Internet Business News articles from December 2005

Internet Business News archives from December 2005

WiFi system to be introduced to New Orleans.(Louisiana)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new universal wireless Internet service is to be introduced to New Orleans in the US, according to city officials. The free, city-run WiFi system has been introduced in the...

PodGear redesigns its website.(http://www.podgear.net)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD PodGear, an iPod accessories brand in the UK, announced on Wednesday (30 Novemeber) the redesign of its website http://www.podgear.net and the introduction of an online store...

Sophos warns of phishing emails posing as IRS tax refunds.
December 1, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IT security company Sophos has warned users of a phishing e-mail which aims to steal personal information from American taxpayers by posing as notification of a refund from the...

Nera ASA subsidiary receives Inmarsat Type Approval for its mobile broadband satellite terminal.(Nera SatCom A/S)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Norwegian wireless products and solutions provider Nera ASA said on Thursday (30 November) that its subsidiary Nera SatCom AS had received Inmarsat Type Approval for the world's...

Fujifilm introduces RSS newsfeed.(really simple syndication)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A Really Simple Syndication (RSS) newsfeed service has been introduced on the UK website of Fujifilm, an imaging technology, products and services company. The newsfeed is...

BBC to introduce local TV service for Internet and satellite users.
December 1, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new local TV service is being introduced to areas of the West Midlands in the UK, by the BBC, a broadcasting company, in a nine-month pilot which aims to customise local bulletins....

Bytemobile OSN demonstrates faster HSDPA speeds.(optimization services node)(Brief Article)
December 2, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new version of optimisation software is demonstrating a two-fold speed improvement on HSDPA networks, according to Bytemobile, a solutions provider for mobile network operators....

Namesco launches 8Mb/s broadband.(Brief Article)
December 2, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Namesco Ltd, a web hosting, domain registration and broadband provider in the UK, announced on Thursday (1 December) the launch of BroadbandMax, with connection speeds of up to...

8el launches fully managed ISP services.
December 2, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Specialist network operator 8el has announced that beginning on 1 December it is adding Internet access to its range of communications services. According to the company, 8el...

Westcon Europe launches Nortel BCM Channel Partner Web Portal.(Northern Telecom Ltd.)(Brief Article)
December 2, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Westcon Europe, a networking technology products company, announced on Thursday (1 December) that it has launched a new channel partner web portal focused on communications company...

NAL unveils redesigned website.(National Agricultural Library)(Brief Article)
December 2, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The redesigned website of the National Agricultural Library (NAL), part of the Agricultural Research Service which is the US Department of Agriculture's main scientific research...

Business wireless e-mail service revenues to reach USD10bn by 2010.(Brief Article)
December 2, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Business wireless e-mail service revenues are expected to reach USD10bn by the end of the decade according to the recent 'Wireless Enterprise Strategies' service report from Strategy...

BT's 21CN trials carry 3m customer calls.(British Telecommunications PLC, 21st Century Network)(Brief Article)
December 2, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A total of three million customer calls have been carried over an Internet Protocol (IP) link successfully, in the final phase of its 21st Century Network (21CN) trials, according to...

Skype to add video picture phone features.(Skype Technologies S.A.)(Brief Article)
December 2, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD New high-resolution video picture phone features are to be added to Skype, the free telephone replacement service recently acquired by online auction site eBay Inc. Skype said...

Trend Micro offers HouseCall cleaning for charitable donation.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The cleaning option of HouseCall, a free online consumer malware scanning service from Trend Micro Inc (Nasdaq:TMIC), a network antivirus and content security software and services...

MPA adds poll to website in fight against terrorism.(Metropolitan Police Authority)(Brief Article)
December 5, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A poll has been added to the website of the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) in London, UK, to determine how the public feel about the police's response to terrorist threats. ...

BellSouth unveils faster Internet service for businesses.
December 5, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD BellSouth (NYSE:BLS), a communications company based in the US, has unveiled its new FastAccess DSL 6.9 Internet service for businesses, doubling the speed of its current offerings....

Sophos warns of malware exploiting Microsoft vulnerability.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IT security company Sophos has warned Windows Internet Explorer users of malware that exploits a security vulnerability which has not yet been patched by Microsoft. Sophos...

Datanet offers customer backup service.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK-based business ISP Datanet has announced that it has set up new server back-up options to enable customers to decide what, when and how often their business data is backed-up. ...

MessageLabs and Fortiva announce strategic partnership.(Brief Article)
December 6, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD MessageLabs, a provider of e-mail security and management services, and Fortiva, a provider of managed e-mail archiving services, announced on Monday (5 December) a strategic...

Yale School of Medicine helps establish neuroscience network.(National Institutes of Health, Yale University. School of Medicine, partnership)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Yale School of Medicine, USA, is participating in a new collaboration with the National Institutes of Health to establish a comprehensive web-based Neuroscience Information Framework...

NMS unveils Video Access toolkit.(NMS Communications Corp.)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A Video Access 2.0 mobile and IP video applications toolkit to enable application developers to build IP video over broadband applications, has been unveiled by NMS Communications...

ITV to buy Friends Reunited for GBP120m.(Brief Article)
December 6, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Friends Reunited, the website reuniting old school friends, is to be purchased for GBP120m by ITV, a television broadcasting company. ITV has also agreed to make a payment of up...

Inmarsat introduces BGAN.(broadband global area network)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) has been introduced by Inmarsat, a mobile communications solutions company providing Internet, phone, fax and video access from anywhere in the...

Reverb offers novel for free download.(Light)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK-based fiction publisher Reverb have announced that it is to make CM Taylor's first novel, Light, available as a free PDF download. The launch of the new download has been...

NextGenTel Holding ASA reports net growth in lines in operation for November 2005.(Brief Article)
December 7, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Norwegian broadband company NextGenTel Holding ASA reported on Wednesday (7 December) that it had a total of 135,000 net active customer lines in operation. This follows a net...

Cingular introduces 3G services over HSDPA network.
December 7, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Commercial third-generation (3G) services have been introduced over the HSDPA network of Cingular Wireless, an operator based in the US, with various monthly data plans starting from...

Zhone Technologies introduces VDSL2 CPE and line card.(customer premise equipment, very high-speed digital subscriber line)(Brief Article)
December 8, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Zhone Technologies Inc (Nasdaq:ZHNE), a provider of solutions for voice, data and video content services, announced on Wednesday (7 December) its new VDSL2 customer premise equipment...

Funkwerk introduces elmeg T484.(Funkwerk Enterprise Communications)(Brief Article)
December 8, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Funkwerk Enterprise Communications, a manufacturer of professional network access and ITC solutions, has introduced its new modular PBX, the elmeg T484. According to the...

Nildram broadband agreement for LFC fans.(Liverpool Football Club)(Brief Article)
December 8, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An agreement to provide a broadband package for fans of Liverpool Football Club in the UK has been established by Nildram, a Broadband Service Providers, with Liverpoolfc.tv, the...

Marratech warns of risk of web-based communications systems.(Brief Article)
December 8, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Marratech, a real-time collaboration software provider, has warned of the risks of using the new and often free web-based computer communications systems such as Skype. ...

DSL.net sells Vector Internet Services.(acquisition deal with Digital North Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 8, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD DSL.net Inc (AMEX: BIZ), a provider of broadband communications services to businesses, announced on Wednesday (7 December) that it has sold Vector Internet Services Inc, its wholly...

Continental Airlines adds more Spanish content on its website.(Brief Article)
December 8, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) has expanded Spanish-language functions on its website at continental.com to allow customers to book flights and reward travel, as well as manage...

Your Communications sets up environmental scheme.(to encourage e-billing)(Brief Article)
December 8, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A scheme has been set up by Your Communications, a business-to-business telecomms operator in the UK, with a sapling dedicated to a farm each time a business customer returns a...

Real Awareness now available as downloadable e-book.(developed by Helen McLean)(Brief Article)
December 8, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new e-book entitled Real Awareness is now available as a downloadable e-book from http://www.realawareness.com. The book has been developed by Helen McLean, a UK-based Gestalt...

Daily Mail buys Primelocation.com property website.(Brief Article)
December 8, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Fastcrop, the owner of the Primelocation.com property website, has been purchased for GBP48m (USD83m) by the Daily Mail & General Trust, owner of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday....

GAO reveals 5% of domain name registrations include false data.(Government Accountability Office)(Brief Article)
December 8, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Research conducted by the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) to determine the accuracy of information on domain owners, has revealed that over 5% of the Internet's most...

Yahoo unveils Messenger phone-calling service.
December 8, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Details of a service to enable computer users to make and receive phone calls has been unveiled by Internet company Yahoo Inc, with plans to charge less than traditional phone...

Mintel reveals that 40% of UK adults expect to shop online this Christmas.(Brief Article)
December 9, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Nearly 40% of adults in the UK are expected to buy at least some of their Christmas gifts online, representing a 22% increase from four years ago, according to a survey of 1000...

TradeDoubler selected by Hertz to drive online traffic.(Hertz Rent A Car Israel)(Brief Article)
December 9, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD In a bid to boost Internet bookings over the festive period, car rental organisation Hertz Rent-A-Car has launched a new pan-European affiliate marketing programme. The company...

iPlayMusic offers 35 free guitar lessons for iPod users.(Brief Article)
December 9, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Provider of interactive music products iPlayMusic, announced on Friday (9 December) that it is to offer a series of 35 beginner guitar video lessons to iTunes users. The...

System Associates selected for UK's local Directgov Programme.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD London Connects has selected System Associates, an integrated web services company, to provide the Internet technology for the e-Government Local Directgov Programme in the UK, which...

Hertz selects programme to increase online bookings.(Hertz Rent A Car Israel)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An affiliate marketing programme has been selected by Hertz Rent-A-Car, a car rental organisation, in order to increase the level of its Internet bookings across Europe. Hertz...

World Cup website unveiled for England fans.(www.britishembassyworldcup.com)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new website has been unveiled by the British embassy in Germany to assist the estimated 100,000 England fans expected to travel to Germany for the 2006 World Cup. The website,...

Tower promises internet telephony cheaper than SkypeOut.(price and distribution strategy management)(Brief Article)
December 13, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Tower Plc (TIDM: TWR) announced on Monday (12 December) that it has changed its price and distribution strategy on its VYKE Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) products to challenge...

Imation launches Website dedicated to Flash technology.(http://www.imation.co.uk/flashselector)(Brief Article)
December 13, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Removable storage solutions provider Imation Corp announced on Monday (12 December) the launch of Flash Selector, a new microsite dedicated to educating consumers on Flash storage...

Bluesocket adds new features to BlueSecure.(BlueSecure 5.1)(Brief Article)
December 13, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD New features have been added to the BlueSecure product range from Bluesocket Inc, an open wireless security and management solutions provider, to enable voice over WiFi to be...

Support website launched for long-term health problems.(Sedgefield Primary Care Trust)(Brief Article)
December 13, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new website aimed at offering support to people living with long-term health conditions has been unveiled in the UK. The website covers conditions such as multiple sclerosis,...

Reality Creations unveils real-time communications tool.(Live Assistance)(Brief Article)
December 14, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Live Assistance, a new tool enabling website operators to interact directly with web users, has been unveiled by Reality Creations, a web-based software solutions developer in the...

Sirenic offers substitute for out of office function.(Brief Article)
December 14, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Some 49% of the UK workforce depends on the 'out of office' function according to a survey conducted by Sirenic, a provider of the MobilePA mobile e-mail service, and...

BridgePort unveils SoftMOBILE solution.(BridgePort Networks)(Brief Article)
December 14, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD BridgePort Networks, a MobileVoIP convergence company has unveiled its SoftMOBILE solution which combines BridgePort's NomadicONENetwork Convergence Gateway (NCG), a mobile phone and...

Avaya launches new telecommuter solution.(VPNremote)(Brief Article)
December 15, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Business communications applications, systems and services provider Avaya Inc (NYSE:AV) announced on Wednesday (14 December) a new telecommuter solution that embeds virtual private...

GUS plc acquires PriceGrabber.com for USD485m.(Brief Article)
December 15, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD GUS plc (LSE:GUS.L), a retail and business services group, announced on Wednesday (14 December) that its Experian business division has acquired PriceGrabber.com, a provider of...

Microsoft issues patch for 'critical' bug.(defects in Microsoft Internet Explorer)(Brief Article)
December 15, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD 3Warnings of a bug that enables a PC to be overtaken via the Internet Explorer browser, without the user being aware of an attack, have been issued to users of Windows from software...

Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air introduce new tool for online customers.(Horizon Air Industries Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 15, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air have introduced a new online shopping tool. The airlines have said that the new tool will allow web customers more customised travel options and...

Tumbleweed reports 300% increase in DoS attacks.(denial of services, Tumbleweed Communications Corp.)(Brief Article)
December 15, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A Dark Traffic Report from Tumbleweed Communications Corp (Nasdaq:TMWD), a provider of e-mail security, file transfer security and identity validation solutions, has revealed a 300%...

Mobile MSN service extends to five Indian networks.(Mobile 365, Microsoft Network L.L.C., contract)(Brief Article)
December 15, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Mobile MSN service has been extended to five networks in India, as a result of a partnership with Mobile 365, a mobile messaging company. The five additional operators...

MTS introduces WiFi wireless Internet access to Moscow.(Mobile TeleSystems)(Brief Article)
December 15, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A WiFi wireless Internet access network has been introduced, commercially, in Moscow, Russia, by Mobile TeleSystems (MTS), a mobile operator in Russia. MTS runs 60 WiFi hotspots...

Golden Tulip deploys RSS technology on its site.(real simple syndication, Golden Tulip Hotels, Inns & Resorts)(Brief Article)
December 16, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Golden Tulip Hotels, Inns & Resorts has announced the introduction of RSS (Real Simple Syndication) functionalities on the Golden Tulip corporate website. RSS is understood to...

Mondosoft adds XML Converter to MondoSearch.(enhanced product)(Brief Article)
December 16, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mondosoft, an enterprise search and behaviour analytics company, announced on Thursday (15 December) that it has added an XML conversion capability to its enterprise search suite....

T-Mobile CZ selects U-Turn for music portal.(U-Turn Media Group, T-Mobile Czech Republic a.s.)(Brief Article)
December 16, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The U-Turn Media Group, a provider of high-quality video content for mobile phones, has been selected by mobile operator T-Mobile in the Czech Republic, to deliver its T-Music...

ScanSafe claims online chat poses workplace security risk.(Brief Article)
December 16, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A recent Web Security Report from ScanSafe, a web security company, has revealed that businesses are facing potential security risks due to the online chat services used by...

Online supermarkets see Christmas orders increase.(survey)(Brief Article)
December 16, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK supermarkets have seen Internet sales increase substantially as people place Christmas food orders online, according to TNS, a retail consultancy. TNS said shoppers in the UK...

Ryanair selects WebTrends to optimise online travel bookings.(Brief Article)
December 19, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Low cost airline Ryanair has selected WebTrends Inc, a web analytics company, to analyse web site visitor behaviour. According to the company, Ryanair has selected WebTrends 7 On...

Tiscali UK signs BoxOffice365.com agreement with BiBC.(British Internet Broadcasting Company)(Brief Article)
December 19, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The British Internet Broadcasting Company, BiBC, has announced it has signed an agreement to provide its digital box office product to Internet service provider Tiscali UK. ...

AT&T announces USD100 gift card incentive for online service subscribers.(Brief Article)
December 19, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Telecommunications holding company AT&T Inc (NYSE:T) announced on Friday (16 December) that is has launched a new gift card incentive scheme. According to the company, this...

AMD and Telefonica announce availability of affordable Internet connectivity to Sao Paulo state in Brazil.(Advanced Micro Devices Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 19, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD AMD (NYSE:AMD), a designer and manufacturer of microprocessors, and Telefonica, a telecommunications company, today (19 December) announced availability of the FIC Conectado Personal...

National Trust adds Multimap feature to website.(Brief Article)
December 19, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Online mapping services for the National Trust, which works to conserve and protect countryside, buildings and the coastline in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, has been provided...

Digonex unveils new version of Nabit for eBay users.(Digonex Technologies Inc., Nabit 1.2)(Brief Article)
December 19, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new version of a free download from Digonex Technologies Inc, a developer of automated pricing platforms, has been unveiled, enabling users of auction site eBay, to watch and bid...

US LEC adds BIGData to Dynamic T service.(Brief Article)
December 19, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new Internet and networking service option called BIGData has been added to the Dynamic T VoIP service of US LEC Corp (Nasdaq:CLEC), a telecomms carrier providing integrated...

Defra introduces new hub for rural communities website.(United Kingdom. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)(Brief Article)
December 20, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A 'Community Halls for Rural People' information hub intended to help rural communities gain from the funding opportunities available for community halls in the UK has been...

whaBAM introduces RSS Feeds for auction site.(really simple syndication)(Brief Article)
December 20, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Support for Really Simple Syndication (RSS) Feeds has been introduced by whaBAM.com, an auction site launched in September 2005 offering simple fee structures without listing fees....

UK Christmas number one could be determined by digital music sales.(Brief Article)
December 20, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has revealed that weekly digital music sales could exceed 1m for the first time and help determine this year's Christmas number one in the UK...

Facet publishes 'Digital Copyright' e-book.
December 20, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Facet Publishing, a publisher of books for the library and information profession, owned by CILIP (the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals), has published...

BlackSpider Technologies warns of new unpatched email trojan.(Brief Article)
December 20, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD BlackSpider Technologies, an e-mail security company, warned on Monday (19 December) of a new e-mail trojan. According to BlackSpider, over 215,000 e-mails containing the...

Telia introduces maximum rate for mobile surfing.(Brief Article)
December 20, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Finnish-Swedish telecomms group TeliaSonera AB said on Tuesday (20 December) that its Swedish subsidiary TeliaSonera Sweden (Telia) was introducing a maximum rate for mobile surfing....

Microsoft announces end of IE for Macs.(internet explorer)(Brief Article)
December 20, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Software company Microsoft has revealed that it is to end Internet Explorer (IE) for Apple Mac computers and advised users to move to competitor browsers such as Safari from Apple....

Yahoo Japan Corp. establishes Internet TV broadcast venture with Softbank.(Brief Article)
December 20, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A company has been established by Internet service provider Yahoo Japan Corp and Softbank Corp to broadcast television programmes via the Internet. The two companies hope the...

Customer e-mail queries taking far longer at Christmas - report.(Brief Article)
December 21, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD According to a report from numero, a provider of response applications for the text channels, during the Christmas period retailers' customer services departments fail to respond to...

AOL and Google enter into expanded strategic alliance.
December 21, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet company Google Inc (Nasdaq:GOOG) and America Online Inc (AOL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Time Warner Inc (NYSE:TWX) and an operator of a network of web brands and...

FTC reports decrease in spam received in US.(United States. Federal Trade Commission)(Brief Article)
December 21, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The US's Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reported that due to improved filtering technology and new regulations, the number of unsolicited e-mails received in the US seems to be...

Telenor AB expands broadband network in Sweden.(Brief Article)
December 21, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Swedish telecomms operator Telenor AB, part of the Norwegian telecomms group Telenor ASA, said on Tuesday (20 December) that it was building a broadband network for 12...

Neighbourhood Statistics website introduces historic information on air quality.(Brief Article)
December 22, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD As of 21 December, the UK Neighbourhood Statistics website, http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk, contains historic information on air quality. Visitors to the site can...

Parship and Whatsonstage to create dating channel.(PARSHIP.co.uk)(Brief Article)
December 22, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD PARSHIP.co.uk, the UK arm of European compatibility-based online dating service PARSHIP GmbH, has partnered with Whatsonstage.com, a news and information source for UK theatres, to...