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- Microsoft opens portals for governments
- Microsoft opens portals for governmentsWow, if only open source had something like this"For example, the London Borough of Newham has posted a customer relationship management application that it developed. "And sourceforge.net has only 90,000+ open source projects. MS has really delivered for the Borough of Newham. First it funded...
- Discussion threads 2004-11-09
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- Government lags the pace of open source
- Government lags the pace of open sourceGood point.Our Government's rate of change should not be linked to the trendy or fashionable. I would think the consideration of Open Source has much to do with the permeation of Moore's Law into every facet of our lives.Government is always slowWith so...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-02
- London Borough of Newham Chooses GeoWise InstantAtlas for New Local Information System
- London Borough of Newham and its partners collect large volumes of data - the challenge is to do more than simply publish it, but to make it accessible and understandable to policy makers so they can make solid decisions which improve people's lives. Newham selected InstantAtlas off late, taking under...
- Case studies 2007-09-12
- United Kingdom Council Gets Best Value From IT Refresh With Strategy Consultant
- The London Borough of Newham, one of the United Kingdom's top-performing local authorities in IT, briefly considered open source software options when embarking on a complete back-office and desktop refresh. Conscious of the need to hit its efficiency savings targets under the Gershon Review, Newham needed a new platform that...
- Case studies 2007-06-01
- Linux vs. Microsoft TCO debate rages
- Linux vs. Microsoft TCO debate ragesLinux vs. Microsoft TCO debate ragesYou are kidding right? Linux is prohibitively expensive when compared to other operating systems. Between its legal woes, constant patching, supporting, and recompiling of code there is no debate. Linux is that little OS that should have...
- Discussion threads 2005-07-19
- IT execs declare Apple irrelevant to business
- Silicon.com's CIO Jury, a panel of European IT executives isn't salivating over the latest Apple offerings: Richard Yeo, CTO at easyGroup: "Proprietary hardware and software, overpriced, few applications." Richard Steel, head of ICT, Newham Borough Council: "[Apple is] still an expensive fashion accessory in the consumer market and niche for...
- Blog posts 2005-01-20
- Study shows governments' open-source embrace
- Study shows governments' open-source embraceAnd the best part is...Less tax money paid to support many of the proprietary system offerings! Hey what a concept! Pay less for software and licensing, get the same task completed which means more tax money to be spent on say, schools, health care and many...
- Discussion threads 2004-09-02
- Officials say Linux not a price ploy in Microsoft deal
- Officials say Linux not a price ploy in Microsoft dealDid I read that Security thing right?I cannot believe that Burr [who I'm now sure is taking payoffs from MS] actually said that "'open-source software has more security issues' than Microsoft's software."I'm literally stunned that a technical person can say that...
- Discussion threads 2004-08-16
- Munich to stick with open source
- Munich to stick with open sourceLet the flame wars beginIt will be interesting to see what TCO is after a year of using linux compared to MS. I am all in favour of it, I attended the MS roadshow and it was a thinly disguised marketing attempt, as they where...
- Discussion threads 2004-06-17
- Governments vote against Microsoft
- Governments vote against MicrosoftWhere is everyone?These talkbacks seem to have dried up. Where are the Linux and Microsoft shills? In the olden days an article like this would have drawn an immediate crowd. Maybe there are just too many of these "Linux is taking over the world"...
- Discussion threads 2004-01-22
- London Borough of Newham Chooses Microsoft Solution Over Open Source as Best Overall Value Option
- Newham Council, an innovative and leading-edge local authority in the United Kingdom, was faced with the need to lower cost and risk, while providing a financially predictable, stable, and innovative Information and Communications Technology ICT platform to support its ambitious long-term transformation plans. A multi-disciplinary team under the lead of...
- Case studies
- U.K. Councils Boost Efficiency of Mobile Employees With Flexible Working Solutions
- All local government bodies strive to increase efficiency, provide better customer service, and reduce costs. Warwick, Newham, and Wakefield councils are no exception. Together with Microsoft Gold Certified Partners Trinity, Artemis, and Silversands, the three councils participated in the Microsoft Shared Learning Group workstream for flexible working. They wanted to...
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