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Could hackspaces hold the key to business innovation?
Comment Success stories from the day include a tool which correlates crime statistics with exam results; a user-friendly 'Find Me A Dentist' tool; and 'Job Centre Pro Plus', a site which allows job-seekers to see all advertised jobs within their... [14 Oct 2009]
Google gives SMEs a better slice of local search
News Google is giving local merchants the ability to access data about how web surfers arrive at a local listing in Google Maps, in hopes of figuring out why so many people in a particular neighbourhood are searching for pizza. [02 Jun 2009]
Bournemouth braced for first Fibrecity homes
News The first 30 homes to get fibre are located in postcode areas BH10 and BH11, with approximately 40 per cent of the 12,000 homes in the area having opted in to the network so far. The first clutch of homes to be connected... [20 Jan 2009]
Online maps reveal crime rates in your local area
News By typing in their postcode, users can access data down to ward level on crimes such as anti-social behaviour, burglary, robbery and vehicle crime. Online maps detailing local levels of crime are now available to the... [06 Jan 2009]
Met police in web 2.0 crime map mash up
News Searches can be conducted by postcode or borough, and results include a summary of the current crime rate and how it compares to rates in recent years. The Met Police has launched a test version of a clickable crime map... [18 Aug 2008]
London: Card fraud hotspot
News Both Liverpool and Kilmarnock have seen a drop in the card fraud levels compared to the last postcode analysis. The UK's top card fraud hotspots have been revealed in a report that shows the crime is spread across the... [24 Jul 2008]
New Business Uses Technology to Bring a Restaurant to the Workplace
White Paper It integrates financial, stock, and order-processing data with a postcode-driven Web site, built using the .NET framework, where customers place orders. New U.K.business The Fridge Company specialises in high-quality... [11 Jan 2008]
Top 10 financial services stories of the year
News The SE18 postcode (The environs of Woolwich, close to Shooter's Hill - a notorious haunt for highwaymen in the past) was identified as having the worst record for fraudulent transactions originating in the area. [17 Dec 2007]
London hottest for online card fraud
News The UK postcode with the worst record for fraudulent transactions was SE18 which includes Thamesmead and other parts of south-east London. The research also found increased fraud in many postcode areas... [05 Sep 2007]
Online fraud warning signs revealed
News If the billing address is more than 50 miles from the delivery address it might be worth taking a closer look at the order, and 192.com Business Services said retailers it worked with also cite orders from the London... [30 Apr 2007]
O2 brings home zones to Blighty
News Under the Favourite Place scheme, pre-pay users can get eight hours of free calls to landlines and other O2 mobiles from a particular location once they have texted a postcode to the operator. O2 is bringing its 'home... [30 Mar 2007]
Top techie pay by postcode
News Londoners earn the fattest UK salaries - 22 per cent over the average yearly wage for all IT workers, new research has revealed. Northern Ireland came off worst geographically, with IT workers there earning an average of £27,659 per year... [15 Jan 2007]
Photos: "Citizen cartographers" mapping the planet
Photo Access to postcode data for OpenStreetMap, however, is a more contentious issue as the Royal Mail owns the rights to the UK's postcode database. But Coast is also involved in a project called Free The... [13 Nov 2006]
Open source rival takes on Google Maps
News Access to postcode data is a more contentious issue as the Royal Mail owns the rights to the UK's postcode database but Coast is also involved in a project called Free The Postcode which... [13 Nov 2006]
ID theft 'threatens almost all UK homes'
News This equates to 97 per cent of households chucking away materials containing full name, title, sex, address and postcode details, research conducted by business advisor Waste Works has revealed. More than 21 million UK... [16 Oct 2006]
