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* Departments are mandating public to use proprietary software.
* Departments are mandating public to use proprietary software.
* Government web sites specifically ask for proprietary web browsers
* Government web sites specifically ask for proprietary web browsers
*# [http://www.keralataxes.in www.keralataxes.in] - advertises IE 6.0
*# [http://www.keralataxes.in www.keralataxes.in] - advertises Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
*# [http://news.kerala.nic.in/ news.kerala.nic.in] - advertises IE
*# [http://news.kerala.nic.in/ news.kerala.nic.in] - advertises Microsoft Internet Explorer
* Websites hosted/developed using proprietary technologies
* Websites hosted/developed using proprietary technologies
*# http://www.infokerala.org
*# http://www.infokerala.org
*# http://www.lsg.kerala.gov.in
*# http://www.lsg.kerala.gov.in
*# http://news.kerala.nic.in/ (Site optimised for IE)
*# http://news.kerala.nic.in/ (Site optimised for Microsoft Internet Explorer)
*# http://ikm.gov.in
*# http://ikm.gov.in
*# http://keralataxes.in/ (Site optimised for IE)
*# http://keralataxes.in/ (Site optimised for Microsoft Internet Explorer)
*# http://www.keralaculture.org
*# http://www.keralaculture.org
*# http://www.civilsupplieskerala.gov.in/
*# http://www.civilsupplieskerala.gov.in/
*# http://keralamvd.gov.in/ (The services offered in this site are developed using proprietary technology)
*# http://keralamvd.gov.in/ (The services offered in this site are developed using proprietary technology)
* No efforts or plans for migration
* No efforts or plans for migration
* Recent purchase of laptops for secretariat full of M$.
* Recent purchase of laptops for secretariat full of Microsoft.
* Tenders talking of MS support
* Tenders talking of Microsoft support
* Departments are mandating public to use proprietary software.
* Departments are mandating public to use proprietary software.
*# [http://www.keralataxes.in www.keralataxes.in] - needs Microsoft Office Excel
*# [http://www.keralataxes.in www.keralataxes.in] - needs Microsoft Office Excel