BT looks to IP future

BT Wholesale outlined its vision of the future yesterday, and that vision centres squarely on the Internet. Speaking at the Next Generation Networks Symposium in London yesterday, BT Wholesale's chief executive Paul Reynolds said the days of separate networks for the likes of Internet, telephone and TV are numbered. 'Customers,' he said, 'want a simple, integrated, joined up communications experience. ...more

Zindos enters MyDoom backdoor to attack Microsoft

Within hours of MyDoom-O, a new virus that infects through a backdoor installed by MyDoom-O is seeking out compromised computers as a springboard to launch a denial of service attack against Microsoft's website. While MyDoom-O was carried via email and relied on the victim executing the attachment, this latest virus - Zindos-A - doesn't need such a vector to transmit itself. Instead it scans IP addresses for systems already infected with MyDoom-O. ...more

Brit surfers head for .co.uk sites first

British is best according to a survey of UK web users carried out by YouGov on behalf of domain registry Nominet. Some 62 per cent of those surveyed also believe that a UK suffix will mean that the site is more relevant to them, while a third believe that local domain names are essential in order to appeal to local customers. For example, when looking to buy books online, seven out of 10 surfers would head straight to www. ...more

Oftel under fire - again

Oftel has received more criticism this week in the form of an attack from the Communications Management Association (CMA). The group, formerly the Telecommunications Managers Association, is due to publish a report that says more than two-thirds of senior communications professionals in the UK think that Oftel hasn't done enough to ensure competition throughout the country. The report was conducted by Total Research and found that 78 per cent of respondents thought Oftel had failed as a watchdog. ...more

Board of Letsbuyit.com resigns

The board of co-operative buying site Letsbuyit.com resigned Wednesday, leading to fears that the innovative shopping site will be forced to close. The Dutch site, which operates in 14 European countries, is facing insolvency proceedings and is currently being run by court-appointed administrators Paul R. ...more