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    Despite a renewed industry push behind radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies, one vendor has warned high costs could prohibit large-scale rollouts for up to seven years.

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    In this issue of Industry Insider, Con Zymaris, our guest columnist from Open Source Industry Australia, describes the major barriers for Linux in the education system.

  • Ballmer's open source assault gives Linux a leg-up: OSIA

    Microsoft chief executive officer, Steve Ballmer, has acknowledged Linux as the "only game in town" when it comes to competing with the proprietary software heavyweight's offerings, Australia's peak open source body claims.

  • What the open source industry stands for

    I read Iain Ferguson's "Linux: Time to take the next step" piece recently and thought he had captured the zeitgeist of the Linux industry market well: if we were still in 1998.

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    The federal government has commissioned a sourcing guide designed to give departments and agencies an improved understanding of the procurement processes involved for open source software and solutions.

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  • The real roadblocks to Linux in education

    In this issue of Industry Insider, Con Zymaris, our guest columnist from Open Source Industry Australia, describes the major barriers for Linux in the education system.

  • Keeping the 'con' out of consultant

    Are the advantages of hiring consultants or outsourcing processes for large businesses only, or can smaller businesses also benefit?

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