[SATLUG] RedHat is looking at government contracts...

[Borries Demeler]

RED HAT MAKES INROADS INTO GOVERNMENT MARKET
Open source software continues to make inroads into government markets,
as Linux company Red Hat this week announced a new business unit
dedicated to the government sector. Paul Smith, the Red Hat vice
president heading the government business unit, said that open source
is a natural fit because of the level of attention government pays to
IT standards. Red Hat government customers include the Federal Aviation
Administration, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
the U.S. General Service Administration, the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, and the Department of Defense. Red Hat is also
working with the National Security Agency on a security-enhanced
version of Linux, called SELinux. Meanwhile, Microsoft this week
announced the Security Cooperation Program, under which the software
giant will share information with government agencies. The move is seen
as a response to the growing support for open source tools among
governments.
CNET, 2 February 2005
http://news.com.com/2100-7344_3-5560238.html