Linux Use Drives Innovation

Posted by tadelste on May 7, 2005 6:46 AM EDT
Linux Insider; By Tom Adelstein
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This is a story that should be one of the top ten Linux wins of all times. It saved "lives" on 9/11 and managed the Shuttle Disaster. I have often said if this would have been built on Microsoft Technology they would have featured it at the Super Bowl. Now, why didn't this make the major media outlet's?

As Linux became a viable option for the government, FBI officials started a project that grew to become the Emergency Response Network (ERN), a Linux-based information-sharing system that observers say is ready for large enterprises. As officials at other agencies hear more about ERN, they should be convinced to try Linux.

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