They should also vet candidates more thoroughly and assess their ability to fit into an organisation. The insistence on standard methods and unimaginative selection criteria is one of the causes of the scarcity of IT skills.
Many governments require certification to the international Common Criteria standard before they are allowed to purchase a specific computing product. SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 running on IBM's Intel-based xSeries servers has achieved...
A number of other Indian state governments are expressing interest in using open source software, and Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam has publicly supported open source technology. The agencies include the state-owned Central Bank of India...
Peck said SAP has designs on a range of emerging public-sector opportunities, including systems modernisation efforts in education, the military and state governments. Steve Peck, president of SAP's public services group, recently testified before...
Microsoft is set to add Office to its program that allows governments to view source code for key applications. Governments have made wide use of access to Windows source code, said Jason Matusow, director of Microsoft's Shared Source Initiative...
Back in April, Debian, Red Hat, SuSE and Mandrakesoft all insisted that the study had little "real world value" because it does not help customers assess the "practical issues of how quickly serious issues get fixed".