BTopenworld launches even faster ADSL service

ADSL speeds will increase this month, as BT announces an upgraded business service running at 2Mbps. The business 2000PLUS service has a download speed four times greater than the already available 512kbps version, and costs ?60 more, at ?159 ex VAT. A 1Mbps (1,024kbps) option, known as business 1000PLUS, will cost ?129. ...more

And also today (26-Apr-2001), for the record...

Here, in brief, are some of the day's other stories. Borland stays in the black Last year, Borland moved back into profitability, and the software tools development company has again reported profits for its first quarter. Net income was $5. ...more

Security patch crashes Explorer, Office

The latest security patch issued by Microsoft last week is causing havoc with a range of consumer equipment from Hewlett Packard. The patch issued last week was intended to fill in some holes found in Windows Explorer. However, after the patch was installed, users found that they suddenly had a series of problems in accessing files on their computers. ...more

Hewlett-Packard agrees German CD-R fee

Leading hardware manufacturer Hewlett-Packard has agreed to pay a new levy, in Germany, that is meant to compensate musicians and artists whose work has been duplicated by CD burners. The company has signed an agreement to pay 3.60 marks (?1. ...more

Another filter for safe surfing

The Internet Content Rating Association has released the ICRAfilter for parents to screen Internet content. Having worked to introduce a voluntary, source-embedded syntax for describing content (by which over 50,000 sites are labelled, apparently), ICRA's new filtering tool 'reads' the labels to help ensure content is filtered according to predefined values. According to Stephen Balkam, CEO of ICRA: 'It is important to state that no organisation, including ICRA, can guarantee a 100 per cent safe surfing experience. ...more