Welsh council clears up missing school laptop rumours

Caroline Donnelly
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Torfaen County Borough Council explains why the 8,600 laptops it procured from XMA this year are not being used

A Welsh council that came under fire earlier this year for allegedly rushing through a PC procurement deal has confirmed that none of the laptops it acquired are in use yet. In April, ChannelWeb...

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