US Health Department Signs Major Linux Deal With Novell (InformationWeek)

[Posted June 3, 2005 by ris]

InformationWeek covers an agreement between Novell and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. "The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has signed a multi-million-dollar, multi-year enterprise deal to use Linux and identity management products from Novell Inc., the vendor revealed on Tuesday. Financial terms of the deal between Novell and HHS weren't disclosed. However a Novell spokesman says the agreement is the first "enterprise site license" between a large federal department and a Linux vendor."

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