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RSS national gridNational Grid sells Energis stake
News National Grid plans to sell a third of its share in UK business telco, Energis. CEO, David Jones said reducing National Grid's voting share in Energis to less than 50... [20 Jan 1999]
National Grid sparks up £5m Vodafone deal
News National Grid has signed a £5m-plus deal with Vodafone to shift its voice and data network to the mobile provider. Under the three-year contract, Vodafone will also provide remote working capabilities... [06 Jan 2009]
Computacenter Case Study: National Grid UK
White Paper National Grid Trancso is committed to applying technology to help enhance its overall efficiency and service standards. As part of its 'Staying Ahead' initiative, National... [10 Aug 2006]
National Grid Transco gets new £1.5m IP network
News National Grid Transco (NGT) has implemented a £1.5m IP network for its new headquarters in Warwick following the merger of National Grid and Lattice. As well as... [22 Oct 2003]
National Grid sets its sights beyond Energis
News National Grid has sold its stake in Energis following an announcement that the utility plans to set up a telecoms company overseas. David Jones, chief executive at National... [25 Nov 1998]
Telecoms crash lays National Grid low
News The National Grid has posted a second half loss after writing down its investments in telecoms companies including Energis. The company posted a net loss of £369.3m, or 23.9p per share. For the full year... [30 May 2002]
CSC picks up £266m National Grid Transco contract
News Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) has won a £266m seven-year contract to look after much of the IT infrastructure of National Grid Transco (NTG). Known for its electricity transmission and distribution... [18 Dec 2003]
National Grid skips out of Latin quarter
News The UK power transmission utility, National Grid, has written down its Latin American telecoms holdings to the tune of £290m as it refocuses on its core business. The company is selling off its stake in... [21 Nov 2001]
In brief: National Grid wins Brazilian power deal
News National Grid has extended its overseas presence by signing an exclusive 10-year agreement with Eletrobas, the leading state-owned Brazilian electricity generation and high voltage company. The company... [24 Jul 1998]
SAP Utilities: Verbund - Privatization of Austria's National Grid
White Paper When discussions on privatizing the grid began in 1996, Verbund realized the consequences for its business. Verbund has 36 subsidiaries and affiliated companies, with the core area consisting of Austria Hydro Power AG,... [28 Sep 2007]
A Scalable PKI for a National Grid Service
White Paper This paper describes work to expand the PKI for the UK National Grid Service (NGS), to integrate it with site authentication and improve usability. This work is complementary to the UK Shibboleth... [16 Apr 2008]
David Lister on smart grids and why he left RBS
Comment It's a great time to be joining National Grid. He talks to Nick Heath about why he left RBS and how he will meet the challenges ahead as group CIO for National Grid. It... [29 May 2009]
Knowledge Pathways Provides Measurable ROI for National Grid
White Paper Headquartered in London, England, National Grid is an international networks business, which owns and operates electricity transmission, distribution and telecommunications networks throughout the world. [17 May 2006]
David Lister
CIO Profile David Lister joined the National Grid in March 2009 and is responsible for the vast IT infrastructure that underpins the giant utility company. Lister told silicon.com: "It's a great time to be joining... [01 Jun 2009]
Powys takes open source route
News When the UK government introduced the National Grid for Learning last year it specified that 75 per cent schoolchildren should have an email account and Internet access by 2002. One of the projects we... [20 May 1999]
