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USDOI Goes 100% Microsoft

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the look-at-the-bright-side dept.

SatanIsHere writes: "A memo (here, here, here, and here) dated September 19th, 2002 from the Department of the Interior's Acting CIO notes the new policy of a "Department-wide standard for computer operating systems (desktop and server)" Of course the good news is that this will herald a new era in government transparancy for the Department of the Interior. SatanIsHere Continues: "On September 13, 2002, the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget signed the attached Findings and Determination establishing Microsoft Corporation's enterprise desktop and server software as the Department-wide standard for computer operating systems (desktop and server), office automation, and asset management software.... Benefits of establishing this new Department-wide standard include:
  • Lower Total Cost of Ownership for the desktop, including lower user training costs.
  • Centralized and efficient security policy administration
  • Greater flexibility and management functionality from products that offer a broader range of management solutions that integrate with non-Microsoft environments
  • Greater productivity and reliability attributed to less downtime.
  • Extended support for a large base of software applications.

Business specific application software requirements (such as Sun/Solaris, IBM, AIX, etc.) outside the established Microsoft standard may be addressed through the OCIO waiver process."

This looks to freeze out an entire Federal Department (70,000+ employees) from non-Microsoft solutions, requiring a "waiver" to use anything non-MS. One more step to complete Microsoft World Domination. This is particularly ironic considering the problems DOI has had recently regarding IT security. If this isn't leveraging a desktop monopoly into other areas I don't know what is. :-P"

3 of 380 comments (clear)

  1. All-Microsoft? by 1010011010 · · Score: 1, Troll


    Okay, I expect all those people complaining about the "open source must be considered" laws to start complaining about this "nothing but Windows is allowed to be considered" administrative policy.

    Go ahead. I'm waiting.

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    Napster-to-go says "Fill and refill your compatible MP3 player", which is a lie. It's not MP3. It's WMA with DRM.
  2. Benefits?? by struppi · · Score: 2, Troll

    > [...]
    > Centralized and efficient security policy administration
    > [...]
    > Greater productivity and reliability attributed to less downtime.
     That are the Benefits of using M$? Funny, I never knew that widooze provides these features...

  3. From Dictionary.com by Quarters · · Score: 0, Troll

    No entry found for transparancy.

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    transparency