Internet Business News articles from December 2006

Internet Business News archives from December 2006

UK users use Internet to make lives easier - report.(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD According to a recent HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) survey, UK web users are utilising the Internet to make their lives easier. According to the survey, the top three uses for the...

US government warns of al-Qaeda online threat.(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A warning has been issued by the US government after a threat on an al-Qaeda website called for an attack on the online stock market and banking services in the US. The US's...

Motorola selected by BT to supply Mesh Wi-Fi for UK wireless cities.(British Telecommunications)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Wireless and broadband communication company Motorola Inc (NYSE:MOT) on Thursday (30 November) announced that the company has been selected by British Telecommunications plc (BT)...

M1 to introduce island-wide wireless broadband service for Singapore.
December 1, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD M1 Broadband is to be introduced to Singapore on 6 December 2006 by MobileOne (M1), a mobile operator, providing the first island-wide wireless broadband service for the country. ...

Yahoo News website to offer BBC News video.(Yahoo Inc. contracts with ABC News Inc.)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Video from BBC News will be offered on the news site of Internet company Yahoo Inc, through an agreement established with ABC News, a unit of Walt Disney Co. ABC News maintains...

New website to help victims of Hurricane Katrina launched.(Brief article)
December 4, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Adopt-a-Katrina-Family Project, enabling businesses, families, organizations, and individuals to help families still struggling with the hardships caused by Hurricane Katrina in...

Zoodango social networking site launches.(Brief article)
December 4, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Zoodango, a social networking site for professionals, has announced the availability of its professional networking platform. According to the company, Zoodango combines online...

Alvarion's BreezeMAX solution selected by FINTEL to deploy WiMAX in the Fiji islands.
December 4, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Provider of wireless broadband solutions and specialised mobile networks Alvarion Ltd (Nasdaq:ALVR) has announced that telecomms provider Fiji International Communications Limited...

vThere 2.0 introduced by Sentillion vBusiness.(virtualization software)(Brief article)
December 5, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Sentillion vBusiness, a provider of virtualization solutions and a division of Sentillion, Inc, announced on Monday (4 December) the general availability of vThere 2.0, its packaged...

Prevx offers free Prevx1 Business Starter to SMBs.(Brief article)
December 5, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Prevx, a UK-based developer of anti-malware software, announced on Monday (4 December) that it is offering free Prevx1 Business Starter packs to companies with 25-250 employees. ...

Yahoo! and FOX News launch FOX Business Now.(Fox News Network L.L.C.)(Brief article)
December 5, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet company Yahoo! Inc (Nasdaq:YHOO) announced on Monday (4 December) that the company and FOX News, a news service provider, have entered into an agreement to launch FOX...

Zen Internet installs Foundry's switches in network upgrade.(Foundry Networks Inc.)(Brief article)
December 5, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Foundry Networks Inc (Nasdaq:FDRY), a provider of end-to-end switching and routing solutions, has revealed that UK ISP Zen Internet has upgraded its network infrastructure,...

IT Policy Compliance Group launches new website.(Brief article)
December 5, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new website has been launched by the IT Policy Compliance Group, a group working to expand awareness of IT policy compliance as a valuable business function and help clarify the...

US government approves VeriSign for .com domain agreement.(contract with Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)(Brief article)
December 5, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An agreement relating to the future of the .com Internet domain has been approved by the US government, giving VeriSign, a .com administrator, control over the domain until 2012 and...

GFI MailArchiver 4 introduced by GFI.(Brief article)
December 6, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD GFI, a developer of messaging, network and content security software, released on Tuesday (5 December) GFI MailArchiver 4. According to the company, GFI MailArchiver 4 has been...

Amazon.com launches e-commerce platform for Mothercare Plc.(Brief article)
December 6, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Online retailer Amazon.com Inc (Nasdaq:AMZN) announced on Tuesday (5 December) that the company's division, Amazon Enterprise Solutions Europe, has built and launched a new...

MySpace to introduce technology to block convicted sex offenders.(contracts with Sentinel Tech Holding Corp.)(Brief article)
December 6, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A technology which is reportedly able to identify and block convicted sex offenders is to be introduced by MySpace, an online social networking website, in the next 30 days. ...

BitDefender warns of increase in spam following FBI programmes.(Federal Bureau of Investigation)(Brief article)
December 6, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Antivirus software and data security solutions provider BitDefender has warned users of an increase in spam aimed at poisoning Bayesian spam filters. The increase in spam has...

BSkyB to work with Google to develop broadband services.
December 6, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD BSkyB (British Sky Broadcasting), a digital TV platform operator, has revealed it is to work with Internet search engine company Google to develop its broadband services and...

Few sites meet standards of accessibility for disabled - report.(Brief article)
December 7, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Only three out of 100 leading websites meet international standards of accessibility for persons who are blind, have low-vision disabilities, or cannot use a computer mouse,...

Truphone and The Cloud partner to enable VoIP calls for mobile users at The Cloud's hotspots.(Brief article)
December 7, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Beginning on Wednesday (6 December), owners of Wi-Fi-equipped mobile phones can make low cost calls from any of Wi-Fi network company The Cloud's 7,500 public Wi-Fi hotspots in the...

Managed Payments Service from Valista selected by Cricket.(Cricket Communications, Inc.)(Brief article)
December 7, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Valista, a provider of merchandising, payments, settlement solutions and managed services, announced on Wednesday (6 December) that Cricket Communications, Inc, a US-based provider...

Bakrie Telecom selects Redknee's mCommerce Gateway.(Brief article)
December 7, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The mCommerce Gateway (MCG) from Redknee Inc, a provider of infrastructure software to monetise and personalise services and content for mobile users, has been selected by Bakrie...

Continental Airlines and Directravel launch dedicated website.(Brief article)
December 7, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Continental Airlines and Directravel, a corporate travel management company, are launching a new dedicated website that allows Directravel clients to check in for their flights...

Interlink completes Metro IP acquisition.(Interlink Global)(Brief article)
December 7, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The acquisition of Metro IP, a Colombian IP telephony company, has been completed by Interlink Global, a telecomms solutions provider based in Miami in the US. According to...

Alltel Wireless extends Axcess Broadband service.(Brief article)
December 8, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Axcess Broadband service provided by Alltel Wireless (Alltel) (NYSE:AT), a network operator in the US, has been extended to Youngstown, Ohio and Fayetteville, N.C and the...

AGARIK selected to host website of SPORT magazine.(Brief article)
December 8, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD SPORT, a free weekly magazine dedicated to sport and published in France, has launched its website, hosted by AGARIK, a provider of hosting and outsourcing services in the French...

@UK PLC introduces tool for public sector organisations to quantify electronic ordering savings.(Brief article)
December 8, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD @UK PLC, a provider of eProcurement links to suppliers, has introduced a new tool to enable public sector organisations to quantify the savings they can achieve from implementing...

Internap's optimisation platform deployed by IXEurope.(Brief article)
December 8, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Datacentre services company IXEurope has announced it has enhanced its IXIP platform to reduce latency and eliminate packet loss, by installing on its core infrastructure intelligent...

BitDefender introduces beta of Internet Security for Vista.(Brief article)
December 8, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The beta version of the BitDefender 10 Internet Security for Microsoft Vista has been introduced by anti-virus software and data security solutions provider BitDefender. The...

BOZII establishes UK roaming agreement with Thames Online.(Brief article)
December 8, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A Roaming Partnership has been established by BOZII, a Wi-Fi Roaming company and European aggregator of Public WLAN roaming, with Thames Online, an operator of Public Wi-Fi Networks...

Zen provides broadband connections for Maplins UK Snooker Championship.( Zen Internet)(Brief article)
December 8, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Broadband connections for the Maplins UK Snooker Championship, which is being held at the Barbican Centre in York until the final on 17 December 2006, are being provided by Zen...

Holland's De Telefoongids completes migration to Discovery Engine 5.0.(internet search software)(Brief article)
December 11, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD i411, a provider of search solutions for online directories, has announced that Holland's directory publisher De Telefoongids (DTG) has migrated its online directories to Discovery...

Collax announces expanded bandwidth management of Collax Security Gateway 4.0.10.(Brief article)
December 11, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Collax, a provider of Linux-based server solutions, has announced expanded bandwidth management of the Collax Security Gateway. According to the company, the UTM solution in the...

BabyUniverse in content publishing agreement with Amazon.com.(Brief article)
December 11, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD BabyUniverse Inc (Nasdaq: POSH), an Internet content, commerce and new media company in the pregnancy, baby and toddler marketplace, announced on Friday (8 December) that the company...

Lee y seras introduces new educational website for Latino children.(Scholastic launched new website)(Brief article)
December 11, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new website has been introduced by Lee y seras, a US Latino early literacy project and curriculum developed by Scholastic, a children's publishing, education and media company. ...

Siemens Enterprise Communications introduces OpenStage line of IP phones.
December 12, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Siemens Enterprise Communications, a provider of Open Communications solutions for enterprises and a subsidiary of Siemens AG, announced on Monday (11 December) OpenStage, a new line...

Bango introduces new Bango Advantage package.(Brief article)
December 12, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mobile content enabler Bango (AIM: BGO) announced on Monday (11 December) the new Bango Advantage package. According to the company, Bango Advantage connects consumers to the...

New 'share' tool from NYTimes.com allows users to share content online.(Brief article)
December 12, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD NYTimes.com, the Internet arm of media company The New York Times Company (NYSE:NYT), announced on Monday (11 December) the addition of a new tool, 'share', that gives readers the...

Wight Cable uses Aperto's PacketMAX for island's wireless broadband.(Wight Cable 2005 Ltd., Aperto Networks)(Brief article)
December 12, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A package of new wireless broadband services has been introduced by Wight Cable 2005 Ltd (Wight Cable), a provider of telephone, broadband and cable TV services on the Isle of Wight,...

Telecom New Zealand begins 3G network upgrade in Auckland.(Brief article)
December 12, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Telecomms company New Zealand Telecom has started the USD15m upgrade of its 3G mobile broadband services, providing enhancements for subscribers. The company, which has...

Wikipedia founder to offer free tools for community websites.(Jimmy Wales)(Brief article)
December 12, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A service providing free tools for users wishing to establish community websites is being introduced by Jimmy Wales, the founder of the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia. According...

Microsoft tests VoIP computer server software.(Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007)(voice over internet protocol)(Brief article)
December 12, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new computer server software being tested by software company Microsoft Corp enables corporate customers to make web-based phone calls through the company's Office business...

Cedarcom uses iBurst for Lebanon's MOBI broadband wireless access network.(Kyocera Corporation)(Brief article)
December 12, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The MOBI mobile broadband wireless access network has been launched in Lebanon by Cedarcom, a telecomms provider, using iBurst technology from Japan's Kyocera Corporation. ...

Passado plans to expand social networking site.(Brief article)
December 12, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Passado.com, an online social networking website based in Europe, has revealed it has raised EUR10m in order to expand into the UK, Russia and Italy. The website started as a...

OceanLake's Mobile Gateway selected by Phillipine's Sun Cellular.(OceanLake Commerce Inc. teamed with Datapax Inc. )(Brief article)
December 13, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD OceanLake Commerce Inc (OLI:TSX Venture), a mobile solutions provider, has announced that its strategic partner, Datapax Inc, a Philippine's developer of mobile enterprise...

Constellation Europe selects Internet service from ntl:Telewest Business.(Brief article)
December 13, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Managed Internet services from communications services provider ntl:Telewest Business are being used by Constellation Europe, a European drinks company. The company selected the...

Alltel adds Axcess Broadband in Midland and Mississippi.(Alltel Wireless)(Brief article)
December 13, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Axcess Broadband service has been introduced in Midland and surrounding communities and Mississippi by US wireless network operator Alltel Wireless (NYSE:AT) (Alltel). Alltel...

DivX extends agreement to offer Google Toolbar.(DivXNetworks Inc.)(Brief article)
December 13, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD DivX Inc (Nasdaq:DIVX), the company which created the DivX video compression technology, has revealed that it has extended its multi-year agreement with Internet search engine...

Waterford announces partnership with High Efficiency Skills.(Waterford Technologies)(Brief article)
December 14, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Waterford Technologies, a provider of e-mail archiving solutions, has announced it has entered into a partnership with High Efficiency Skills, a company that designs and delivers...

MTC introduces 3G HSDPA service to Namibia.(high speed downlink packet access)(Brief article)
December 14, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD 3G HSDPA service has been introduced in Namibia by mobile operator MTC, providing speeds of up to 900kb/s where available. MTC is offering three packages for the service at...

IBM and Yahoo! launch IBM OmniFind Yahoo! Edition search software.(Brief article)
December 14, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD New IBM OmniFind Yahoo! Edition search software has been launched for free-of-charge download by computer company IBM and Internet company Yahoo! Inc. The software enables...

Dogs Trust community website attracts 7,000 registered users.(Brief article)
December 14, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A community website set up by Dogs Trust, a UK dog charity, has attracted more than 7,000 registered users with an average 4,000 extra visitors each day. The DoggySnaps.com...

AT&T expands high-speed Internet service in Sacramento.(Brief article)
December 14, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The high-speed Internet service from US telecomms holding company AT&T Inc (NYSE:T) has been expanded to residents and businesses in the Sacramento region in the US. The service...

Skype unveils unlimited calling plan for US and Canada.(Skype Technologies S.A.)(Brief article)
December 14, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A USD30 annual subscription has been unveiled by Internet telephony company Skype, enabling users to make unlimited calls with its Internet-based phone service, using a regular or...

South African government to create broadband infrastructure company.(contracts with Transet and Eskom Holdings Ltd.)(Brief article)
December 14, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A broadband infrastructure company is to be created by the South African government based on a long distance, fibre optic network built up by Transet and Eskom. The formation of...

Aladdin eSafe SecureSurfing selected by Israeli ISP Smile-Internet Gold.(Aladdin Knowledge Systems)(internet service providers)(Brief article)
December 15, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Aladdin Knowledge Systems (Nasdaq:ALDN), a provider of Software DRM, USB-based authentication and enterprise secure content management solutions, announced on Thursday (14 December)...

GuardedID anti-keylogging software offered by EmployeeMall.com.(StrikeForce Technologies, Fraud Resource Group)(Brief article)
December 15, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD StrikeForce Technologies (OTCBB: SKFT), an identity assurance company, and the Fraud Resource Group announced on Thursday (14 December) that EmployeeMall.com, a provider of employee...

Russian Standard buys vodka.com for USD3m.
December 15, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD USD3m has been paid by Russian Standard, a Russian consumer goods and financial services company controlled by entrepreneur Roustam Tariko, to acquire the vodka.com domain from an...

BSkyB agrees to acquire 365 Media.
December 18, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD BSkyB, a satellite broadcasting company which is 39% owned by News Corp, has agreed to buy 365 Media Group Plc, an online sports and gaming company, for around GBP96m. 365...

Inquam Broadband Holdings wins 28 BWA licences in Germany.(broadband wireless access, BNetzA)(Brief article)
December 18, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Inquam Broadband Holdings Ltd, a joint venture between US WiMAX equipment and solutions provider NextWave Broadband Inc, BFD Mobile Radio Partners and Omnia Ltd, has said that it has...

Unsigned bands invited to participate in online contest.
December 18, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A online contest to find new music talent has been created by social music platform Last.Fm, Internet telephony company Skype, online social networking site Bebo and music download...

Skype founders develop new broadband TV service.
December 18, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new broadband television service, known as The Venice Project, has been developed by the founders of Internet telephony company Skype. The service, which is being tested by...

Cingular introduces MySpace version for mobile users.(Cingular Wireless L.L.C.)(Brief article)
December 18, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A version of the online social networking website MySpace, owned by News Corp, is to be introduced for mobile phones by US wireless network operator Cingular Wireless, a joint...

YourBroadcaster to develop website with streaming video.(Brief article)
December 18, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The YourBroadcaster social networking website has revealed it will have developed a website with flash-enabled embedded streaming video and other features by the beginning of 2007....

Movistar partners with Microsoft to offer Hotmail and MSN.(Brief article)
December 18, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Movistar, a mobile operator in Argentina and unit of Spanish giant Telefonica, has formed a partnership with software company Microsoft. Movistar is to offer Microsoft's Hotmail...

LUUP selected by Wippit for mobile payments.(Brief article)
December 19, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Wippit, a music and movie download site, has chosen mobile payment system LUUP as its partner for mobile payments. According to the company, LUUP will be integrated with the...

Google reveals Bebo and MySpace are year's most searched for terms.(Brief article)
December 19, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet search engine company Google has revealed that online social networking sites Bebo and MySpace were the two most searched for terms of 2006, using the company's search...

Google and NASA to offer virtual space services.(National Aeronautics and Space Administration)(Brief article)
December 19, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An agreement established between Internet search engine company Google Inc and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Centre, may soon enable web...

3 introduces HSDPA network upgrade to Ireland.(Hutchison 3G Ireland, high speed downlink packet access)(Brief article)
December 19, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A HSDPA network upgrade has been launched in Dublin, Ireland by mobile operator Hutchison 3G Ireland (3), with services to be introduced nationwide by January next year. ...

eBay to end China business and form venture with Tom Online.(Brief article)
December 20, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Online auction company eBay Inc (Nasdaq:EBAY) has revealed it is to end its China business and establish a venture with Tom Online, an Internet portal and wireless services company...

Symantec introduces Norton 360 beta for Windows Vista.(anti-virus software)(Brief article)
December 21, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Security solutions provider Symantec Corp (Nasdaq:SYMC) announced on Wednesday (20 December) the availability of the public beta of Norton 360 for the Windows Vista operating system....

Paris has best protected Wi-Fi networks - report.(Brief article)
December 21, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Paris, France, is the city with the best protected Wi-Fi networks according to 'Wardriving in Paris', a new report published by Kaspersky Lab, an Internet security company. The...

Queen's Christmas message available on podcast.
December 21, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Buckingham Palace has revealed that the Queen's televised Christmas message will be made available as a podcast for the first time this year. According to the palace the message...

BT introduces BT PC Backup and Internet Security Pack.(British Telecommunications PLC)(Brief article)
December 22, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK communications company BT has launched the new BT PC Backup and Internet Security Pack. According to the company, BT PC Backup is an automated service that remotely backs up...

Alltel Wireless introduces AxcessBroadband in Columbia and Florence.(South Carolina)(Brief article)
December 22, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD AxcessBroadband service has been introduced in Columbia, Florence and surrounding communities in South Carolina by US network operator Alltel Wireless (NYSE:AT) (Alltel). Alltel...

EarthLink launches wireless network for City of New Orleans.(Brief article)
December 22, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A municipal wireless network is being launched in the City of New Orleans, in the US by EarthLink (Nasdaq:ELNK), a next-generation Internet Service Provider (ISP), based in Atlanta....

Canadian police use YouTube to find murder suspect.(Brief article)
December 22, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A one minute, 12 second clip from a surveillance tape, posted by police in Hamilton, Southern Ontario, Canada, on the video website YouTube, has helped locate a man believed to be...

BitDefender warns of spam attacks affecting social networking sites.(Brief article)
December 22, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Antivirus software and data security solutions provider BitDefender has warned computer users of a new wave of spam which is aimed at online social networking sites such as video...

Allgon Microwave selected by Indonesian netZAP Instant Broadband Internet.(Brief article)
December 27, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Allgon Microwave, an Advantech AMT subsidiary and a provider of integrated Ethernet point-to-point microwave systems, has announced that PT. Solusi Aksesindo Pratama Indonesia, a...

Online shoppers are likely to visit retailer's store - report.(Brief article)
December 27, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Consumers who first visit retail websites are likely to shop more and spend more at their local stores, according to a new survey from ShopLocal, a provider of multi-channel shopping...

Launch of BabyTV.com announced by BabyUniverse.(Brief article)
December 27, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet content, commerce, and new media company in the pregnancy, baby and toddler sector BabyUniverse Inc (Nasdaq: POSH) has announced the launch of BabyTV.com, an integrated...

iHotelier CRS from TravelCLICK selected by Spanish Nunez i Navarro Hotels.(central reservations system)(Brief article)
December 28, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD TravelCLICK Inc, a provider of hotel business process management (BPM) solutions, announced on Wednesday (27 December) that Nunez i Navarro Hotels, with nine properties in Barcelona,...

Proofpoint-powered EMS Email Security service launched by MessageOne.(enterprise messaging security)(Brief article)
December 28, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Proofpoint, Inc, a provider of large-enterprise messaging security solutions, and MessageOne, a business continuity and e-mail management vendor, announced on Wednesday (27 December)...