congestion in news
Manchester on the road to high tech transport
News The city has secured £1.5bn of government funding to significantly improve its public transport, which includes the implementation of a London-style Congestion Charge scheme in 2013. In addition to the government funding, £1.2bn will be made... [10 Jun 2008]
Revealed: Top tech security risks and cash-sappers
News Network congestion: Roughly two per cent of machines have peer-to-peer software installed and the resulting high data traffic can clog up corporate networks. Viruses, dodgy printers, unsupported open source software and iTunes are all among the 10... [29 May 2008]
Working from home way to green dream?
News You can cut emissions, reduce congestion, and save resources, time, and money. Both the Met Office and the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs have advised businesses to encourage home working, saying this brings ecological as... [27 May 2008]
Tomorrow's wireless world: Healthcare to wear
News Outside healthcare, the report points to many future applications of wireless tech in the transport sector, including road-to-vehicle and car-to-car comms technology to alert drivers to traffic jams to help reduce congestion; intelligent transport... [08 May 2008]
Skin-detecting CCTV keeps an eye on motorists
News A company that has developed a CCTV system which counts people in cars by detecting human skin claims the London Congestion Charge could benefit from the technology. It is now touting a commercial application of the tech that can be used for... [26 Feb 2008]
Is online TV throttling broadband networks?
News Last August a Tiscali spokeswoman told silicon.com: "We don't believe that the potential for it to cause congestion is being properly recognised and acknowledged. The massive increase in bandwidth-heavy online TV and video content being downloaded... [28 Jan 2008]
Sat-nav tackles congested HGV 'rat runs'
News The OS data takes into account the preferred haulage routes of local authorities, meaning drivers don't exacerbate local congestion problems. According to Tele Atlas, the increasing amount of traffic on the roads is making HGV drivers seek routes... [21 Dec 2007]
Granger to depart NHS IT at end of year
News Former Andersen and Deloitte management consultant Granger took on the NHS IT role in 2002 after delivering the London Congestion Charge scheme. The head of the £12.4bn NHS IT programme will step down from his role in charge of the project at the... [05 Dec 2007]
IBM snaffles Congestion Charge contract
News Transport For London (TfL) has awarded a contract to IBM to manage the systems that run the Congestion Charge and Low Emission Zone schemes in London. According to a TfL spokeswoman, IBM was selected as the preferred bidder because it was... [26 Oct 2007]
Revealed: Top UK base for IT businesses
News Despite only being placed in the top 30, London was named as the best for airport, supply chain and talent availability, but the worst for cost of land and levels of traffic congestion. The deciding factors were the cost of land, availability of... [26 Sep 2007]
BBC iPlayer sparks broadband row
News We don't believe that the potential for it to cause congestion is being properly recognised and acknowledged.silicon.com Retail & Leisure Tiscali has expressed concern about the impact of the BBC's iPlayer on the level of demand for bandwidth on... [14 Aug 2007]
Richard Granger's NHS IT legacy
News The former Andersen and Deloitte management consultant came to the NHS IT post on the back of his successful stint delivering the London Congestion Charge scheme, becoming the UK's highest-paid civil servant - a silicon.com Freedom of Information... [18 Jun 2007]
Google Maps gets real-time traffic data
News The data is provided for major highways and is colour-coded to signify traffic conditions: green means no congestion; yellow is for minor hold-ups; and red means significant slowdowns. Google has added real-time traffic data for several major US... [01 Mar 2007]
Road-charging protest crashes PM's website
News The plans for a 'pay-as-you-drive' scheme, which a government-backed report claims would tackle congestion and raise £28bn, have been labelled "highway robbery" by silicon.com readers. The Downing Street website crashed this week under the strain... [13 Feb 2007]
Road tax plan is "highway robbery"
News The daily commute may be one of the main causes of congestion but an anonymous IT manager from Letchworth pointed out that the new road charges would have no affect on this. A lone positive note came from Peter Shearman, a programme executive from... [06 Dec 2006]
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