Re: [News] Mass Migration to GNU/Linux in India Continue, Microsoft Gets Nervous, Aggressive

[Matt <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> Migrating to Linux
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> | Tamil Nadu’s schools were running Microsoft Windows on a horde of aging 
> | machines—1,880 servers and around 30,000 desktops. The OS was in need for a 
> | refresh; however, moving to Windows Vista looked like an expensive option 
> | largely on account of the increased hardware requirement. ELCOT decided to 
> | move its own systems from Windows to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and SUSE 
> | Linux Enterprise Desktop.     
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> http://www.expresscomputeronline.com/20071217/casestudyspecial11.shtml
> ELCOT rolled out SUSE Linux Enterprise Server to the school servers, which are now 100% Linux-based. The company then worked with teachers to design a preloaded set of applications, which could be delivered to the 30,000 new PCs, along with SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop. All the new PCs that the organization purchases for schools come preloaded with SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop. Umashankar said, “Novell has provided excellent support for training, helping us to apply a Tamil voice-over to their computer-based training software, and delivering dual-language instruction manuals. The training is intuitive, and we are confident that the new solution will be popular with both teachers and students.”