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RSS faults in newsO2 speeds up handset repairs processing
News Store staff can also use the software to keep track of loan phones and build up a profile of what time of year the most damage is reported, what the faults are and whether they are manufacturer related. [15 Oct 2008]
Child Support Agency IT system 10 years late
News Now - after system faults led the government to suspend bulk updates - work and pensions minister James Plaskitt said mass updates to the CS2 system will not resume until 2010 and it is likely to take three years to add... [22 Feb 2008]
Gov't needs greater accountability to "ensure security", says Darling
News The data, which was contained on two CDs, was being sent from the DVA in Coleraine to the DVLA (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency) in Swansea in response to vehicle manufacturers needing to contact owners about potential... [18 Dec 2007]
Data breach hits thousands of motorists
News The data, which was contained on two CDs, was being sent from the DVA in Coleraine to the DVLA (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency) in Swansea in response to vehicle manufacturers needing to contact owners about potential... [12 Dec 2007]
'DIY approach best for IT glitches'
News He added this will make users more confident and mean IT staff can actually do "real work" rather than "hold hands".silicon.com reader Nick Cole added: "People need to be encouraged to fix user-based faults themselves. [14 May 2007]
Revealed: Strangest business tech emergencies
News Flooding and infrastructure-related problems, such as air conditioning faults and failure of uninterrupted power supply systems, were the third biggest cause of business disruption. Unexploded bombs, blocked sewers and... [27 Apr 2007]
ePassports come in on budget - though with 'chip gap'
News But for other types of faults relating to the chip there are no assurances about who will pay for the replacement of defective passports. The Identity and Passport Service (IPS) has completed the launch of ePassports on... [06 Feb 2007]
Passport system hit by lack of testing
News Following a review it has been decided to simplify aspects of the EPA2 specification rather than just fix the system faults. Limited testing and weak control over changes to basic requirements contributed to problems... [17 Jan 2007]
Fixed-line quality comparison site launched
News The site details the percentage of orders completed on time, faults and repairs, the number of complaints and billing accuracy. The quality of telephone services is to come under scrutiny as Ofcom, the telecoms watchdog,... [27 Jul 2006]
Child Support Agency IT costs rise to £1.1bn
News The NAO report also found that although all the software fixes in the last year have been delivered successfully and on time there are still 500 faults with CS2 that have to be dealt with, three years after the system... [30 Jun 2006]
Delayed national MOT database finally completed
News The Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (Vosa) awarded the 10-year £230m private finance initiative (PFI) contract to Siemens Business Services (SBS) back in 2000 with the aim of rolling out the system to garages from May 2002 but... [07 Apr 2006]
Truckers' smartcards off to a slow start
News It will also hold data relating to faults, attempts to tamper with the system, speeding and when data has been accessed, for example, by the police. For more than two decades, truckers have been using tachographs to... [30 Mar 2006]
Salesforce confronts outages critics
News Since then, the service has suffered intermittent faults, prompting the company to launch its own service to track outages. Salesforce.com has responded to some of the criticism it has suffered after service outages left... [06 Mar 2006]
Inside London's Congestion Charging hub
News There has been none of the civil disobedience predicted by critics and no major faults allowing drivers to get away without paying.silicon.com was given an exclusive tour of the Congestion Charge imaging hub, to find out... [13 Oct 2005]
NTL-Telewest: What does it mean for your business?
News The merged company also runs the risk of inheriting the worst faults of either party, with ropey customer service or network performance having dogged both at some stage in their histories. Now the question is: how will... [03 Oct 2005]
