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News The Telehouse West heat-export strategy follows on from The Mayor's Energy Strategy, introduced in London in 2004 by the then-mayor, Ken Livingstone. Waste heat from a new datacentre being built in London Docklands will... [16 Apr 2009]
Is this make or break for £12.7bn NHS IT project?
News BT CEO Ian Livingstone warned another writedown of "some hundreds of millions" of pounds more on the remaining two contracts, which are still being reviewed, could be on the cards. One of the two remaining main suppliers... [22 Jan 2009]
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Comment This is definitely little more than a revenue raising scheme for Livingstone as it is broadly punitive with no regard for circumstance. Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest... [21 Feb 2008]
Photos: Zoom in on London from the air…
Photo The futuristic City Hall south of Tower Bridge where London mayor Ken Livingstone spends his working week. The business listing company has launched a high resolution aerial photography service that covers the majority... [28 Jan 2008]
IT charity employs flash mob tactics
News A flash mob descended on Potters Field, next to City Hall in London, this morning - not to protest against mayor Ken Livingstone's latest policies but to draw attention to Byte Night, an annual sleepout by the IT... [06 Sep 2007]
Caption Competition: Is it a bird, is it a plane?
Photo The winning entry from reader Chris Gibbs, with reference to the London Mayor's decision to ban pigeons from Trafalgar Square, was: "The pigeons had gone high-tech in their war against Ken Livingstone" Photo credit:... [31 Aug 2007]
£500,000 web contract - Nice!
News NICE eMedia associate director Heidi Livingstone said in a statement: "We liked the fact that System Associates' technology already had compliance and standardised metadata built in. The National Institute for Health and... [23 Mar 2007]
BT takes Fusion to the small
News BT Retail CEO Ian Livingstone declined to give out projected targets for the SME version of Fusion. BT has taken the wraps off the wi-fi version of its fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) service, Fusion, aimed at SMEs. [14 Dec 2006]
Inside London's Congestion Charging hub
News And another reason was the support of London's mayor Ken Livingstone: "One of the reasons the scheme has been successful is the mayor. Like it or loathe it, London's Congestion Charge has been a success. [13 Oct 2005]
Email traffic doubled after London bomb blasts
News London mayor Ken Livingstone has described the attacks as an "indiscriminate attempt at mass murder". Email traffic has doubled in Europe today after four bombs exploded in central London. A snapshot of email activity... [07 Jul 2005]
The future of Bluephone: It's the business
News In the short term, the telco said it is planning to expand the reach of the Bluephone to a business offering, with both a business and SME scheme to be unveiled, with BT Retail's CEO Ian Livingstone predicting an autumn... [15 Jun 2005]
BT ends con-Fusion with Bluephone launch
News BT Retail's CEO Ian Livingstone said the range will be some 25 metres within the home or 100 metres "without any walls". To start with, the service will launch with just one device - the Motorola V560 - although a... [15 Jun 2005]
The Weekly Round-Up: 03.06.05
Round-Up Speaking of annoying, Ken Livingstone is clearly tiring of his role as London's Mayor and has decided to invite tenders from companies who can get a mobile phone signal down in the Tube system. "Thank you for your email... [03 Jun 2005]
Mobile calls on the Tube get a step closer
News In March, London Mayor Ken Livingstone unveiled plans to introduction mobile phone coverage in stations, as well as other technology services such as DAB digital radio, DVB digital video broadcasting and wireless internet. [31 May 2005]
Internet-illiterate parents hold back kids
News Sonia Livingstone, Professor of Social Psychology based in LSE's media and communications department, said: "Now that many young people rely on the internet for information, homework help and careers guidance, the more... [28 Apr 2005]
