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OpenForum Europe is again delighted to be supporting Linux World Expo , the premier UK event for Open Source Software, and which runs at Olympia, London on the 25th and 26th October 2006.

Europe extends open-source resource . 2006-10-13

The ABCs of Open Source . 2006-10-11

A Challenge for Exterminators . 2006-10-09

Open standards 'essential to Europe's IT future' . 2006-10-06

A senior French government official has called for the pan-European adoption of the OpenDocument format

Buying IT 'more stressful' than moving house . 2006-10-06

Open source and the mass market . 2006-10-04

OFE at Linux World Expo . 2006-10-04

U.K. supermarket to release own-brand software . 2006-10-04

Munich embraces Linux at last . 2006-09-26

Local government has rolled out the first phase of its open source migration after a year's delay

Invitation - OFE Evening Briefing - 27th Sept 2006 . 2006-09-25

OpenOffice bundles Mozilla . 2006-09-25

Open source community welcomes Microsoft patent pledge . 2006-09-18

Promise not to enforce web services patents given cautious welcome

Mozilla updates Firefox to tackle critical flaws . 2006-09-18

Red Hat expands 'stack' with JBoss . 2006-09-18

Microsoft-Backed Group May Have to Hurry on Plug-Ins . 2006-09-11

"Accessibility is right at the top of the state's list, along with high document fidelity," said Gary Edwards, a co-founder of The OpenDocument Foundation. "We do think we can handle everything that they're throwing at us."

GroundWork Monitor Aids Open Source Deployment . 2006-09-08

Mass move of Welsh schools to Open Source e-mail . 2006-09-04

A progressive Welsh Council will use Open Source software to centralise the e-mail usage of its primary and secondary schools.

'FOSS, bandwidth key' - Shuttleworth . 2006-09-04

Free software, skills and bandwidth are the key anchors of a successful ICT programme. This is what Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth told the delegates at the ISPA iWeek conference in Midrand this morning.

Startup Pushes Open Source Document Collaboration . 2006-09-04

A document collaboration startup wants to serve ALE at the Web 2.0 party, and it's beating some big competitors to the punch.

Melbourne SFD celebrants go for world record . 2006-09-01

Mass. Back on Track for ODF Implementation . 2006-08-25

The State of Massachusetts has reaffirmed its commitment to begin using the OpenDocument Format by Jan. 1, 2007, a move that has been welcomed by the ODF Alliance.

Microsoft Office for Linux 'inevitable' . 2006-08-18

Open-Source Licenses Get Categorized, Not Ranked . 2006-08-18

Sun to release open source Java components . 2006-08-15

Open source makes 'substantial advance' in UK education, says report . 2006-08-14

'Honest' open source licence aims to close GPL loophole . 2006-08-14

Intel releases open source graphics software . 2006-08-10

Open source can be recycled . 2006-08-01

Microsoft Relents on Open Source Documents . 2006-07-31

OpenDocument wins more fans . 2006-07-28

Google creates open source repository . 2006-07-28

New site will give open source developers another place to store their projects

Leading Tech Companies Unite to Boost OSGi Technology with Royalty-Free Patent Pledge . 2006-07-27

Plan Will Encourage Use of Open, Dynamic Software Components in Computers and Devices That Use Java

An 'Alumni Party' for Open Source . 2006-07-26

On the horizon: an open graphics card . 2006-07-21

IT development eases sharing of information . 2006-07-21

A new IT development is marking the beginning of the end of 'can't open yours' culture.

Microsoft and OpenOffice.org's Open Document Format . 2006-07-20

Firms Huddle to Create Open Standard Messaging Protocol . 2006-07-16

EU hits Microsoft with $357 million fine . 2006-07-12

The European Commission fined Microsoft $357.3 million on Wednesday to punish its failure to comply with a landmark 2004 antitrust ruling.

Google backs OpenDocument format . 2006-07-12

OFE cautiously welcomes Microsoft announcement on ODF . 2006-07-06

OpenForum Europe (OFE) cautiously welcomes today's announcement from Microsoft of limited support for OpenDocument Format, as nevitable following the momentum generated in the market by ODF.

E-government ballyhoo leaves councils still pulling tight on their IT purse strings . 2006-07-05

Government Policy and Open Source Software . 2006-06-20

Gartner: Open source adoption set to rise . 2006-06-14

Gartner says proprietary software market will suffer as a result

Google offers spreadsheet beta . 2006-06-07

Open Document Format (ODF) Alliance - Latest 14th June . 2006-06-05

IT PRODUCTS and SERVICES SURVEY . 2006-06-01

Europe: No patents for software . 2006-05-25

Software patent campaigners have reacted with surprise to an apparent change in the European Commission's stance on those patents.

Schools face software licensing clampdown . 2006-05-24

FAST has vowed to take primary and secondary schools to court for unauthorised software use, in what has been billed a 'disastrous' move

UK law will criminalise IT pros, say experts . 2006-05-22

PC Reuse Case study . 2006-05-22

IBM to build OpenDocument format compliance into Notes . 2006-05-16

The Benefits and Opportunities of Creative Commons and Open Source Licensing . 2006-05-14

Novell targets Microsoft with open source suite . 2006-05-12

OpenForum Europe Welcomes Announcement from ISO . 2006-05-03

Open source needs charitable help . 2006-05-03

Bradford Council Builds Schools for the Future with Sun Microsystems . 2006-04-26

European Commission to push forward E-government . 2006-04-26

Study: Linux Doesn't Cost More to Manage . 2006-04-24

Open source meets business intelligence . 2006-04-24

OpenDocument alliance 'optimistic' about ISO certification . 2006-04-21

Openness Test to help Council Buyers . 2006-04-19

OpenForum Europe Welcomes Announcement from ISO . 2006-04-19

Making the business case for open source . 2006-04-11

Certified Open an invaluable tool for Local governments . 2006-04-07

Ground breaking software decision to save Council 60% . 2006-03-28

UK: Including the excluded – an eGov essential . 2006-03-23

French strike out against restrictive digital rights management . 2006-03-23

Government pulls support for Home Computing Initiative . 2006-03-23

Open source and government made for each other. . 2006-03-23

Biometric data open to abuse, says EU data supervisor . 2006-03-23

Firefox to get phishing shield . 2006-03-13

Google lays foundations for Office rival . 2006-03-13

ODF Alliance formed in response to loss of cultural heritage . 2006-03-06

Office formats alliance opens for business . 2006-03-06

Openness Test to help Council Buyers . 2006-03-04

Open Source Software (OSS) to Increase its Presence in Schools . 2006-03-04

Linux on the Desktop . 2006-03-04

Microsoft offer may not be enough for Commission. . 2006-03-04

Massachusetts CIO Warns EU of Software Policy Risks . 2006-03-04

Lock in the No 1 ICT inhibitor to achievement of the i2010 . 2006-03-04

JISC sends guidance on open source software to all colleges and universities . 2006-03-04

Councils Given Online Advice on Software Choice . 2006-03-04

EC asks industry and other stakeholders for their views on future patent policy . 2006-03-04

BECTA to review licensing programmes in education . 2006-03-04

Teachers promoting Moodle at UK BETT Show . 2006-03-04

Massachusetts OpenDocument policy to stand . 2006-03-04

UK school learns a Linux lesson . 2006-03-04

European Commission: internet ‘villain’ of the year? . 2006-03-04

Online Learning widens access and significantly improves student success rates . 2006-03-04

IT at the Olympics? Open Source could be the winner . 2006-03-04

Councils must boost ICT spending to meet transformation challenges . 2006-03-04

Open Source in the NHS: £22 million contract awarded to Novell . 2006-03-04

OFE Chairman delivers speech in session of European E-government conference . 2006-03-04

Open the door to a free way of working - the Open Source Academy will show how . 2006-03-04

Open Source, The Digital Divide and Laptops for All . 2006-03-04

Massachusetts Open Document Office Applications . 2006-03-04

Wiki and Open Source . 2006-03-04

Birmingham trials Linux in 40 libraries . 2006-03-04

Linux in government - better late than never . 2006-03-03

European Parliament blocks patent liberalisation . 2006-02-05

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