microsoft's productivity software, citing cost
as a major motivating factor. "The move with Microsoft was a purely economic
decision," says a Finance Ministry spokeswoman. "The Israeli government will
not be purchasing new products from Microsoft, but will implement its
contract to secure existing systems. On a policy level, the government is
committed to expanding computer use. We want open source technology to
spread, so more people will be able to afford computers." The Finance
Ministry has been working with Sun Microsystems and IBM to create a Hebrew
language version of OpenOffice software, an open-source alternative to
Microsoft Office. Some federal agencies in France, China and Germany, as
well as the city government in Munich, have switched over to Linux-based
servers and individual workstations. Other governments exploring open source
alternatives include those in Britain, Brazil, Japan, South Korea, China and
Russia. Governments account for about 10% of global information technology
spending, according to IDC.
USA Today 31 Dec 2003; NewsScan Daily, 31 Dec 2003
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/world/2003-12-30-israel-vs-microsoft_x.htm
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