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Neil logs on to key role in investigation

2005-10-07 12:00:00

Neil Barrett, a Professor of Computer Criminology and expert in fraud at the Royal Military College of Science at Shrivenham, near Swindon, has been asked by the European Union to investigate software company Microsoft and the way it operates on the continent.

Mr Barrett would not comment on his new role but he will be providing technical advice to the European Competition Commission.

As trustee to the European Commission, Mr Barrett will help assess compliance with the commission's 2004 ruling that Microsoft abused its near-monopoly in desktop computer operating systems to squeeze out rival makers of media players and to prevent competitors from designing software that worked with its servers.

Mr Barrett's expert testimony in court has helped secure the convictions of a range of e-criminals, includ-ing pop star Gary Glitter on child pornography offences.

At Shrivenham, he lectures on the problems of cyber-terrorism where people have tried to break into and stop the use of information-gathering systems.
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