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To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much his Department has spent on font licensing in the last three years.

Asked by

Nick Hurd (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 February 2010

Reference

505 c719W; 315573

House

House of Commons

Departmental Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much his Department spent on buying, operating and supporting (a) all commercial software products and (b) software products produced by Microsoft in each of the last three years.

Asked by

Brooks Newmark (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 February 2007

Reference

112595; 456 c579W;456 c581W

House

House of Commons

Open Source Software

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what percentage of his Department’s computer systems use open source software; what percentage of the systems planned to be installed use such software; and whether he plans to increase the use of open source software in his Department.

Asked by

David Gauke (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

30 January 2007

Reference

111169; 456 c166-7W

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what percentage of the Department's (a) implemented and (b) planned computer systems use open source software; and what plans are in place to raise this level. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Brian White (Labour)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 November 2004

Reference

195653; 426 c404W

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans he has to update computer (a) hardware and (b) software standard packages used in his Department.

Asked by

Bob Spink (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

1 April 2004

For answer on

19 April 2004

Answered on

19 April 2004

Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what plans he has to update computer (a) hardware and (b) software standard packages used in his Department. [166376] Mr. Gareth Thomas: Computer hardware and software updates are determined and agreed as part of DFID's e-business, ICT and Knowledge Sharing strategic studies. Hardware refresh cycles are subject to a rolling programme based upon the expected life span of the equipment involved--usually every 4-5 years. Details of the current hardware upgrade plans are at Table 1. The timing of software updates tends to be driven by the need to deliver additional functionality, to comply with legislative changes (e.g. payroll) and to remain within support matrices for the products. Details of the current software update plans are at Table 2. Table 1: Hardware upgrades _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Hardware type Date purchased Life (years) Upgrade due HP4 L2000 Mini computer 2000 4-5 2004-05 HP AutoRAID Mini computer 2001 4-5 2005-06 HP5 L2000 Mini computer 2001 4-5 2005-06 HP6 L2000 Mini computer 2002 4-5 2006-07 Compaq Storage Area Networks (3) 2001-03 3-4 2004-07 NT Web Servers (45) 2000-02 4-5 2004-07 Network servers 2001 4-5 2005-06 Desktop pcs 2002 4-5 2006-07 Laptop pcs 2003-04 2-3 2005-07 Printers 2003 3-4 2006-07 PDAs 2003-04 n/k n/k Copiers 2002 4-5 2006-08 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Table 2: Software Upgrades _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Software description Installed Upgrade path Upgrade due HP Unix Operating System v11 2001 HPUXv12 2005? Windows 2000 (network os) 2001 Windows 2003 2004 Oracle v8i (corporate database) 2001 Oracle v9i or 1 0g 2004 CODA v7 (Financial) 2001 1n/k n/k Rebus v3.4 (HR) 2003 Rebus v 3.6 2004 Citrix XP (Thin client Access) 2003 Citrix (newer version) 2006? Novell NetWare v 5.1 (network os) 2002 Windows 2003 2005-06 Win98 desktop os (UK) 2002 WinXP 2005-06 Win2000 desktop os (overseas) 2002-04 WinXP 2005-06 Novel GroupWise v5.5 (e-mail) 2002 Microsoft Exchange 2005-06 Microsoft Office 2000 2002 MS Office XP 2005-06 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Will be reviewed as part of the Aries project and may be replaced.

Date

19 April 2004

Reference

166376; 420 c392-4W

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many cases of computer misuse there were in his Department in (a) 1997 and (b) 2003, broken down by category of misuse; and how many of those cases resulted in disciplinary action.

Asked by

Steve Webb (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

26 March 2004

Reference

419 c1107W;419 c1109W; 163287

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what audit mechanisms are in place to determine whether all Information Technology hardware and software products are being properly utilised in his Department.

Asked by

Lord Allan of Hallam

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

21 January 2004

For answer on

28 January 2004

Answered on

28 January 2004

Mr. Allan: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what audit mechanisms are in place to determine whether all Information Technology hardware and software products are being properly utilised in his Department. [151055] Mr. Gareth Thomas: A series of audit mechanisms are in place within DFID to determine that all IT hardware and software products are being properly utilised. User guidance on Acceptable Use is in force and is published on the DFID Intranet (InSight). The arrangements to track hardware assets are as follows: 1. Details of PC and printer hardware are maintained in the Desktop Inventory software package by Peregrine. Equipment is held both by type and by allocated serial number, and details are entered at the time of issue (or re-4 issue) of to whom equipment is issued and where it is located. Periodic stocktakes are undertaken to confirm and to update the information held in the inventory database, and anomalies are investigated. 2. Details of remote working laptop computers are held in a separate Microsoft Access database. This has been found to be more convenient from a support point of view since laptops tend to require rather more maintenance in service, and more configuration information can be held in this form of corporate record. Again, the equipment is recorded by a uniquely- allocated serial number, and is allocated to a named individual. 3. A separate issue and return record is maintained for pool laptops, under which authorised individuals may draw a laptop, and sign for it when taking it out. Issues are time dependant, with users being responsible for the safe return of the equipment--late returns are followed up. The arrangements to record software products in use are as follows: 1. DFID employs a standard desktop system, which is distributed to all users. The latest version of this is locked down--this means that only the system supervisor can load application software onto the machine, and executable program files cannot be downloaded from the Internet. 2. The Information Systems Department will load other authorised software for specific individuals or departments who require it, but not until it has been fully tested to confirm that it does not interfere with any other software loaded on the machine or the network. 3. The Desktop Inventory product is used centrally to report on what software is loaded on DFID computers, and to check for the presence of files that contravene the central Acceptable Use Policy. Where suspicious files (eg .MP3, .jpg and .bmp files) are identified, these are either deleted or the reason for their presence is investigated by the Technical Security Manager. Software licences are held and managed centrally, as a manual exercise at the moment. A Software Asset Management (SAM) system is currently under investigation to automate this process. Operationally, user activity on the system, including file accesses, is logged, and the log files are subject to spot checks. User Internet activity is likewise logged and available for spot checks--this includes sites visited from remote working systems.

Date

28 January 2004

Reference

151055; 417 c422W

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Minister of State, Department for International Development, how much was paid to Microsoft in licensing fees by his Department and its agencies in each of the last three years; and how much has been budgeted for (a) 2003-04 and (b) 2004-05. - Includes figures and table.

Asked by

Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

6 October 2003

Reference

130672; 410 c1015W;410 c1013W

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her policy is towards using open source software; and what percentage is used in her Department.

Asked by

Brian White (Labour)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 July 2002

Reference

69304; 389 c893W

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list the IT projects currently undertaken in her Department; and if she will state the (a) expected completion date and (b) cost of each project. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Lord Field of Birkenhead (Labour)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

26 February 2001

Reference

151507; 363 c529W

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list the IT projects her Department plans to undertake in the next year; and if she will state in each case the (a) expected date of commencement and completion and (b) cost. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Lord Field of Birkenhead (Labour)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

26 February 2001

Reference

363 c530W; 151474

House

House of Commons

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