Congestion charge for spam?
Talkback I just heard on the news that now there is a proposal to start charging one cent per email a person sends. I think that is a very bad idea. Most people that send email are just keeping in touch with family and friends.
[March 5, 2004, 21:54]
Congestion charge for spam?
News Two IBM researchers are proposing a new method of fighting spam that would force unfamiliar senders to donate to charity if they want to reach you. Under the proposal, concocted by IBM researchers Scott Fahlman and Mark Wegman, email senders who...
[March 27, 2003, 9:31]
Will congestion charging boost teleworking?
News There are signs that London's impending congestion charge, being keenly watched by other cities that would like to bring in similar schemes, could alter the way we do business. Apart from the added costs for individual car drivers, no one really...
[February 11, 2003, 12:10]
Livingstone and Blair scoop Big Brother awards
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.
[March 25, 2003, 15:46]
AT&T Navigator for iPhone
Downloads Receive real-time traffic updates and one click rerouting to avoid the congestion. Note: Deleting the app from your iPhone does not stop the monthly subscription charge. New improved version 1.2i is now available.
[September 12, 2009, 1:02]
Where's the flexibility
Talkback I do have a friend who was done for literally a few seconds before the end of the congestion charge period and because she didn't know she had 'offended' she also incurred a penalty for non payment. The few seconds before the end of the charge...
[September 11, 2007, 17:57]
Euro satellite navigation takes to the skies
News Current congestion charging technology is too expensive to roll out everywhere, while GPS is not accurate enough to use to charge motorists, he said. The answer to congestion is not to add more and more roads, said Begg, who until last year was...
[July 27, 2006, 12:10]
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 Freedom of Information request last...
[June 19, 2007, 9:36]
First WiMax products certified
Talkback Money from congestion charge should subsidize fares in the city AND provide wireless across the city. As a New Yorker in London, I disagree. London has excellent transport opportunities. Pricey yes, but try getting 8 million people to move well in...
[March 9, 2006, 16:16]
NAO: How to get government IT right
News The NAO highlighted 24 successful government technology implementations, including Transport for London's Congestion Charge and the Chip and Pin payment scheme. Government auditors have published a set of guidelines on how to deliver successful...
[November 20, 2006, 8:48]
ID cards bill savaged by Lords and MPs
Talkback Look at how many fake number plates have shown up on the congestion charge system. The real argument isn't all the biometrics and information, (that can be changed along the way) but WHO has access to the database.
[October 25, 2005, 18:13]
Sun owes it all to Scott McNealy
News The congestion charge system also runs on Sun. It's probably fair to say that Sun won't be recording 2003 as one of the golden years of its 20-year history. Increasing competition from cheap Intel boxes running Linux and Windows played havoc with...
[January 23, 2004, 16:25]
VMworld Europe: Conference Blog Day 2 (part 3) - The Virtual Road Ahead
Blog In the same style as the London congestion charge, if compute power can be isolated in one area, it could be easier to target it and tax it. Looking at the virtual road ahead as the main section of this VMworld Europe 2008 conference closes, we can...
[February 27, 2008, 16:14]
Navicore Personal for Series 60 review
Reviews You could block off toll roads or congestion charge zones with this system, for example; effectively, it allows you to apply local knowledge to the routing system. The Navicore software comes on an RS-MMC card with an SD card adapter.
[August 16, 2005, 13:05]
Thursday
Blog This also raises the potential for Uncle Ken's traffic congestion scheme -- where all drivers in Central London will incur a £5/day charge -- to be extended to pedestrians. Thursday 21/11/2002 It's taken a while, but the London Transport smartcard...
[November 22, 2002, 17:08]
EC intelligent transport system to help cut car fumes
News The Commission has backed a scheme to introduce intelligent transport systems — a mixture of existing information and communication technologies — into road vehicles to cut congestion as well as carbon emissions.
[December 18, 2008, 13:52]
ntlworld - industry gasps at truly free model
News In a further effort to prevent network congestion, ntl will be introducing a 10-minute timeout period. The cable company, which sponsors Celtic Football Club, will do it for free -- AltaVista will probably charge a one-off £30 fee and an annual...
[March 7, 2000, 12:51]
MPEG-4 gets a new rival
News He added that the quality of service available to provide these streams is the key ingredient because "once you achieve a certain amount of Internet congestion, you have to degrade the signal or it becomes choppy.
[February 25, 2002, 10:57]
