[HLUG] HMRC Applications

[Julian Robbins]

On Apr 9, 2012 6:04 PM, "Steve Horsfield" <horsfield.steve at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Just as worrying is the fact that I got two replies to that in 5 minutes.

Well it is a rainy bank holiday Steve  ;-)

Jules

>
> Steve
>
>
>
> On 9 April 2012 17:51, Julian Robbins <joolsr1 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > On Apr 9, 2012 5:49 PM, "Pete Linnell" <info at lifespacedesign.co.uk>
wrote:
> > >
> > > Don't ask me, ask Big Jesse. He's not only your MP and sits on the
> > treasury select committee, he also reckons himself as an open source
> > advocate!
> > > :)
> >
> > Perhaps we ought to invite him to our next meeting ....
> >
> > Julian
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 09/04/12 17:46, Steve Horsfield wrote:
> > >>
> > >> I was not exactly surprised to read that HMRC has made significant
> > savings
> > >> on the upgrade of its existing browser-based applications from IE6 to
> > more
> > >> recent versions of Internet Explorer. Apparently the increase in
support
> > >> costs for legacy operating systems and browsers had made this quite
> > >> imperative. The saving, as against the cost of achieving this through
> > the
> > >> existing outsourced HMRC IT contract, arose from placing the upgrade
in
> > the
> > >> hands of an independent company of former Microsoft employees blessed
> > with
> > >> insight into the working of its browsers.
> > >>
> > >> Well might you enquire, what is the point of the Cabinet Office
> > reporting
> > >> on the potential savings from open source and non-proprietary systems
> > when
> > >> HMRC continues to pay for its applications to be written for specific
> > >> browsers?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Steve Horsfield
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> > > Pete Linnell M.Sc. (Dist) Architecture:Advanced Environment and Energy
> > Studies.
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