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The Weekly Round-Up: 23.10.09
Round-Up In fact, as serendipity would have it, news this week manages to combine all of middle England's obsessions: fast internet access, property and what the Joneses are up to. We British love our broadband. [23 Oct 2009]
Netbooks, Apple goodies, vintage kit and a futuristic datacentre
Photo The device, which is designed to swim around the stomach to investigate any problems via remote control, was on show as part of an exhibition on medical robots at London Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons of... [02 Oct 2009]
Photos: Medical tech of the future, from robo-pills to cyber-surgeons
Photo You can see the exhibition at London's Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, which chronicles the history of medical treatment. Photo credit: The Royal College of Surgeons of... [15 Sep 2009]
First ID card watchdog named
News Pilling's previous roles include permanent secretary to the Northern Ireland Office and reviewing appointments in various bodies including the Church of England and the Civil Aviation Authority. The government has... [14 Sep 2009]
Revitalizing a Medical Data Warehouse
White Paper At the center of the Canadian technology triangle that has Montreal, Quebec City, and New England at its corners, Sherbrooke is a vibrant city with the largest concentration of universities and colleges in the region. [01 Sep 2009]
All change please: Your train ticket will never be the same again
News Commuters all across England could soon be using mobile phones, bank cards and Oyster-style smart ticketing on their journey home via public transport. The Department of Transport (DfT) today released a consultation... [20 Aug 2009]
Crime In Focus : A paper examining pitfalls in public crime mapping
White Paper In July 2008, UK Home Secretary Jacqui Smith pledged that interactive maps, which allow every neighbourhood in England and Wales to access local crime information, were to be put in place by every police force in the... [19 Aug 2009]
Microsoft Dynamics CRM - Chill Factore Video Case Study
White Paper Chill Factore is an indoor snow venue in northwest England modeled after Alpine resorts. Chill Factore implemented Microsoft Dynamics® CRM to track all transactions, purchases, customer interactions, and to allow... [12 Aug 2009]
Tories plan to revamp NHS IT gets grim diagnosis
News The Conservative Party has today revealed its plans to reform what it calls Labour's "shambolic" and "costly" plans for healthcare technology in England. The plans are designed to end the repeated delays to a core part... [10 Aug 2009]
Wireless Video Surveillance: The New Picture of Quality and Economy
White Paper Analysts estimate that today there are almost 400,000 video surveillance cameras guarding public places in France and more than four million in England. A quick glance around the globe verifies the growing importance of... [03 Aug 2009]
Revealed: £12.4m cost of pilots' ID cards project
News The spokesman added that the technology developed under the CWIC scheme will also be used to support the launch of voluntary ID cards in Manchester later this year, and the subsequent rollout of voluntary cards to the north west of... [23 Jul 2009]
Teachers get £5.6m to swot up on how to use tech
News Teachers in England are to get help to learn more about technology thanks to a £5.6m training programme, funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families. The programme is aimed at increasing teachers' tech... [21 Jul 2009]
Cheat Sheet: The Police Central e-crime Unit
Cheat Sheet The PCeU will share information on e-crime with the NFRC and help the centre collate and pass on reports to the different local forces in England and Wales for further investigation. The PCeU works with the 43 police... [20 Jul 2009]
Photos: Google Street View takes on Stonehenge
Photo It is one of the most recognisable icons in the world and we know that it is just as loved around the globe as it is here in the North East of England. Google and VisitBritain have revealed the seven landmarks and... [15 Jul 2009]
Home Office CIO on taming tech and why ID cards are good news
Comment The Home Office's role in safeguarding national security means Vernon has oversight of the most high profile and controversial IT projects in the UK, ranging from organising IT security at the London 2012 Olympic Games to the Impact... [10 Jul 2009]
