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Whitehall dips toes into open source purchasing (Register)

The Register looks into the successful roll-out of an open source-based online purchasing system. "Called Purchase & Pay, the Linux-based system is used by civil servants in the Department of Work & Pensions (DWP) for the purchase of printed forms and stationery. The government hopea to extend the role of the system to facilitate the payment of invoices resulting from orders to be added over the coming months."
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