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News Thus, which owns the Demon Internet ISP, will henceforth be known as 'Thus, a Cable & Wireless business'. Telco Cable & Wireless has announced it has taken effective control of Glasgow-based telecoms provider Thus, after... [02 Oct 2008]
Thus lands £11m contract to wire up students
News Thus, which owns ISP Demon, will provide the next-gen network to 137 higher and further education colleges across the Greater London area. Thus has signed an £11.3m five-year contract with educational network provider... [24 Apr 2007]
Demon customers hit by outage
News Some customers of UK ISP Demon have suffered a four-day outage following a software failure on one of its hosting platforms. One of Demon's servers crashed on Thursday afternoon last week and was not... [04 Oct 2006]
Top five ADSL broadband ISPs revealed
News Demon BT's broadband has been rated the best performing and fastest ADSL service in the second quarter of this year by a survey. Internet benchmarking company Epitiro monitored the ADSL broadband services from the UK's... [17 Jul 2006]
Thus snaps up two rivals in £70m spree
News The UK broadband market is proving it's still got some consolidation energy left in it, with the news Thus is to acquire two rivals for some £70m and is selling off one arm of its ISP business, Demon. [01 Feb 2006]
Super 3G in laptops: A good deal, faster?
News Dell's decision to offer embedded HSDPA - super fast 3G - modems in its laptops is giving the UK its first taste of mobile connectivity that can compare to DSL speeds. But CIOs should think twice before rushing to roll out the technology... [25 Jan 2006]
Cliff Stanford to appeal email snoop verdict
News Cliff Stanford, founder of Demon and Redbus, is planning to launch an appeal after receiving a suspended prison sentence for illegally intercepting emails. Stanford was sentenced on Thursday to six months' imprisonment,... [16 Sep 2005]
Demon founder pleads guilty to email snooping
News Cliff Stanford, the founder of Demon Internet and Redbus, pleaded guilty on Thursday morning to unlawful email interception. Co-defendant George Liddell, a former employee of Redbus, also pleaded guilty to the same charge. [15 Sep 2005]
Demon founder's email interception trial kicks off
News Cliff Stanford, the founder of Demon and Redbus, went on trial on Tuesday over charges of unlawful email interception. The trial at Southwark Crown Court began with the counsel for the defence asking for the judge to... [13 Sep 2005]
Time support site is shut down
News Following the landmark Godfrey vs Demon case of 1999, ISPs and hosting companies can be held liable for the content they host online. A website set up last week to act as a forum for ex-employees of Time and Tiny... [02 Aug 2005]
Thus hammered by 'predatory pricing'
News The company owns Demon, one of the UK's largest ISPs. Thus today warned that predatory pricing in the UK telecoms market would kill its hopes of making an operating profit this year - despite booming revenues. [24 Sep 2004]
5 years ago... Wire-tapping laws set to cost UK ISPs millions
News 20.08.99The UK government's amendments to the Interception of Communications Act (IOCA) could cost large ISPs more than £1m a year, according to Demon Internet - the first ISP to complete a cost analysis of the proposals. [20 Aug 2004]
5 years ago... Demon pledges to contest Godfrey lawsuit
News 15.06.99: As Demon Internet insisted it will continue to contest the defamation lawsuit brought by London-based academic Dr Laurence Godfrey, Net industry bodies have voiced their fears over a preliminary ruling that... [15 Jun 2004]
Demon and Redbus founder charged with stolen emails blackmail plot
News Stanford, who founded both Redbus and Demon Internet, is reported to have denied both charges. Redbus founder and internet pioneer Cliff Stanford has been charged with conspiracy to blackmail and the illegal interception... [16 Feb 2004]
5 years ago... Free ISP races towards the million mark
News More established players such as AOL and Demon were truly worried. 14.01.99 Free internet service provider (ISP) Freeserve is claiming to have signed up its 900,000th member - making it the largest ISP in the UK. [14 Jan 2004]
