The NSW government's push to connect its agencies to an AU$300 million statewide broadband network is gaining momentum with the Rural Fire Service, Office of State Revenue and the Department of Corrections set to join the five foundation participants.
The NSW state government yesterday went to market for its desktop, notebook and small server needs for at least the next three years, designating the ability to purchase Linux-based systems as "highly desirable".
A NSW government project to make open source software and solutions cheaper and more accessible to its agencies is understood to have been boosted by IBM's confirmation of its membership of a panel of authorised suppliers.
A protracted NSW government project to give its agencies cheaper and quicker access to Linux and open source solutions is finally poised to reach fruition with vendors preparing to sign contracts as pre-approved suppliers.
The NSW government expects to finalise contract negotiations with the majority of the companies nominated for its Linux and open-source software procurement panel by the end of July, the Department of Commerce said.
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