The District Society received?an offer for firms to receive a discount for students who have failed their exams. For full details see the following pdf file. ????

My January Stoppress article

I would like to wish all TVSCA members a very Happy New Year. 2007 brings us a number of changes: this new format e-newsletter, a fresh version of the ICAEW’s Economia, and a new CPD programme from SESCA Enterprises. We would like to know your views on how we communicate with you. Do you prefer to receive news electronically, on paper or in some other way? Would you be prepared to contribute? Please use the feedback section to reply, or contact me personally. Please take a moment to visit the TVSCA District Society website where you will find details of our local news, activities and events throughout the year. Your involvement and feedback is most welcome, and I look forward to seeing you at an event or meeting soon.
Paul M Tate
paul@pmtate.co.ukThe original can be found here: http://cecollect.com/ve/ZZns67V91L81Xw6679

In the autumn of 2003, ORB was created to “light up Oxfordshire”, at this time 40+ of the 89 Oxfordshire exchanges were not about to be upgraded any time soon. ORB put a business plan together to put several linked wireless networks together around the county. This plan was being submitted to SEEDA (the regional development authority) in late November. On 17^th November 2002 BT announced trigger levels for the remaining viable exchanges (leaving about 300 without). This unfortunately stopped ORB’s campaign in its tracks.

However part of ORB;’s business plan was accepted by the West Oxfordshire Network, who had some European funding available via LEADER+. With matched funding for SEEDA ORB was presented with £56,000 to create a broadband network for the Shipton and Kingham exchanges in West Oxfordshire. The full story can be found here http://www.oxonrb.net

The network was live providing broadband two years before BT arrived.

The network was put together by Adrian Wooster (http://www.great-technology-company.co.uk ) and PMTate BSc FCA using both 5.8GHz and 2.4GHz devices with a 5.8GHz backbone using Lancom units and 4g system meshcubes.

As part of the ORB project we had to procure a range of IT equipment to create a large outdoor WiFi network using both 2.4Ghz and 5.8GHz technology.

This process now allows us to source most IT equipment at reasonable prices with the added advantage that we can also install it into your own infrastructure for a reasonable fee.