TalkTalk confirmed this week that they have officially joined the ‘Pirate Bay Blockade’, becoming the fifth ISP do to so (along with SKY, Virgin Media and O2) following an April High Court hearing which ordered ISP’s to block the infamous bit torrent website. BT are expected to follow suit imminently. The Pirate Bay Blockade represents the latest attempt by record labels to claw back some of the...

The House of Commons debated the Defamation Bill yesterday; discussing wide sweeping reforms of the libel laws that could see internet service providers (ISPs) given greater protection from being sued in return for helping to identify so-called ‘internet trolls’. Claimants will have to show they have suffered serious harm to their reputations, or are likely to do so, before they can take a...

Social network giant LinkedIn have reported that they are investigating claims by security analysts that more than 6.5 million user’s passwords have been uploaded online. Russian hackers boasted of this potentially huge data security breach on a local web forum and it is believed that such data could be in the hands of criminals by now. LinkedIn are yet to release an official statement, but have...

Building and environment design is going through a period of change and at the heart of this change is Building Information Modelling (BIM). It is a system that is revolutionising the way in which projects are followed through, from initial plans through to implementation and life cycle of the structure. Wembley Stadium and the Swansea Bridge are just some landmark structures designed using these...

Fluidata are delighted to announce the launch of our new bonded FTTC service. The first PureFluid PULSE service went live with a trial customer last month, and as you will see from this case study, we now have every reason to offer it to any client or prospective client lucky enough to benefit from it. The PureFluid PULSE service can aggregate up to three 80 Mb/s down, 20 Mb/s up PULSE circuits,...

Fluidata are delighted to report that on Saturday a crack team of 13 FD employees (known collectively as the ‘ Bandwidth Bandits’) participated and successfully completed ‘ Tough Mudder’ – a gruelling 12 mile endurance obstacle course designed by British Special Forces. The event took place in Kettering, within the beautiful grounds of Broughton Manor – the 11,200 acre estate of The Duke of...

Fluidata Olympic Countdown: 78 Days to goCyber war - a topic of much public discussion over recent months and now we hear a potential threat to the upcoming Olympics. The Olympics provides an ideal target for foreign intelligence agencies to make high profile disruptions during a time when the global focus is upon London. Minister Francis Maude has highlighted this threat from cyberspace as a...

In a few days thirteen brave Fluidata souls, aka the Bandwidth Bandits, will take on the might of the Tough Mudder course near Kettering. Our training mantra has been that of the Romans, ‘train hard, fight easy’ and as you can see in our branded gear we look like a formidable force. Training has been relentless for the past few months with regular runs around London and special training sessions...

On the 18th of April hackers and professionals alike took up the inguinal Fluidata Golf Day challenge. A day full of hazards with the gentle breeze and light rain not deterring any of the welcome golfers/customers. It took place at The Gove Golf Club near Watford. The Grove has played host to the likes of Ian Poulter and Tiger Woods, it can now lay claim to hosting some of the finest golfers in...

With much fanfare we are pleased to announce the launch of our company magazine, PULSE. We have been busy over the past few months putting together some interesting and informative features on connectivity in the UK and the impact on business. This edition includes a special report on Rural Broadband and connecting the final third, a practical guide to IPv6, preparing the internet for the...