devolo plugs into 200Mbps home networking

Household wiring network company devolo has launched a new kit promising network speeds of up to 200Mbps. The dLAN 200 AV HomePlug offers quality of service controls, making it suitable for streaming media - including HD - and Internet telephony services, as well as industry standard security features, such as 128-bit AES encryption. Heiko Harbers, CEO of devolo said: 'The dLAN 200 AV is a plug and play solution which provides the bandwidth to deliver multiple streams of entertainment around the house wherever there is a wall socket, acting just like a physical cable. ...more

Pay-as-you-go broadband piped to businesses by Lixxus

Lixxus is taking its pay-as-you-go broadband offering to businesses. Having launched its service for consumers, where you are charged by the megabyte, rather than the same bill each month, Lixxus is claiming it can do the same for the business world, and beat BT on prices no matter what the usage is. 'Broadband is the fastest growing sector in the industry, and we are offering SMEs an entirely unique and cost effective way to buy it,' commented Joe Kelly, Lixxus Managing Director. ...more

Resistance mounts to government ID scheme

ID card plans are suffering an identity crisis by way of public perception. Although a recent MORI poll would have us believe that 80 per cent of us thought national ID cards are a good idea, another poll conducted on behalf of Privacy International finds this to be far from the case, with millions of us prepared to take to the streets in protest over key issues. The survey, undertaken by Yougov on behalf of Privacy International polled 2,003 electors throughout the UK between 11 and 13 May. ...more

Friends of Firefox scheme aims to encourage new users

The Mozilla Foundation is offering to allow its users to become immortalised on the wall of its headquarters in California. Starting last Saturday, dubbed World Firefox Day, in honour of the third birthday of the Mozilla Foundation, the organisation is giving people the chance to become a 'friend of Firefox'. If someone convinces another person to download Firefox, they become a 'friend of Firefox'. ...more

Top 20 vulnerabilities get Government thumbs up

Slow patching keeps old favourites on the list The US government and the SANS Institute have published the annual list of 20 most common security holes in a bid to spotlight and close weaknesses in Federal systems. This year's list reflects the growing popularity of Unix in both private and public sectors. The report now divides into two top 10 lists: one for Windows and another for Unix. ...more