Britain's biggest coal mining company has embarked on an alternative energy scheme which may see wind farms built at its sites across the country
UK consumers are the most open in Europe to the use of biometric technologies to verify their identities, with 75 per cent of British residents willing to allow banks, government agencies, and other organisations to take fingerprints in order to verify their identity, compared with France (59 per cent), Germany (62 per cent), or Italy (63 per cent).
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We are looking to arrange a variety of activity for the automotive and road transport communities in 2009. We feel technical visits offer great benefits both to the attendees and the host organisation; can you help?
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The Mobile Data Association announces the launch of its new website. Representing a new era for the MDA, the site has been designed to meet the needs of its members, and the changing face of the mobile data industry.
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