US software lock-ins harm local bidders
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| LOCAL IT developers are being stifled by the dominance of US software
| companies that hold on to government business through "vendor lock-in",
| industry observers say.
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| Senator Lundy said departments should look at the annual cost of fees for the
| right to use software and consider whether the money might be better spent on
| developing products based on open standards.
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| "There should be an insistence now at the policy level on open standards,
| thereby limiting the capture proprietary software companies have had in the
| past," she said.
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| "Then agencies can look at creating a more competitive environment that
| allows open-source software to compete, based on open standards."
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http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,23501577-15306,00.html
Related:
Vista a 'threat' to the national security of India
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| As Mr Bombay Watcher says on his blog, Microsoft has a cosy partnership
| with the CIA, so perhaps the world should take care and caution when it
| comes time to upgrade. We're pretty certain Windows 3.1 would be a safe
| bet. He seems particularly worried about the national security of India,
| as it does, of course, have some conflicting interests with the US
| of A.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34979
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