svn commit: samba-web r413 - in trunk/news/advocacy: .

[deryck at samba.org]

Author: deryck
Date: 2004-11-12 20:37:24 +0000 (Fri, 12 Nov 2004)
New Revision: 413

WebSVN: http://websvn.samba.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi?view=rev&root=samba-web&rev=413

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Add news item about ZDNet UK's Bergen migration story.

--deryck

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+    <h3><a name="zdnet_uk_bergen">Samba Plays Role in Bergen's Linux Shift</a></h3>
+        
+    <div class="article">
+    <p><a href="http://www.zdnet.co.uk/">ZDNet UK</a> is running a story on the
+    city of Bergen's move to Linux servers.  Financial savings for software and
+    maintenence are cited as the chief motivations for the city's adoption of Linux
+    and open source applications.  Samba gets a positive mention as well.</p>
+
+    <blockquote>As well as using Linux on the blade servers, Bergen has chosen 
+    to use open-source software to run the majority of the basic functions, 
+    including the file server. "On the server side just about everything we are 
+    using is open source, for example, we are using Samba server with OpenLDAP 
+    to replace the Windows domain controller," said Tuftedal.</blockquote>
+
+    <p>There has been a lot in the online press lately about which platform
+    actually has a lower total cost of ownership.  They city of Bergen 
+    reached the following conclusion:</p>
+
+    <blockquote>
+    The use of Linux and other open-source applications has saved 
+    Bergen considerable costs in licensing, and Tuftedal expects that the 
+    software will be more stable cutting down on support costs.
+
+    <p>"We also saved 40 to 50 percent on licensing and support costs by doing 
+    the server upgrade -- we expect it to be more stable and easy to manage."</p>
+    </blockquote>
+
+    <p>For more, see the <a href="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/linuxunix/0,39020390,39173557,00.htm">complete ZDNet UK article</a>.</p>
+ 
+    </div>
+        
+