Internet Business News articles from February 2002

Internet Business News archives from February 2002

New '.coop' domain name goes live.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The '.coop' web domain went live yesterday (31 January) after farm collectives and other business cooperatives registered their company names the day before. The '.coop'...

I/PRO conducts online advertising satisfaction survey.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A survey from I/PRO has found that 39% of US advertisers believe that online advertising is moderately effective at reaching their target audience. Similarly, 31% think that...

ATG and Javelin to build Woolworths web sites.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Software platform and application provider Art Technology Group Inc and e-retail consultancy Javelin Group will supply Woolworths Group with the ATG e-commerce and personalisation...

MyPoints Europe examines what shoppers are looking to buy online.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD MyPoints Europe, a member-driven Internet direct marketing services provider, has carried out research to identify the consumer products and services with the strongest market...

Giga research claims web services technology moving out of early adopter phase.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Research from technology advisory firm Giga Information Group Inc has suggested that web services technology and service-oriented architectures have moved through the early adopter...

Central Command looks at virus occurrences for January 2002.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD PC anti-virus software provider Central Command has released its list of the top ten most prevalent viruses for the month of January. In top position was the Worm/MyParty virus...

AU-System launches mobile terminal software package.(Internet access software)(Brief Article)
February 4, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mobile Internet consultancy AU-System has launched a software package that offers a suite of programmes for mobile terminals. The core aspect of the suite is the Mobile...

Mobius records consumers' views on customer service.(Brief Article)
February 4, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Software solutions firm Mobius has completed a survey looking at US consumers' attitude to customer service amongst Internet service providers. The survey found that 34% of US...

Tele2 introduces free one-month trial broadband subscription.(Brief Article)
February 4, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK ISP Tele2 will offer consumers a free one-month trial of a high-speed Internet connection via its broadband service. The trial is limited to potential customers in the Bath,...

DoubleClick survey examines online marketing use in Europe.(Brief Article)
February 4, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Online marketing company DoubleClick Inc has conducted a survey looking at the use of online marketing tools by European marketers. The survey found that almost half of...

UK Government launches online debt recovery system.(Brief Article)
February 4, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An online-court that will allow UK citizens to make claims to recover debts of up to GBP100,000 has been launched by the UK Government. Visitors to the site will log on to a...

Possible GBP1bn being lost by British businesses due to e-mail administration overload.(Brief Article)
February 4, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An NOP survey has revealed that British businesses may be losing more than GBP1bn each year due to employees being tied up in e-mail administration. Out of all those taking...

Kolumbus introduces new e-mail service.(Brief Article)
February 5, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Kolumbus Ltd, a unit of the Finnish telecomms group Elisa Communications Corp, has introduced an ASP-based e-mail service for companies. The new service, called Yritysposti...

Lotus version of wireless e-mail solution now available from BT Cellnet.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 5, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK mobile operator BT Cellnet has released its BlackBerry wireless e-mail solution for corporate customers using Lotus platforms in the UK. The BlackBerry wireless e-mail...

Over half of all US citizens are online according to new Commerce Department report.(US Commerce Department report)(Brief Article)
February 5, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A US Commerce Department report has found that 54% of all US citizens were using the Internet in September 2001. The figure of 54% - representing 143m US citizens - is 26% up...

Ipsos-Reid study examines music downloading habits in the US.(Brief Article)
February 5, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A recently published study from Ipsos-Reid has claimed that 23% of all people in the US downloaded a music file or MP3 file from the Internet in 2001. This figure means that...

Gartner predicts low European broadband adoption unless prices fall.(Brief Article)
February 5, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new report from Gartner has been published that looks into worldwide broadband adoption and predicts broadband penetration rates for the year 2005. According to the report,...

Pipex reduces cost of broadband Internet access for home users.(Brief Article)
February 5, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK Internet service provider Pipex has announced that is cutting the cost of its Xtreme Solo broadband Internet access package for home users. Subscribers will now be charged...

Sweden's Internet users hope for cheap broadband connections.(Brief Article)
February 5, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A majority of Swedish Internet users are not ready to pay more than SEK250/month for a broadband access service, according to a new survey. The survey, by the online market...

Seven e-marketplace operators come together to form new industry group.(Brief Article)
February 5, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A number of e-marketplace operators have come together to form the Global Interoperability Group (GIG), a network of horizontal marketplaces within the Global Trading Web...

Atlantis offers e-mail receipt service free for limited time.(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new e-mail service that offers universal certification has been launched by Atlantis Technology Corp, a designer, developer and implementer of web-based information tools. ...

Web site tracking tool now available from Nedstat.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 6, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Web site tracking company Nedstat has introduced an integrated ASP solution that is able to record data from web sites, the Sitestat 4.0. The data recorded can be from dynamic,...

New web site for e-street launched.(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new corporate web site has been launched by urban data capture company e-street in order to offer visitors information on the company's products and services. The site is...

Voridian launches new web site.(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new web site has been launched by Voridian Company, a division of Eastman Chemical Company, that is aimed at assisting customers to do business with the company. The site is...

Internet user growth report from eMarketer predicts 709.1m online in 2004.(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD According to research carried out by eMarketer the global Internet population will have reached 709.1m in 2004. eMarketer estimates that there were 445.9m people online last...

Datamonitor examines the future of online financial services.(Brief Article)
February 7, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Business information company Datamonitor has published a new report looking into the growth opportunities for financial services institutions on the Internet. According to the...

Webmap posts Australian aerial imagery on Kodak web site.(Brief Article)
February 7, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Device, infrastructure, services and media provider Eastman Kodak Company and Australian imagery products and services provider Webmap have formed a web portal agreement for...

Nielsen/NetRatings survey looks at British Internet habits at work.(Brief Article)
February 7, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD British workers spend more time online and look at more pages when they browse the Internet at work rather than at home claims research from Nielsen/NetRatings. Conversely, US...

Meridien Research examines web self-service in financial institutions.(Brief Article)
February 8, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Analytical research services provider Meridien Research has published two new reports that examine web self-service amongst financial services providers. Web self-service...

BT to take Prodigy to court for alleged hyperlink patent infringements.(Brief Article)
February 8, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A date has been set for British telecomms company BT's court case against online access service Prodigy. BT claims that the Prodigy is in violation of a patent covering...

Jupiter examines online consumers' attitudes to web site security.(Brief Article)
February 8, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Jupiter Media Metrix has published a report claiming that online shoppers would like more security measures put into place for Internet transactions. According to the report,...

Online magazine subscriptions increasing shows research.(research by Blue Dolphin Group)(Brief Article)
February 8, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Blue Dolphin Group, an online magazine subscription service, has completed research that examines the amount of US households that subscribe to magazines online. It was...

Yankee Group research looks at the European DSL market in 2006.(Brief Article)
February 8, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Yankee Group has claimed that business will dominate the European DSL market by 2006 following recently carried out research into the market. According to the company,...

Primus assesses UK county council web sites.(study by Primus Knowledge Solutions)(Brief Article)
February 8, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD According to recent research carried out by information provider Primus Knowledge Solutions, UK county councils are online but "off-track". Primus claimed that only 20% of...

Forrester issues predictions for online console gaming.(Forrester Research predictions)
February 8, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Emerging-technology research firm Forrester Research has issued a statement claiming that broadband will drive online console gaming into 10m European homes by 2006. Forrester...

Websense and SonicWALL team for new security solution.(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A technology partnership has been formed between employee Internet management solutions provider Websense Inc and integrated Internet security appliances provider SonicWALL Inc. ...

SatireWire book to be published.(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Andrew Marlatt, the man behind the satirical web site SatireWire, is to release a book. 'Economy of Errors: SatireWire Gives Business the Business' satirises New Economy web...

Keynote monitors Valentine's Day-related web site performance.(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet performance services company Keynote Systems Inc has released the results from URL measurement over Valentine's Day-related web sites. Keynote found that the demand...

Oftel research shows 63% of UK businesses now online.(Industry Trend or Event)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 11, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Research carried out by the UK telecomms watchdog Oftel shows that 63% of small and medium sized UK businesses are online. The figures show a rise of 8% from May 2001. In...

Popularity of Swedish banks' web sites continues to rise - report.(Brief Article)
February 12, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD All of the big banks in Sweden had more visitors to their web sites in January than in the previous month, according to new figures from Nielsen/NetRatings. Foreningssparbanken...

US FTC examines growth in high-speed Internet access.(Brief Article)
February 12, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD According to a study carried out by the US FTC, there were approximately 9.6m high-speed lines in the US in June 2001. The June 2001 figure represents a rise of 250% from August...

Internet growth in Europe may be slowing claims EC.(Brief Article)
February 12, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A report issued by the European Commission has found that the number of Internet connections in EU homes increased from 36% in June 2001 to 38% in December 2001. In March 2001...

Telia launches WLAN-based Internet access service in Finland.(Brief Article)
February 12, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Telia Mobile AB, a subsidiary of the Swedish telecomms group Telia, has introduced a new wireless broadband Internet service to the Finnish market. Targeted at business...

Keynote monitors 'Pop Idol' web site performance.(Brief Article)
February 12, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet performance services company Keynote Systems has been monitoring the two 'Pop Idol' web sites during the recent finals. Keynote found that both web sites -...

Redesigned UN population web site launched.(Brief Article)
February 12, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A redesigned web site has been launched by the UN's Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs providing access to international, regional and national...

Telia IC upgrades two IP products.(Brief Article)
February 13, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Telia International Carrier (Telia IC), the wholesale/resale division of the Swedish telecomms group Telia, has enhanced two of its main Internet protocol (IP) products - Global...

IDC report looks into ASP options in Europe.(Brief Article)
February 13, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Market intelligence and advisory firm IDC has published a report looking into strategies for implementing the Application Service Provider (ASP) model in Europe. According to...

Yell.com and AOL UK enter into content and marketing agreement.(Brief Article)
February 13, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A strategic content and marketing agreement has been formed between interactive services company AOL UK and UK online directory service Yell.com. Under the terms of the...

LA University publishes report on online habits following the 11 September terrorist attacks.(Brief Article)
February 13, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The University of California at Los Angeles Center for Communication Policy has issued an Internet Report that looks at how people used the Internet following the events of 11...

Travel web site visitors increase in January 2002 claims comScore.(Brief Article)
February 13, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD January 2002 saw an increase in the number of people visiting travel web sites, according to comScore. Approximately 94.3m people visited a travel web site in January 2002,...

Nielsen//NetRatings examines Winter Olympic Internet traffic.(Brief Article)
February 13, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Figures from Nielsen//NetRatings have shown that US traffic to the official web sites of the Winter Olympics doubled over the weekend. Europeans are reportedly not yet accessing...

Online shopping habits for Valentine's Day revealed by lastminute.com.(Brief Article)
February 13, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Research has been carried out regarding what gifts are being bought online for Valentine's Day by marketing services company dunhumby on behalf of travel web site lastminute.com....

UK parents with education-related questions get new web resource.(Brief Article)
February 13, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Parents of children in UK schools may now access a new web site that is aimed at providing information and answering questions about education-related issues. The web site is...

Broadband connections increase time spent surfing, Swedish study shows.(Brief Article)
February 13, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Four out of five subscribers to a broadband Internet connection read online newspapers, according to new research commissioned by the Swedish telecomms group Telia. The study,...

NeuStar set to accept registrations for '.us' soon.(Brief Article)
February 14, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD North American telephone numbers central database operator NeuStar Inc has announced that it will be accepting registrations for the new '.us' Internet country code on 24 April....

Jupiter Media Metrix claims a 3% rise in Internet use for January 2002.(Brief Article)
February 14, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Total Internet use rose in January by 3%, according to Jupiter Media Metrix, an Internet and new technology measurement and analysis company. Unique visitors - total users who...

Bredbandsbolaget to charge 60% more for Internet access.(Brief Article)
February 14, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Swedish-based telecomms company Bredbandsbolaget is to increase the price of the broadband-based Internet access service it provides in Sweden from SEK200/month to SEK320/month...

Joanna Trollope web site launched.
February 15, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Following a previous collaboration with Bloomsbury Publishing on the Harry Potter web site, Lateral has created a Joanna Trollope web site. The site was launched to coincide...

Radware Peer Director now available.(network management device)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 15, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Intelligent traffic management solutions provider Radware has launched Peer Director, a device for improving Internet performance through intelligent traffic management. The...

UK Internet user figures grew by 22% in January.(according to Nielsen NetRatings)(Brief Article)
February 15, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD According to research carried out by Nielsen NetRatings the total number of home Internet users in the UK grew to over 17m in January, representing a rise of 22%. Nielsen...

New "CoolNow" worm observed in the wild.(Brief Article)
February 15, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Data-security software developer Kaspersky Lab has warned of a new virus found in the wild that spreads via the MSN Messenger Internet-pager. The worm goes by the name...

Multimap.com chosen for Airtours web site.(Brief Article)
February 15, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Online mapping company Multimap.com has been chosen by Airtours Plc to provide a mapping service for the http://www.MyTravel.com web site. Multimap.com will provide a world map...

Wick Hill to offer two new security solutions soon.(MailGuard)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 18, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Security and infrastructure solutions provider and value added distributor Wick Hill will be offering two new products for preventing denial of service attacks. The new...

Sage Research looks at US enthusiasm for buying broadband delivered services.(Brief Article)
February 18, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Market research firm Sage Research has found that US households are willing to pay for broadband delivered services. In total, 44% of those polled by Sage would pay for...

CNN's German web site temporarily taken offline.(Brief Article)
February 18, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The German web site of US-based news organisation CNN was unavailable for two days recently. According to the German web site registration office Denic, the CNN.de domain had...

Teacher online resource launched by Teacher Publishing.(Brief Article)
February 18, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Specialised publishing company Teacher Publishing has launched a new online service aimed at helping teachers. The site - located at http://www.ateacherjobsearch.com - contains...

Workthing.com re-launches web site.(Brief Article)
February 18, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Workthing.com, an online recruitment solutions provider, has re-launched its web site at http://www.workthing.com in a bid to present users with information on all of the company's...

Skygate reveals three new security products.(Brief Article)
February 19, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet security consultancy Skygate Technology is to launch three new security products. The first product is a new version of the company's e-mail security technology...

Online banking on the increase in Hungary claims new report.(Brief Article)
February 19, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The number of people in Hungary that are obtaining an online bank account is growing, according to a report from market researchers GKI and Netsurvey. As of the end of 2001...

Mori survey reveals levels of Internet related stress in the workplace.(Brief Article)
February 19, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Market research company Mori has conducted research on web users' attitude to slow and faulty Internet connections. Over half of all those taking part in the research claimed...

UK Government reports rise in UK Internet subscriptions.(Office of Nationa lStatistics report)(Brief Article)
February 19, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A UK Government report has shown Internet subscriptions to have grown by 11.5% in Britain over the last year. The proportion of Internet subscribers possessing a broadband...

Broadband4Britain launches new web site.(Brief Article)
February 19, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Broadband pressure group The Broadband4Britain Campaign has launched a new web site portal offering advice, information and news about the organisation's work. The web site...

Norwegians replace telephone calls with e-mail - claim.(Brief Article)
February 19, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD E-mail is reportedly taking over the role played by the telephone in keeping in touch, with the main trend being decreasing use of fixed-line telephones but no corresponding...

TransForce Model 300 server appliance launched by PictureIQ.(Abstract)(Brief Article)
February 20, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet image optimisation company PictureIQ Corp has launched the TransForce Model 300 server appliance. The TransForce Model 300 server appliance is intended to enable...

Internet search engine for employment launched by new organisation.(Brief Article)
February 20, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A number of companies have come together to form a new organisation and launch an Internet search engine for employment. The companies have formed the E-Recruiting Association,...

Norwegian online book sales on the increase.(Brief Article)
February 20, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The association of Norway's book sellers says that Norwegians bought books worth NOK60-70m over the Internet last year, an increase of 30-40% from the previous year. Even...

Oftel requests BT to cut cost of unmetered Internet access for ISP subscribers.(Brief Article)
February 20, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK telecomms watchdog Oftel has requested that telecomms company BT cut the amount it charges by 7% for other ISPs to connect to its network. Oftel has claimed that operators...

Yarner worm spreading in Germany claims Kaspersky Labs.(Brief Article)
February 20, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new worm that poses as an anti-virus programme has been observed by anti-virus company Kaspersky Labs. The Yarner worm arrives as an e-mail claiming to be a message from an...

Check Point launches first product from new wireless security range.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 21, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet security company Check Point Software Technologies has introduced its new wireless security product family for GPRS 2.5G and 3G networks. The first product from the...

Bowstreet Portal Animator 2.5 now shipping.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 21, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Web services automation platform provider Bowstreet has released the latest version of its Portal Automator with new, automated development and management features. Version...

Symantec launches security solution for SMEs.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 21, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet security company Symantec Corp has revealed its new Gateway Security integrated appliance. Gateway Security incorporates five security functions into a single solution...

Freeserve to take AOL to court over VAT exemption status.(Brief Article)
February 21, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD ISP Freeserve has announced its intention to use a recent European directive in a court case against interactive services company AOL's VAT-free status in the UK. As an...

Aramiska launches satellite broadband services in Europe.(Brief Article)
February 21, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD High speed Internet access provider Aramiska has launched satellite broadband connectivity and ISP services for businesses and non-profit organisations in Europe. Organisations...

Dokoni deployment platform available now.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 21, 2002... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Dokoni Inc, a provider of web development and management tools, has launched Deka, a rules-based web development platform. The platform is aimed at providing an integrated...