Frbiz.com Reports Novell, The Government Shelling Of Los Angeles To Switch To Google Software
According to foreign media reports, the U.S
According to foreign media reports, the U.S. well-known IT company Novell Thursday in Los Angeles this week publicly questioned the decision to switch to Google Google Apps office suite, saying it would bring security to the Los Angeles city government and the citizens of a great security risk.Los Angeles City Council Tuesday approved a software and information services procurement contracts. The contract provided for the next five years, the Los Angeles city government office staff will use the Google Gmail and other Google Apps office suite, the transaction amount of 7.25 million U.S. dollars, while the most affected by this contract is the Novell company, because Google's software will replace the Novell's GroupWise e-mail and calendar software.
Of this, Novell's 29 in the company's official blog published an article criticizing the Los Angeles City Council move was "prudent" because the Google cloud-based computing (Cloud Computing) of the Google Apps office suite has great potential safety problems, At the same time in the office suite is not cost-effective products such as Novell.
The article wrote: "and the Los Angeles Police Department and other government agencies, we will continue to Los Angeles city government decided to switch to Google products, economic benefits and their impact on security risk was questioned. Los Angeles City Council has already provided a clear evidence that Google would give the city office product data and personal data security threats, some of which still top-secret data. In addition, the data provided by an external independent bodies also showed that compared with Novell's GroupWise product, Google's Google Apps fees are higher. "
Novell went on to say: "As the Los Angeles city government is currently facing huge budget deficits, so the city to switch to (Google) This untested applications are naturally very attractive. However, according to an independent Los Angeles urban management officials to provide the latest figures show that in Los Angeles to switch to Google products, the first year of time, will be costing taxpayers more than 1.5 million U.S. dollars of capital. because in the deployment of Google software process, you need to spend a lot of cost to for data transfer, personnel training and other activities. "
Novell said its GroupWise software for world-class products, users reached 30 million, and 120 countries around the world doing business; 1200 the United States the use of the product operates in 47 states. The latest version of GroupWise 8 to increase the Web 2.0 interactive features, security has been increased. Novell, or even to persuade the Los Angeles city government to buy their products, "City of Los Angeles should be chosen by a proven product, to ensure data security and save the taxpayers money." Novell that "they (Los Angeles) assume the risk has not been the corresponding return. "But Novell, the government had to accept the Los Angeles to switch to Google's products, the fact that they are jealous manner," said Los Angeles city government to switch to Google from the GroupWise software during the transition period, Novell will continue to Los Angeles city government to provide world-class technical support. "
by: himfr