[gull-annonces] Serveurs de l'Administration fédérale sous Novell SUSE Linux

[Frederic Schutz]

Communiqué de presse lu ce matin -- 3000 serveurs de l'Administration 
fédérale vont passer sous SUSE Linux.

Il faudrait bien sûr voir les détails, en particulier savoir quels 
systèmes seront remplacés par SUSE (seulement systèmes déjà sous un 
Linux quelconque, ou tous les serveurs): le communiqué indique que 
Novell proposait la meilleure solution _Linux_ pour le serveur public, 
mais il ne dit pas qu'il proposait la meilleure solution entre tous les 
systèmes d'exploitation. En particulier, le Département Fédéral des 
Affaires Etrangères faisait partie des références citées publiquement 
par Microsoft il y a quelques mois pour dire à quel point ils étaient 
contents de leurs systèmes, et on ne sait pas s'ils sont concernés.

Frédéric

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/12-13-2005/0004232908&EDATE=

     More Than 3,000 Servers Across Switzerland to Run Novell's SUSE
     Linux

     WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Novell (Nasdaq:
NOVL) today announced a breakthrough agreement with the Swiss Federal
Government that will see the introduction of Novell's enterprise Linux*
technology across Switzerland's public sector IT infrastructure. Novell
was selected following a formal tender process during which the company
conclusively demonstrated it can provide the strongest Linux solution
for public sector environments. As a result, more than 3,000 servers
operated by the Swiss Federal Government will now run on Novell's
SUSE(R) Linux platform.

     "Linux has been gradually introduced into various government
departments in recent years, but this is the first formalized
procurement process regarding the introduction of Linux at a federal
level," said Jurg Roemer, Delegate for Information Strategy of the Swiss
Federal Government. "The agreement we have reached applies to the entire
Federal Government and will see the adoption of Novell's SUSE Linux
throughout the Swiss federal administration."

     Tom Francese, president of Novell Europe, Middle East and Africa,
said, "The Swiss Federal Government wants greater operational
efficiencies and lowercosts from its technology infrastructure. This
agreement is a great vote of confidence in Novell, Linux and open
source, and serves as a strong example for other large organizations,
whether public or private, who are looking to open standards and open
source to improve their operations."