http://www.gpsj.co.uk/ The Latest Articles from GPSJ Thu, 26 January 2012 15:25:05 GMT 600 en-gb http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=497 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=497 Thu, 26 January 2012 15:25:05 GMT A man who tried to steal cable from a pylon in Middleton, Greater Manchester, has pleaded guilty to attempted theft and damaging property. http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=496 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=496 Wed, 25 January 2012 23:00:56 GMT Leading washroom provider Washroom Washroom was recently appointed to provide changing room specifications as part of new sports facilities installed at an all boys' school in Isleworth, London. http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=495 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=495 Wed, 25 January 2012 22:55:11 GMT Chris Hardy, McAfee UK public sector, comments below in response to the recent PwC report which highlights the growing threat to the public sector posed by cybercrime. The risk is clearly heightened by the amount and nature of data held by governments, and the damage to public trust and confidence which would result from a large breach. http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=494 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=494 Wed, 25 January 2012 22:50:21 GMT Following a successful three-month trial at waste water treatment works in Northamptonshire, England, Anglian Water is considering the use Jabbakam's cloud-based IP camera surveillance system at further sites located across the country. http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=493 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=493 Wed, 25 January 2012 22:44:39 GMT Mobile working in local government is set to go main stream within the next two to three years with both the size and scope of projects expected to increase dramatically, according to the annual Mobile Working Report published by specialist software house NDL. http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=492 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=492 Wed, 25 January 2012 22:33:00 GMT LONDON January 25th, 2012 - TODAY the Minister for Civil Society, Nick Hurd MP, announces that £1.3 million from The Social Action Fund has been awarded to enable the creation of new not-for-profit organisation, We're Altogether Better, formed to tackle social issues digitally. http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=491 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=491 Tue, 6 December 2011 18:32:37 GMT With the pressure to do more for less being felt in every corner of the public sector, senior executives could not be blamed for feeling stuck between a rock and a hard place. http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=490 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=490 Mon, 5 December 2011 11:19:46 GMT Covering an area of about 500 square miles, Breckland is made up of the five market towns of Attleborough, Dereham, Swaffham, Thetford and Watton and also a number of industrial areas and rural communities. http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=489 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=489 Wed, 23 November 2011 12:08:18 GMT A THIEF, who stole Poppy Appeal tins in the run up to Armistice Day, has been jailed for 52 weeks. http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=487 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=487 Tue, 22 November 2011 13:57:53 GMT An ambulance service has been criticised for it response time in getting to an accident. The North West Ambulance Service has been criticised over its response time in getting an ambulance to a young woman who had been hit by a car in Oldham, Greater Manchester last week. http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=486 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=486 Mon, 21 November 2011 18:53:42 GMT Scotland's public sector stands to save around £2.7 million in water efficiency savings over the next three years as Business Stream, the country's leading water supplier in the competitive market, prepares to implement the UK's largest-ever water smart meter installation. http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=485 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=485 Mon, 21 November 2011 16:55:59 GMT DRS Data Services Director of Electronic Assessment, Graham Hudson, participated in the 37th Annual Conference of the International Association for Educational Assessment (IAEA) in Manila, Philippines, last month and presented a paper focusing on the challenges of introducing new technologies globally. http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=484 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=484 Fri, 18 November 2011 15:57:08 GMT A new birth and death notification service could save up to £190m for government over the next ten years whilst significantly easing the lives of customers across the UK. http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=483 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=483 Tue, 15 November 2011 17:11:21 GMT More and more local authorities, councils and utilities are opting to fit new-generation composite manhole/access covers in the light of irrefutable evidence, resulting from comparative material tests, which proves metal covers are no longer fit-for purpose for use on today's UK roads and highways. http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=482 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=482 Tue, 15 November 2011 17:01:51 GMT Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI), a leading provider of Web security and WAN optimization solutions, has recently announced that Hampshire Constabulary has reduced logon times for print, file share and reporting applications from as much as 20 minutes to only a few seconds with Blue Coat® MACH5 WAN Optimization appliances.