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Can commercial innovation transform control rooms?

New technology is unlocking potential worldwide, but the pace of development sits in stark contrast to the speed of adoption in control rooms. Could the way we buy and sell software be holding us back? Ian Hillier from NEC Software Solutions explores how new commercial approaches might accelerate the benefits.  

Crucial technology for front-line policing to enhance investigations and protect the vulnerable

The two key use cases for Facial Recognition technology in policing, live and retrospective, are becoming more and more proven and trusted with many police forces ensuring their ethical and transparent usage of the technology is widely communicated and understood. 

NEC Health launches Online Portal for OptoMize to transform diabetic eye screening

NEC Health has launched a new Online Portal for OptoMize, enhancing diabetic eye screening by replacing print-based letters with secure, real-time digital communications. The solution improves patient access, reduces admin, cuts costs, and supports a more sustainable NHS.

NEC Software Solutions UK completes acquisition of Pro-Mapp Ltd to enhance Health proposition

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Automating Universal Credit rent verification delivers rapid benefits for Gateshead

NEC Health to join the Health Innovation Network Zone at HETT Show 2025

NEC Health will be exhibiting at the HETT Show 2025, 7–8 October at the ExCeL London.

NEC Health publishes new white paper on health data partnerships and real-world evidence

NEC Health has released a new white paper, Unlocking the Power of Registry Data: How health data partnerships can drive safer, smarter patient care, which explores how structured access to registry data can transform the use of real-world evidence in medical research, innovation and patient safety.

NEC Health Sponsors World Sight Day 2025 and Pan-Ireland Ophthalmology Day

In partnership with Queen’s University Belfast, NEC Health is supporting World Sight Day 2025 to promote innovation, accessibility, and improved eye health across the UK and Ireland.

Helping Rochdale Borough Council to reduce long-term arrears

Reviewing Small Business Rate Relief reveals potential revenue for Rochdale

NEC Software Solutions chosen to provide Facial Recognition technology in support of a national policing capability

NEC Software Solutions UK Ltd (NEC) has been successful in securing a number of contracts following a further competition exercise via BlueLight Commercial’s recently established National Live Facial Recognition Framework. The contracts are to equip ten mobile facial recognition units, funded by the Home Office and the NPCC, that can be used by every territorial police force in England and Wales to support their policing needs. 

Why control room innovation requires a leap of faith

Technology has the potential to transform police control rooms, yet the pace of change remains stubbornly slow in certain areas. Ian Hillier from NEC Software Solutions explains the factors at play and suggests a reset focused on the art of the possible.