checks in case studies
Brunel University uses spam filter to fight cyber bullying
Case Study The email filtering system checks through each message according to a profile of recognised words and phrases and decides whether each of them is about proper college business - at a fraction of the time it takes to do manually. [11 Jan 2008]
How Norwich Union computes pay-as-you-drive
Case Study The journey points were represented as dots on a map when a vehicle checks in with NU's central computers - in this case a mainframe - every few seconds. Early suppliers emerged including IBM and Orange, for the telematics software and network... [27 Nov 2007]
Betfair fortifies its software code
Case Study The custom rules can then be used to search the rest of the code base for other existing and similar instances of the problem and to run a nightly source code regression checks to prevent any new instances of the same bug entering the code base. [20 Nov 2007]
Carpetright rips and replaces to keep up with growth
Case Study Stock checks are made on a more regular basis because they take less time and are easier to do. Carpetright is rolling out a rip-and-replace solution to streamline its IT systems following an intense period of growth. [25 Jun 2007]
O2 stops fraudsters with online ID checks
Case Study O2 is making it harder for fraudsters to set up mobile phone contracts by using an online identity verification system. The verification system, called 'URU', was introduced in August to all of O2's 350 UK stores and those of major retail partners... [20 Nov 2006]
Cornish brewery drinks to mobile working
Case Study The brewery is looking to develop mobile computing further, with plans to roll out a handheld application for quality control and health and safety checks at its pubs, a process currently conducted on paper. [06 Sep 2006]
Wireless prescription helps doctors speed up treatment
Case Study Compared to the traditional model - with doctors writing down prescriptions on paper and pharmacists downloading their handwriting - Duffy said using the tablet is faster and introduces another level of online checks and balances. [06 Oct 2005]
Stockbroker cuts paper chase with online ID check
Case Study Stockbroker TD Waterhouse has cut the time it takes to run security checks on new customers from 10 days to just 20 minutes. Earlier this year the stockbroker migrated from its previous paper-based system of making sure customers were who they said... [28 Jul 2005]
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