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No easy Ryde for Isle of Wight's legacy systems
News The rip and replace initiative will support the council's efficiency programme around finance, procurement and payroll services. It is hoped the ERP system will go live by April 2009. Isle of Wight... [14 Oct 2008]
Notts police turns to tech for better crime handling
News Eggleton said the software will also help improve the exchange of incident information with other systems, boosting efficiency. The force will go live with the Vision PX call handling... [19 Sep 2008]
Google open sources data-moving tool
News Various other methods exist for passing encoded data over networks but Google found none of them suited its particular need - which was for a system optimised for efficiency over everything else, Varda... [11 Jul 2008]
House of Fraser synchronises supplier data
News By synchronising product data and images we can increase communication efficiency and decrease errors. Department store chain House of Fraser has signed up to the Inovis Data Synchronisation service in the hope of... [09 Jun 2008]
Croydon inks £83m deal with Capgemini
News Capgemini will also provide consultancy services for Croydon's transformation programme to improve the level and efficiency of local services. Nathan Elvery, director of finance and resources at Croydon Council, said the... [23 Apr 2008]
Heathrow T3 tackles lost luggage with RFID
News Stephen Challis, head of product development at BAA Heathrow, said: "In effect the bag is travelling with its own passport… improving the certainty around the operation and reducing the manual intervention that's required, which we... [13 Feb 2008]
Tech key to vital healthcare savings
News The report states: "European citizens would greatly benefit from cost reductions, coupled with better efficiency of the healthcare systems through the wider development of e-health. The NHS says only 0.6 per cent of... [09 Jan 2008]
Command tech to save firefighters' lives
News Berkshire Fire and Rescue deputy commander Olaf Baars said the "cost effective" system could shave up to an hour off the time it takes for a command unit to get to grips with a complex incident, an... [04 Jan 2008]
MPs slam NHS electronic care record delays
News Despite the problems the report said the local care records can improve safety and efficiency and "vastly increase" the effectiveness of clinical communication, adding that the overall success of the NPfIT should... [13 Sep 2007]
Smart metering set to take off
News Smart metering is set for massive growth as utilities in Europe and North America overhaul their infrastructure with an eye on energy efficiency, according to analyst Datamonitor. Otherwise the system... [12 Jul 2007]
'Police data-sharing plan will hurt privacy'
News The opinion document noted: "The decision-making procedure cannot justify a lowest common denominator approach that would hinder the fundamental rights of EU citizens as well as hamper the efficiency of law enforcement. [01 May 2007]
Poor data hinders corporate social responsibility drive
News Jeff Legg, head of IS at chemical company Scott Bader, said IT departments also have a role to play in contributing to CSR targets such as reducing carbon footprints and increasing energy efficiency across the company. [04 Apr 2007]
Housing charity using tech to boost efficiency
News The new system will improve data sharing and efficiency. Housing charity Shelter has signed a deal with software services company Civica for a new client information management... [09 Feb 2007]
Green sat-nav - how it works
News Every route, made of various roads, has a pre-assigned value for fuel efficiency. For example, a straight, wide, downhill road where you can drive continuously at 60mph gets a better fuel-efficiency... [05 Jan 2007]
Brussels secure comms turns Orange
News The contract is designed to support the Commission's sTesta initiative, which is meant to shore up the continent's border security by improving the efficiency of communications. The European Commission has inked a €210m... [10 Nov 2006]
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