County Saves Money With Linux-Based E-Gov Solution

A financial program running on Linux is helping Stanislaw County, CA, save money [Modesto Bee]. "The Linux server now in use by the county helps manage its finances...employees who track the county's money log on to the server through a Web browser...Because there's only one program for the server instead of hundreds of copies for each computer at employees' workstations, the county also saves money on software licensing..."

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October 14, 2004, 2:15 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @legalaidtech


A financial program running on Linux is helping Stanislaw County, CA, save money [Modesto Bee].


"The Linux server now in use by the county helps manage its finances...employees who track the county's money log on to the server through a Web browser...Because there's only one program for the server instead of hundreds of copies for each computer at employees' workstations, the county also saves money on software licensing..."




"Before the Linux system was set up, the county's check-writing program required a $5,000 payment to the original software creator every time the check design changed � even slightly. For example, if the signature on the county check changed, the county had to pay. If a department moved and the address on its checks had to be changed, the county had to pay. If the logo of a department was updated, it paid again. Now the county can change the checks in-house."


Abhijeet Chavan

Abhijeet Chavan is the co-founder and former co-editor-in-chief of Planetizen and the executive producer of Planetizen Courses. He was also the chief technology officer of Urban Insight, Inc., the technology consulting firm that operates Planetizen. Abhijeet Chavan has over 20 years of technology consulting experience working with government, higher education, legal services, and non-profit clients.

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