Internet Business News articles from April 2003

Internet Business News archives from April 2003

New online security resource for UK SMEs launched.(eSecurity4Britain consortium's website, http://esecurity4britain.org)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A number of companies in the UK have joined forces to set up a non-profit organisation that is aimed at raising small business awareness about online security. The consortium...

Bytemobile launches Internet access tool.(Optimisation Service Node 2.0)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mobile data solutions provider Bytemobile Inc has announced the immediate availability of its Optimisation Service Node 2.0 for delivering optimised Internet access. The new...

Klez the most prevalent virus in March 2003, claims Sophos.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Antivirus protection company Sophos has released the results of a survey showing that Klez was the most prevalent virus for the month of March 2003 with 15.3% of all sightings. ...

BT click&buy accounts can now be added to monthly phone bills.(Brief Article)
April 2, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK telecomms company BT plc has enhanced its BT click&buy service by offering its users the chance to settle their accounts via their monthly BT phone bill. BT click&buy is used...

IBM's web-savvy survey puts Sweden in number one spot.(Brief Article)
April 2, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new report from IBM and UK magazine The Economist has found that Sweden is the most 'web-savvy' nation in the world, closely followed by Denmark and the US. The survey...

Yodlee survey shows UK consumers more likely to bank than shop online.(Brief Article)
April 2, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Financial management software company Yodlee has published a report that claims more people in the UK bank over the Internet than shop online. The results showed that 65% of all...

UK university and UKeU offer online course in computer science.(University of Hertfordshire)(Brief Article)
April 2, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Online degrees provider UKeU has teamed with the University of Hertfordshire in the UK so that it can offer an online MSc course in Computer Science. The degree will be based on...

Online hoax SARS report has adverse effects on financial markets.(Brief Article)
April 3, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A hoax web site that contained a report on the SARS virus that is currently affecting individuals in Hong Kong and other countries has had an effect on the financial markets in the...

UK advertising watchdog upholds complaint against ntl direct mailing.(Brief Article)
April 3, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A customer in Wales recently complained to the UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over a direct mailing from ntl Group Ltd. The mailing offered "guaranteed"...

UK most wanted list posted on police web site.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The UK police force has launched a web site that displays the ten most wanted people in Britain. Included on the web site at http://www.met.police.uk/mostwanted are four...

Kilmarnock Arms Hotel gets web site from NW Group.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK-based graphics company NW Group has launched a new web site for the Kilmarnock Arms Hotel in Scotland that features information, offers and an online booking system. The web...

Shopcreator and iForce team for web site development package.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK-based digital fulfilment provider iForce has entered into a product development partnership with Shopcreator, a UK-based e-business and web site provider. Under the terms of...

OutsideEvents.com receives web site design from Artery Stark.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Creative communications company Artery Stark has designed an online e-commerce site for OutsideEvents.com, a company that offers a database of event and party organisers. Artery...

Oftel introduces proposals for cut in BT's wholesale unmetered Internet charges.(Brief Article)
April 7, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK telecomms watchdog Oftel has issued a number of proposals that call for a cut in the wholesale unmetered Internet access prices charged by UK telecomms company BT plc. The...

NSF to introduce virtual reality tour of Monticello.(Brief Article)
April 7, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US research and education organisation the NSF has revealed its plans to include a virtual tour of Thomas Jefferson's home in an upcoming exhibition. The tour will let visitors...

Sony to develop TV with streaming video capabilities.(Brief Article)
April 7, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Electronics company Sony is currently developing a plasma screen television that can be connected to the Internet or a home network to receive streaming video content. The...

Datamonitor survey shows more senior citizens going online.(Brief Article)
April 8, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Market analysis company Datamonitor has completed a survey that found over half of all senior citizens in the US and UK have accessed the Internet. The research also showed that...

Senior care web site launched.(Brief Article)
April 8, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new web site has been launched that aims to provide a resource for Americans needing support when making decisions on senior care. The Total Living Choices site - located at...

Online degree in Tourism Management launched.(Brief Article)
April 9, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Online degrees provider UKeU has teamed with Nottingham University to begin offering a qualification in Tourism Management. The MSc in Tourism Management will concentrate on all...

Scottish Life Mortgages online marketplace supplied by Xelector.(Brief Article)
April 10, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Online services marketplace provider Xelector Plc has been selected by financial organisation Scottish Life Mortgages to provide an online marketplace. The web site will be...

IDC finds that European e-government initiatives are progressing.(Brief Article)
April 10, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Market intelligence and advisory firm IDC has completed a survey on the status of e-government projects in several European countries and found that progress is being made towards...

Online Image Editor ships from UAB InDis Baltic.(Brief Article)
April 10, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Lithuania-based electronic solutions provider UAB InDis Baltic has launched Online Image Editor for adding photos, images and other graphical material to web sites. The product...

New survey shows more people go online on a Monday.(according to OneStat.com)(Brief Article)
April 10, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Web analytics provider OneStat.com has completed a survey showing that Monday is the most popular day to access the Internet. The company went on to claim that Tuesday was the...

MessageLabs adds encrypted e-mail scanning to Red Letter e-mails.(Brief Article)
April 10, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Document management systems developer Meticulus Solutions and e-mail security management company MessageLabs have joined forces to offer their UK customers a secure encrypted e-mail...

Photosphere expands and redesigns its web site.(Brief Article)
April 10, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Images provider Photosphere Ltd has announced that it has expanded its web site with the addition of an extra 1,000 royalty free stock images. The site can be located at...

ASA survey finds majority of Internet banner and pop-up ads compliant with guidelines.(UK's Advertising Standards Authority )(Brief Article)
April 11, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has completed a piece of research that shows just 1% of all Internet banner and pop-up advertisements are in breach of the British...

PlusNet opts for Level 3's Internet technology.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK ISP PlusNet Technologies Ltd has chosen communications and information services company Level 3 Communications Inc to supply an Internet access service in London, UK. Level 3...

ASA rules on ntl "broadband" advertising.(UK's Advertising Standards Authority)(Brief Article)
April 11, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Complaints were recently submitted to the UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over a national press advertisement for ntl Group Ltd's Internet cable service. The ad was...

StarBrand service available now from Star Internet.(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK ISP Star Internet has launched a service which enables businesses to place its own branding or corporate logo on the header of an e-mail. The StarBrand service aims to...

Online search market to grow claims US Bancorp Piper Jaffray.(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new report has been published by investment products and services provider US Bancorp Piper Jaffray predicting that the worldwide search market is set to grow. The company...

UK Government calls for more senior citizens to get online.(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The UK Government has issued a statement asking European member states to encourage older generations to go online and access the Internet. This could be achieved, according to...

Online music downloads to be included in UK singles chart.(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Official UK Chart Company is looking at ways of making singles downloaded from the Internet count towards the track's position in the singles chart. The organisation is...

UK leisure industry receives highest proportion of viruses claims MessageLabs survey.(Brief Article)
April 15, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD MessageLabs, an e-mail security company, has issued a report claiming that the UK leisure industry is the sector most likely to be the victim of a virus attack. The figures show...

Actinic survey finds majority of UK e-commerce SMEs are now profitable.(Brief Article)
April 15, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Actinic, an e-commerce software vendor, has completed a survey showing that 71% of all UK SMEs that run an e-commerce web site are profitable in 2003. Out of all the small to...

Betfair online services to be provided in Sports Cafes.(Brief Article)
April 15, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An agreement has been signed between online betting company Betfair and sports bar chain Sports Cafe that will see Betfair's services being offered via an Internet kiosk installed in...

Symantec and Linksys team to offer UK broadband users increased security.(Brief Article)
April 15, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Broadband Internet router provider Linksys has teamed with Internet security company Symantec to include the Norton Internet Security 2003 software suite in Linksys' UK cable/DSL...

Point Topic highlights differences in worldwide DSL prices.(Brief Article)
April 15, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Analysis company Point Topic has completed a survey which shows that the cost of DSL broadband Internet access services is more expensive in Europe. The company goes on to state...

New online football game offers GBP1m prize.(Brief Article)
April 18, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new online football game has been launched by PDV, a UK-based direct marketing company. Players of StrikerMillion pick six numbers and "kick" them into the goal. If four...

OTC to provide travel content to FT.com.(Brief Article)
April 18, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Online travel supplier and retailer Online Travel Corporation plc (OTC) has formed a partnership agreement with business web site FT.com. Under the agreement OTC will supply its...

General domains expected to be most popular when rules are relaxed in Finland.(Brief Article)
April 21, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The competition for Finnish domain names is expected to be the toughest for general domains like "music" and "bank" when the new Finnish law on domain names is implemented from the...

Date the UK launches updated web site.(Brief Article)
April 21, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Date the UK, a UK-based online dating service, has updated its web site. As well as a new look and feel to the site, Date the UK will be offering third party promotions, with...

THUS highlights hidden costs of web site hosting, unveils new pricing model for Demon.(Brief Article)
April 21, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD THUS plc, a UK-based provider of voice, networking, Internet and contact centre services, has claimed that hidden costs of hosting are punishing UK companies for successful web...

Half of all e-mail users waste time constantly checking for replies, survey finds.(Brief Article)
April 21, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Misunderstandings over e-mail can make us nervous wrecks in work and ruin our personal lives, according to a survey by Yahoo! Mail. From the research the web-based e-mail...

Lockdown Media launches online music site.(Brief Article)
April 22, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new web site has been set up by music production company Lockdown Media that is focused on providing royalty-free musical compositions. The web site - located at...

Commercial property legislation web site revealed.(Brief Article)
April 22, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new web site is due to be launched that seeks to provide small businesses with the information that they need concerning commercial property legislation. The site can be found...

Oftel to re-examine the cost of BT broadband subscriptions.(Brief Article)
April 22, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The UK telecomms watchdog is re-examining the subscription costs for the broadband service that is being offered by BT plc, a UK telecomms company. Oftel is taking another look...

UK house prices placed on Land Registry web site.(Brief Article)
April 22, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The UK Land Registry has placed information on the prices that are paid for UK houses online with the launch of its redesigned web site. House price information on any home sold...

Amazon.com offers free spam prevention tool.(Sunbelt Software's iHateSpam)(Brief Article)
April 22, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Online retailer Amazon.com has begun offering a free copy of iHateSpam from Sunbelt Software, a Windows system administration tools provider. The iHateSpam product is designed...

VIA NET.WORKS supplies VPN to Gem Sensors.(Brief Article)
April 23, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Sensor manufacturer Gems Sensors has selected business ISP VIA NET.WORKS UK to supply a managed pan-European VPN. The VPN will connect Gems Sensors' headquarters in the UK and...

Frost & Sullivan predicts slower growth for European web hosting market.(Brief Article)
April 24, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new report from marketing consulting company Frost & Sullivan has predicted that the European web hosting market will reach USD1bn by 2005. This figure has been reduced from...

Taxware launches web site to answer questions on EU tax regulations.(http://www.eudigitalsales.com )(Brief Article)
April 24, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new web site has been launched by tax compliance systems developer Taxware which is intended to help companies outside the EU understand the digital sales taxation regulations that...

Computer virus aims to exploit users' interest in SARS outbreak.(Brief Article)
April 24, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet security company Sophos has warned of a new worm that takes advantage of the current SARS outbreak to spread itself and infect PCs. The W32/Coronex-A virus spreads by...

Mediasurface delivers web site solution to RAC.(Brief Article)
April 24, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Content management software provider Mediasurface has had its Mediasurface Content Management Console product chosen by RAC, a UK-based motor services company. RAC will utilise...

TruSecure survey finds rise in recovery costs for virus attacks.(Industry Overview)
April 25, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Security intelligence and services provider TruSecure Corp has completed a survey showing that the cost of virus attacks is on the rise. The company found that the average cost...

Hitwise reveals the most popular UK web destinations.(Brief Article)
April 25, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Online intelligence company Hitwise has compiled a report on the most popular web sites in the UK for the first quarter of 2003. The company divided the web into a number of...

Interliant to manage Pictoral Press web site.(Brief Article)
April 25, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Managed infrastructure service provider Interliant UK has been awarded a contract from Pictoral Press Ltd for the provision of Internet services. Under the terms of the...

HBOS opts for SPSS web analytics tools.(Halifax Bank of Scotland)(Brief Article)
April 25, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Predictive analytics solutions provider SPSS has supplied its web analytics tools to UK financial institution Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) so that the company can measure its...

META Group finds e-mail is more valued than the phone.(Brief Article)
April 28, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IT research company META Group Inc has completed a survey showing that 80% of all businesspeople prefer to conduct their business communications via e-mail rather than by phone. ...

Skipton Building Society launches first time buyers' web site.(Brief Article)
April 28, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK financial organisation Skipton Building Society has launched a web site that is aimed at providing potential home buyers with the information they need to carry out the...

Thus supplies broadband services to UK gymnasts.(Brief Article)
April 28, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK gymnasts are being provided with broadband Internet connections from UK ISP Thus in a bid to help them prepare for competitions. Thus will provide the gymnasts with access to...

EMI to offer music downloads online.
April 28, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Music company EMI has announced its plans to make 140,000 tracks from its catalogue of performers available to download online. The company reportedly also intends to make...

BT intends to cut business ADSL costs in the UK.(Brief Article)
April 28, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK telecomms company BT has announced that it is planning to reduce the cost of its wholesale business broadband products this week. The announcement comes despite an ongoing...

Stranded easyJet passenger launches web site to complain about the carrier.(Brief Article)
April 28, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A holidaymaker has set up a web site to register his dissatisfaction after no-frills airline easyJet cancelled his flight. The father-of-two was scheduled to return from...

Plumtree Enterprise Web Suite available now.(Brief Article)
April 29, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Corporate web site developer Plumtree Software has launched the beta version of its Plumtree Enterprise Web Suite for building web applications. The new offering is based on the...

Maptech offers maps online.(Brief Article)
April 29, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mapping products provider Maptech has begun offering its topographic maps for the US for free online. The company has approximately 2,000 maps which cover 13 states and can be...

BlackSpider introduces antivirus service.(BlackSpider Technologies )(Brief Article)
April 29, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Managed services provider BlackSpider Technologies has launched a service for improving e-mail security and reducing volumes of junk mail. The service will see BlackSpider...

New auction web site to be launched for weekend breaks.(http://www.auctionweekendbreaks.co.uk)(Brief Article)
April 29, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new web site is due to be launched that offers visitors the chance to bid on a range of travel and leisure breaks and activities. The web site will be officially launched on 2...

Ministry of Sound launches new web site.(http://www.ministryofsound.com )(Brief Article)
April 29, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new web site offering music downloads has been launched by global music entertainment brand Ministry of Sound. The site can be found at http://www.ministryofsound.com and...

Apple launches its iTunes Music Store.(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Macintosh developer Apple Computer Corp has launched its iTunes Music Store for US consumers wanting to purchase music online. The new service lets users burn the tracks they...

Seal Beach receives Wi-Fi hotspot from Color Broadband.(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Wireless broadband provider Color Broadband Inc has introduced the Seal Beach Hot Zone, a wireless Internet that visitors can access through their laptop, PDA or other mobile device....

OneStat.com claims two-word online searches are the most commonly used.(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Web analytics company OneStat.com has completed a survey on how people use online search engines and found that the majority of online searchers use two-word phrases. In total,...

New look for find.co.uk.(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK financial web sites directory find.co.uk has been relaunched with a new look designed to make site navigation easier. The site - located at http://www.find.co.uk - features an...