NHS patients should have easy access to their medical records through an online database interface, according to the GP who took over Harold Shipman's practice near Manchester.
Are we alone in the universe? Could life exist on other planets? Questions like these have inspired countless science fiction stories, but at the University of Exeter's Astrophysics department, these queries are at the forefront of research. The department is using a range of supercomputers coupled with its own bespoke open source software to study how stars and planets are formed.
The communications regulator Ofcom has published proposals to promote next-generation fibre broadband networks for new housing and office developments.
The Bats trading exchange has hired infrastructure services firm SAVVIS to host its Bats electronic equities trading platform in London to support the European market.