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Microsoft Chases London Councils After Newham Victory
Talkback Every government department and probably nearly every company in the UK uses Microsoft products. Why is this news anyway? "the present process involves a 25-page form that has to be carted around between a local citizen's home and head office" lol...
[August 17, 2004, 12:55]
Microsoft Chases London Councils After Newham Victory
Talkback PEOPLE OF THE UK WISE UP FOR CRYIN OUT LOUD ARE YOU ALL SO BLIND YOU CANT SEE WHAT IS GOING ON , FORCE A VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE IN THE GOVERNMENT NOW BEFORE THEY CAN DO ANY MORE DAMAGE THAT INCLUDES STOPPING THESE LETHAL 10 YEAR DEALS WITH M$ Corp
[August 20, 2004, 11:31]
Microsoft To Shed Light On Newham Council's Linux U-turn
Talkback Sure, Microsoft are illegally subsidising their software to Newham council in order to stop experimentation with alternate software but then again what MP in their right mind is going to criticize a deal which has effectivly saved the council...
[August 13, 2004, 12:09]
Microsoft Chases London Councils After Newham Victory
News At a press conference on Monday, Newham Council announced it is rolling out Microsoft software across its whole IT infrastructure. Our development of efficient IT is crucial to the council and our partnership with Microsoft allows the council to...
[August 16, 2004, 18:20]
London Council Ditches Linux Plans
Talkback George Lazarette :" But it is either corrupt or stupid for a borough like Newham to use Microsoft when there are better and cheaper/free alternatives. Newham Borough is neither corrupt or stupid as you yell out.
[January 8, 2004, 22:04]
Newham CIO Sees Open Source As 'red Herring'
News Newham is cited as a critical victory by Microsoft in its battle against open source, after the Borough decided to deploy a Windows XP-based infrastructure followed a detailed evaluation of Linux. Critics have suggested that Newham evaluated Linux...
[October 19, 2006, 16:45]
Orange Push Email Trial Nearly Complete
News One current research project Newham is developing with Microsoft is an application that enables the user to "push a button" to record their current location. Newham began trialling Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 last year, in conjunction with Orange.
[March 22, 2006, 11:30]
HP Wins $27m London Council Deal
News Recent research has shown this is generally going well across the UK but Newham is still associated with a well-publicised decision to use Microsoft technology rather than open source software, where Steel said "the risks are too great".
[December 13, 2004, 10:05]
Cynicism Over Newham Linux U-turn
Blog Critics say Steel only evaluated Linux so he could obtain greater discounts from Microsoft, and that the Newham Microsoft programme is now just one big publicity exercise for the Redmond giant. The controversial CIO at London's Borough of Newham...
[October 20, 2006, 17:12]
Because They Are Contractually Obligated To
Talkback Newham signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft that *requires* them to promote Microsoft and Microsoft's interests. Imagine that - public money spent on a behind-closed-doors exclusive deal with Microsoft that *requires* Newham to...
[June 2, 2008, 9:54]
Newham Council Denies Playing Dirty With Linux
News Officials at the London Borough of Newham denied on Monday that they had faked an interest in deploying Linux to force Microsoft to dramatically cut its licensing costs. Speaking at an event to launch a partnership between Newham and Microsoft...
[August 16, 2004, 17:15]
No Regrets For Newham
News The London Borough of Newham has unveiled the first fruits of its controversial deal with Microsoft. Newham’s head of ICT Richard Steel told ZDNet UK sister site silicon.com he has no regrets about signing the deal: "We are pleased with Microsoft’s...
[April 1, 2005, 9:25]
Vista Gets A Cautious Welcome
News As such, the scheme at Newham is not new, nor was it a ringing endorsement of Vista and the associated software used in what is not yet a business-critical application. Among the users who had come out in support were some predictable faces, such...
[December 1, 2006, 14:50]
NHS - 5,000 Chances For Truth In The OS Wars
Leader Unlike Newham, the JDS deal is real, and the licences have been bought. It wouldn't be the first time that a governmental organisation has used an alternative to Windows as a bargaining chip -- the London Borough of Newham made noises about...
[September 1, 2004, 12:00]
London Council Ditches Linux Plans
News London's Newham Borough Council has ditched plans to move to an open source environment and will instead concentrate on negotiating a new deal with Microsoft that could act as a model for other public sector bodies.
[January 6, 2004, 14:00]
Microsoft Can't Afford To Let Newham Fail
Leader Microsoft wants other councils to look at Newham and decide it makes sense to stick with Windows, Office, Exchange and the rest. But Newham can't be treated as a true testbed for the suitability and value of Microsoft's software, whether in local...
[August 17, 2004, 11:55]
Public Sector Wins New Volume Discounts From Microsoft
News The news follows London's Newham council's revelation this week that it chose Microsoft over open source because Gates and co offered savings of £3.2m over five years. It was the result of an independent examination by Capgemini after Newham had...
[August 18, 2004, 10:25]
Cyberangels Preach Online Safety To East London Teens
News Representatives from other organisations such as Microsoft, the Internet Watch Foundation, the Internet Society and NetNanny, have also visited Newham to contribute to the education programme. Underprivileged children in the London borough of...
[January 23, 2002, 17:53]
Newham CIO Wins Award
News It is widely believed that Newham was able to negotiate a 'better tailored' licence agreement with Microsoft following the Linux desktop trials. Richard Steel, head of ICT at Newham Council - which was at the centre of a major row between Linux...
[March 16, 2005, 10:10]
Microsoft On Warding Off The Linux Threat
News One of the controversial battlegrounds is the London Borough of Newham, which went with Microsoft. Many critics say Newham only evaluated Linux as a means to get discounts from Microsoft. Newham did a lot of evaluating Linux.
[October 4, 2006, 13:20]
