[SC.LUG] case studies wanted

Richard Smedley sc at mailman.lug.org.uk
Fri Dec 20 11:41:00 2002


If anyone would like to help the government ;-) .....




Submitted By: Julie Briggs
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Name: Julie Briggs
Job: Administration Manager
Company: QinetiQ
Telephone: 01684 896510
Email: j.briggs@eris.qinetiq.com
Subject: Request for information on Open Source - Office of Government
Commerce Contract 

Message: QinetiQ have recently won a contract from the Office of
Government Commerce (OGC), which co-ordinates procurement for the UK
Government, to look into case studies on the experiences of
organisations that have adopted Open Source products. We are
interested in looking at an Office automation roll-out, a Linux
desktop roll-out and a database migration using PostgreSQL.  We are
currently seeking organisations that would be willing to be involved.
This will take the form of a structured questionnaire, supplemented by
an interview either in person or by telephone.  I would be grateful if
organisations would consider whether they are willing to be involved
and let me know as soon as possible. If you agree to be involved, the
OGC have granted permission for you to use the fact that you offered
help in a case study affecting Government policy for your own ends. We
will be interested in involving a user, an implementer and the
implementer?s manager, so names and contact details of appropriate
people in your organisation would be very useful. Questionnaires and
interviews will take place in January/early February.  I look forward
to receiving any replies.



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