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Corrilan IT Consultancy Ltd is a provider of computing and communications systems and services. We supply business, education and home users. Services include web design, data recovery, software development, portable appliance testing (PAT), network management, installation and system repairs. We also supply and configure feature rich Digium telephone systems, ideal for both small and large organisations. Our telephone systems can also be incorporated with our GuardDuty product range which is able to provide high quality CCTV recording facilities. Wherever possible, we try to make use of open source software to provide the best value for money and system stability.
Check out the news links to the right regarding GNU/Linux and open source software, if you would like to implement such solutions within your school, college or business, please do not hesitate to contact us.
 
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The State of Munich's Ongoing Linux Migration
The Munich decision to move its 14,000 desktops to Free Open Source Software created a big splash back in 2003 as news circulated of the third-largest German city's defection from Microsoft. Currently, about 60% of desktops are using OpenOffice, with the remaining 40% to be completed by the end of 2009. Firefox and Thunderbird are being used in all of the city's desktop machines... |
Linux Gaining Strength In Downturn
Reducing costs and stronger interoperability with Windows were listed as the two top issues in a new survey of IT managers. |
French police: we saved millions of euros by adopting Ubuntu Linux
France's Gendarmerie Nationale, the country's national police force, says it has saved millions of dollars by migrating its desktop software infrastructure away from Microsoft Windows and replacing it with the Ubuntu Linux distribution. |
UK Government backs open source
The UK Government has said it will accelerate the use of open source software in public services. |
Open source question for schools
With Open Source Software (OSS) freely available, covering almost every requirement in the national curriculum, a question has to be asked why schools do not back it more fully, possibly saving millions of pounds. |
The Economist recommends Linux netbooks
The Economist suggests that users avoid the temptation to go for a Windows-based netbook, instead, they suggest the sweet spot is ultra-lite, Linux-based netbooks. |
HP Opens Up Open Source for Small Businesses
HP after years of supporting open source in large organisations has now announced plans to push open source solutions for small business and the education markets. |
German Foreign Ministry Migrates Desktops To OSS
A thorough examination by consultants UnilogIntegrata AG recommended that the city could save money and increase security by switching from Microsoft to open source software. |
Vista users switching to Linux
The number of machines shipped with Linux preloaded on them has multiplied a whopping 28 times since Microsoft launched its Vista operating system in January 2007. |
Munich Makes Good
Remember Munich, and its city council's 2003 decision to rip out Microsoft Windows and Office, and to replace them with free software? We catch up on progress. |
Linux makes for greener computing
The UK Government reckons that servers
with Linux installed are greener than those running
Windows. |
EU Commission Study Finds OSS Saves Money
From the article: 'Costs to migrate to an
open solution are relevant and an
organization needs to consider an extra effort
for this. |
UK Schools At Risk of Microsoft Lock-In
UK schools and colleges that have signed up
to Microsoft Corp's academic licensing
programs face the significant potential of
being locked in to the company's software,
according to an interim review by Becta,
the UK government agency responsible for
technology in education. |
22,000 Indiana Students Using Linux Desktops
Indiana's Department of Education has moved
22,000 students onto Linux desktops, and it's
looking like that's only going to accelerate with
SLED 10, Linspire, and other distributions
getting better. |
PC tax could replace TV licence
A thin client solution requires only
one computer for processing, could this
again save an institution thousands of
pounds? |
UK school showcases GNU/Linux suite
Head teachers from across the country
are visiting a school in Essex to see its
IT infrastructure... |
How schools can get free software
A BBC News article |
Lesson number one: get rid of Microsoft
The Guardian:Observer article |
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