Be Internet rebranding fiasco

My ISP, Be Internet just went live with their new website and even though I’m a tiny minority in thinking this, I quite like the new layout. It has REST-like URLs and social media bookmarks, it even uses the strict XHTML DTD, which is refreshing.

However, the design is the only thing I like! The new site has not only collapsed under the load, but users are reporting that they are seeing other people’s account details when they log in! Also their SSL certificate is invalid, so you’ll need to add an exception before you can even visit the site. Their nice new Digg account is apparently “A 14 year-old person from United Kindgom (GB)”

Did Be actually do any testing before going live?

I’d be shocked and disgusted like the other users if I wasn’t a performance tester, screw ups like this are a wonderful advert for people like me!