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The Inbound Issue for Vodafone Virtual numbers has now been resolved.  We apologise once again for any disruption this unexpected service degradation has caused you.

Esendex is experiencing a severe incident, which is resulting in a degradation of service. This incident affects Inbound traffic to Vodafone UK Virtual Mobile numbers.

Vodafone have advised us their engineers have identified a fault on the telecoms network and this has been escalated. If we are given any further updates in the meantime we will advise you as soon as possible. We apologise for any disruption this unexpected service degradation may cause you.

The last few weeks have been the toughest of my career. It has been an emotional rollercoaster as I have watch my girl friend (Emma Davis -IRELAND) who I coach achieve a stunning set of results to haul herself into contention for a place in the Olympic Games this summer, which has made me incredibly proud. While I have achieved an equally good set of results culminating in a Bronze and Silver Medal in the same race at last weekend’s Corus Race Series and National Sprint Championship in Reading, I had the misfortune of puncturing in the European Championships and crashing in New Plymouth World Cup, which has been followed with the news that I would not be included in the athletes to race for Olympic slots in the ITU Madrid World Cup.  (more…)

Richard’s Bay World Cup May 2008

It always seems odd to tell your friends you are off to Africa on a Thursday and will be back on Monday, but such is the pace of the triathlon circuit you hardly have time to unpack your bike before moving on. This time however, I have arrived back form Africa with out a bike and have to leave to race the European Championships one day later. As you can imagine this has caused all sorts of fun and games with a trip to Sigma Sport, who support me with everything bike related, coming up trumps with spares of all the bits and pieces lost in the middle of Africa.  (more…)

Safety is paramount within mining operations and operators are continually looking to review and improve their safety procedures.

Esendex has recently started working with a number of companies who wanted to use SMS.  (more…)

The Greater Nottingham Transport Partnership (GNTP) is using the services of Esendex in a bid to engage with the public and promote its future plans for transport in Greater Nottingham.   Working on a project called The Big Wheel, GNTP are aiming to encourage people to use public transport, walk and cycle and reduce car usage. Part of the project is STAN’s Plan, a campaign that encourages people to think about the way they travel around Nottingham.  (more…)

Nottingham City Homes Limited, the Arms Length Housing Management Organisation of Nottingham City Council is finding that Web SMS and Freetext are an ideal combination for staying in touch with its tenants.

Web SMS provides a simple, straightforward tool for sending out appointment confirmations, updates on services and rent arrears and benefit reminders.  (more…)

Esendex is a registered European Community Trademark and in the past we have vigourously defended its status. There have been several past incidents of competitors bidding on the keyword Esendex within Google Adwords and we have always successfully defended this as “passing off”. This approach has been supported by Google’s own policy.  (more…)