UK Government concludes Microsoft negotiations
The exchequer secretary to the Treasury, Angela Eagle has confirmed that the UK Government and Microsoft have reached agreement over a new software licensing deal. The Office of Governement Commerce (OGC) claims the new deal will save the Government some £75 million (us $114 million) over the next five years.
While the details of the deal are not clear, it is reported that the Government will be able to re-use old licenses and that license terms have been agreed that allow departments to only pay for those components of Microsoft’s usual software bundles that they actually intend to use.
The new five-year deal replaces the previous three-year agreement - the longer time-frame is said to better suit Government buying cycles.
