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Law firm gets SaaSy with email security
Case Study N is for Next generation International law firm Ashurst LLP has turned to web-based email management to help drastically reduce spam and free up time for its tech team. Ashurst has been using technology from email management specialist Mimecast to... [15 Jul 2008]
Taylor Woodrow heads for the cloud
Case Study N is for Next generation Taylor Woodrow has moved its 1,800 staff onto Google Apps for email and other services, estimating it will save £1m per year in the process. The construction division of Taylor Wimpey has embraced software as a service by... [10 Jul 2008]
Thin clients switch on digitally excluded
Case Study N is for Next generation 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]
Police gets to grips with body cameras
Case Study N is for Network 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. The trial is funded from the £3m that the Home Office has set aside for... [12 Mar 2008]
Tennis federation rallies web presence
Case Study N is for Next generation 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]
AstraZeneca brings its email bang up to date
Case Study N is for Next generation 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 N is for Neologisms 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 system. [11 Jan 2008]
How Norwich Union computes pay-as-you-drive
Case Study N is for NFC 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 software and network coverage... [27 Nov 2007]
Somerfield gets serious about wireless security
Case Study N is for NFC 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 the future. [05 Nov 2007]
NHS procurement hub streamlines mobile suppliers
Case Study N is for NFC The CPH represents NHS Primary Care and Acute Trusts across the east of England, and has a combined spend of £1.5bn. Due to the nature of their jobs, the professionals it serves are often away from the office and depend a great deal on... [20 Jun 2007]
Wireless network boosts college options
Case Study N is for NFC Hereward College, the national integrated college for disabled students, is hoping its newly installed wireless local area network (WLAN) will provide huge benefits to both students and staff. [04 Jan 2007]
Building society banks on chip and PIN
Case Study Norwich and Peterborough Building Society (N&P) has kicked off the rollout of chip and PIN cards to replace magnetic strip debit cards for more than 100,000 account holders. N&P's head of banking and mortgage operations Paul Rippon told silicon.com... [27 Sep 2005]
