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Emergency services get £2.5bn digital radio network
News Lancashire will go live by the end of the year, while the service will be rolled out in Greater Manchester and Yorkshire by spring 2001. Jeff Parris, general manager of BT Quadrant, added: "This is about empowering officers at the front end with... [08 Mar 2000]
Datacentre failure caused Barclays payday outage
News A datacentre in Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester, serves the north. Barclays Bank has said its ATM (Automated Teller Machine) network and counter terminals are back in operation after being out of use from 1.30pm to 6.30pm last Friday. [01 Mar 1999]
Police consider infopoint trials
News Greater Manchester Police is considering a trial of electronic customer access points, which will act as 'hole-in-the-wall' advice centres. Barry Evans, IT director at Greater Manchester Police, said: "The devices might be networked, but we're not... [12 Nov 1998]
Communications failure blamed for man's death
News The Greater Manchester Ambulance Service has been forced to take emergency measures after a communications failure was blamed for the death of a 35 year old man. The Greater Manchester Ambulance Service has launched a full enquiry. [12 Oct 1998]
Police to use virtual reality to steer kids away from crime
News The Greater Manchester Police Force has launched a virtual reality (VR) scheme designed to teach schoolchildren how to become responsible and streetwise citizens. The programme, called VR Crime Conquest, has been distributed on CD ROM to all 350... [09 Sep 1998]
Software buyers to get protection guidelines
News The guidelines, which are part-funded by the EC, will be launched at a conference in Manchester on 14 October. Software purchasers, who risk losing their investment due to problems with their supplier, are to get greater protection across Europe... [27 Aug 1998]
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