Samaritans go with Linux

Source: BBC

Emotional support charity Samaritans has chosen Linux to provide it with more secure and powerful computer systems.
Linux is an alternative operating system to Microsoft's Windows and has been adopted widely in public sector projects around the world largely because of its reliability and low cost.

For charities such as the Samaritans new technology can be a vital part of the service it offers but there is little money to spend on it.

"One of the great challenges for computing in any charity is to provide more for less," said Mike Hermon, Information Systems Manager at Samaritans.