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'Big Brother' listening for angry exchanges
News Pub brawls were cut by a quarter earlier this year in Yeovil, Somerset, when a fingerprint-before-you-drink scheme was unveiled. The system has already been deployed in the Netherlands to listen out for aggressive tones to counter violent attacks... [22 Nov 2006]
Brits warm to hot biometrics and cold lager
News While many people remain opposed to large scale biometric schemes such as those being proposed to underpin new passports and ID cards, 40 per cent of voters in a silicon.com poll said they would be prepared to register their fingerprints with a... [31 Oct 2006]
Leader: We ALL want to use biometrics
Leader Take the story about biometrics being used for door security at pubs in Yeovil. The use of fingerprint or iris recognition has been something of a controversial subject in recent years, especially in instances where their use is a requirement... [31 Oct 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 27.10.06
Round-Up But what happens to an outsider, who comes into Yeovil, and decides he or she wants a drink in one of those pubs? So imagine the consternation in the regions at news that the good, hardworking folk of Yeovil, Somerset, will be required to use... [27 Oct 2006]
Caption competition 1: Win a bottle of champagne
Photo Bono - ".and to get a drink in Yeovil, I had to have my fingerprint read like this . This competition is now closed, below are the top five captions submitted - including the lucky winner. For this week's competition and your chance to win, click... [27 Oct 2006]
Biometrics cut pub brawls by a quarter
News A biometric scheme that scans drinkers' thumbprints before they enter a pub has helped cut alcohol-related crime in the South Somerset town of Yeovil. South Somerset District Council said it has seen a 23.5 per cent drop in alcohol-related violent... [24 Oct 2006]
Leader: ID cards victory for silicon.com campaign
Leader Lord Peyton of Yeovil best summed it up when he said: "There is a widespread anxiety in this House about the lack of information. Today represents something of a landmark day in silicon.com's ongoing ID Cards on Trial campaign following the savage... [17 Jan 2006]
ID cards bill in crisis after major defeat in Lords
News Lord Peyton of Yeovil said: "There is a widespread anxiety in this House about the lack of information. The government's controversial ID card plans have suffered a major defeat in the House of Lords with peers refusing to approve the bill until a... [17 Jan 2006]
Yeovil College Expands Learning Opportunities With Web-Based Learning for Students and Staff
White Paper Yeovil College was looking to develop a Web-based learning environment and content-management system for use by its 8,500 full- and part-time students and 500 staff. Yeovil College was one of the first educational establishments in the UK to... [21 Nov 2005]
Somerset Council gets £4.3m CWC network
News CWC has worked with Wireless LANs Ltd to provide the network, which connects four main sites at Bridgwater, Frome, Taunton and Yeovil, using a switched 34Mbps ATM core. Somerset County Council has signed a £4.3m contract with Cable & Wireless... [25 Jan 2000]
