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RSS casualtiesSat-nav back seat drivers on their way
News He said: "Casualties are very much linked to speed, both numbers and severity of casualties… and going back to technology there is a definite role there to be played by having vehicles which actually keep to the speed limit. [15 May 2008]
The AP Relies on MySQL for Transaction-Heavy News Delivery System
White Paper MySQL has given the AP new flexibility to create quick Web-enabled database applications that relate to recent events, such as a casualties database for the Iraq war. The AP Hosted News site is heavily trafficked, particularly on days during which... [10 Apr 2008]
Van driver warning in mobile crackdown
News The road safety campaign will home in on the UK's three million-strong army of 'white van men' in an attempt to reduce road deaths and casualties from in-car calls. Van drivers are being targeted by the government as it kicks off its campaign to... [05 Mar 2007]
Top 10: The best, worst... and craziest uses of RFID
News RFID has also made an appearance in the army to try and reduce casualties from 'friendly fire' incidents. Children: Japanese authorities decided to start chipping schoolchildren in one primary school in Osaka a couple of years ago. [30 Nov 2006]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: What are the risks?
Comment On a statistical basis there is little doubt that their decisions will see some serious casualties and a lot of heartache. Completed a couple of weeks later at Paradise Bay, Mamaris, Turkey and despatched to silicon.com from a free wi-fi site in... [16 Oct 2006]
iSoft dumps 10 per cent of staff as profits flatline
News Software developer iSoft is laying off 10 per cent of its staff and revising its accounts, in the wake of troubles with the multi-billion pound upgrade of the NHS IT system. The restated accounts, which effectively reduced iSoft's recent profits to... [12 Jun 2006]
UK call centres grow despite offshore threat
News There are still many very large operations, although there have been some high-profile casualties to the offshore phenomenon. The boom in offshore outsourcing to places such as India and eastern Europe has not resulted in the large-scale job losses... [14 Feb 2006]
City firms warned on disaster recovery plans
News More than 1,000 people and 80 UK organisations took part in the test, which included simulations of car bomb attacks and casualties. Financial firms in the City of London risk being brought down by a terrorist attack or natural disaster because too... [14 Dec 2005]
IT companies' HQs hit by oil blast
News Networking company 3Com said that its EMEA headquarters was also damaged in the explosions, but that there were no reports of employee casualties or injuries. IT companies were among the businesses that suffered damage in the massive explosions at... [12 Dec 2005]
City firms ready in the event of bombing
News More than 1,000 people from the Tripartite Authorities (HM Treasury, the Bank of England and the Financial Services Authority) and 80 UK organisations took part in the test, which included simulations of car bomb attacks, casualties, market... [29 Nov 2005]
Army tests RFID to beat 'friendly fire'
News The British Army has been testing technologies - including radio frequency tags - that could reduce casualties from 'friendly fire' incidents. Earlier this month Nato's Operation Urgent Quest exercise (see pictures here) tested the potential of a... [20 Oct 2005]
Supercomputers still too slow to forecast storm surges
News What will be the number of buildings flooded, number of casualties, rescues needed? Meteorologists have excelled in forecasting the track of Hurricane Katrina and others but they still need technological advances in storm surge prediction, experts... [21 Sep 2005]
Homeland Security: Information Systems Management
White Paper As everyone learned from the tragic events of September 11, terrorist attacks can cause major casualties, destruction and disruption across a wide span of jurisdictional boundaries. The outcome and aftermath can overwhelm and overtax the emergency... [30 Aug 2005]
New tech speeds up motorway crash investigation
News It can take six hours to clear a serious road incident because once any casualties have been removed the police have to gather evidence for their investigation. Police are testing high-tech survey equipment to speed up their investigations at road... [22 Aug 2005]
Email traffic doubled after London bomb blasts
News As many as 300 casualties have been reported so far. Email traffic has doubled in Europe today after four bombs exploded in central London. A snapshot of email activity from security company MessageLabs found the number of customer emails it... [07 Jul 2005]
