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Oct 03

The Swedish National Police are implementing a plan to build their entire future IT systems infrastructure on open source software.  It will be based upon Linux, Mysql, and JBoss.  Reasons for making the switch.

  • Cut costs
  • Reduce vendor lock-in
  • Increase reliability
  • Increase security

They expect an IT savings of around 50% within five years.This is covered in a press release from MYSQL. Perhaps the best quote from the release, which  should be the “mission statement” of every government on the planet.

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