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Bletchley Park's World War Two codebreakers in their own words
News Up to two-thirds of the staff at Bletchley Park were young women and Osborne was one of up to 400 other Wrens at Woburn Abbey, home to the Duke of Bedford, but her accommodation was less grand than might be expected. [05 Nov 2009]
Friends Cove Mutual Insurance Company: Revolutionizing Services Across Pennsylvania Through Effective Automation
White Paper Friends Cove Mutual Insurance Company, located in the historic town of Bedford, Pennsylvania, has served Pennsylvanians for more than 130 years. Friends Cove grew steadily for decades. As the company expanded across the... [19 Jun 2009]
Woolworths slashes costs with supply chain tech
Case Study The company therefore decided to move onto SAP SCM software and started implementation at its Bedford and Swindon distribution centres at the beginning of the year. High street retailer Woolworths has streamlined its... [02 Jun 2008]
PDAs to fight war on hospital wear and tear
Case Study The team of 26 workmen in the Operational Support Services Maintenance Department at Bedford Hospital can record instant updates on jobs using PDAs that communicate via a GPRS network. The system replaces the old method... [18 Jan 2008]
Dear silicon.com... More data breaches and Google vs Wikipedia…
Comment Andrew Bedford, Gloucestershire What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week? Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the site. [20 Dec 2007]
Photos: Floating computers keep an eye on the oceans
Photo Adam Hartling (left) and Richard Boyce, research technicians from the Bedford Institute of Oceanography, prepare to deploy an Argo float just off the coast of Nova Scotia. The Argo programme uses thousands of floating... [21 Nov 2007]
Oncore IT Case Study: 29 Bedford Row Chambers
White Paper 29 Bedford Row chose oncore IT to provide it with a completely outsourced IT solution that would not only provide protection for their highly sensitive client data, but also to design and support the entire IT... [12 Sep 2007]
John Thorp
CIO Profile Thorp has a master's degree from Cranfield University, where he is a visiting lecturer, and he is also a non-executive member of the Bedford Hospital NHS Trust. John Thorp joined FTSE100 consumer electronics retailer DSG... [06 Jun 2007]
Remote access gains for Bedford NHS Trust
Case Study Bedford Hospital NHS Trust has revamped its approach to remote access, cutting the cost of IT support staff dialling in to systems as well as trimming its bills for pharmacists and radiologists - often expensive... [08 Aug 2006]
Powergen ditches offshore Indian call centres
News Around 450 new jobs will be created at E.ON managed call centres in Bedford, Bolton, Leicester, Nottingham and Rayleigh as a result of the work being transferred from India back to the UK. Powergen is bringing its... [15 Jun 2006]
Government pushes for court hearings by phone
News The consultation follows pilot schemes in Luton, Bedford and Newcastle County Courts between 2003 and 2005. Court defendants could soon be allowed to attend their procedural hearings over the telephone if plans for a... [13 Jul 2005]
The Weekly Round-Up: 12.03.04
Round-Up Why it’s none other than 1970s runner David Bedford. The Number was rapped on the knuckles by Ofcom in January when the regulator asserted that the moustachioed running twins featured in its ads were a caricature of... [12 Mar 2004]
118 118 runners lose out to hairy athlete
News Hirsute 70s track star David Bedford has won his case against The Number 118 118, who he alleged stole his image for its advertising - personified by the handlebar-tash-and-mullet sporting 118 runners. [27 Jan 2004]
118 providers make like the Marie Celeste
News They've not been universally popular, however - landing the company with a legal investigation.s track star David Bedford announced last year his intention to sue the company claiming they had lifted the idea for the... [09 Jan 2004]
Contractor defeats taxman in IR35 battle
News One of its members, Roger Tilbury from Bedford, won his case against the Inland Revenue at the Special Commissioners when the judge concluded that he should not be classed as an employee of Ford Motor Company for tax... [04 Nov 2003]
