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Police to get thousands more mobiles
News With mobile devices they find it easier to access information at the point of need, leading to greater efficiency and reassurance for the public. Richard Earland, CIO of the NPIA, said reducing the bureaucracy burden on police officers is a key... [22 Jul 2008]
Whitehall IT to be carbon neutral by 2020
News The guidelines include: removing active screensavers from desktop PCs; switching monitors to standby after five minutes inactivity; automatically shutting down desktop computers outside working hours; reusing as much computer equipment as possible... [17 Jul 2008]
Location-based services mean business
News ABI Research's principal analyst Dominique Bonte said business applications of LBS, such as asset and vehicle tracking and workforce management, will become an important revenue generator for carriers in the future as more companies look to deploy... [17 Jul 2008]
'Greedy' appliances to power one million homes
News Efficiency improvements to the greediest home appliances - including power supplies for laptops, mobile phones and printers - can save enough energy to power 1.5 million homes, according to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs... [14 Jul 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 said. [11 Jul 2008]
Super scanners at UK airports
News It will look to use green technology in lighting efficiency and water consumption in new buildings, building on measures such as using rain and grey water recycling at Terminal 5. The airport operator is investing about £5m in energy efficiency... [09 Jul 2008]
UK business lacking high fibre diet
News The UK's business efficiency is being threatened by relatively slow broadband speeds, according to a report by the Communications Management Association. Last year, BT Openreach said it was unsure there was demand for next-generation access. [07 Jul 2008]
SAS becomes sun worshipper
News Under North Carolina's Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard, by 2021, utility companies in North Carolina must obtain up to 12.5 per cent of their energy through renewable sources or energy efficiency measures. [26 Jun 2008]
Google: Server efficiency needs different approach
News Chipmakers have been applying lessons learned in mobile computing to servers in an effort to increase efficiency by lowering power consumption. Naturally, with at least hundreds of thousands of servers in operation and its data centres placed near... [25 Jun 2008]
Procter & Gamble in $650m network deal with BT
News P&G hopes the deal will save money, as well as improving efficiency, flexibility, regulatory compliance and future proofing its IT infrastructure. Consumer packaged goods manufacturer Procter and Gamble (P&G) has signed a $650m deal for BT to... [10 Jun 2008]
House of Fraser synchronises supplier data
News By synchronising product data and images we can increase communication efficiency and decrease errors. The web-based platform is widely used in the US but House of Fraser is one of the first in the UK to adopt it. [09 Jun 2008]
BT to cut CO2 emissions by 80 per cent
News It will also ensure that a third of its product or service replacement contractors are able to demonstrate increased efficiency or reduced environmental impact. It is a powerful tool for embedding sustainability into organisations worldwide and... [03 Jun 2008]
Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin to retire
News It resonates from a financial perspective, as improving energy efficiency helps us to control costs. Under Sarin, Vodafone has grown its customer base (including companies where it owns an equity share) from 120 million to more than 260 million... [27 May 2008]
£81m cost of botched gov't shared services
News NAO head Tim Burr, said in a statement: "It is disappointing to see a programme which aimed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of a department leaving it, on current projections, some £80m worse off. [23 May 2008]
Power down PCs to save millions, gov't told
News The OGC is the Treasury office responsible for driving efficiency in public sector spending and says switching PCs off during non-work hours could cut carbon emissions by 55,723 tonnes per year across the public sector. [22 May 2008]
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