HomeChoice goes the local loop unbundling route for multimedia broadband

HomeChoice has turned to local loop unbundling to increase bandwidth for its combined ADSL, TV and video-on-demand broadband package. VideoNetworks (VNL), which supplies the service, has installed its own equipment in 12 exchanges across North-West and West London. Via connections to VNL's 622Mbit/sec fibre circuits, the HomeChoice package will comprise a 1Mbps ADSL connection plus 40 TV stations and video-on-demand. ...more

Wanadoo tripped on security stumble

European ISP Wanadoo has been at the centre of a security storm when it was revealed that unsecured web pages allowed anyone access to the email account details of thousands of its subscribers. According to posts on the Wanadooproblems forum, an index page hosted in Portugal offered unsecured access to folders containing the email details of some 20,000 dial-up accounts. User Gammarays posted that the page had been available on the Internet for some two years; it was simply good fortune that it appears no-one had discovered it previously. ...more

Bagle threat heightens as fresh variant spreads

The anti-virus companies are warning of a new threat that is spreading across computers as we write: Bagle.ai. MessageLabs, the email security company, reports that it has intercepted more than 17,600 copies of the latest Bagle variant. ...more

Palm to develop Linux-based OS

Palm has confirmed that it is developing its own Linux-based operating system for its range of PDAs and smartphones. During a meeting with analysts, CEO Ed Colligan revealed that, as has been rumoured, Palm has been working on the new OS for several years, adding that he believes it will enable the company to better compete with rivals who use Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system. Colligan said that by once-again taking control of software development the company will be able to cut costs and bring products to market more quickly. ...more

Another Netsky variant is on the loose

Another Netsky variant is on the loose, this time Netsky-Y. The mass-mailing worm with a backdoor component, which potentially gives a remote attacker access to your PC, has resurfaced in yet another form. The latest Netsky worm copies itself to the Windows folder as FirewallSvr. ...more