digital in case studies
Thin clients switch on digitally excluded
Case Study A project to tackle digital exclusion in socially deprived regions of Merseyside has brought free plug-and-play internet access to hundreds of homes with children of school age. Digital exclusion is a complex issue, says Kehoe. [17 Jun 2008]
Childnet helps parents get web savvy
Case Study Childnet conducted research with parents including those on the lower end of the social demographic in Birmingham and Slough to find out the best way of bridging the digital divide and educating parents whose knowledge of the internet was falling... [08 May 2008]
Musical retailer improves stock visibility
Case Study Pro audio music retailer Digital Village implemented a retail software management system to improve productivity and sales in 2003. Digital Village MD Paul Dennis explained to silicon.com that the company originally decided to invest in a solution... [08 Apr 2008]
PA spreads the news on open source
Case Study The national news agency for the UK and Ireland started working with the Nuxeo Open Source ECM platform last October to improve digital news production and distribution. Press Association is increasingly supplying digital news organisations with... [20 Mar 2008]
PDAs to fight war on hospital wear and tear
Case Study It manages information on the job details, location and contacts and can read digital signatures in order to sign off the job or request spare parts. The time taken to carry out vital repair and maintenance work at a UK hospital has been slashed by... [18 Jan 2008]
Visit London gets 'WebTrendy'
Case Study It's the most valuable research tool we've got on the digital side, hands down. Tourism group Visit London has received a significant boost in website traffic following changes made using intelligence gained from web analytics. [21 Jun 2007]
Channel Five switches on to virtualisation
Case Study Channel Five is revamping its IT infrastructure by embracing virtualisation as it adjusts to the increasingly digital and on demand media world. Five saw a sharp increase in the amount of data following the launch of its two digital channels - Five... [22 May 2007]
Property managers bin BlackBerrys
Case Study Forms have also become shorter as a result of translation to digital media. Property management company Nelson Bakewell has ditched BlackBerrys in favour of Windows Mobile-based devices. The move is part of a major overhaul of its corporate... [06 Mar 2007]
How UCAS made its website a high achiever
Case Study Speaking to silicon.com, Steve Harrop, strategy and planning manager for digital services at UCAS, said: "We've certainly learned to understand what [the] infrastructure can deliver through load testing. [16 Feb 2007]
Wireless network boosts college options
Case Study Meaton added: "In the near future we're planning to deploy IP handsets to replace our Dect [Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications] system and enable voice over WLAN. The converged IP network, installed by Scalable Networks, allows students... [04 Jan 2007]
Digital archive replaces paperwork at Lloyd's Register
Case Study Lloyd's Register has replaced crates of paperwork with a digital documents archive that can be accessed by any of its ship inspectors around the world. The organisation assesses and certifies ships around the globe to improve quality and increase... [02 Nov 2006]
AXA cuts out the paper chase
Case Study The service enables all of AXA's claims to be converted into digital format, so they can be processed and archived electronically. He added: "It's a much slicker and quicker way of getting information in a digital format. [18 Oct 2006]
Cities rise to the £7m digital challenge
Case Study The Digital Challenge initiative is a competition aimed at UK councils to encourage them to think about issues of social and digital exclusion within communities. Ten councils are battling it out to win a £7m prize for showcasing how IT can get... [02 Oct 2006]
How to grow your own eco-friendly tech team
Case Study Visitors using the mobile ticket option have a digital ticket in the form of a secure barcode sent to their phones. The eco-friendly stance of the Eden Project is also shaping the decisions made in its IT operations. [13 Sep 2006]
Hospital puts wireless at heart of tech plans
Case Study A hospital trust is using its new wireless network to support a number of projects including digital X-rays and efficient drug dispensing. It currently has a wireless network made up of 400 access points which will climb to 600 when its new digital... [17 Aug 2006]
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