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Tendering LINUX in the public sector
Dr John Pugh
MP
As a council leader and an M.P with a doctorate in
Logic. John Pugh is conducting research into government
tendering processes in the IT field and the influences
upon it. A former board member of a publicly financed
computer recycling agency, he runs SUSE Linux in his
office and has taken an increasingly sceptical view
of e-procurement and the number of public sector IT
contracts that consume taxpayers money.
Why Linux succeeds in mainstream Corporate Clients
John D. Sarsgard
Vice President, Worldwide Linux Sales and Support
John Sarsgard is responsible for the sales and support
of IBM hardware, middleware, and services for Linux
worldwide. John and his team, and the geographic IBM
units they support, help customers select applications
appropriate for Linux, decide on the infrastructure
needed, and develop implementation plans that meet their
business needs.
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