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IBM Stresses Importance of OpenDoc to MA

Posted by Zonk on from the don't-forget-about-the-penguins dept.

gordoste writes "After announcing this past weekend that the WorkPlace line of products would support the OpenDocument set of standards, IBM has sent a letter to Massachusetts' governor promoting the software. They point out that the software was built in Massachusetts and that the French tax agency saves 10% on their IT budget as a result of moving to open standard software." From the article: "Designed at IBM's development lab in Westford, Massachusetts, the IBM Workplace Managed Client will help protect an organization's investment in corporate data by promoting consistency, reliability and open accessibility of its documents. As you know, Massachusetts is recognized across the globe as an incubator for software development ... What you may not know is that software is major growth engine for IBM, and solutions being developed at these IBM locations are being built on open standards because our customers are demanding choice and control over their information technology."

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  1. Re:spam by porkThreeWays · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I'll admit the letter is lame and I usually trash the 230498234023948230498 letters I get a day trying to sell me software in that manner =P

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  2. Re:IBM by Trolling4Columbine · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Is that like "Free as in Cegeda"?

    Wait, with Cegedy you have to buy the game AND the privilege to run it on Linux.

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  3. Gov. Romney by continuouslife · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Gov. Romney won't buy it... Mormons don't believe in open source.

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