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News Orange has become the first broadband provider to charge users for switching to another supplier. The mobile operator and ISP will introduce a charge of £12 in December for customers who ask more than once for a MAC code.
[01 Dec 2006]
News A Tfl spokesman said it was not viable to use this technology when the congestion charge began in 2003. Transport for London (TfL) is set to spend up to £34m on new digital enforcement technologies for the Congestion Charging Scheme (CCS), which...
[17 Aug 2004]
News Apple has confirmed reports it plans to charge customers a fee to download software that will enable the 802.11n capability in the wi-fi chips found in some MacBook and MacBook Pro systems. Apple said it is required under generally accepted...
[19 Jan 2007]
News London Mayor Ken Livingstone has been awarded the dubious honour of 'Worst Public Servant' at the annual Big Brother awards for his leading roll in the implementation of the London Congestion Charge scheme and the surveillance system underpinning it.
[25 Mar 2003]
News These included problems with Capita distinguishing between the letter O and the number zero and the letter I and number one on number plates, and a failure to follow-up all those who didn't pay the £5-a-day charge for driving into the centre of...
[12 Sep 2003]
Comment If you read certain national newspapers (and London's Evening Standard), you could be forgiven for thinking our capital city was going to experience meltdown this morning as traffic chaos struck the streets circling the Congestion Charge Zone and...
[17 Feb 2003]
News An online petition against the proposed 'pay-as-you-drive' road charge has accumulated 750,000 signatures, suggesting significant dislike of the scheme among UK citizens.
[07 Feb 2007]
News Siemens has won a £60m contract to provide the digital camera and automatic number plate reading (ANPR) technology for enforcing London's Congestion Charge in the controversial new western extension zone.
[13 Oct 2005]
whitepaper Evaluating the current charge-capture process is the best way to ensure that patients are billed accurately for the medical services they receive. But such an evaluation can be a tedious task. So, let the Microsoft Office System help to identify...
[08 Nov 2006]
whitepaper Unified Communications in a converged network that puts the user in charge of the communications experience and give businesses the return on investment they need to succeed in the digital economy. Increasingly, more businesses are moving beyond...
[13 Sep 2004]
whitepaper Though common in many of today's DC-DC energy converters, the charge-pump voltage converter is known mostly in its doubler and inverter configurations. After a brief review of basic charge-pump principles, two applications will be covered: the...
[24 Feb 2004]
News Transport for London (TfL) is to spend £9m on new enforcement technology following official approval for the controversial extension to the Congestion Charge zone. London mayor Ken Livingston gave the go ahead last week for the Congestion Charge...
[11 Oct 2005]
Photo The Congestion Charge covers an area of eight square kilometres of the City of London and the West End, five days per week. Photo: Steve Ranger Drivers are warned by road-side signs that they are entering the zone, as well as by markings on the road.
[13 Oct 2005]
News Wenda Harris Millar, co founder of Doubleclick, will take charge of Yahoo's US marketing team in an effort to reverse the slump in its advertising income. Yahoo is recruiting the founder of online advertising giant Doubleclick to revamp its...
[10 Oct 2001]
Comment BT should do what any responsible company would do, help the police for a minimal charge! Geeky image justified From: Ainsley Charles Ward Sorry to all of you out there in IT-land, but your industry IS geeky.
[16 Mar 2001]
News On the road, the OBU would automatically record which charge zones or charge roads the car used, the distance travelled and time of day. At this point all personal details would be removed with just the OBU number and charge forwarded to the...
[21 Jul 2004]
News Mayor Ken Livingstone was forced to approve the additional payment earlier this year so that Capita could employ more staff and upgrade IT systems to improve the enforcement of penalty notices on thousands of motorists who are failing to pay fines...
[24 Oct 2003]
News The number of British internet users claiming to have fallen victim to premium-rate phone charge fraud has risen sharply, according to industry regulator ICSTIS. ICSTIS has been forced to call in the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) after being...
[24 Jun 2004]
whitepaper A "public charge" is an immigrant who is likely to become "primarily dependent on the government for subsistence. Federal guidance makes clear that receipt of non-cash benefits (except for institutionalization for long-term care at government...
[20 May 2005]
News We are absolutely committed to keeping the majority of GU free from both charge and registration, but the realities of Web publishing mean that we also have to seek opportunities to maximise our revenues," explained Emily Bell, editor-in-chief of...
[08 Jul 2003]
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