Docklands Linx claims new world record

East London's London Internet Exchange (Linx)now has more throughput than the largest exchanges in either the US or Japan, making it the world's biggest. The facility, which hosts and peers Britain's internet traffic is now claiming throughput of 40Gb of data per second at peak times with its eight routing suites handling total traffic of 55Gbit per second. The 55Gb per second number comes from the 40 gigabits being passed on the Linx exchange and some 15 gigabits that is being shunted around the exchange through private peering connections. ...more

AltaVista MD quits over unmetered fiasco

AltaVista UK's managing director, Andy Mitchell, has resigned after admitting that he misled the company's management and customers about its unmetered Internet access service. Mitchell handed in his notice just over a week after he was forced to admit that AltaVista's unmetered service never actually existed, and was being "put on hold indefinitely." He had earlier sent e-mails to those who had expressed an interest in the service, claiming that it was "being rolled out to pre-registered customers"; this, it subsequently transpired, was untrue. ...more

Price Check: Multifunction printers

The printer market has come in for some stiff competition over the last year, with Dell entering the fray. And with product refreshes kicking off in a month or so, it seems a good time to see what you can get for your money in the all-in-one printer arena. Right at the value end, as they say, we found a range of Lexmarks. ...more

Plusnet to begin ADSL2+ trials

PlusNet has announced that it is to begin two trials of ADSL2+ broadband. The trials will be based on Easynet's LLU network, which can deliver speeds more than 20Mbps for homes and businesses close to their telephone exchange. Plusnet expects to be offering ADSL2+ services from December. ...more

Amazon accused of insider dealing

Amazon is being sued by its shareholders amid allegations of insider dealing. The class-action lawsuit is being brought against Amazon in the Western District of Washington by representatives of the company's shareholders. Two weeks ago, the FBI said they were investigating Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos over alleged insider dealing. ...more