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Public Sector Roundup: Kent outsources for £32 million
Kent County looks to managed services for its networks, police get more handheld computers, and the government looks to buy 10,000 computers in an...
Lie detectors to combat benefit fraud
Following the success of a voice analysis pilot project to combat benefit fraud, the government has announced more funding.
Public Sector Roundup: NHS Trust gets techie
Hywel Dda NHS Trust gets improved information access, while Steria teams up with Dorset County Council to provide a contact centre upgrade.
Manchester upgrades CCTV network
The city council confirms faith in CCTV with order to upgrade analogue surveillance technology in line with network IP migrations plans.
South Somerset goes mobile
The south west district council will get mobile services for its staff as part of a new voice telecoms deal with Thus.
Hillingdon gets storage savvy
West London borough upgrades its storage to Compellent as part of an IT reorganisation.
Unified comms enhances council service
New technology to improve the management of customer services has led West Berkshire Council to improve service quality, efficiency and first-time...
Croydon extends Capgemini contract for £83 million
In the longest running Private Finance Initiative contract of its kind, Capgemini will continue to work with Croydon Council for the transformation...
Norfolk residents get free wireless broadband for two years
Project backed by Norfolk County Council and the EEDA will give the business and consumer populations free Internet access until 2008
Credit card data regulation revises self-assessment
The council administering the PCI DSS data security standard has revised its self-assessment questionnaire to promote compliance and adoption.
Brent Council unveils data clean-up plan
The North London-based local authority has bought new software to assure the quality of citizen data before it is integrated with key...
Lincolnshire automates website translation
The fourth largest county council is adding automated multilingual translation capabilities to its online presence to cater to its growing migrant...
Dorset looks to save millions with SAP tech
New IT systems implemented by Capgemini will save Dorset County Council an estimated £8.6 million a year.
Laptop theft compromises children's data
Two break-ins lead Middlesbrough Council to step up information security measures and contact 69 families whose data may have been compromised.
Wiltshire outsources IT transformation pre-merger
The council has signed a deal to move to a new, hosted SAP shared services platform and save up to £11-million annually after it merges five...
Cumbrian councils join shared service marketplace
E-procurement deal adds Cumbria County Council and five district councils to public sector exchange.
Glamorgan council trims paper-based processes
New electronic systems to streamline document management will provide foundation for administering the workflow and collaboration over content for...
Dell sued over "secret rebates"
Wolverhampton City Council is co-lead plaintiff in expanded class action shareholder lawsuit alleging financial misconduct and hidden income
Knowledge economy sold short
Productivity not accurately measured because official statistics rely on "outdated forms of measurement," according to Economic and Social Research...
Arun District Council eliminates network outages
Local authority updates IT security and business continuity to avoid internet downtime and assure citizen services.<br/>