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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The NHS has scrapped a nationwide 12
year licensing deal with Microsoft where £500 million software would
be bought for a £300 million discount. Both parties were unable to
reach an agreement during recent negotiations. The outcome of this is
that local NHS trusts must negotiate directly with Microsoft where it
looks like that costs will rise as budgets get trimmed. NHS bosses
should go on a fact finding trip to India :-).</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="http://www.computerworlduk.com/management/government-law/public-sector/news/index.cfm?newsid=21141">http://www.computerworlduk.com/management/government-law/public-sector/news/index.cfm?newsid=21141</a></p>

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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="http://www.computerworlduk.com/community/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=3077&amp;blogid=40&amp;utm_source=lxer&amp;utm_medium=sb&amp;utm_content=rplant&amp;utm_campaign=sb">http://www.computerworlduk.com/community/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=3077&amp;blogid=40&amp;utm_source=lxer&amp;utm_medium=sb&amp;utm_content=rplant&amp;utm_campaign=sb</a></p>

<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Gordon<br>
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