london office in news
Met police in web 2.0 crime map mash up
News The site has been developed by the Met Police Service in conjunction with the Metropolitan Police Authority and the Mayor of London - and is part of a Home Office initiative to get more people involved with their local police and enable the public... [18 Aug 2008]
Citizens use YouTube to keep gov't in check
News Eurim warns that simply replacing face-to-face services with internet access risks isolating the services from the most vulnerable, citing examples of the elderly being cut off following bank and post office closures. [31 Jul 2008]
Stolen ePassports 'worth £20m' on black market
News While the Home Office claims that "high tech checks" render the blank ePassports useless, privacy experts say they could be used to fool everyday ID checks, for limited travel abroad or be fitted with cloned chips. [29 Jul 2008]
Techies swap BlackBerrys for the beach
News In our poll of more than 230 silicon.com readers, almost two thirds said they would leave their voicemail and email at the office while on holiday. Only 40 per cent were able to resist the temptation to email the office during their time off. [25 Jul 2008]
Is the UK an open source laggard?
News Secondly, the high licensing and training costs for Microsoft Office will push us to evaluate alternative options. The London Clinic IT director Mike Roberts, one of the IT leaders who will not be investing in open source software, said: "The main... [21 Jul 2008]
London travellers hit by Oyster outage
News These cards can be replaced free of charge at any London Underground office. Travellers in London were forced to pay full price fares on Saturday as the computer system for the Oyster travel smartcard encountered technical problems during the morning. [14 Jul 2008]
ID cards face student scorn
News H is for Home Office L is for London School of Economics Z is for London Zoo People aged 16 to 25 have been using the site MyLifeMyID.org, launched today, to discuss the £4.4bn National Identity Scheme (NIS). [09 Jul 2008]
Foreign Office tech overspend leads to project trimming
News The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has overspent on two IT projects which has forced it to rethink some of its development plans. The funding figures were revealed in a written answer to parliament by foreign office minister Meg Munn. [07 Jul 2008]
City slickers addicted to email
News Workers in the City just can't resist checking in at work while on holiday with almost two-thirds contacting the office by phone, text or email while they're away. Just 40 per cent said they're able to relax enough to resist emailing the office... [07 Jul 2008]
ePassport upgrade scaled back
News H is for Home Office L is for London School of Economics Z is for London Zoo The total write-down of EPA2 assets since the project began in 2005 is £10.8m, comprising £5.5m in 2006-07 and £5.3m in 2007-08. [02 Jul 2008]
Timeline: HM Revenue & Customs data blunder
News An earlier audit by the National Audit Office (NAO) in March 2007 identified many of the issues that would contribute to the loss of the discs, and in October four copies of the data discs were produced before a set managed to get through to the NAO. [26 Jun 2008]
Flexible working still a stigma, say techies
News Nearly a fifth (17.4 per cent) said they believe flexible working has a negative effect on career progression, with some respondents saying employers see them as less committed to their job if they are not in the office. [25 Jun 2008]
Free wi-fi arrives in York station
News He said in a statement: "For business passengers our wi-fi creates a productive mobile office, with the ability to send and receive emails as well as to access the internet. The train operator introduced free wi-fi for all classes of passengers on... [13 Jun 2008]
Casinos bet on Experian ID verification
News The system is integrated into the standard casino office membership system, Progressive Gaming International. Authenticate Pro is being used by Genting Stanley, Grosvenor Casinos and London Clubs Management to make sure punters are of legal age... [11 Jun 2008]
Mobile broadband ushers in Blue day
News Blue Mobile has a solid back office. Blue Mobile's real focus is not so much established financial hubs like the city of London but the emerging investment centres in China and India. The company's CEO Sulim Malook met with silicon.com at the... [03 Jun 2008]
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