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Lawmaker blasts U.K. government on Microsoft policy

October 10, 2007 British Parliament member criticizes U.K. government's IT strategy, accusing it of "skewing the market" in favor of Microsoft. TAGS: policy, open source, information technology, member, health, government, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista

U.K. government's lost data 'worth billions to criminals'

November 29, 2007 Politician attacks government over failure to use encryption technology to prevent breach that could impact millions of people. TAGS: chancellor, encryption technology, criminal, government, information technology, CD

Tech bigwigs push for the global good

May 4, 2006 At the World Congress on Information Technology, Dell, Intel and others make pitches to governments for increased investing. TAGS: AMD, information technology, Intel, government, laptop computer, photograph, PC

Tony Blair admits to being a technophobe

February 9, 2005 British prime minister says tech is a "very important thing" but confesses he hasn't visited U.K. government portal. TAGS: information technology, government, project

Feds' tech budgets may hinge on cybersecurity prowess

February 7, 2007 Bush administration's top IT official says she's counting on agencies to fix flaws before eating up more dollars to build new systems. TAGS: agency, cybersecurity, Bush Administration, information technology, president, dollar, government

Michael Dell pushes governments to invest in IT

May 4, 2006 Developing countries can improve lives of their citizens with fast networks and better access to PCs, he says. Photo: Michael Dell at WCIT TAGS: AMD, government, information technology, leader, Asia, Texas, server, PC

Katrina dollars may not mean tech largesse

October 19, 2005 Billions of dollars in supplemental spending for hurricane relief may slow growth for the government's overall IT budget, analysts said. TAGS: information technology, dollar, government, research company

Accessibility could take a step backward

July 21, 2005 IBM's Frances W. West says a European plan threatens to fracture IT standards for people with disabilities. TAGS: disability, accessibility, information technology, barrier, government, policy, Europe, U.S.

Study shows governments' open-source embrace

September 2, 2004 Dozens of government proposals arise, but never get off the ground. TAGS: open-source software, study, open source, proposal, government, IBM Corp., information technology, Microsoft Corp.

Toward a paperless government

October 27, 2003 IBM's top software executive in Washington, D.C., Ray Wells, talks about Uncle Sam's progress toward becoming a paperless government. TAGS: private sector, government, Bank of America Corp., sector, Washington D.C., agency, component, bank, information technology, president, IBM Corp.

Governments vote against Microsoft

January 22, 2004 Government customers contribute just a fraction of Microsoft's revenue but cause disproportionate headaches for the company through defections to Linux and open source. Will the urge spread to busi... TAGS: government, open-source software, business customer, Linux, open source, city, Microsoft Corp., information technology

Federal agencies tackle software security

September 22, 2003 The Department of Energy and other agencies plan to discuss how to hold software makers more accountable for making their products more resistant to viruses and hackers. TAGS: Oracle Corp., agency, computer security, government, chief information officer, initiative, information technology, software company, security, virus

Politicians: Clueless on technology?

October 27, 2006 U.K. lawmakers and privacy activists weigh in on the lack of tech knowledge among politicians and its effect on government IT projects. TAGS: ID card, technology issue, politician, scheme, government, information system, secure, advisor, France, information technology, conference

Study: Billion-dollar outsourcing on the rise

January 21, 2004 The number of outsourcing deals worth more than $1 billion more than doubled last year, driven by an increase in government spending, according to a new report. TAGS: Datamonitor, IT services, outsourcing, IT outsourcing, information technology, contract, government, increase, IBM Corp., consulting, value, U.K., HP

India's next frontier--electronics?

September 18, 2003 Although India is more famous for its software and IT services, the country's electronics industry is poised to take off, a research firm says. TAGS: India, electronics, General Electric Co., iSuppli Corp., work force, manufacturing, China, IT services, government, information technology, research company

India: Speaking your language

November 15, 2005 Part of a special feature on open source and developing nations, a look at what the Indian government is doing in alternative software. TAGS: India, open-source software, government, margin, open source, state, language, Linux, information technology, CD, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft signs .Net deal in China

November 21, 2003 The software maker reaches agreements intended to deepen its ties with the Chinese government, even as the country's officials enlist rival Sun in a nationwide open-source push. TAGS: desktop software, Sun Java Desktop System, agreement, China, information technology, teacher, Sun Microsystems Inc., Steve Ballmer, Microsoft .NET, open source, school, desktop computer, government, Microsoft Corp., training, software company

Oracle advances homeland security agenda

September 9, 2003 The database maker says that it is supplying the U.S. Department of Defense with software for a new national security system. TAGS: homeland security, Oracle Corp., air traffic control, Sept. 11, information technology, government, agency, database

Australia to give away porn-filtering software

June 21, 2006 Country's IT minister says $86 million allocated for free online downloads of a Web application, yet to be chosen. TAGS: Helen Coonan, minister, Australia, filter, initiative, home PC, Internet Service Provider, family, representative, government, download, information technology

Virus strikes State Department

September 24, 2003 A computer virus hits the federal agency, affecting the performance of the government's IT system that manages visa approvals, according to published reports. TAGS: MSBlast worm, virus, computer virus, information technology, class, government, U.S., security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.
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