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Red Hat Government News is a monthly newsletter designed to provide government agencies worldwide with the latest information on training, offers, events, and news articles.
As the summer winds down our thoughts transition from that last "summer getaway" to getting ready for "back to school". The seasons are not the only things changing, adoption rates and perception of open source are on the rise thanks to the efforts of the open source community and other contributors. Check out this month's Security is No Secret article below to see how the open source community was able to save the National Security Agency's defense department and intelligence agencies millions in hardware costs.
Red Hat is also excited to announce that Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 has received Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Special Interoperability Certification from the Defense Information System Agency (DISA) in accordance with the Department of Defense (DoD) IPv6 Master Test Plan. This certification further demonstrates Red Hat's ongoing commitment to meeting the growing demands of government agencies and enterprises as they adapt to the next-generation Internet. I encourage you to read the article below to find out more.
As always, be sure to check out Red Hat's Industry Articles Page to stay updated on related government news articles.
Respectfully,
Paul Smith, General Manager & VP of Public Sector Sales Operations
The 2008 Red Hat Government Users and Developers Conference (RHGUDC) showcases innovations and trends in open source technology. Engineers, architects and business decision-makers from federal, state, and local government agencies come together to hear each other's stories and learn what Red Hat is working on to give you in the futue.
Open Source. Today. Tomorrow. Together. This year's RHGUDC focuses on what's new in open source, what's coming next, and how Red Hat and the community have worked together to provide innovative, enterprise class solutions to the government.
DATE: Tuesday, October 7, 2008Register before September 12th to receive the early bird discount!
Visit http://www.carahsoft.com/rhgudc for event updates and details.
Architecture created by the National Security Agency and expanded with help from the open-source community will save the Defense Department and intelligence agencies millions in hardware costs.
Analysts used to need multiple computers because they worked on separate machines for each classification level of data they accessed. Soon, users will be able to access data from a single console that could cost $500 or less, thanks to the NSA security architecture dubbed Flask
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 Meets DoD Conformance and Interoperability Requirements
Raleigh, NC - August 5, 2008 - Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 has received Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Special Interoperability Certification from the Defense Information System Agency (DISA) in accordance with the Department of Defense (DoD) IPv6 Master Test Plan. The certification demonstrates Red Hat's ongoing commitment to meeting the growing demands of government agencies and enterprises as they adapt to the next-generation Internet.
PORTLAND, Ore. - Organizations looking for a way to run a Twitter-like microblogging service in-house may consider taking a look at the Laconica platform recently released by Montreal-based Control Yourself Inc.
Laconica is an open source microblogging platform - a network service software that allows participants to post short messages on a Web page, which then can be read by peers and other interested parties. The messages can also be sent out to instant messaging clients, to cell-phones as a short message service (SMS)-based dispatch, and to other conduits.
CIO.com addresses the souring economy with this counsel for CIOs:
When IT directors take the time to build a business case demonstrating the ROI for these kinds of projects [training, etc.], they tend to get funded. Businesses aren't really interested in cutting costs for the sake of doing it, they just want to eliminate waste and get the most from every dollar spent on IT services. It falls to the CIO to demonstrate the value of IT initiatives to the business in real economic terms, and to counter the image of IT as a cost center.
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September 9-10, 2008: Enterprise Architecture 2008 Conference & Exhibition: Washington, D.C.
September 15-16, 2008: Illinois Digital Government Summit: Springfield, IL
September 18, 2008: Webinar: Red Hat Service Oriented-Architecture (SOA) for Healthcare
September 21-24, 2008: NASCIO 2008 Annual Conference: Milwaukee, WI
September 22-25, 2008: GTC East 2008: Albany, NY
Be sure to check out our events calendar to learn about other upcoming government events.
