FR: 130,000 PCs at tax authority to get open source email client

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osor.eu - 10/29/2009

FR: 130,000 PCs at tax authority to get open source email client

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All 130,000 desktop PCs at the Directorate General of Public Finance (DGPF) in Paris are to be switched to using the open source Mozilla Thunderbird email client, its Lightning calendar and the open source groupware application OBM, the French IT news site 01.net reports, citing a source ...

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Mozilla scores enterprise email win: 130,000 French government PCs switch to Thunderbird
Download Squad — ... A French website [Google Translate link] is reporting that 130,000 Tax Authority computer systems are soon to make a major switch to open source software. Email and calendar duties are being handed over to Thunderbird and the Lightning plugin. The move also includes ...

Mozilla's messaging story gains credibility
The Open Road — ... Corporate America hasn't done much with Mozilla's Thunderbird, a competitor to Microsoft Outlook. Europe, however, has given it a warm reception. For example, the French tax authority recently selected Thunderbird to power 130,000 of its personal computers, replacing IBM Lotus Notes and Microsoft Outlook. ...