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A year ago we started conversations with OGC and Becta to refresh our licensing schemes, with a goal of adding in some more flexibility for individual customers, and responding to changes in the way that all public sector organisations use ICT. With OGC
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January 12 2009 Microsoft has today announced its ‘Home Learning Package’, a comprehensive, high-spec software suite to support educational and social use of computers and the internet as part of the Government’s £300m Home Access initiative being managed
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Below is the BECTA Press Statement hot off the press as of 9:00 today 16 Sept; but what does it all mean and for partners in particular? Firstly, there will be a new licensing pilot that will be introduced in approximately 6 months time. The details have
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The new Becta report on information handling in schools is an opportunity for Microsoft partners to provide consulting services and support to the sector. Following several high-profile losses of personal data by government agencies, the Prime Minister
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A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the latest news from Becta , when they were reported as saying that pupils’ learning would be harmed if Office didn’t support Open Document Format (ODF). So hopefully they’ll be smiling this morning, now that we’ve
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Becta have recently provided an update on where they have got to with their negotiations with us on licensing etc. (You may recall, they referred some of their complaints to the OFT late last year). Their latest update, in the form of a press release,
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Perhaps some of you are wondering what has been happening since last week’s posting about Becta? The OFT are currently reviewing Becta’s letter. As yet, we have not been given a firm date as to when a decision will be made on whether they see this issue
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