Wanadoo moves up to 2Mb broadband

Wanadoo is to offer a 2Mb service to complement its existing 1Mb service. The company doesn't expect existing 1Mb customers to remain on that bandwidth for long, as it is offering an upgrade to the 2Mb service for a one-time charge of ?20, although monthly bills will remain the same. Pricing for the new service sticks at ?17. ...more

SCO launches law suit against Linux user AutoZone

SCO has filed a lawsuit against US car parts retailer AutoZone. The Utah based company is seeking an injunction that will prevent it from using Linux software that, SCO claims, illegally infringes its Unix intellectual property. The company alleges that 'AutoZone violated SCO's UNIX copyrights by running versions of the Linux operating system that contain code, structure, sequence and/or organization from SCO's proprietary UNIX System V code in violation of SCO's copyrights. ...more

Trains to offer broadband on the move

Rail passengers on London to Brighton services can expect to have access to broadband speed Internet access by the summer, following a link up between rail operator Southern and T-Mobile. Free trials will begin on some services in March. T-Mobile will provide the service to Wi-Fi equipped laptops and PDAs using technology developed by a UK-based company Nomad Digital. ...more

Test case for FBI cyber surveillance

It's like something out of The Godfather, only with a lot more high technology. The story begins with a federal gambling case against Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo, the son of a jailed mobster.. ...more

Storage Expo 2006: Data storage regulations suffocating business

'A slew, a swamp, a morass of incompatible requirements'. These were the words of Philip Vergo, Eurim's secretary general, speaking of the data capture requirements facing business when he opened Storage Expo 06 with his keynote. All the terabytes of hardware storage on display, he suggested, and the myriad methods for storing, retrieving and preserving data, will be needed as businesses struggle for a technological solution to governmental regulation. ...more