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£2.9bn police radio system completed on time
News The project was managed for the Home Office by the Police Information Technology Organisation (PITO) and Home Office minister Caroline Flint said the system is the envy of forces worldwide. The rollout of the £2.9bn... [01 Apr 2005]
UK police upgrade biometric ID tech
News The Police IT Organisation (PITO) has teamed with Northrop Grumman in an eight-year, £122m deal to create next-generation biometric identification technology for UK police. Dr Fred Preston, PITO's... [14 Dec 2004]
C&W extends police network deal
News CJX liaison officer for the Police Information Technology Organisation (PITO) Mick Humphrey said: "The greatest challenge the criminal justice sector faces today is its scale. PITO, which was responsible... [05 Nov 2004]
UK police develop national emergency alert system
News The technology behind the system is being developed by police IT body the Police Information Technology Organisation (PITO) along with the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO). The PITO... [26 Oct 2004]
5 years ago... UK police launch nationwide intranet project
News In a tender released late on Friday, Pito (Police Information Technology Organisation) invited software suppliers to provide security for the project. Inspector Simon Pratt, speaking for Pito, told... [01 Jun 2004]
New head of police IT named
News The Home Office has named former BT exec Chris Earnshaw as the new non-executive chairman for the Police Information Technology Organisation (PITO). However, it is likely Blears will be hoping for a turnaround under the... [08 Mar 2004]
Police IT to face government review
News The role of the Police IT Organisation (PITO) in providing national IT and communications systems to the police and criminal justice system is be the subject of a comprehensive government review. The delivery,... [14 Jan 2004]
£1.2bn criminal justice IT passes "major milestone"
News Warwickshire is the first police force to go live with the interface, which was developed by the Police IT Organisation (PITO) and IT firm Vivista. A "major milestone" has been reached in the government's £1.2bn criminal... [13 Jan 2004]
Biometrics key to future of police crime fighting
News The details are revealed in the five-year forward plan of the Police Information Technology Organisation (PITO). A biometrics research and demonstration lab will be established on PITO premises by... [25 Jun 2003]
West Yorkshire police in secure Linux desktop trial
News Earlier this year Netproject was awarded a contract by the UK Police IT Organisation (PITO) to examine the issues of migrating to Linux computers on the desktop for police forces in England and Wales. [16 Oct 2002]
mmO2 police profits come under the microscope
News The profit mmO2 stands to make from its £1.5bn Airwave deal with the Police Information Technology Organisation (PITO) has become the subject of a government investigation. In a meeting this week, the Public Accounts... [25 Apr 2002]
Boys in blue buy online
News The Police Information Technology Organisation (PITO) has begun piloting the system with 50 users and 28 suppliers. The UK police are trialling e-procurement as part of a government scheme to get public sector bodies... [21 Mar 2002]
PC's PCs to run on Linux
News The Police Information Technology Organisation (PITO) has contracted open source specialist netproject to examine the feasibility of moving bespoke applications running on Windows over to Linux. A statement from... [22 Jan 2002]
This time in '99: UK police launch nationwide intranet project
News In a tender released late Friday, Pito (Police Information Technology Organisation) invited software suppliers to provide security for the project. Inspector Simon Pratt, speaking for Pito, told... [31 May 2000]
Cable & Wireless pulls the police force together
News Cable & Wireless has won an exclusive contract to provide the Police Information Technology Organisation (PITO) with an intranet which will enable police forces nationwide to communicate online with each other. [10 Sep 1999]
