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Act normally but don't call 999 -- Y2K latest
News The government is advising people to "think twice" before dialling 999 over the millennium to "ease pressure" on the telephone system. The advice forms part of a pamphlet entitled 'What Everyone should know about the millennium bug'.
[November 1, 1999, 11:31]
Scottish Ambulance Service loses encrypted 999 disc
News The Scottish Ambulance Service has lost a disc containing the encrypted 999 call details of almost one million people. The disc was reported lost last week by courier TNT, and had been mislaid earlier this month while in transit from the Emergency...
[June 24, 2008, 15:07]
My 999 call mashup suggestion
Blog So there I was taking a leisurely Sunday walk over the North Downs yesterday afternoon. Surrey in the sunshine is always nice and if you are on top of Ranmore Common on a good day, then I’d argue we almost give New Zealand’s grand vistas a run for...
[September 15, 2008, 9:36]
Skype Refuses to Comply with Ofcom 999 Ruling
Blog Very interesting - but not at all surprising: Windows Watch reports that Skype simply will not comply. Period. Translation and summary: We are Skype. We do as we please, we don't care what anyone else says, does or thinks.
[September 25, 2008, 10:03]
Ofcom: VoIP services must allow 999 calls
News VoIP phone services must allow users to make 999 emergency calls, under proposals published by communications watchdog Ofcom. VoIP services are increasingly adopting the look and feel of traditional telephones, which increases the risk of confusion...
[July 26, 2007, 16:27]
Ofcom rules VoIP networks must allow 999 calls
News VoIP telephony providers will have to enable customers to make calls to the emergency services, following a ruling by Ofcom on Wednesday. All VoIP providers who connect to the UK's public switched telephone network (PSTN) will have to modify or...
[December 6, 2007, 12:39]
My 999 call mashup suggestion
Blog Comment First, Adrian, you are my hero! People can laugh and tease about those who go out hiking with such gadgets, but when the chips are down, there is no substitute for being well equipped - and knowing how to use it all!
[September 15, 2008, 10:31]
My 999 call mashup suggestion
Blog Comment Hey JW - nice one, Geographic coordinates with latitude and longitude - yeah, why didn't I think of that? I was hoping for a Garmin for my 40th but I ended up getting a tent and tickets for Chris Cornell in concert.
[September 15, 2008, 12:35]
Should 999 support be a mandate or a guideline?
Talkback This is a tough question, because while I agree with the previous post that VoIP is set to become the vehicle of choice in the coming years, I also believe that the regulators must realise that if they impose mandatory requirements at such an...
[December 21, 2007, 14:34]
VOIP must support 999
Talkback I agree with the coalition that at the moment the use of VOIP is complementary to "normal" PSTN telephone services. However, at the rate of progress this could change very quickly, consider the technologies coming along
[December 20, 2007, 15:37]
VoIP lobby group formed over 999 issue
News A new lobby group has been set up in an attempt to influence the regulation of internet telephony in Europe. Voice on the Net (VON) Coalition Europe, which comprises large suppliers like Google, Intel, Microsoft and Skype, was launched on Friday...
[December 17, 2007, 15:40]
AOL for £9.99/month: 'Pathetic' says analyst
News Former UK Internet champion AOL announced a deal on Tuesday to cut the cost of unlimited access from £16.95 to £9.95. The plan, says AOL, is designed to advance the company's "market leadership", offering "unmatched value to UK online users".
[May 11, 1999, 13:12]
Parking Firm Achieves 99.9 Per Cent Availability With Hosted Communication and Collaboration Server Service
White Papers APCOA Parking (U.K.part of Europe's largest enterprise providing motor vehicle parking services, needed a new reliable and secure communication and collaboration system for 220 users across its three sites.
[December 15, 2006, 0:00]
Google extends reliability promise to all Apps
News Customers paying Google for Gmail are guaranteed that the email service will be available 99.9 percent of the time, or they will be entitled to a refund. The company has now extended the promise to Google Calendar, Docs and all the other elements...
[October 31, 2008, 10:03]
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 review
Reviews For $999 (~£487), Intel's new chip delivers performance that's on par with the older, much pricier, QX6800. But remember that AMD and Intel each have new product lines coming out by the end of the year that might prove worth waiting for.
[July 18, 2007, 16:27]
Address Book Scrubber
Downloads Address Book Scrubber does three things: It formats 10-digit phone numbers as (999) 555-1212 or 999-555-1212 (with some variants). It corrects common label errors such as "hOme" vs "home" and more subtle errors that can cause data to disappear on...
[April 9, 2009, 20:37]
Gateway plays early bird with laptops
News The San Diego-based PC company will introduce an ultraportable laptop weighing less than three pounds and a consumer model with a $999 starting price. The notebooks will be the first pair among many from other PC makers in the next couple of weeks...
[July 23, 2001, 10:34]
HP hopes new blue PCs will tempt consumers
News Hewlett-Packard is putting a new face on its Pavilion desktop PCs for consumers. The PC giant this week launched five new desktops, priced between $469 (£279.62) and $999, with a new look and a boost in standard features -- all in an attempt to...
[June 19, 2003, 15:51]
Acer Aspire 1500: a first look review
Reviews Acer is the first of the leading notebook vendors to bring an AMD Athlon 64-based notebook to market, in the shape of the Aspire 1500. Priced from as little as £999 (inc. VAT), the Aspire 1500 is a fully-featured desktop replacement system weighing...
[February 10, 2004, 15:00]
IBM releases small-scale blade solutions
News IBM is expected to announce on Wednesday a new networking switch for its blade servers and a new service for small-business customers thinking about deploying blade servers. The IBM Server Connectivity Module costs $999 and is available immediately...
[May 10, 2006, 12:05]
