Seb's guide

National Trust Renews Its Trust In Vertex

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:02:10 CEST

Vertex has signed a new 10 year customer management contract with the
National Trust. The strategic partnership will continue to manage and
deliver end-to-end customer services for the Trust's large and growing
membership of over 3.5 million people.

The National Trust is an independent registered charity, dedicated to
looking after special places, for ever for everyone. It relies on income
from membership subscriptions, donations, legacies and revenue raised
from its commercial operations as well as on practical support from its
50,000 volunteers. Today, it protects and opens over 300 historic houses
and gardens and 49 industrial monuments and mills to the public across
England, Wales and Northern Ireland, plus over 700 miles of coastline
and 250,000 ha of countryside.

Getmapping Launch Aerial Insight

Mon, 2 Jun 2008 14:07:41 CEST

Hartley Wintney, June 2nd 2008 - Getmapping has launched Aerial Insight
a new online service that delivers Land Registry title plans, aerial
photography, plus a composite of the two, within 1 day of purchase.
Expected to appeal to conveyancers, lenders and property portfolio
managers, Aerial Insight provides crucial information about a property
and its surroundings that a plan alone cannot. The arrival of Home
Information Packs, already seen as a further opportunity to market
properties, is likely to create considerable demand for this enhanced
product.

One of the key documents required for the sale of any property in the
UK, a Land Registry title plan shows the extent of a property in the
context of a map of the local area. While it is possible to locate the
property accurately it is very difficult to ascertain any other details.
By providing an aerial photograph of the same area and a composite with
the title plan superimposed on top, it is possible to see many details
that a title plan cannot display.

Fujitsu secures £4.2m contract extension with Environment Agency

Thu, 29 May 2008 13:50:33 CEST

Floodline Warnings Direct contract signed with a remit to expand registrations

Fujitsu Services, one of Europe’s leading IT services companies, today announced it has secured a further two year contract with the Environment Agency to continue to develop a managed service that protects the public from the risk of flooding. During this period, Fujitsu will assist the Environment Agency to evolve the system to meet the recommendations of the Pitt Review[1] into the floods of 2007.

The first change to the system in 2008 will be an enhancement to the existing manual registration process for residents to an online registration service – putting the citizen experience at the forefront of the service.

The Floodline Warnings Direct (FWD) system was designed and developed by Fujitsu in association with the Environment Agency and was opened up to the public at the beginning of 2006. It is a map based application, hosted in Fujitsu datacentres that allows the operational department of the Environment Agency to determine target areas for pre-defined warning messages. Fujitsu provides a fully managed service for the FWD application and the supporting infrastructure

Toshiba Launches Fastest Ever Colour Multifunctional Products

Tue, 27 May 2008 10:49:10 CEST

The new e-STUDIO4520c is the fastest in Toshiba's product range, easy to use and allows for most accurate colour matching.

Chertsey, U.K., 27th May 2008 - Toshiba Tec UK Imaging Systems Ltd,
leading provider of IT and office equipment products, today announces
the launch of its new multifunctional products (MFPs), developed specifically to enable users to print, scan, copy and fax faster, and to a higher quality than previously possible.

The new colour series (e-STUDIO2820c/3520c/4520c), developed using new technology, allows Toshiba to play a much greater role in the colour market. Businesses deploying the new MFP range are able to print high quality colour documents and brochures in-house, saving the cost and time typically involved in outsourcing these jobs. The MFPs are capable of colour matching, which is crucial for producing branded documents and logos. The colour machines can also print on waterproof paper, and print
banners up to 1.2 metres long, which is of particular benefit to
creative departments in need of premium colour solutions.

CDC Expands Into Unitied Arab Emirates To Meet Demand For Technology Solutions That Enable Intelligent Buildings

Tue, 20 May 2008 14:06:11 CEST

Intelligent Building Company opens offices in Dubai

London, 15th May 2008: CDC, the intelligent buildings experts, has
expanded its international presence with the opening of offices in the
United Arab Emirates (UAE). Headquartered in London, UK, CDC has
increased its global presence to meet the growing demand for
easy-to-use, cost-effective technology that enables intelligent and green buildings. Through its Integra Intelligent Building Framework solution, CDC can take advantage of this growth and deliver a complete integrated building management system.

In UAE, CDC will be based in Dubai. Together with locally based
associates, Fredrik Ostling will be responsible for building on the
already successful partnerships in the area, aiming to establish CDC's
Integra solution as the default choice for a comprehensive, state-of-the art intelligent building enabler. CDC is already working on projects such as Qatar Convention Centre and New Doha Airport in the region.

AdaptiveMobile warns that Irish mobile harassment survey findings are symptom of a growing international problem

Tue, 20 May 2008 14:01:55 CEST

Use of mobile phones among children for cyber-bullying not exclusive to
Ireland, claims mobile security specialist

20 May 2008 - Dublin, Ireland - AdaptiveMobile (www.adaptivemobile.com)
the leading provider of mobile subscriber protection for enterprises and individuals, today issued a stark warning to both mobile operators and
parents that the cyber-bullying of schoolchildren highlighted by recent
research in Ireland is actually an escalating international problem.

The survey, carried out by Trinity College Dublin, questioned nearly
2800 pupils from eight secondary schools and shows that children as
young as 12 are being targeted by cyber bullies through various forms of communication including mobile phone calls, text messages and e-mails.
Other disturbing findings are that one in seven students have been
targeted by bullies via their mobile phones or the internet, with one in eight boys questioned having been 'cyber-bullied' in recent months.

Rackspace Hosting Completes Construction Phase of European 'Green' Data Centre Project

Tue, 20 May 2008 11:46:56 CEST

Waste and wood chips power the web through new Rackspace Data Centre.

London, UK, 20 May, 2008 - Rackspace(R) Hosting, a leading provider of IT Hosting services, today announced it has begun installing equipment in its new 'green' data centre, which will be powered by renewable energy sources.

The data centre, in Slough, Berkshire, will draw power from a local combined heat and power plant that uses wood chips, waste paper and fibre fuel to generate electricity, hot water and steam.

Rackspace has converted a former warehouse on the Slough Trading Estate, to provide 55,000 square feet of net technical space. Construction has been completed and equipment is being installed in the first data hall.
The first customers are scheduled to go live in June. The date centre
layout has been built to Rackspace specifications, which were designed
to better manage customer needs.

New Research Shows That 57% Of UK Viewerstime-Shift TV Content

Tue, 20 May 2008 09:39:56 CEST

LONDON, UK, May 19, 2008 - Redback Networks Inc., an Ericsson (NASDAQ:
ERIC) company that makes video-centric routers for 75 percent of the
world's largest triple-play networks, today announced the results of a
nationwide survey in the United Kingdom, measuring the popularity of
on-demand TV and Internet video.

In a survey of 2168 online adults, the Redback sponsored research showed
that more than half of UK residents (57%) watch up to 10 hours or more
of on-demand TV or recorded TV each week. This is TV that either
supplements or replaces broadcast TV viewing. The same survey also
found that women watched more on-demand or recorded TV than men (58% vs.
55%). Seniors (55+) and young adults (18-24) watched the most on-demand
or recorded TV (60%); 25-34 year-olds watched the least (51%).

Equisys becomes the first UK Independent Software Vendor to achieve certification for Microsoft DynamicsT NAV

Wed, 14 May 2008 14:05:23 CEST

London, UK 10:00 14/05/08

Equisys plc, one of the leading developers of software solutions for document production and delivery, and a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, today announced that Zetadocs® for Microsoft Dynamics NAV has achieved Microsoft Dynamics certification.

Equisys is the first UK based company to achieve certification for Dynamics NAV, demonstrating its continued commitment to working with Microsoft and its partners. Microsoft UK's NAV Product Marketing Manager, Steve Farr, commented, "The certification of Zetadocs for NAV is a great example of what can be achieved by our ISV partners. Certification confirms that Zetadocs for NAV meets Microsoft's highest standard for partner developed software solutions and is recommended by existing users."

Zetadocs for NAV can deliver cost savings and productivity gains for accounts departments in three key areas. Firstly, the costs of printing and mailing invoices or statements is time consuming and expensive - the production of just 1,000 paper based invoices per month can amount to annual costs of over £12,000 based on the cost of postage, materials and the time spent producing the documents. Secondly, most businesses also retain paper copies of financial documents, spending up to £500 rental space per filing cabinet to provide day-to-day access and adhere to compliance regulations. However, filing errors often occur, leading to delays and additional costs.

GyPSii Takes the Lead in Mobile Social Networking With New and Improved Feature Set

Wed, 14 May 2008 14:00:54 CEST

Amsterdam, 11am GMT May 14th, 2008 GyPSii the leading geo-location and
social networking service provider for mobile phones and Internet
devices, has made a series of significant enhancements to its feature
set.

"We are dedicated to continually developing and improving the GyPSii
service to provide all users, whatever country they're in or handset
they're on, with the best mobile geo-social networking experience in the
world" said Dan Harple, GyPSii CEO. "The new GyPSii features further
extend its position as the mobile lifestyle application that's turning
the mobile phone into a personal digital life recorder." Adding to this
comment, he stated, "Only this week a GyPSii member, living in China,
recorded in real-time the tragic earthquake in Chengdu and shared it
with the whole GyPSii community. This exemplifies GyPSii's ability to
share live events, anywhere, anytime, with the GyPSii community." This
weeks Chengdu GyPSii posting can be viewed at Place on News & Alerts on
www.gypsii.com.