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Census Says: Governments are Biggest Users of Open Source Software

Objective data, benchmarks and other numeric tangibles have been difficult to come by when discussing the update of open source software in Government. Much analysis remains the domain of corporate-sponsored reports, so its always interesting to see published indicators. I talk to agencies – in the US and abroad – every day that use openContinue reading “Census Says: Governments are Biggest Users of Open Source Software”

Open Source PBX | Asterisk

I’ve had numerous calls recently asking me about the (to simplify) open source version of PBX software, Asterisk. Several years ago the State of Oregon extensively tested and deployed an Asterisk server, then later developed several cost-effective applications on the platform which their agency customer could not have otherwise afforded. They wrote up a briefContinue reading “Open Source PBX | Asterisk”

We’ll Always Have Paris | Capitale du Libre Conference Sept 24-45

Someone will have Paris – not me this week – but I want to thank Alexander Zapolsky of Linagora for kindly inviting me to speak on September 24 at the Capitale du Libre conference on the wonderfully titled panel “The Public Sector is Crazy for Open Source Softwares”. This highly popular event, underwritten in partContinue reading “We’ll Always Have Paris | Capitale du Libre Conference Sept 24-45”

Small Town, Big Use of Open Source Software

Options Disable Get Free Shots One of the local government stories (success and challenge) we’d hoped to see at GOSCON this year was from the City of Northglenn, Colorado. Christine Martinez, formerly a systems analyst there, can’t join us this year but she was kind enough to share her slide set on that city’s extensiveContinue reading “Small Town, Big Use of Open Source Software”

Public Health IT and Open Source Software | Focus at GOSCON 2008

I’m happy to report GOSCON this year is featuring more government open source projects and implementations that ever. I’m especially excited about our Open Public Health IT track which covers the spectrum between local and international governments and vendors. GOSCON is all about building the IT ecosystem and I’m pleased to say this will beContinue reading “Public Health IT and Open Source Software | Focus at GOSCON 2008”

City of Newport News back in it again with Open eGov

Open eGov Wins a second award, returns to GOSCON to tell story and share software One of government’s biggest champions of the enthusiastic yet reasoned use of open source software is Andy Stein, IT director, City of Newport News Virginia. Last year he and his team won a prestigious award for the Plone CMS basedContinue reading “City of Newport News back in it again with Open eGov”