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27/08/2010
Councils could save at least £51m by switching to the ODF format as used in OpenOffice.org.
From the Guardian, teacher and Windsor & Maidenhead councillor Liam Maxwell, on how much councils could save by switching to Open Document Format, as used in OpenOffice.org.
06/07/2010
The State of Munichs Ongoing Linux Migration
The Munich decision to move its 14,000 desktops to Free Open Source Software created a big splash back in 2003 as news circulated of the third-largest German citys defection from Microsoft. Currently, about 60 percent of desktops are using OpenOffice, with the remaining 40 percent to be completed by the end of 2009. Firefox and Thunderbird are being used in all of the citys desktop machines...
06/07/2010
Linux Gaining Strength In Downturn
Reducing costs and stronger interoperability with Windows were listed as the two top issues in a new survey of IT managers.
06/07/2010
French police: we saved millions of euros by adopting Ubuntu Linux
Frances Gendarmerie Nationale, the countrys national police force, says it has saved millions of dollars by migrating its desktop software infrastructure away from Microsoft Windows and replacing it with the Ubuntu Linux distribution.
06/07/2010
UK Government backs open source
The UK Government has said it will accelerate the use of open source software in public services.
06/07/2010
Open source question for schools
With Open Source Software (OSS) freely available, covering almost every requirement in the national curriculum, a question has to be asked why schools do not back it more fully, possibly saving millions of pounds.
06/07/2010
The Economist recommends Linux netbooks
The Economist suggests that users avoid the temptation to go for a Windows-based netbook, instead, they suggest the sweet spot is ultra-lite, Linux-based netbooks.
06/07/2010
HP Opens Up Open Source for Small Businesses
HP after years of supporting open source in large organisations has now announced plans to push open source solutions for small business and the education markets.
06/07/2010
German Foreign Ministry Migrates Desktops To OSS
A thorough examination by consultants UnilogIntegrata AG recommended that the city could save money and increase security by switching from Microsoft to open source software.
06/07/2010
Vista users switching to Linux
The number of machines shipped with Linux preloaded on them has multiplied a whopping 28 times since Microsoft launched its Vista operating system in January 2007.
06/07/2010
Munich Makes Good
Remember Munich, and its city councils 2003 decision to rip out Microsoft Windows and Office, and to replace them with free software? We catch up on progress.
06/07/2010
Linux makes for greener computing
The UK Government reckons that servers >with Linux installed are greener than those running Windows.
06/07/2010
EU Commission Study Finds OSS Saves Money
From the article: Costs to migrate to an open solution are relevant and an organization needs to consider an extra effort for this.
06/07/2010
UK Schools At Risk of Microsoft Lock-In
UK schools and colleges that have signed up to Microsoft Corporations academic licensing programs face the significant potential of being locked in to the companys software, according to an interim review by Becta, the UK government agency responsible for technology in education.
06/07/2010
22,000 Indiana Students Using Linux Desktops
Indianas Department of Education has moved 22,000 students onto Linux desktops, and it is looking like that is only going to accelerate with SLED 10, Linspire, and other distributions getting better.
06/07/2010
PC tax could replace TV licence
A thin client solution requires only one computer for processing, could this again save an institution thousands of pounds?
06/07/2010
UK school showcases GNU/Linux suite
Head teachers from across the country are visiting a school in Essex to see its IT infrastructure...
13/08/2010
Management of email and websites suspended due to security updates
Our web and email administration systems are being updated today due to botnet concerns - management of hosted email and websites unavailable until midnight tonight. News article can be found here.
10/07/2010
Main website update complete
Maintenance on the main Corrilan IT Consultancy Ltd web site is now complete. If you have problems access certain service please contact us, thankyou.
07/07/2010
Corrilan updates on Twitter at twitter.com/corrilan
Follow Corrilan IT Consultancy on Twitter for news and service status updates. Available at twitter.com/corrilan.
28/07/2010
Spam filters updated
We have updated our spam filters to cut down on the amount of viagra and luxury watch related spam being received by clients.
28/07/2010
Update of web servers
Our web servers implementation of PHP is being updated today due to client requirements. Interruption to service is not expected.
06/08/2010
Update of hosted telecoms servers
Our telecoms servers are now being updated with latest updates to improve security. Users experience should not be affected.
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