wireless in case studies
Bracknell Forest reaps virtual rewards
Case Study Wireless from A-Z… Bracknell Forest Borough Council is reaping the rewards after making the move to a virtualised server environment. The council estimates it will save around £75,000 per year in terms of hardware... [08 Aug 2008]
Law firm gets SaaSy with email security
Case Study C is for Cable & Wireless 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... [15 Jul 2008]
Taylor Woodrow heads for the cloud
Case Study C is for Cable & Wireless The construction division of Taylor Wimpey has embraced software as a service by adopting Google Apps Premier Edition to improve mobility and flexibility for its workers. Broadband from A to Z [10 Jul 2008]
College classrooms go high-tech
Case Study The building will be fully wireless-enabled so students and staff can access the network wherever they are. There will be 2,400 data points and 900 wireless access points in the building. Oaklands... [02 Jul 2008]
Thin clients switch on digitally excluded
Case Study C is for Cable & Wireless As many of the homes involved in the project don't have landlines installed - instead relying on mobile phones only - Aimes decided to use wireless mesh network technology for... [17 Jun 2008]
Students get blanketed in wi-fi at Brum uni
Case Study The university has chosen to run its wireless network in parallel with its wired network for security reasons, according to Turnbull: "All the access points are on a network that's separate from our campus network but... [18 Mar 2008]
Tennis federation rallies web presence
Case Study C is for Cable & Wireless 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 C is for Cable & Wireless The company worked with HP to move 66,000 email accounts in around 60 countries - HP's biggest ever migration project - onto a new bespoke email system over a six-month period. [23 Jan 2008]
How Norwich Union computes pay-as-you-drive
Case Study Wireless from A to Z 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... [27 Nov 2007]
Somerfield gets serious about wireless security
Case Study 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]
ICI takes the plunge with WLAN
Case Study ICI has rolled out a wireless local area network (WLAN) to make accessing its corporate network both easy and secure. The global paint and chemical manufacturer has been putting the WLAN in place with... [10 Oct 2007]
BlackBerrys juicing up work/life balance
Case Study The company has several flexible working methods, such as working from home and hotdesking, where staff in certain areas have no fixed desk or desktop PC, as well as wireless connectivity through BlackBerrys and laptops. [13 Jul 2007]
Durham college betters campus life with wireless
Case Study Durham's New College has rolled out a wireless and converged IP network which it claims has improved student and staff services and significantly reduced IT costs. For staff, the wireless network has... [26 Jun 2007]
NHS procurement hub streamlines mobile suppliers
Case Study Wireless from A to Z 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... [20 Jun 2007]
Concert hall makes sure callers don't sing the blues
Case Study For the future, the system offers the potential for wireless connectivity, which will be useful for the many back of house staff who are often away from their desks. Home of the Proms the Royal Albert Hall (RAH) has... [30 May 2007]
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