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RSS building societyNationwide sweeps away old PCs for the millennium
News The UK building society said the fast approaching deadline led to the decision for a "technology refresh program" throughout the company. Nationwide is set to replace all its desktop devices as part of... [11 Nov 1998]
BCS celebrates innovation in technology
News Last year's winners included the University of Cambridge's Iris Recognition technology, which is now being piloted by Nationwide Building Society. The British Computer Society (BCS) will... [04 Nov 1998]
Nationwide saves millions with cartridge-free printers
News Kyocera is to supply Nationwide Building Society with over 2,500 Ecosys printers. The world's largest building society claims the move will save it millions of pounds in... [29 Sep 1998]
Bradford & Bingley enjoys early days of IBM deal
News IBM Global Services has picked up a large outsourcing contract from UK building society, the Bradford & Bingley. At the start of the month, 40 staff from the Yorkshire-based building... [28 Sep 1998]
Beware the millennium cowboy
Comment In the UK, the Institute for the Management of Information Systems (IMIS) and the British Computer Society currently promote levels of professionalism among IT organisations. Once the fraudsters have got into the... [02 Sep 1998]
UK laws to pave way for electronic land-buying
News A prototype electronic system is being trialled by Stroud & Swindon Building Society. The UK's Land Register and Law Commission have released joint proposals for the future of conveyancing laws. They... [02 Sep 1998]
Nationwide offers discount Net connections
News The building society is offering Internet access to its customers for just £7.50 per month. Nationwide has become an ISP in a bid to become a one-stop shop for its online customers. The company has been... [20 Aug 1998]
In brief: Nationwide says "no" to bank conversion
News Nationwide has voted to remain a building society. Its Annual General Meeting sealed the future of the company as a motion to convert to a bank was defeated by a majority of 33,700 votes. A company... [23 Jul 1998]
Siemens Nixdorf details Nationwide deal
News Siemens Nixdorf today released more details of its deal to supply the Nationwide building society with 800 servers and 7,900 PCs. According to Gardener, the building... [09 Jul 1998]
Siemens Nixdorf serves Nationwide
News Siemens is also helping the building society to move its bespoke software onto the Windows NT servers. Nationwide has chosen Siemens Nixdorf to supply it with 800 Primergy servers and an undisclosed... [09 Jul 1998]
