[Ubuntu Chicago] Linux on the desktop in a huge corporation!

[Jim Campbell]

There was just an article out
yesterday<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2094415,00.asp>about a
new
U.S. support partnership between Ubuntu and SpikeSource.  I had never heard
of them, but it sounds like they're going to certify a whole range of
enterprise apps (CRM, CMS, etc.) for use on Ubuntu.  So there's that coming
down the road, plus Canonical support is already available out of Montreal.

I can see the discussion as being exciting.  I hope that you're able to put
together a good presentation, and that management gives it a good
look-through.

Jim

On 2/13/07, Chad Sutton <chadarius at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> What corporation? Mine! I won't give out any details about what
> corporation I work for because that would not be a good thing. Today in
> a large technology group meeting, management mentioned using Linux on
> the desktop to reduce costs.
>
> I jumped all over it and the open source board that I'm a member of is
> working on a preliminary presentation. I think our biggest hurdle, as
> with most large companies, is our reliance on Internet Explorer as a
> browser standard internally. Robust inventory, security, and software
> management will also be interesting but very possible.
>
> Anyways, I'd be interested in anyone's opinions on benefits and risks.
> Also is anyone aware of organizations that provide corporate support for
> Ubuntu? It has to be some pretty hefty stuff.
>
> Exciting times! If everything goes well we could easily have 10-15k
> workstations on Linux in the next year or so!
>
>
> --
> Later,
> Chad Sutton
> csutton at chadarius.com
> http://chadarius.com
> http://stephandchadsutton.com
>
>
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