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Singaporean Companies, Government departments and educational instituions using Linux and Open Source software.
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Companies
Ang & Partners
- http://www.angpartners.com/ A legal firm using Linux based file and email servers.
Brewerkz
- http://www.brewerkz.com.sg/ A restaurant at Riverside Point using a Linux based file and email server.
Golden Village Multiplex Pte Ltd
- http://www.gv.com.sg/ A chain of cinemas that runs there website booking system on Linux. Extract from Digital times article "... his department used to reset its computer servers every Thursday just to ensure that the weekend rush would not crash the systems!", "Switching to Linux has solved the problem or having to reset the servers..."
Wavelet Technology
A software house fully developing its ERP Applications on J2EE platform. Probably one of the few software houses has 100% of its computers installed with Linux and fully using Open Source Software Development tools.
http://www.wavelet.biz/
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Government
Housing and Development Board, uses Linux on IBM zSeries: http://www-306.ibm.com/software/success/cssdb.nsf/CS/KVAG-6LR6SC?OpenDocument&Site=linuxatibm
Infocomm Development Agency
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Linux for businesses
The IDA will also continue to encourage companies to embrace other non-proprietary technologies such as web services and Linux. 'Companies can embrace these technologies to simplify the integration of services on an open platform,' said Dr Tan. But it will probably be awhile before these technologies catch on.
Mr Andrew Chew, research manager for software at IDC Asia-Pacific, said that while interest in Linux is growing in the enterprise server market, take-up rates are still low. Linux currently controls about nine per cent of the enterprise server market in Singapore. He said: 'Whether interest translates into adoption remains to be seen.'
IDA uses phpBB with the help of
Ernitech Consulting Pte Ltd.
Installed 20,000 desktops with OpenOffice.org
Mindef uses Mediawiki to obtain wikipedia and wikitionary content, and is currently experimenting with building collaborative groups through the use of wiki. with the assistance of Ernitech Consulting Pte Ltd.
National Library Board
- http://www.nlb.gov.sg has migrated some of the backend servers (file?) to Linux. IIRC, they have a plan to rollout thinclient Linux desktops.
Singapore Police Force
Well, there was/is a SPF Linux e-Community. Though the pages seem to stop about 2003, check out
http://www.spf.gov.sg/about_spf/pcc/linuxecom.html The LUGS committee should contact SPF and see whether the Linux e-community is active, if not how we cah help revive it.
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Educational Institutions
Agency for Science, Technology and Research
- http://www.a-star.edu.sg Many Research firms under A-STAR ( GIS, IHPC, ICES, IIR, IMCB, IMRE, DSI etc) use linux
Bioinformatics Institute (a member of A*STAR)
- http://bii-sg.org/ - Linux/IA32/Quadrics cluster comprising 64 dual CPU nodes. Details at: http://viper.bii-sg.org/
National University of Singapore
- http://www.nus.edu.sg Uses Linux in their computing infrastucture. SoC, NUS offers Operating Systems course that is specific to Linux (CS2106). SoC also offers numerous research projects that are Linux-specific in nature. There are extension courses on Linux development, Linux Sysadmin etc. http://www.nus.edu.sg/nex/pdcit00041.htm
NUS Computer Center offers several Linux systems for endusers.
Nanyang Technological University
- http://www.ntu.edu.sg Uses Linux in their computing infrastucture. CE students get to write kernel modules as part of their operating system course requirements.
Overseas Family School
- http://www.ofs.edu.sg/ Using 100% Linux-based HA server cluster with file, print, email, ERP, Java application server running entire school management system, on 12 servers with 2TB fiber channel SAN, serving ~600 Mac OS X client machines. 7 developer workstations and 25 lab machines running Linux
Singapore Management University
- http://www.os3.sg/ - Educate SMU community and its stakeholders on Open Source Softwares at the same time, provide opportunities for them to adopt the technology onto their given Free webhosting accounts. http://www.ose.sg/ - Educate other institutions ranging from Primary to JCs level on Open Source Softwares. Encourage early adoption of Open Source by giving free webhosting services.
Temasek Polytechnic
- http://www.tp.edu.sg/admin/CEC/executive_courses/PracLinux.htm has a "Linux Networking in 24-hrs class"
Bio-Informatics Institute goes live with a Linux/Intel/Quadrics cluster. Details at: http://viper.bii-sg.org
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