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RSS wiganUnencrypted details of 43,000 pupils on stolen laptop
News Wigan Council has agreed to encrypt all data on portable devices in future after a laptop containing the unencrypted details of approximately 43,000 pupils across Wigan was stolen. ZDNet UK has more on... [07 Sep 2009]
Man Utd gets wireless on team coaches
News Wireless provider Icomera has installed wi-fi connectivity on team buses used by the likes of Manchester United and Wigan Athletic. The Manchester United team will soon be able to check the latest match results on their... [18 Mar 2009]
Which cities top the wealth league?
News Other regions where private sector employment is in decline include Birmingham, Bournemouth, Chatham, Norwich, Telford and Wigan. The rise of high tech 'knowledge' jobs is helping break down England's traditional... [07 Jan 2008]
NHS Trust Looks to the Web to Build the Foundation for Better Patient Care
White Paper Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust (WWLNT) has taken important steps towards the realisation of electronic patient records by using the Microsoft .NET Framework, and implementing Case Notes, a Web-based system from... [23 Nov 2006]
Photos: RFID tickets track football fans
Photo Others include Coventry City, Manchester City, Reading and Wigan. London-based Premiership football club Fulham has started issuing RFID-enabled smartcards to fans, following a successful trial of the technology at a... [15 Nov 2006]
Football club tags fans with RFID tickets
News Others include Coventry City, Manchester City, Reading and Wigan. London-based Premiership football club Fulham has started issuing RFID-enabled smartcard tickets to fans to cut queues at the turnstiles on match days and... [15 Nov 2006]
McKinnon extradition backlash underway
News Sebastian Phillips, an IT manager from Wigan, wrote: "McKinnon did wrong and should be tried but I think the trial should take place in a British court. The UK government is facing growing criticism over its decision to... [10 Jul 2006]
Filer storage top of the class
News The Wigan-based school for 11-18 year olds, which was awarded Technology College status by the government five years ago, will use NetApp's F720 Filer product to replace local storage. Deanery High School has chosen... [06 Sep 1999]
AremisSoft wins £1.1m healthcare contracts
News Bedfordshire, Bolton, North Nottingham and Wigan and health authorities have all ordered AremisSoft systems in a bid to keep in step with the directive. US healthcare software supplier, AremisSoft has announced contract... [18 Jun 1999]
Communications failure blamed for man's death
News Controllers received an emergency call from Pamela Roche after her husband Billy was taken ill at their Wigan home, but were unable to contact an ambulance crew for 40 minutes. The Greater Manchester Ambulance Service... [12 Oct 1998]
