The police force is paying for licenses for Absolute Software's ComputraceOne, which connects the company's monitoring centre to a machine every 24 hours, and every 15 minutes if it is reported stolen.
This will enable the police to track any stolen laptop that connects to the net.
The anti-theft software is embedded in the BIOS. So, if anyone reformats the hard disk the software can still do its work.
Other police forces, including West Midlands Police, have used the anti-theft software and have been able to return several laptops.
Source: ZDNet, UK
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