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Never Get Stuck In Traffic Again

GetMeThere.co.uk, a joint venture between Toyota GB and IS Solutions
Plc., today sees the launch of the most comprehensive SMS Traffic Alerts service in the UK. The Single or Multi Trip service brings the latest in traffic avoidance services direct to the mobile phone for a day trip or regular commute. It is no longer necessary to wait 30 minutes for the next radio update or plan a departure time after the morning traffic bulletin, as GetMeThere.co.uk’s new Live Traffic Alert service will
alert you to the latest traffic conditions, before and during your trip and only text the relevant information for the roads and direction in which you will be travelling.

GetMeThere.co.uk constantly check the traffic conditions on your route so you don’t have to and only sent out a Traffic Alert if a new traffic incident occurs or existing traffic conditions change. Live Traffic
Alerts allows you to plan your trip in detail using GetMeThere.co.uk’s award winning Route Planning software and once you are happy with the route, you simply sign up for a Single Trip at 50p per text or Multi Trip at £20 per month allowing you up to 160 SMS Traffic Alerts.

Jon West, Director of GetMeThere.co.uk said “We have concentrated on not bombarding our users with ever changing information but ensuring they will have enough to make the right decisions when they need to. There
are over 1600 types of Live Traffic Alerts that we collect, so it is essential that we filter this information to ensure its relevance. After all an accident, roadworks or traffic lights out of order don’t
necessarily mean there will be any delay in your journey, whereas a road or junction closure on your journey will require at least a re-route.”

Add comment December 8th, 2005

What Goes Around Comes Around - Xbox Chief Must Queue With The Rest Of Us

It’s a story to gladden the hearts of those of you who queued for days to get you hands on the Xbox 360, or worse still, are still waiting despite pre-ordering. Microsoft Chief Executive, Steve Ballmer, has admitted that he is not allowed a free console otherwise he would have to declare it as income. As a result, the Ballmer family are still Xbox-less (or so he claims) with Christmas just around the corner.

“The Ballmer children do not have their Xbox 360 yet. I’m in the same boat as many of you,” Ballmer said. “Thanks to the wonders of Sarbanes-Oxley [ financial disclosure regulations ], management does not get a free Xbox 360.” What, not even a prototype for ‘testing’. Pull the other one Steve!

Still, the thought of Mr Ballmer standing in the rain, or arguing with a sales clerk in Walmart, is one that we treasure, so in the spirit of the season of goodwill we wish him every success in his quest for the most ineptly launched console since the last ineptly launched console.

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