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Action 2000: UK ready for millennium
News The risks of anything catastrophic happening are infinitesimal," said Action 2000 chairman Don Cruickshank. Cruickshank admits that fixing the problem has not been cheap. Cruickshank admits that a large amount of this was "wasted expenditure...
[December 17, 1999, 11:41]
New Millennium body for the capital
News One of its key responsibilities will be to ensure the smooth running and execution of emergency planning in the capital, according to Don Cruickshank, chairman of Action 2000. Guenier described the Action 2000 committees as "talking shops" which...
[December 7, 1998, 15:08]
Action 2000 worried over bug...
News With at least one fire brigade, four police forces and nine percent of NHS services at "severe risk" of disruption, Action 2000 chairman Don Cruickshank was today forced to admit he is "worried" that not enough has been done to combat the bug.
[April 21, 1999, 15:43]
News Burst: Action 2000 issues warning to companies
News Small to medium-sized businesses could "go under" if they do not take immediate action to deal with the millennium bug according to Don Cruickshank, chairman of Action 2000. Speaking today about the latest Action 2000 research, Cruickshank said...
[October 22, 1998, 13:06]
Grim times predicted for non-Y2K compliant companies
News Although awareness and understanding has improved there is still far too little action being taken, according to Action 2000 chairman Don Cruickshank. For businesses reliant on the supply chain, Cruickshank said the result will be loss of business.
[October 23, 1998, 11:58]
Exclusive: Government to 'name and shame' non-Y2k compliant companies
News According to Don Cruickshank, chairman of Action 2000, the government is no longer prepared to rely on general assurances, particularly from the public sector. In September Cruickshank told The Times that the government "could take away licences...
[October 23, 1998, 15:11]
Tony Blair warns Britain's business
News The report recommends another OFTEL review of broadband services and the monopoly of BT and called on Don Cruickshank, through his Independent Banking Review, to urge the banks to make it easier for start-ups to set up online credit processing.
[September 13, 1999, 16:32]
Local authorities face Y2K problems
News Action 2000 chairman Don Cruickshank admitted some will not have time to sort the problem out before the computer bug strikes. Cruickshank anticipated "significant problems" especially for smaller authorities.
[April 22, 1999, 15:23]
C&W merger may hit buffers, BT warns
News Only last week, Don Cruickshank, the overall telecommunications regulator for Oftel, said he would look askance at companies who attempt the combination of entertainment and telephony. If there were to be three big players like BT, C&W and AT&T it...
[October 22, 1996, 16:49]
LookBack '98: A year in the life of the Bug
News Describing the utilities as "a scheming bunch" and taking a firm line on the need to "name and shame" laggard companies, she provided a stark contrast to Action 2000 chairman Don Cruickshank and his more optimistic approach.
[December 24, 1998, 6:11]
Action 2000 optimism criticised
News Action 2000's chairman Don Cruickshank, believes the dramatic change is down to hard work in the last three months. Cruickshank promises all will be blue by early November. Millennium bug observers have taken issue with Action 2000 over its...
[October 20, 1999, 14:29]
'Severe risk' of Y2K disruption - Action 2000
News With at least one fire brigade, four police forces and nine percent of NHS organisations at "severe risk" of disruption Don Cruickshank, chairman of Action 2000 admitted today that he is worried that not enough work had yet been done to combat the...
[April 21, 1999, 14:41]
OFTEL boss Cruickshank to quit
News OFTEL chief Don Cruickshank will quit as the UK's telecommunications regulator next March. The announcement comes less than a week after the forthright Cruickshank said that the regulatory framework should change to accommodate the increasing...
[September 23, 1997, 16:33]
Blair joins campaign to beat Millennium bug
News Headed by OFTEL boss Don Cruickshank and not Peter Mandelson, flag bearer of that other Millennium project, The Millennium Bug Campaign has produced a booklet to help raise awareness of the Year 2000 problem among businesses of all sizes.
[January 23, 1998, 11:42]
Banks blamed for hobbling UK e-commerce growth
News The government has called on Don Cruickshank, the Action 2000 action man who is also heading up an Independent Banking Review, to push banks into changing the system. Banks are holding back UK e-commerce, with many startups having problems getting...
[September 16, 1999, 8:40]
LookBack '98: Top stories of 1998 Part II
News Action 2000 chairman Don Cruickshank was more reticent about the name and shame campaign and less than a month after Flower's original statement claimed it would not be necessary and suggested the January release of information on the utility...
[December 25, 1998, 6:54]
Analysis: Y2K action - too little, too late?
News This is an outcome the already fragile economy can little afford, according to Don Cruickshank, chairman of Action 2000. Although the majority of home owners can rest assured knowing that domestic appliances, such as toasters and video recorders...
[October 26, 1998, 15:25]
Preparedness is 'no guarantee' - Action 2000
News The warning came from Action 2000 managing director, Don Cruickshank, who told journalists in London that companies in the finance, manufacturing and utilities sectors have encountered problems with contracts and planning beyond 2000.
[December 16, 1998, 17:21]
Action 2000 launches domestic campaign
News Don Cruickshank, chairman of Action 2000, said that "inaccurate speculation" about the bug wreaking havoc in the home was rife. But Cruickshank's team warned that Year 2000 compliancy for a safe' device, may vary from one manufacturer to another.
[October 14, 1998, 17:45]
A Year Ago: Tony Blair warns Britain's business
News The report recommends another OFTEL review of broadband services and the monopoly of BT and called on Don Cruickshank, through his Independent Banking Review, to urge the banks to make it easier for start-ups to set up online credit processing.
[September 13, 2000, 7:01]
