Novell claim that the cost of moving desktops to the next version of Windows
will be significantly higher than migrating to desktop Linux:
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9590_22-5860451.html?tag=zdfd.newsfeed
The World Bank is advising companies to adopt Open Standards to reduce ongoing
IT costs:
http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?NewsID=4382&inkc=0
"You get it all with Linux, there's no downsides," says Cameron Parle, an
Australian government procurement official:
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/linuxunix/0,39020390,39216736,00.htm
The NZ Herald interviews the relevant politicians to see how they're going to
deal with the communications duopoly:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=5&ObjectID=10345236
Medscheme migrates 3 TB of data in 3 days, halved healthcare claim processing
time and saved US$1.5m - then copyrights the press release:
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=2005091209172988
Rensselaer researchers create 4 nanometre magnetic diamonds, with applications
in medicine and IT:
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-09/rpi-rrc091205.php
And finally. The space shuttle will plug in to the International Space Station
for a quick power-up, allowing it to conserve fuel and stay up longer:
http://www.newscientistspace.com/article.ns?id=dn7984
News collated from various sources by Vik Olliver for Diamond Age Solutions Ltd. The views presented in this document are the personal opinion of the collator, and should not be taken as any more than that.