Middlesbrough
Talking CCTV rolling out to 20 'trouble hotspots'
News 'Talking' CCTV cameras that shout warnings to litter louts and those engaged in anti-social behaviour are to be extended to 20 trouble hotspots across England following a successful trial in Middlesbrough. [04 Apr 2007]
Be extends next-gen fat pipes to third of Blighty
News Be's ADSL2+ network now covers the following locations: Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Coventry, Croydon, Derby, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Hemel Hempstead, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Middlesbrough, Milton... [16 Feb 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 1.12.06
Round-Up Let's take a trip to Middlesbrough - figuratively you understand (we wouldn't do that to you) - where ultra-smart CCTV is being rolled out which can speak to passers by. Middlesbrough Council's physical... [01 Dec 2006]
Talking CCTV shames litter louts
News Seven CCTV cameras in Middlesbrough have been wired up with speakers in an effort to combat anti-social behaviour in trouble hotspots around the town centre. Middlesbrough Council's physical security... [28 Nov 2006]
Microsoft launches 'terrorist-fuelling' piracy crackdown
News Microsoft has identified several regional piracy "hotspots", such as Glasgow, Manchester and Middlesbrough, which its enforcement team will be targeting over the next year. Microsoft has launched a new software piracy... [16 Feb 2006]
Call centres lag behind on IP adoption
Comment Outsourcer Garlands, for example, deployed a Cisco solution in its new Middlesbrough contact centre blending inbound and outbound calls. Garlands IT manager Steve Bowen says: "Cost-wise, we've calculated that to... [01 Feb 2005]
Exclusive: The headlines you WON'T see in 2005
News Indian firm opens Middlesbrough call centre Here we predict the stories which won't - or really shouldn't - appear on the pages of silicon.com over the course of the coming 12 months. Gates: Longhorn 'bug free and on time' [22 Dec 2004]
Call centre outsourcer Garlands hiring for new headquarters
News The company already has two offices in Hartlepool Marina and one in Middlesbrough City Centre. Garlands Call Centres has announced it is recruiting UK staff for a new corporate headquarters that will employ up to 250... [28 May 2004]
DTI warns of bogus investment scams
News Often, says the DTI, those who get taken in by the fraudsters are those who can afford to lose it least - one victim of scammers, a 44-year-old nurse from Middlesbrough, lost over £10,000 when she was persuaded to buy an... [25 Nov 2003]
Who has the best website in the Premiership?
News Middlesbrough (2.91) Chelsea have seized the crown won last year by Everton, claiming the accolade of top performing Premiership website for the 2002/2003 season. Having dominated previous monthly league tables,... [09 May 2003]
Chelsea website leaving rivals in wake
News Middlesbrough 2.89 While the struggle for the Premiership crown appears to have become a three horse race, which may yet go to the wire, Chelsea Football Club has surely sealed its victory in the online world, with a... [28 Mar 2003]
Arsenal rock bottom of the online Premiership
News Middlesbrough (2.88) English football league leaders Arsenal have manage to turn their current sporting success on its head in the online world with the slowest website of any Premiership club. The Arsenal site, as... [17 Mar 2003]
Did Manchester United's website take a dive?
News No data was available this month for West Brom, Birmingham or Middlesbrough. With England's big name stars underperforming on the football pitch last night against Australia it seems fitting that some of the country's... [13 Feb 2003]
What's happening in the online Premiership?
News Middlesbrough 2.99 The performance of all the Premiership clubs' websites was monitored over the past month by Keynote, and the results have thrown up some impressive similarities to life in the real world Premiership -... [03 Dec 2002]
The Online Premiership: December
News No data could be recorded this month for Birmingham City, Chelsea, Middlesbrough and West Brom. 1. Leeds (0.72 seconds) Newcastle (0.93) Charlton (1.54) Everton (1.57) Aston Villa (1.81) Tottenham (2.2) [30 Nov 2002]