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RSS police'Don't just outsource the problem when you outsource IT'
News Suppliers cannot be relied upon to police themselves," the report added. Local council IT departments' tendency to outsource problematic tech functions means their outsourcing projects are rarely successful, according to... [10 Nov 2009]
£39m boost for London Olympics' emergency comms
News The National Police Improvement Agency has signed the £39m contract with Airwave, the company that provides the mobile radio network used by every UK police force and currently being rolled out to every... [03 Nov 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 23.10.09
Round-Up But this is nothing compared to the life of a police gadget out on the mean streets of Britain. As one wise policeman told silicon.com this week: "Nothing is copper-proof," before adding "Police officers... [23 Oct 2009]
Open source? No good for cost cutting, say CIOs
News Steve Gediking, head of IT and facilities, Independent Police Complaints Commission Despite tough economic conditions, CIOs have not turned to open source software as a way of making their IT budgets go further,... [23 Oct 2009]
It's a dog's life for police BlackBerrys
News The government has committed £80m to ramp up police smartphone use by funding the deployment of 30,000 mobile data devices by 2010 - with the Home Office's plan being to increase police visibility in... [20 Oct 2009]
Revealed: The anatomy of an internet scam
News By moving away from malware distribution and into flogging useless software for cash, the scareware peddlars can avoid detection - £20 wasted is likely to prompt the victim to call the banks and police in the same way an... [19 Oct 2009]
Avatars made to wear a suit to work as the style police arrive
News While workers might create outlandish avatars to escape the restraints and monotony of their everyday lives, this may soon become a thing of the past as they are forced to dress their avatars appropriately for work and adhere to a code... [09 Oct 2009]
Innovative Technology Helps Tampa Police Raise Security, Lower Costs at Super Bowl
White Paper Tampa police needed a solution that would comply with the National Incident Management System (NIMS), which takes a systematic approach to incident management and collaboration among multiple jurisdictions and... [02 Oct 2009]
Polish Police Force: Gaining Seamless Access to Data Throughout the EU
White Paper For the Polish Police Force, checking a car registration number or name of a driver through a crackling short-wave walkie-talkie is now a thing of the past. To meet EU free-travel Schengen Zone requirements, Poland... [01 Oct 2009]
Australian cops investigate 'anonymous' cyber attack threat
News The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has been called in to investigate a planned denial-of-service attack on Australian government web servers. The Australian Federal Police are leading the investigation... [09 Sep 2009]
Mobile Device Management for Dummies
White Paper A police officer with a laptop in her vehicle, able to access a database of criminal information while on patrol. Every day, more and more of your enterprise - along with its data and transactions - is moving to the... [04 Sep 2009]
IT graduates failing to make the business grade, say UK tech chiefs
News Steve Gediking, head of IT and facilities, Independent Police Complaints Commission The majority of the jury said they believe universities are not producing IT graduates with the right skills for their businesses - bad... [02 Sep 2009]
Services Team and Police Build Performance Management System That Helps Cut Crime
White Paper To streamline police management and service to the public, Norfolk Constabulary wanted to improve the flow of information throughout the police force, and to the Home Office. The police... [01 Sep 2009]
Data Mining for Intelligence Led Policing
White Paper The benefit of data mining for police seems tremendous, yet only a few limited applications are documented. This paper starts with describing the implementation problems of police data mining and... [29 Aug 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 28.08.09
Round-Up But they probably have a few more followers on Twitter and a better knowledge of minor characters from 1970s police dramas due to aimless researching on Wikipedia when they really should be getting that report finished... [28 Aug 2009]
