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Written question asked by Earl of Northesk (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 2 December 2004. It was answered by Lord Warner (Labour) on Thursday, 2 December 2004.


Warner, Lord

Question
What will be the licensing costs of the recently announced nine-year contract with Microsoft for software for the National Health Service contract; and how these would compare, had an open source solution been adopted [HL 115].

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL 115; 667 c19WA
Session
2004-05
Subjects
Contracts Cost effectiveness Software Costs Licensing ICT NHS Procurement Microsoft