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Microsoft to push up UK volume pricing by up to a third

...said the company. Microsoft is in the process of negotiating with the Cabinet Office on public-sector licensing. The negotiations will probably offset price increases... Read more

2 May, 2012 by Tom Espiner

6 million wasted licences and £1,200 PCs: welcome to government IT

...One year on from publication of the Government ICT Strategy, the Cabinet Office has published a detailed picture of how Whitehall buys IT — and... Read more

24 May, 2012 by Jo Best

Identity scheme echoes ID cards, say campaigners

...card plan (above). Credit: Home Office The identity assurance scheme, announced by Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude last week, will create services that will verify... Read more

24 May, 2011 by Nick Heath

Cabinet Office pushes forward on open data

...The Cabinet Office has launched a public consultation on open data, the government's... Read more

5 August, 2011 by Mark Say

Cabinet Office ends e-government website trial

...The Cabinet Office has stopped monitoring feedback on the Alpha.gov.uk website, with... Read more

2 August, 2011 by Sade Laja

Cabinet Office appoints interim digital services boss

...has been appointed interim chief executive officer for digital services in the Cabinet Office. The job will give him the lead role — in the short... Read more

10 January, 2011 by Kable
CloudStore mark two slated for May release

CloudStore mark two slated for May release

...planned, according to Chris Chant, programme director for G-Cloud in the Cabinet Office.The second CloudStore will allow users to comment on services included... Read more

26 April, 2012 by Gill Hitchcock

Oracle deal promises £75m in savings for government

...The Cabinet Office has signed a new contract with Oracle, one of the government... Read more

28 March, 2012 by Sade Laja

Government sets out plan to woo small suppliers

...The Cabinet Office has outlined a raft of measures to make it easier for... Read more

9 March, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Government seeks savings through licence shuffle

...to government IT for SMEs is pushing developments in this area. The Cabinet Office is currently renegotiating its contracts with Microsoft, and expects that prices... Read more

1 March, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Cabinet Office: no lobby influence on open standards

...people to take this opportunity and let us know what they think," Cabinet Office director for ICT futures Liam Maxwell said in a statement on... Read more

9 February, 2012 by Tom Espiner

IT failings seen as threat to open data push

...The Cabinet Office has revealed concern over whether the public sector's IT is... Read more

1 February, 2012 by Jo Best

CESG: Open-source software is secure enough for us

...s main official on the subject. Yunus, an assistant director in the Cabinet Office ICT policy team, made the comment on Monday, as he outlined... Read more

9 November, 2011 by SA Mathieson

Cabinet Office posts open-source procurement guide

...The Cabinet Office has published an open-source procurement toolkit for the public sector... Read more

3 November, 2011 by Mark Say

UK allocates £10m to new ID scheme

...trusted identity scheme, in which citizens authenticate themselves across multiple public services. Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude has said the government will put £10m into... Read more

31 October, 2011 by Tom Espiner

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