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RSS LondonLondon Olympics puts IT on a diet
News London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games is to trim the IT backbone of the Games as part of a drive for "sustainability". For London we think that people will want even more access to results, pictures... [26 Nov 2008]
Accenture Case Study: London Stock Exchange-Data Warehouse
White Paper Roughly 40 percent of the London Stock Exchange's revenues are generated by sales of real-time information about stock prices and movements. The Exchange and Accenture teamed to create a corporate data warehouse on... [09 Sep 2007]
London 2012 embraces web 2.0 and green IT
News The London 2012 Olympic Games organisers are exploring energy-saving green IT initiatives and embracing web 2.0 technologies such as social networking for the event. Work on the main IT infrastructure supporting the 2012... [01 Aug 2007]
London Underground looks at 'smart' anti-terror CCTV monitoring
News London Underground is set to roll out high-tech CCTV surveillance software that will automatically alert operators to suspicious behaviour, unattended packages and potential suicide attempts on the capital's Tube system. [29 Mar 2004]
London tubes do real-time travel info with Orange
News Transport for London (TfL) has struck a deal that will see Orange become the first company to offer mobile services allowing consumers to see when service is disrupted on specific tube lines. There will also be a... [27 Apr 2004]
London charity gets share of $50,000 Salesforce donation
News A North London charity has been named as one of the recipients of a charitable donation from the Salesforce Foundation, the charitable arm of US CRM vendor Salesforce.com. The Janus Foundation is to launch a youth... [01 Jun 2006]
London data centres hit by credit crunch
News London's data centre sector has suffered a downturn, with no corporates taking up space in the capital this year. Businesses chose London for just four per cent of the data centre space taken up across... [04 Jul 2008]
London NHS trust automates to keep systems going
News A London NHS trust has gone for a central system to manage its PCs and networks as part of a multi-million pound IT overhaul. The South London and Maudsley (SLAM) trust has gone for remote... [13 May 2004]
London Electricity goes west
News London Electricity has bought the electricity supply business of Sweb, the south-west England regional electricity company, for £160m. Brian Lescour, chairman of London Electricity, said the move is part... [11 Jun 1999]
London police switch on to Jasmine
News London's Metropolitan Police has chosen Jasmine, the information infrastructure system from Computer Associates (CA) to run its database of images of criminals. The first phase of the rollout has taken place in ten... [22 Jun 1999]
London: Wi-fi capital of the world
News London is the wi-fi capital of the world but is still falling behind on wireless security, according to a survey unveiled today. The survey of London, New York and Paris by security firm RSA found that... [28 Oct 2008]
Photos: London Eye beats the queues with BT
Photo The British Airways London Eye attraction was forced to implement a new automated booking system across all its sales channels to help cut queues for the 3.5 million tourists who visit it each year. Eleanor Harris, head... [16 Sep 2005]
London hotels charging 'top dollar' for wi-fi
News Last week London was named the most expensive city in Europe for wi-fi access in hotels. London's free wi-fi hotels**: Marriott London Grosvenor Square: £5 per hour or £20 for 24 hours... [07 Nov 2006]
London: Capital of laptop theft
News Westminster, at the very heart of London, is the worst hit borough, suffering the highest levels of burglary and thefts where a laptop was taken. Worst London boroughs for laptop robberies Brent in North... [15 May 2007]
London 2012: Will IT be hit by credit crunch?
Comment London has a vision of using technology to deliver a successful 2012 Olympics. The good news is the vast majority of the IT and technology being invested in London 2012 will be done through private... [09 Oct 2008]
