Brazils government has signed a letter of intent with "stating a common
interest in concentrating their efforts and resources to develop technology
based on open standards, such as Linux." IBM will be fostering the use of
open-source operating systems within the public sector by creating the
infrastructure and professional skills needed.
"This agreement will help Brazil increase the use of open standards," said
Rogerio Oliveira, president, IBM Brazil, "IBM believes the public sector can
benefit tremendously because open standards bring better interoperability, lower
costs, and greater scalability.
This latest agreement with the Brazilian Government joins a host of
announcements from IBM that have them working with governments throughout the
world, most recently Russia and the UK, to embrace Linux technologies on the
desktop and in server rooms.
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