rances Hipple, a senior consultant for NCC Group, explains how housing providers will need to improve their security in order to exchange information with and connect to local authority networks and systems. In order for local authorities (LAs) to securely communicate and transmit information with the government, they will be required to connect to the…
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Infrastructure
Flagship revamps network with Timico
Flagship Housing has replaced its ‘point-to-point’ network with an industrial-strength multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) solution from Timico. Sandra Smith, IT systems development manager, Flagship Housing, said, “We wanted to move away from our existing network solution as the ‘point-to-point’ set up we had in place was delivering much less bandwidth than we needed and it…
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Dataday management
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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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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