http://www.osia.net.au en-GB Tue, 13 Mar 2007 20:07:11 GMT http://www.osia.net.au/news/wall_street_journal_linux_starts_to_find_home_on_desktops <p> Auto maker PSA Peugeot Citroën last month said it will start using Linux on 20,000 of its workers' PCs. Novell Inc., which sells a version of Linux and is supplying it to Peugeot, says it has recently signed up several large U.S. financial institutions that are installing Linux on some employee PCs. </p> Sat, 23 Sep 2006 02:11:09 GMT http://www.osia.net.au/news/nsw_govt_signals_desktop_linux_needs <p> This week the NSW state government went to market for its desktop, notebook and small server needs for at least the next three years, designating the ability to purchase Linux-based systems as &quot;highly desirable&quot;. </p> Fri, 30 Sep 2005 12:24:46 GMT http://www.osia.net.au/news/nsw_state_revenue_office_claims_83_reduction_in_costs_under_linux <p> &quot;As soon as support ends for XP, we will look at moving to Linux [desktops],&quot; Babhoota said, adding the back-end switch to open source had cost 17 percent of what a proprietary upgrade had been costed at, with the agency doubling the amount of business it processed in the same 12-month period. </p> Thu, 28 Oct 2004 01:50:17 GMT http://www.osia.net.au/news/uk_government_report_linux_is_viable <p> UK government departments moved a step closer to using open-source operating systems such as Linux after a study found that they are &quot;viable&quot; products. </p> Thu, 28 Oct 2004 01:18:21 GMT http://www.osia.net.au/news/sixth_australian_open_source_symposium <p> The sixth Australian Open Source Symposium (AOSS 6) will be held in Perth on Thursday October 28th, 2004. </p>