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California Should use Open Source and VoIP

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the well-shouldn't-everyone dept.

Albanach writes "ZDNet is reporting that a report from independent auditors and experts has recommended that the State of California adopts open source software and Voice over IP as part of a series of moves that, the report says, could save the state $32 billion over five years. Additionally, they recommend the State establishes a centralised technology division to handle all their IT needs reducing redundancy and generating further savings."

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  1. No IT department? by toetagger1 · · Score: 5, Insightful
    "Additionally, they recommend the State establishes a centralised technology division to handle all their IT needs reducing redundancy and generating further savings."

    Does that mean that they did not have an IT department before? I quess they had one for each location/unit, but even that thought seems rediculously ludacrus.

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  2. CA using open source by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So CA is going to "use open source" in order to get price breaks out of Microsoft, then?

    Isn't that how these stories always end?

    -Rob L Dreene