Beijing Rekindles Microsoft Flame
News It reported that Beijing municipal government declined to comment on its software spending since cancelling its initial deal with Microsoft. In a surprising U-turn, Beijing has purchased software from Microsoft's despite cancelling its initial...
[February 24, 2005, 16:40]
Beijing Dumps Microsoft
News A Microsoft spokeswoman said: "Microsoft appreciates and supports the measures taken by the Beijing municipal government to strengthen its efforts to legalise software used in government offices. Beijing had received criticism for choosing...
[December 2, 2004, 10:10]
Intel Puts Weight Behind Desktop Linux
News The Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission, established by the Beijing municipal government, will help run a centre in that city; the Guangdong Linux Technology Service Centre will help run one in Guangdong, China; the Indian...
[November 24, 2004, 8:05]
Beijing MTR Enhances Budget Control, Streamlines Accounting Processes
White Papers In February 2005, three private sector entities entered into a public-private partnership with the Beijing Municipal Government to create the Beijing MTR Corporation. The scale of the project and number of parties involved required Beijing MTR to...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Creating A Rural Renaissance
White Papers The Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission (BMSTC) have teamed up with Intel and other vendors to form the "Changfeng PC Promotion Committee" to address this issue. However, past efforts at increasing IT adoption in the rural areas of...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Open Source: Developing Markets And Anti-Americanism
News Local governments using Linux include the municipal government of the Chinese capital Beijing, which is deploying 2,000 Linux desktops. However, this law does not prevent the use of Chinese proprietary software and does not appear to be strictly...
[November 14, 2005, 11:00]
Achieving The Ultimate Karaoke Experience Using Intel Architecture
White Papers While catering to the community's IT needs, Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission (BMSTC) wanted to promote the development of the local IT industry. The PCs provided needed to be easy to use and needed to be configured with...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Microsoft's Beijing Win Causes Concern
News According to reports following news in the Beijing Times last week that Microsoft had won a three-year, $3.6m contract to supply that city's municipal government, there is criticism that foreign companies are winning such business.
[November 26, 2004, 14:40]
Dutch Government's Microsoft Talks Collapse
News Earlier this month, Microsoft's contract to supply Beijing's municipal government, rumoured to be worth $3.6m, was cancelled. Negotiations between Microsoft and the Dutch government over a potential deal worth €147m to upgrade 245,000 computers...
[December 23, 2004, 16:10]
Dutch MPs Fight Microsoft Deal
News Its reported $3.6m contract to supply Beijing's municipal government was later cancelled. A row has broken out in the Netherlands over a government proposal to install Microsoft software on 245,000 desktop computers.
[December 13, 2004, 13:50]
Oracle Hoists Red Flag Linux Over China
News Among the state agencies using Linux are China's State Postal Bureau, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Co-operation and China Central Television, while the Beijing Municipal government has installed Red Flag Linux on 2,000 desktops.
[May 9, 2003, 9:33]
Lenovo Signs $1.2bn Windows Deal
News Local governments using Linux include the municipal government of the Chinese capital Beijing, which is deploying 2,000 Linux desktops. Microsoft's bid to encourage PC makers not to ship machines without pre-installed operating systems got a boost...
[April 18, 2006, 15:25]
