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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.

”There 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,” 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,” 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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