Microsoft to DHBs: we're cheaper in the long run ------------------------------------------------ "Microsoft NZ believes the District Health Boards open source pilot could be "short-sighted".
�It is important to remember that the cost of software does not end with its acquisition," says strategy manager Brett Roberts. Last week health board CIOs said they wanted to pay lower software licensing fees to Microsoft, estimated at more than $20 million over three years, and would trial an open source desktop with Suse Linux and OpenOffice.org. The CIOs also demanded stronger representation on the public sector committee negotiating the details of G2006, the next iteration of the New Zealand Government�s bulk licensing agreement with Microsoft." http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/0/CE6C59FE57DB9AF8CC256FE0000FC912?OpenDocument&pub=Computerworld Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
