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Microsoft wants to be teacher's pet with new software deal
News A spokeswoman for government education tech body Becta told silicon.com that SESP will mean a more equitable deal for schools. Becta chief executive, Stephen Crowne, welcomed the pilot saying it will... [08 Jul 2009]
Schools get new route to cheaper software shopping
News OGCbuying.solutions, the government's procurement arm, and Becta, its technology strategy agency, have agreed a new deal for schools and other educational institutions' software shopping. The... [13 Oct 2008]
Microsoft interoperability makes "substantial progress" in schools
News Becta, the government body in charge of IT in education, has welcomed a pilot Microsoft licensing programme for schools and has said it is "pleased" about the company's progress on making its products more interoperable. [17 Sep 2008]
Becta hauls Microsoft off to OFT
News In January 2007, Becta issued an interim report that raised issues over choice, competition and value for money for schools and recommended schools don't take on Microsoft's Schools Agreement subscription... [22 Oct 2007]
Microsoft licences 'not value for money', say schools
News After the Becta review, Microsoft might reassess pricing. An educational IT consultant, who did not wish to be named, believes that Becta's investigation is needed. The British Educational Communications... [16 Jan 2006]
Review checks Microsoft licence "lock in" risk for schools
News Becta, the agency which oversees use of IT in education, said it will review the 'value for money' of Microsoft's educational licensing programmes in the UK, including the range, scope and cost of academic licensing... [09 Jan 2006]
Opinion: Local government don't get open source
Comment This week our re-shuffled government will have to ponder news from the British Educational Communications and Technology Association (BECTA) that UK primary schools might save as much as half of their IT budget by moving... [11 May 2005]
Microsoft slashes school software licence fees
News A 'memorandum of understanding' has been signed between the software giant and the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (Becta) to cut the licensing fees, which the two are predicting will save... [05 Dec 2003]
