Data controllers beware – from 6 April 2010, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the body responsible for enforcing data protection regulation in the UK, will enjoy new powers to fine data controller organisations that commit a serious data breach. For a housing provider or other organisation to be fined: It will need to have committed…
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Infrastructure
Occam cuts digital divide at West Whitlawburn
West Whitlawburn Housing Co-operative has launched an innovative fibre-optic communications network from Occam Networks for its residents. Supplied through reseller Fibre Options, WWHC is using Occam’s BLC 6000 multi-service access platform with gigabit passive optical network capabilities. Paul Farrell, director, WWHC, said, “We believe that there is huge potential to be gained for our community…
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Oaklee Housing signs with DeviceLock and Sorce
Oaklee Housing Association, which manages 4500 properties across Northern Ireland, has just completed its implementation of endpoint data leak-prevention software from DeviceLock. The new software will give Oaklee comprehensive control over its employees’ access to local ports on their PCs, peripherals and mobile devices to reduce the risk of accidental or malicious data leakage. Oaklee’s…
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Convergence – the key to flexible working?
Next-generation network (NGN) solutions have the power to fundamentally change the way we work. The technological revolution in the workplace pours information into our lives and we are faced with the challenge of using this information effectively. The wide variety of public sector organisations and the range of disparate services they deliver further compounds this…
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Star connects 250 Keepmoat sites
Keepmoat, which is responsible for more than 43,000 properties for social rent, has chosen Star’s on-demand business service for WAN connectivity, email, data and internet communications across its operating companies – Bramall Construction, Frank Haslam Milan and Keepmoat Homes. The company has just completed the latest phase of its communications network renewal and chose Star’s…
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Incommunities signs with NTL and Bloxx
ncommunities is using a next-generation network from NTL Telewest Business to underpin its operations and deliver mobile working for its staff. The housing provider, which manages 22,300 properties in the Bradford area, is linking its eight key offices plus smaller sites across the network, providing IP telephony for 750 staff and organisation-wide business continuity. 250…
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