[News] Google Strives to Reach Government PCs

Google, seeking to diversify, looks to Uncle Sam

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| "The government is excited about innovation and excited about Google for
| sure," Painter said.
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http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/google-seeking-diversify-looks-g...rnment/

They could end up with Linux + Google, just as IBM bets on Linux + Lotus. Links
of interest below.


Related:

FAA May Ditch Microsoft's Windows Vista And Office For Google And Linux Combo

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| Bowen said he's in talks with the aviation safety agency's main
| hardware supplier, Dell Computer, to determine if it could
| deliver Linux-based computers capable of accessing Google
| Apps through a non-Microsoft browser once the FAA's XP-based
| computers pass their shelf life.
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http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=197800480


Can Google and Linux Topple Microsoft?

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| The story had a certain flair. In early March, the chief information
| officer of the Federal Aviation Administration, David Bowen, was
| reportedly considering forsaking Microsoft Windows and Office in
| favor of the Linux operating system and the Web-based Google Apps
| Premium office suite.
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/57534.html


IBM to offer Linux machines

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| The machines, it was announced, will come with Red Hat's Linux distro, and
| will come pre-loaded with software from IBM, including its Lotus Symphony  
| suite.
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http://www.pcretailmag.com/news/29500/IBM-to-offer-Linux-machines