[CS-FSLUG] NI: This agreement is the first Federal "enterprise site license" for Linux!

[Fred A. Miller]

"Although HHS' National Institute of Health agency was "the driver" of the 
deal, under the contract, other HHS agencies are eligible to use Novell Linux 
and OpenSource technologies, the Novell spokesman says. NIH is the primary 
federal agency that conducts medical research.

The contract provides unlimited use of Novell products to about 70,000 at HHS, 
including about 30,000 NIH users. Under the arrangement Novell is providing 
to HHS "unlimited access, upgrade protection and technical support" for 
products, including SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Novell Open Enterprise 
Server, Novell Linux Desktop, patch management, and a range of identity-based 
services for management, integration and security."

http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=163702338

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