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RSS hampshire in newsMoD admits losing nearly 2m recruits' details
News The disk in question was being held at a secure location on EDS premises in Hampshire when it went missing on 8 October. The MoD has revealed a lost hard drive may contain details on almost two million individuals - one... [14 Oct 2008]
MoD breach: Data goes missing from "secure location"
News EDS told ZDNet.co.uk the disk was being held in a secure location in premises in Hampshire when it went missing but was unable to say exactly what data was on the drive. IT contractor EDS has lost a hard drive containing... [10 Oct 2008]
UK flights grounded by air traffic control glitch
News National Air Traffic Services (Nats), which oversees much of air traffic control in the UK, suffered a glitch that stopped data reaching workstations at its London area control centre at Swanwick in Hampshire. [26 Sep 2008]
Are sat-navs causing havoc on the roads?
News An anonymous reader from Hampshire said: "People have to blame something else for their problems," and added that "most sat-nav devices have a start up message indicating the Highway Code rules over a sat-nav instruction". [24 Jul 2008]
Police to get thousands more mobiles
News Ian Readhead, deputy chief constable of Hampshire and the Association of Chief Police Officers lead for the mobile information programme, said in a statement: "Mobile computers are absolutely critical to a modern police... [22 Jul 2008]
Video app the highway to healthy roads
News Hampshire County Council is trialling an extension to its road management systems with an asset-counting application based on video capture. According to Paul Davison, senior officer in Hampshire's... [12 May 2008]
Local gov't CIOs to set national agenda
News Members of the Local Government CIO Council include, among others: Peter Bole, head of ICT commissioning at Kent County Council; Richard Steel, CTO Council member and CIO at the London Borough of Newham; Dylan Roberts, head of ICT at... [02 Apr 2008]
Sun touts energy-efficient data centre drive
News The latest Sun data centre that epitomises the company's aim for lower emissions is Sun's facility at Blackwater in Hampshire, which will join two other facilities in Bangalore, India, and Santa Clara, California. [22 Aug 2007]
Intel invests $10m in UK start-up
News Mirics, based in Hampshire, has developed radio-frequency chips that allow mobiles and PCs to receive content based on any number of technical standards being used globally. Intel has invested $10m in UK chip design... [03 Jul 2007]
MySpace joins race for the White House
News MySpace president Tom Anderson said in a statement: "Iowa and New Hampshire may be selecting delegates but the MySpace vote will be the first test of where candidates stand in the election year. MySpace.com plans to hold... [04 Apr 2007]
Apologetic Virgin hammered by Sky switchers
News Stephen from Hampshire wrote: "I'm disgusted with Virgin and I think I'm going to make it my duty to let everyone know how poor the service is. Virgin Media has responded to the barrage of customer complaints it has... [23 Mar 2007]
Road tax plan is "highway robbery"
News John in Hampshire said the scheme "will cost us, the tax payers, billions of pounds over the coming decades". Plans for a 'pay-as-you-drive' road tax scheme, which a government-backed report claims would raise £28bn,... [06 Dec 2006]
£75m police national network deal goes to C&W
News Ian Readhead, deputy chief constable of Hampshire Constabulary and Association of Chief Police Officers lead for the PNN project, said PNN3 will play a pivotal role in driving towards a more modern police service. [08 Nov 2006]
London hotels charging 'top dollar' for wi-fi
News Radisson Edwardian Hampshire Last week London was named the most expensive city in Europe for wi-fi access in hotels. And with some guests in the capital paying £10 for every half an hour they are online it is easy to... [07 Nov 2006]
Bank data breaches probed by info commissioner
News Scamsdirect said it found the information, which could easily lead to identity theft, in bins outside bank branches in Hampshire. Several high street banks could be investigated by the government following reports they... [21 Aug 2006]
