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Microsoft wants to be teacher's pet with new software deal
News In 2008, Becta went to the Office of Fair Trading due to concerns around competition, choice and value for money associated with the Schools Agreement. All you do is... [08 Jul 2009]
Cheat sheet: Project Canvas
Cheat Sheet Ofcom also suggested that the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) may have a part to play in Canvas' future - something unlikely to please the BBC and ITV after the demise... [23 Jun 2009]
£70bn birthday present for Faster Payments service
News Despite growth in the use of Faster Payments, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) recently warned that consumers could be losing millions with banks not... [27 May 2009]
IP infringement fines to rise
News Trading Standards will not prosecute a boy in his bedroom. Following a consultation by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO), a majority of respondents supported the increase in the... [07 May 2009]
Faster Payments too slow: Consumers lose £38m
News Almost a year after its launch, consumers are still not getting the benefit of the Faster Payments Service, according to the Office of Fair Trading -... [27 Mar 2009]
Legal Eye: Tech could brighten retailers' gloom
Comment In May this year, the Office of Fair Trading launched a new set of regulations - The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading... [10 Dec 2008]
Watchdog kills Project Kangaroo's bounce
News The Office of Fair Trading referred the project to the Competition Commission back in June. The future of Project Kangaroo, the proposed online TV-video... [03 Dec 2008]
OFT refers Capita IBS deal to Competition Commission
News Capita has seen its acquisition of fellow public sector software and services provider IBS Opensystems referred to the Competition Commission by the Office of Fair... [21 Nov 2008]
Project Kangaroo makes leap to December testing
News The Office of Fair Trading referred the project to the Competition Commission in June due to concerns about its potential to create an excessive concentration... [18 Nov 2008]
Microsoft interoperability makes "substantial progress" in schools
News It lodged a complaint about Microsoft with the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) over anti-competitive practices in October 2007, and in May took that complaint to the... [17 Sep 2008]
Kangaroo web TV faces competition scrutiny
News The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) says the joint venture could create an excessive concentration of video content. Bill Gates on the future, the past and... [30 Jun 2008]
IT education organisation takes Microsoft grumbles to EC
News Last October, Becta went to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) with two Microsoft-related complaints, one regarding school subscription-licensing arrangements and the... [14 May 2008]
Are rogue traders an inevitable evil?
Comment One example was the mandating of segregation of duties to prevent individuals from trading and settling their own transactions. This can apply across business lines or a market group,... [15 Apr 2008]
Get flexible, keep staff - it works for the OFT
News The Office of Fair Trading is set to extend its mobile and remote working rollout from 100 to 200 staff by the end of May. According to user feedback... [18 Mar 2008]
Retail leaders will open up in tough times
Comment John Lewis Partnership chairman Charlie Mayfield echoed this counter-culture approach to anticipating tough trading times ahead. Dunstone also advised that now was the time to think more creatively about supplier... [13 Mar 2008]
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