Microsoft and German government agree on security
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
Microsoft has agreed to help the German government protect critical IT operations in its vast public sector. Under the agreement reached Monday, Microsoft and the Federal Office for Information Security will collaborate through an intensive exchange of information in the areas of IT security, interoperability and openness, the U.S. software company and the Federal Ministry of the Interior said in separate statements.
In his discussion with Ballmer, Schily emphasized the need for Microsoft products, which play a huge role in Germany's e-government programs, to be interoperable with the offerings of other vendors and with open source software, the federal ministry said.