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Another Windows XP to Fedora 16 Linux migration

Recently I've had the pleasure of replacing yet another Windows XP computer with Fedora Linux (version 16). The user is... Read more

17 February, 2012
Harvard Research Group Assessment: <endeca_term>Linux Migration</endeca_term>

Harvard Research Group Assessment: Linux Migration

Many businesses are considering migrating from proprietary technologies to those based on free, industry-wide standards.... Read more

1 August, 2010

Out with Windows 2000, in with Fedora 14, part 2

Recently I wrote about another Windows to Linux migration that I recently tackled. This is the followup after the migration... Read more

15 March, 2011
Migration TCO and ROI Service

Migration TCO and ROI Service

The Red Hat Enterprise Linux Migration TCO/ROI Service from Red Hat Consulting leverages market-leading ROI... Read more

1 June, 2011

German railway on track with Linux migration

The company running the German railway system has moved half of its servers to Linux, and expects to have more than 300 Linux servers in operation by the end of this year Read more

25 November, 2004 by Ingrid Marson

Munich Linux migration delayed by 'PR stunt

...this week that the City of Munich's decision to stall its Linux migration, was the result of a PR stunt by anti-patent campaigners... Read more

29 March, 2006 by Ingrid Marson
How to avoid a <endeca_term>Linux-migration</endeca_term> disaster

How to avoid a Linux-migration disaster

...up to the task? One of the biggest mistakes made with a Linux-migration decision is assuming that IT staff can make the transition from... Read more

14 November, 2008 by Jack Wallen

Specsavers opts for nationwide Linux migration

Every business-critical application in the optician's 830 UK stores has been transferred to Red Hat software, with positive results Read more

18 June, 2007 by Peter Judge

Munich's Linux migration 'on track

Munich's much-scrutinised migration to Linux is going well, according to the city's mayor. Christine Strobel told Heise... Read more

31 October, 2006

German Linux migration not a taxing decision

A Hanover-based tax department is ditching Sun for SuSe Linux and KDE desktops Read more

9 June, 2006 by Peter Judge

Munich Linux migration slips to 2006

A pioneering migration of 14,000 desktops from Windows has been put back a year Read more

5 September, 2005 by Ingrid Marson

Vienna starts desktop Linux migration

Brief: It may mean nothing to you, but the Wienux distribution is now being rolled out in Vienna Read more

5 July, 2005 by Ingrid Marson

Munich stalls Linux migration

The biggest-ever switch from Windows to Linux has been shelved while legal issues are sorted out Read more

5 August, 2004 by Jo Best

German city reveals Linux migration tactics

The city of Schwäbisch Hall used toy penguins and the male ego to persuade workers to accept the switch to desktop Linux Read more

11 February, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

Bristol pushes Linux migration

Yet another porting-tool vendor is throwing its hat into the Windows-to-Linux application-migration ring Read more

1 December, 1999 by Mary Jo Foley

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