ISPA News 28/02/07
What Does The Gower’s Review Mean For ISPs?
ISPA’s first legal forum of the year
Reap The Rewards Of ISPA Membership
Check out the latest deals for ISPA members
Meet ISPA's Newest Members
Three new companies capitalise on ISPA membership
ISPA In The News
Video-on-demand, free speech online and The 2007 ISPAs
‘Net Neutrality- What’s it all about?
ISPA’s bi-annual magazine now available
Awards News
Great And Good Of The Internet Industry Recognised at The 2007 ISPAs
Winners of The 2007 ISPAs Announced
New Reporting Platform Monitors Network Performance For Internet Data, VoIP, Video and Wireless Delivery
ISP-I Quad-Play benchmarks industry’s converged service offering
Madasafish Launches Home Phone Service
Award-winning ISP Madasafish has launched its landline phone service Madasafish Talk.
Network Convergence And VoIP - No Longer A Question Of “If”
When will you invest?
What Does The Gower’s Review Mean For ISPs?
ISPA’s first legal forum of the year
ISPA treated its members to the first legal forum of the year by taking an in-depth look at the Gowers Review of Intellectual Property.
The event was held at Addleshaw Goddard and chaired by Clive Gringas, partner at Olswang and Chair of the ISPA Legal Forum, who gave delegates the opportunity to air their views on the Gowers Review.
Adrian Brazier, Business Relations Manager for eBusiness, broadband and digital content at the DTI, emphasized the need for ISPs and rightsholders to work together to show the Government that reasonable progress was being made; while Iain Connor, Associate at Addleshaw Goddard recognised the need for change to the current system, but spoke of the need for evolution rather than revolution. Simon Persoff, Director of Regulatory Affairs at Orange, outlined the need for a process that balanced the rights of all stakeholders including consumers, whose voice he believes appeared to be missing from the review.
The ISPA Legal Forum brings together providers of Internet services, the UK's top multimedia law firms and government officials for an afternoon of presentations, debate and networking over canapés.
For more information please visit the ISPA Legal Forum page or contact the ISPA secretariat
Reap The Rewards Of ISPA Membership
Check out the latest deals for ISPA members
Eversheds, one of the largest full service law firms in the world, is offering free legal advice to ISPA members.
Members can access free, preliminary advice via the Eversheds legal advice hotline on a variety of issues including:-
• copyright and domain/brand names abuse
• computer misuse, data-protection and RIPA
• defamation/libel proofing/commercial disputes and commercial drafting
• e-commerce
• data retention, anti-terrorism, crime & security and RIPA
• Ofcom (or other regulatory authority) investigations
ISPA members are also able to benefit from Magrathea’s VoIP starter package until the end of March 2007. The package has been created to help companies take that first step into offering VoIP to its customers without a large scale investment.
For more information on this, and all other exclusive offers currently available to ISPA Members, please visit the Benefits of Membership area of the ISPA website.
For information on joining ISPA please contact the ISPA Secretariat.
Meet ISPA's Newest Members
Three new companies capitalise on ISPA membership
Three new members join ISPA this month, looking to benefit from opportunities ranging from new business prospects to meeting face to face with the politicians whose opinions can affect their business.
F-Secure offers Internet protection for both consumers and businesses customers. Its products include antivirus and desktop firewall with intrusion prevention, antispam and antispyware solutions, as well as network control solutions for Internet service providers.
Brighton based ‘4 The Net’ Internet have joined as a small member. It offers a unique ‘pay as you go’ dial-up service alongside broadband, hosting
and domain sales.
Also joining this month is IT services provider LifestyleIT. LifestlyeIT began as a service provider over five years ago, offering premium internet solutions and helpdesk support services for a niche client base. Today LifestlyeIT helps support growing businesses in the central London area.
For more information on the benefits of membership including exclusive offers and discounts for ISPA members, please contact the ISPA secretariat.
ISPA In The News
Video-on-demand, free speech online and The 2007 ISPAs
The impact of video downloads on the web was discussed in the media this month. ISPA was quick to advise customers to choose their ISP carefully to ensure they are using the most appropriate broadband package for their needs.
While at The UK Internet Industry Awards, the human rights group Amnesty International praised the power of the Internet for free speech and discussed how they are working with Internet Industry. The announcement of the winners at The 2007 ISPAs also made a splash with media this month.
For more information and further ISPA coverage please visit the ISPA media coverage page.
‘Net Neutrality- What’s it all about?
ISPA’s bi-annual magazine now available
‘Hardcopy’, ISPA’s bi-annual magazine was released last month, focusing on the issue of ‘net neutrality and how a US debate has migrated over to affect the UK ISP market.
The magazine, keeping you informed about the latest industry issues, is just one of the many benefits of membership. Further benefits can be found on the Membership Benefits page.
If you haven't received ISPA's latest edition of Hardcopy and you would like a copy, please contact the ISPA press office with your name, company and postal address.