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RSS glasgowPrudential switches to ATM
News The ATM implementation - already up and running at the Pru's Reading, Glasgow and Bristol offices - is based on two Fore ASX-1000 switches with dual 622Mbps interlinks, and Forerunner LE 155s on the edge of the network with dual 155Mbps uplinks... [29 Jun 1999]
Scottish utilities win Y2K praise
News Gwynneth Flower, MD of the UK government Y2K watchdog, made the announcement at the Scottish National Infrastructure Conference, in Glasgow, where she urged other Scottish businesses to complete the last few hurdles to Y2K readiness. [16 Jun 1999]
Airport network touches down ahead of schedule
News Hampshire-based networking reseller, Milgo Solutions, completed the networking of the three major Scottish airports - Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen - on Friday, a year ahead of schedule. In a welcome change for the industry, an IT project has... [01 Jun 1999]
Marconi boosts Telewest WAN
News The new equipment will be located at Telewest's Glasgow, London, Birmingham and Yorkshire franchises. Marconi Communications has won a £5m contract to provide cable company Telewest with wide area networking equipment. [20 May 1999]
One 2 One ramps up call centre support
News The plans will consolidate Glasgow, the North East and Yorkshire as the call centre capitals of the UK. One 2 One has begun recruiting staff at its call centre in Greenock, near Glasgow, which is due to open before the end of the year. [04 May 1999]
Oracle gives £10m to UK schools
News At the launch in Glasgow, UK managing director, Philip Crawford, spoke for CEO Larry Ellison when he said the UK is leading the world in recognising the importance of technology in schools. Database company, Oracle, has donated £10m towards the... [30 Apr 1999]
NEC invests £35m in Scottish jobs
News In the past year, Motorola announced heavy job losses from its Glasgow plant and the Siemens factory on Tyneside has closed down with the loss of 1,100 jobs. Semiconductor company, NEC, has announced a £35m investment in its West Lothian plant in... [12 Apr 1999]
Fujitsu chip plant closes
News The closure of the plant means the loss of 570 jobs and follows job losses at Motorola's Glasgow plant and Siemens' North Tyneside facility. Fujitsu closed its County Durham semiconductor plant today, as it continues to search for a buyer for the... [04 Dec 1998]
UK families prefer PCs to football, says Microsoft survey
News The Microsoft Computer Age Report talked to 500 families with home computers, in five different cities - Birmingham, Glasgow, London, Manchester and Newcastle-upon-Tyne. According to Microsoft, UK citizens would rather have a PC than a pet dog. [18 Nov 1998]
Racal signs 25-year deal with MCI WorldCom
News The company will use Racal Telecom's dark fibre capacity to link networks in an area bordered by Exeter, Glasgow and London. MCI WorldCom has signed a 25 year contract with Racal Telecom to supply the network infrastructure for its telecoms business. [07 Oct 1998]
Chip firms suffer health scare
News Glasgow University is to begin a study on chip manufacturing safety following increasing numbers of reports of health problems among workers. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, the University will conduct an in-depth investigation at... [05 Oct 1998]
UK suffers as Fujitsu closes chip plant
News Another 200 staff will be made redundant at Motorola's chip manufacturing plant in Glasgow. The UK was dealt another blow today as two chip firms announced major job losses. Fujitsu confirmed it will close its production facilities in Newton... [04 Sep 1998]
In brief: Scottish Power revamps call centre system
News The GT-X system - which was installed in its 400-seat Glasgow call centre three years ago - has been extended to cater for 900 users as the company increases its presence in the gas market. Scottish Power has expanded the roll-out of a customer... [28 Aug 1998]
