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http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/newsnow/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&
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This time it's the swedes

" Swedish Armed Forces Chooses Red Hat and Open Source

Security Considerations Drive Windows to Linux Migration

STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading
provider of open source solutions, today announced that the Swedish Armed
Forces has made the decision to migrate its servers from Windows NT to Red Hat
Enterprise Linux. Following the deal, the Swedish Armed Forces will start
replacing Windows NT with Red Hat Enterprise Linux across its core IT
infrastructure.

The agreement sees FMLOG Servicedesk, the IT department of the Swedish Armed
Forces, now able to offer Red Hat Enterprise Linux solutions to any division or
branch of the military. At present, Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the operating
system platform on nearly 200 servers running in-house developed software
within the core IT infrastructure of the Swedish Armed Forces. The decision to
migrate to Red Hat was primarily based on its advanced security features, but
additionally the strong support, ease of migration and compatibility with
existing in-house software were important factors. FMLOG Servicedesk plans to
extend its internal usage of Linux in the future.

öThere has been a demand for Linux within the Swedish Armed Forces for quite
some time, which is why we’ve now decided to enter this deal. The primary
reasons for us choosing Red Hat Enterprise Linux were the product lifecycle as
well as Red Hat’s position as the leading open source provider. What also
affected the decision was the fact that Red Hat Enterprise Linux was fairly
easy to migrate and is compatible with our in-house-developed programs,ö said
Jonna Lidman of the Swedish Armed Forces’ headquarters.

“At a time when there is a lot of hype around new proprietary operating system
launches, the decision of the Swedish Army to migrate from Microsoft to open
source is a major testament to the flexibility, control and security of open
source software,ö commented Werner Knoblich, VP, EMEA at Red Hat. “We are very
happy to see that yet another company within the public sector has chosen Red
Hat. The fact that the Swedish Armed Forces commit to Red Hat Enterprise Linux
shows once again that it is a secure platform with high demands on availability
and flexibility. The selection of Red Hat by the Swedish Armed Forces follows a
number of public sector Linux projects in Sweden, paving the way for wider
adoption within the Swedish government."

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