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College classrooms go high-tech
Case Study Green IT from A to ZClick on the links below to find out more. Oaklands College near St Albans is planning to offer its students the best in high-tech learning when its £100m new campus opens in 2011. [02 Jul 2008]
Thin clients switch on digitally excluded
Case Study Click on the links below to find out more. 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. [17 Jun 2008]
Why next-gen videoconferencing can mean more travel
Case Study Pearson made the decision to invest in telepresence to improve links with its New York office. While high-end videoconferencing can play a role in reducing the costs of corporate travel - financial and environmental - the most notable benefits of... [24 Apr 2008]
Olympic tech getting fit for Beijing 2008
Case Study Green IT from A to ZClick on the links below to find out more. Preparations for the Beijing Olympics in August are nearly complete and for Atos Origin, it's the end of an IT project that has lasted nearly four years. [16 Apr 2008]
VoIP a perfect fit for Gieves and Hawkes
Case Study Telephone links between them was supported by a leased line supplied by BT. Bespoke tailor Gieves and Hawkes has moved over to a VoIP link between its two back offices to improve customer services and save on admin staff. [15 Apr 2008]
Police gets to grips with body cameras
Case Study Click on the links below to find out everything you'll need to know about biometric security. Police in Staffordshire are trialling video technology to capture and store footage officers have gathered on the beat using cameras worn on the body. [12 Mar 2008]
Tennis federation rallies web presence
Case Study Click on the links below to find out more. The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has beefed up its website to improve availability and speed for millions of tennis fans following the scores of Davis Cup matches online. [12 Mar 2008]
Shipping company to slash CO2 and power costs
Case Study Green IT from A to ZClick on the links below to find out more. A shipping services and cargo company that looks after the US Navy and Shell is hoping for massive CO2 and cost reductions by centralising its IT systems. [21 Feb 2008]
BA puts faith in IP at Terminal 5
Case Study Performance of the network's fibre links - capable of 10Gbps - has exceeded all guidelines that had been set out and Hawker said: "We've obviously upped the spec. British Airways (BA) is in the final testing phase of its sophisticated IP network in... [08 Feb 2008]
AstraZeneca brings its email bang up to date
Case Study Click on the links below to find out more. Global pharmaceutical giant, AstraZeneca, has just completed a huge project to upgrade its ageing email system, helping the company reduce the number of servers it uses and save money. [23 Jan 2008]
Brunel University uses spam filter to fight cyber bullying
Case Study Click on the links below to find out more. Brunel University has adapted its spam filter to help fight email bullying. Based in the west of London, the university is one of the main higher education centres in the city and uses a distributed email... [11 Jan 2008]
How Norwich Union computes pay-as-you-drive
Case Study Click on the links below to find out more… As far back as 2003 word got out that insurer Norwich Union (NU) was working on a pay-as-you-drive (PAYD) in-car 'black box' device. Early suppliers emerged including IBM and Orange, for the telematics... [27 Nov 2007]
Betfair betting engine goes supersonic
Case Study Find out who made it into silicon.com's Agenda Setters top 20 by clicking the links below… Betfair has developed a new core betting engine that can process staggering volumes of bets per second and significantly reduce the cost of each transaction. [15 Nov 2007]
Somerfield gets serious about wireless security
Case Study Click on the links below to find out more… Somerfield has undertaken a security audit on its wireless networks, leading to a less draconian security policy that allows the retailer's IT department to take full advantage of wireless technology in... [05 Nov 2007]
NHS procurement hub streamlines mobile suppliers
Case Study Click on the links below to find out more… The East of England Collaborative Procurement Hub (CPH) has slashed its costs by streamlining its mobie phone contracts. The CPH represents NHS Primary Care and Acute Trusts across the east of England, and... [20 Jun 2007]
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