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London council ditches Linux plans

Newham Borough says migrating to Linux would put its services at "unacceptable levels of risk" Read more

6 January, 2004 by Andy McCue
<endeca_term>London Borough of Newham</endeca_term> Chooses Microsoft Solution Over Open Source as Best Overall Value Option

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... Read more

27 September, 2007

Microsoft to shed light on Newham Council's Linux u-turn

...Monday, 16 August, at which it will talk in detail about the London borough of Newham's decision to deploy a Windows-based desktop and... Read more

12 August, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

HP wins $27m London council deal

...has won a 10-year hardware, software and management contract from the London borough of Newham Read more

13 December, 2004 by Tony Hallett

Next stop HMRC: How TfL CIO will shake up the taxman

...added that if a pilot of a system allowing travellers in the London Borough of Newham to access real-time travel information as well as... Read more

26 June, 2009 by Nick Heath
London's Olympic Park begins to take shape

London's Olympic Park begins to take shape

...Olympics venue fit for the 21st century. The Olympic Park in the London borough of Newham will be the hub of 2012 Games, which will... Read more

19 March, 2009 by Nick Heath

Public-sector bodies sing Windows Vista's praises

...wasn't a hard negotiation; this upgrade is paying for itself." The London Borough of Newham is rolling out Vista on a much more limited... Read more

2 June, 2008 by Julian Goldsmith

Local gov't CIOs to shape national IT policy

...Kent County Council; Richard Steel, CTO Council member and CIO at the London Borough of Newham; Dylan Roberts, head of ICT at Leeds City Council... Read more

3 April, 2008 by Nick Heath

Sharp rise predicted in local gov't tech spend

...have risen dramatically since 2006. Richard Steel, chief information officer of the London Borough of Newham and vice president of Socitm, said his organisation plans... Read more

4 January, 2008 by Tim Ferguson

CIOs: Encryption only part of data-security solution

...encryption [needed] for real security." Richard Steel, chief information officer for the London Borough of Newham, added that encryption should be used "where the data... Read more

10 December, 2007 by Andy McCue

Vista gets a cautious welcome

...out in support were some predictable faces, such as Capgemini and the London Borough of Newham. Others were less so, such as EasyJet. The London... Read more

1 December, 2006 by Colin Barker

Microsoft denies role in Birmingham Linux flop

...case with them. But other authorities have claimed advantages," said Griffiths. The London Borough of Newham has been at the centre of such suggestions after... Read more

23 November, 2006 by Richard Thurston

HP: Open source can be more profitable than proprietary

...have purchased its open source offerings. Several local governments, most notably the London Borough of Newham, have closely evaluated open source before deciding to keep... Read more

29 October, 2006 by Richard Thurston

Microsoft on warding off the Linux threat

...away from Linux to Windows. One of the controversial battlegrounds is the London Borough of Newham, which went with Microsoft.Yes, they carried out an... Read more

4 October, 2006 by Richard Thurston

Pioneering desktop Linux project put on ice

...to push back its desktop Linux rollout by a year, and the London borough of Newham stuck with Microsoft after trialling open source software Read more

5 September, 2006 by Graeme Wearden

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