Utilities

National Grid plans £3.5m data analytics project

Grid infrastructure
Data will be visualised within a geospatial context
16 Jan 2012

Review: Nuance OmniPage Professional 18

Nuance OmniPage Professional 18 box shot
OmniPage delivers cloud document scanning and optical character recognition
11 Oct 2011

British Gas begins next-gen smart meter rollout

British Gas van and support worker
New smart meters have a touch screen and enable greater control over energy use, says utility company
01 Sep 2011

IDC: Annual IT spend by utilities to exceed £7bn by 2015

Electricity providers spend the most on IT, report reveals
16 Aug 2011

Government needs joined-up cyber security policy to protect smart grid

Consultants advise DECC to implement national security framework for UK power companies or face the consequences
30 Jun 2011

HP Energy Conference: UK should reconsider smart grid rollout

HP’s Ian Mitton argues that existing technologies should be exploited rather than replaced
21 Jun 2011

HP Energy Conference: managed services essential for smart grid success

Utility companies need more of an incentive to invest
21 Jun 2011

Review: eRightsoft SUPER 2011 build 48

Freeware media conversion package deals with just about any media format
25 May 2011

Debenhams gets new audio conferencing technology

Retailer invests in MeetingZone for company-wide conference calls
05 May 2011

Review: Frontline Registry Cleaner 2.0

Frontline’s clean-up system is pretty neat, but users of Microsoft's Intune system are likely to encounter problems
20 Apr 2011

Microsoft and Toyota to announce energy efficiency collaboration

Deal is expected to include the development of smart grid technology
06 Apr 2011

Crossrail seeks provider for £14m contract

System will be key to building the new high-speed line linking east and west London
24 Mar 2011

TalkTalk refunds £2.5m following Ofcom investigation

TalkTalk billing systems now consolidated onto one platform following billing inaccuracies last year
28 Feb 2011

Easeus ToDo Backup Server 2.0 review

Backup software provides good safety net for server administrators
24 Feb 2011

Making cities smarter with technology

How the likes of IBM and Oracle are helping municipal authorities around the world to "optimise their infrastructure"
22 Feb 2011

Ofgem seeks opinions on how to protect smart meter users

Consultation paper looks at management of data privacy, automated switching and remote disconnection
08 Feb 2011