Mark Ballard

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Security

Oct 16, 2008 | Comment Now

People like Pentagon hacker Gary McKinnon often discover they have Asperger's Syndrome late in life. The UK government is more concerned that he discovered it late in his trial.

Software

Open Source makes historic UK breakthrough

Sep 23, 2008 | Comment Now

Open Source companies have been granted official permission to supply software to the UK public sector for the first time in British history.

Software

ISO blows fanfare for OOXML

Aug 18, 2008 | Comment Now

With the elan of an international standards organisation, the International Standards Organisation has declared Microsoft's OOXML document format will be an international ...

Software

Linux preinstalls rocket to three per cent

Aug 4, 2008 | Comment Now

Linux has made headway in Microsoft's UK heartland, the PC sales channel.

Networking

Cisco targets home market with Pure Networks buy

Jul 24, 2008 | Comment Now

Cisco has thrown its chips in with the home market with the US$120 million acquisition of Pure Networks.

Software

OOXML battle bus is back in action

Jun 19, 2008 | Comment Now

The UK's challenge to Microsoft's bid to have its documents become an official international standard is back on track.