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Exeter Uni set for £5.5m wireless makeover
News Exeter University has embarked on a £5.5m campus-wide wireless network rollout. Wireless from A-Z Click here for all there is on wireless, from email to WiMax. The university's IT department is working with networking... [18 Sep 2008]
Exeter Uni gives £5.5m network upgrade the green light
News The University of Exeter has finished the test-stage of a £5.5m network upgrade project slated for implementation this December. In a statement, University of Exeter head of networks Roger Snelling said:... [17 Jul 2008]
Met Office forecasts blue skies for green IT
News Since moving to its headquarters in Exeter the weather forecaster has embraced the green ethos, replacing energy guzzling mod-cons with natural alternatives. We had a very real opportunity when we moved from Bracknell to... [09 May 2008]
Climate change fight 'must have supercomputers'
News Its own supercomputing facility used to rank third in the world in terms of power but, despite a recent doubling in the size of this facility at its base in Exeter, it has now slumped to 69th in the world. [31 Oct 2006]
Met Office unveils new supercomputers
News Work on the office's new headquarters in Exeter began in 2001, in a PFI deal worth £150m over 17 years. The Meteorological Office today showed off its shiny new supercomputers and headquarters to celebrate its 150th... [21 Jun 2004]
Teen who sparked US nuclear terror alert escapes prison
News A University of Exeter student who hacked into US Department of Energy computers responsible for US energy supplies and for the integrity and safety of US nuclear weapons has been sentenced to 200 hours community service... [02 Feb 2004]
EDS bags £160m Liverpool Victoria BPO deal
News Staff at Liverpool Victoria's Exeter offices will be affected, though the company said the deal will help their career development prospects as they move across to the IT services giant. EDS has extended its presence in... [02 Feb 2004]
Teen hacker billed for £21,000 damage
News The hack took place in June last year, when Exeter University student Joseph McElroy, 18, created a programme to enable him to remotely access computers at the Fermi Accelerator Laboratory in Illinois. [19 Dec 2003]
High-speed hay-seeds get Devon broadband
News The scheme will cost £12.5m and will be funded and supported by a mixture of private companies and public bodies, including Devon County Council, the South West of England Regional Development Agency and Plymouth and... [17 Nov 2003]
Comet kicks off seminars to make parents web-wise
News Hull, Stockton, Norwich, Southampton, Exeter, Bristol Cribbs, Swansea, Oldham, Cast Vale, Greenwich. Comet is continuing its drive towards safe and sensible family computing with the announcement of three in-store... [22 Aug 2003]
Entrepreneurs dive into Bath
News Taunton, Exeter, Bournemouth and Torquay are next in the list, compiled by Barclays. The southwest is England's start-up hot spot, according to the latest research. The city with the most business start-ups outside... [08 Apr 2002]
Big Brother spoofer is really bringing home the bacon
News Exeter pig farmer Andrew Freemantle is to broadcast the antics of his pigs in a live, round-the-clock webcast at pigbrother.uk.com. A Devon pig farmer is to give Channel 4 TV show Big Brother a run for its money with the... [27 Jul 2001]
Behind the Headlines: 'Smart' Cards under attack
News Referring to a recent Mondex trial in Exeter, he said users had expressed fears about losing their cards, a feeling of guilt because they were holding up queues as they grappled with the new technology, and concern about... [29 Sep 2000]
Cordena in CRM merger with ClientLogic
News Cordena has its head quarters in Exeter, UK, and a spokeswoman said the merger is expected to create around 100 new job opportunities for the region, particularly in its call centre. European call management company,... [15 Oct 1999]
Racal signs 25-year deal with MCI WorldCom
News The company will use Racal Telecom's dark fibre capacity to link networks in an area bordered by Exeter, Glasgow and London. MCI WorldCom has signed a 25 year contract with Racal Telecom to supply the network... [07 Oct 1998]
