http://www.osor.eu These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.osor.eu/news/de-eu-open-source-migration-german-district The migration from servers running Windows to (Debian) Linux in the district Friesland is nearly accomplished, according to a report by one the involved on the German IT news site Heise. "It should be completed this May." No publisher [T] Deployments and Migrations [GL] Germany [GL] EU and Europe-wide 2008-05-28T09:33:35Z News Item http://www.osor.eu/news/de-munich-continues-award-winning-migration-to Munich's migration to GNU/Linux is steadily progressing. This February the Linux based E-learning programme of the city won the E-Learning award eureleA. No publisher [GL] Germany 2008-05-28T09:34:57Z News Item http://www.osor.eu/news/de-gnu-linux-used-for-satellite-and-air-traffic The German Aerospace Centre (DLR) will soon launch a satellite running software based on GNU/Linux. The Open Source computer operating system is also being used by Deutsche Flugsicherung, the German air traffic controller. No publisher [T] Deployments and Migrations [GL] Germany 2008-05-28T09:35:24Z News Item http://www.osor.eu/news/de-open-source-provides-useful-public-city-maps Open Source software to combine geographic maps with public information, provided four German cities with usefull new electronic services for their citizens and visitors. No publisher [T] Deployments and Migrations [GL] Germany 2008-05-28T09:37:25Z News Item http://www.osor.eu/news/de-open-source-companies-protest-parliaments A business association of German Open Source companies is protesting a pilot project in the German parliament using Microsoft's mail server Exchange. No publisher [GL] Germany [T] Policies and Announcements 2008-05-28T09:35:25Z News Item http://www.osor.eu/news/de-use-of-open-source-reduces-costs-at-foreign The all round use of Open Source software helps the German Foreign Office to reduce IT costs. According to a recent interview with the head of the IT department Rolf Schuster, the ministry spent 1190 euro per head in 2005. Other ministries spent an amount anywhere between twice that to 5000 euro per staff member. No publisher [T] General Topic [GL] Germany 2008-05-28T09:35:25Z News Item http://www.osor.eu/news/de-berlin-city-government-against-complete The Berlin city government on May 3 rejected a Green party plan to migrate all computers to Open Source software. "The city missed the opportunity to change its IT landscape and escape from always being dependent", said Green Party speaker Olaf Reimann. No publisher [GL] Germany [T] Policies and Announcements 2008-05-28T09:35:25Z News Item http://www.osor.eu/news/de-it-association-pressures-berlin-to-use-open An association of Berlin and Brandenburg IT companies, SIBB, is pressuring the Berlin state senate increase the use of open standards and Open Source software in its IT systems. No publisher [T] General Topic [GL] Germany 2008-05-28T09:35:41Z News Item http://www.osor.eu/news/de-fifteen-universities-to-use-linux-on-the Fifteen universities in the German federal state North Rhine-Westphalia will begin using the Open Source operating system GNU/Linux on the desktop, claims Novell, distributor of Suse GNU/Linux. No publisher [T] Deployments and Migrations [GL] Germany 2008-05-28T09:35:42Z News Item http://www.osor.eu/news/de-universities-committed-to-open-source-desktop The fifteen universities in the German federal state North Rhine-Westphalia seem to have no actual plans to use GNU/Linux for desktops. Announcing a software licence deal in August with 33 universities, Suse Linux distributor Novell said some fifteen of these were going to use Linux on the desktop. No publisher [T] Deployments and Migrations [GL] Germany 2008-05-28T09:38:17Z News Item http://www.osor.eu/news/de-berlin-state-dilutes-its-open-source-plans The Berlin state parliament is watering down its earlier decision to migrate parts of its IT infrastructure to Open Source software, IT news site Heise reports. No publisher [T] Deployments and Migrations [GL] Germany 2008-05-28T09:36:01Z News Item http://www.osor.eu/news/de-foreign-minister-odf-is-an-excellent-basis Germany's Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier says ISO standard Open Document Format (ODF) is an "excellent basis for a free exchange of knowledge and information in a time of globalisation". No publisher [GL] Germany [T] Policies and Announcements 2008-05-28T09:38:49Z News Item http://www.osor.eu/news/de-open-source-reduces-costs-for-national-air Using Open Source software has helped the German air traffic control service provider, Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS) to lower its costs, while maintaining high quality IT services. No publisher [T] Deployments and Migrations [GL] Germany 2008-05-28T09:36:01Z News Item http://www.osor.eu/news/de-interior-ministry-says-open-source-saves-costs Germany's public administrations should use Open Source software. This type of software promotes competition, enhances IT-security and makes administration less vulnerable to vendor lock-in. No publisher [GL] Germany [T] Policies and Announcements 2008-05-28T09:36:47Z News Item http://www.osor.eu/news/de-vice-chancellor-patron-of-linux-conference Vice-chancellor and Foreign Minister of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier is the new patron of the Open Source conference Linuxtag, the organisation announced last week. The conference takes place in Berlin at the end of May. No publisher [T] General Topic [GL] Germany 2008-05-28T09:36:48Z News Item