In the wake of the Audit Commission’s report highlighting the need for improved management and maintenance of British roads, Bull HN Information Systems Ltd and Oracle UK Ltd have jointly developed a geographic information system for road management: the system is an amalgamation of Oracle’s routine maintenance management system and Bull’s geographic tools; it is aimed at local authorities, it runs under Unix and supports up to 150 users – turnkey prices begin at some UKP100,000 for eight users and go to UKP750,000 for a full system.