Charity ISP gives unmetered access

An Internet Service Provider is offering unmetered access for just ?9.99. Even though the offer might seem too good to be true, the company has also taken the step of donating 20 per cent of its subscription revenues to charity, making it a charity ISP. ...more

Transmeta's second-coming for Crusoe chips

Astro chip to ignite mobile turf wars? Transmeta is set to fight back with its latest generation of the power-saving Crusoe chip, the company revealed at the Comdex industry event in Las Vegas. The Astro will be the first of Transmeta's TM 8000 line of mobile processors. It will be a step along from the company's Crusoe TM 5000 series as it can handle longer instruction sets - eight per cycle, as opposed to the standard four per clock cycle of the current crop of mobile chips. ...more

Adobe wins Emmy for Flash

Adobe has been awarded an Emmy for its Flash Video technology, emulating Apple and Sony. The US National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences said that the award recognises the software's pivotal role in bringing television content to the Internet. 'Flash Video is fundamentally changing the role of video on the Internet, and this prestigious award is further proof of this technology's profound impact on how broadcasters deliver their content,' said Shantanu Narayen, president and chief operating officer at Adobe. ...more

Security breaches turn customers away, says survey

Security breaches lose businesses business, according to a survey of UK companies by Energis. The study found that businesses suffering a security breach found the rate of customers leaving rose 47 per cent following an incident, while new customers dropped 75 per cent. Malcolm Seagrave, security expert at Energis, said: 'The way many UK businesses handle IT security is the equivalent of leaving a brand new Ferrari unlocked with the keys in the ignition. ...more

DoS attack blamed for Internet outage

A denial of service attack on security website Zonelabs has been blamed for major disruption of the Internet over the past couple of days. According to an anonymous NTL employee's posting on www.frogger. ...more