Internet Business News articles from February 2005

Internet Business News archives from February 2005

Sierra Wireless and Nortel test broadband wireless calls.(Nortel Networks Corp.)(Brief Article)
February 4, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Wireless telecomms equipment company Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR, TSX: SW), together with network solutions company Nortel Networks (NYSE/TSX: NT), have announced that they are...

IVI Communications acquires IBC.(Internet Business Consulting Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet services provider IVI Communications Inc has announced that it has completed the acquisition of turnkey wireless networks provider Internet Business Consulting Inc (IBC)....

CMA urges UK to push forward broadband.(Communication Management Association)(Brief Article)
February 8, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Communication Management Association (CMA) has warned at the start of its 2005 conference that the UK government must do more to promote broadband before the country falls behind...

Teleunit wins licence agreement to provide Wireless Local Loop.(Wirlink Srl)(Brief Article)
February 8, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Italian telecomms provider Teleunit SpA has signed a EUR425,000 agreement with telecomms company Wirlink Srl to provide Wireless Local Loop (WLL) throughout Tuscany under its...

SP Telemedia to build broadband network on Australia's eastern seaboard.(Brief Article)
February 9, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Australian telecomms wholesaler SP Telemedia has announced that it is to build a broadband network on the eastern seaboard of Australia. In a statement to the Australian Stock...

Sophos detects Trojan that attacks Microsoft anti-spyware product.(Brief Article)
February 9, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Anti-virus company Sophos has announced that it has detected the first Trojan that attacks Microsoft's new anti-spyware product, which is currently only available as a beta download....

Broadreach to study satellite broadband for aircraft, trains and ships.(Broadreach Networks Ltd.)(Brief Article)
February 10, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK ISP, Broadreach Networks, has revealed that it has joined a two-year EU Commission project to study the business case for mobile satellite broadband. The project - called...

CMA claims UK businesses still cannot get broadband where they need it.(Communications Management Association)(Brief Article)
February 10, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Communications Management Association (CMA) has announced that the results of its annual communications market survey show that communications suppliers and providers are not...

UKFast warns of Valentines Day phishing scams.(Brief Article)
February 10, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK ISP UKFast has issued a warning over Valentines Day phishing scams involving e-mails offering cheap flowers, chocolates and last minute holidays. The company said that web...

IBM report reveals computer threats spreading to other devices.(Brief Article)
February 10, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IT company IBM has reported that viruses and worms that used to only attack traditional computers are broadening their range of targets and are spreading to mobile phones, wireless...

Zen Internet launches ZenADSL Home 2000.(Brief Article)
February 10, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD ISP, Zen Internet, has announced the launch of its latest broadband service - ZenADSL Home 2000 - which offers a download speed of 2Mb/s for GBP38.29 per month with a connection fee...

UN Working Group on Internet Governance to discuss security and access.(Brief Article)
February 11, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The United Nations Working Group on Internet Governance is set to meet on 14-16 February 2005 to discuss, among other things, spam, cybersecurity and cybercrime. The group has...

IVI Communications launches Lickity-SplitSM broadband service.(Brief Article)
February 14, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US telecomms company IVI Communications Inc has announced the launch of its new national broadband Internet service - Lickity-SplitSM wireless broadband. The service will be...

Redline to provide wireless technology for Internet project for Southern Trains.(Redline Communications Inc., Nomad Digital Rail)(Brief Article)
February 16, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Broadband wireless equipment provider, Redline Communications, has announced that UK wireless connectivity services provider, Nomad Digital, has selected its broadband wireless...

Mozilla reports 25m downloads of Firefox browser.(Brief Article)
February 17, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Open source software project, Mozilla Foundation, has revealed that its Firefox Internet browser has been downloaded 25m times since its release in 2004. The foundation said...

Eclipse Internet welcomes BT's FLEX Broadband.(British Telecommunications PLC)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK broadband provider, Eclipse Internet, has welcomed telecomms group BT's decision to support higher bandwidth broadband and provide customers with the fastest speed available on...

TeliaSonera expands broadband coverage in Sweden's Orebro County.(Brief Article)
February 17, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Finnish-Swedish telecomms operator TeliaSonera AB said on Thursday (17 February) that it was expanding its broadband network coverage in the Orebro County in Sweden. ...

CA raises MyDoom variant threat to 'high'.(Computer Associates International Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 18, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IT management company, Computer Associates (NYSE: CA), has raised its threat assessment of the new version of the MyDoom virus - which appeared on 14 February 2005 - to 'high' due to...

Telstra agrees to pay rivals AUD6.5m after cutting broadband prices.(Telstra Corporation Ltd.)(Brief Article)
February 21, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Australian telecomms company Telstra has agreed to pay rival telecomms companies - including Singapore Telecommunications' Optus unit - AUD6.5m in compensation after lowering the...

Kodak introduces online print-to-store service.(Eastman Kodak Co.)(Brief Article)
February 21, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Imaging technology company Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK) has announced the launch of its new print-to-store service, which allows people to submit digital picture orders to retail...

McAfee raises MyDoom.bc@MM and MyDoom.bd@MM threat.(Brief Article)
February 21, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IT security company McAfee Inc (NYSE: MFE) has announced that its Anti-virus and Vulnerability Emergency Response Team (AVERT) has raised the threat level for the W32/Mydoom.bc@MM...

W32/Bropia worm threat level raised by McAfee.(Brief Article)
February 21, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IT security company McAfee Inc (NYSE: MFE) has reported that its AVERT (Anti-virus and Vulnerability Emergency Response Team) unit has raised its risk assessment on the...

Annatel Networks launches Internet phone service in UK.(Brief Article)
February 21, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD European Telephony over Internet Protocol (ToIP) provider Annatel Networks has announced the launch of its Internet phone service in the UK. Annatel said that companies in the...

Marconi launches Impact UltraKey.(telecommunications software)(Brief Article)
February 22, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Communications technology company, Marconi (LSE: MONI, NYSE: MRCIY), has announced the launch of its new hosted key system application called Impact Ultrakey. The new...

Global consumer protection agencies to join forces to fight spam scams.(Brief Article)
February 22, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Consumer protection agencies from across the world are to join together in an attempt to launch a fresh assault on scams that are spread through spam and on the Internet. ...

Eclipse Internet offers free broadband migration.(Brief Article)
February 22, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK-based broadband Internet provider Eclipse Internet has announced that it is giving current broadband customers the chance to migrate for free to its Home Broadband and FLEX...

Alcatel and Microsoft to develop Internet-based TV services.(Compagnie Financiere Alcatel)(Brief Article)
February 24, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD French telecomms company Alcatel SA and IT company Microsoft Corp have said that they will team up to develop Internet-based television services for telephone companies. ...

Northern Ireland broadband availability nears 100%.(Brief Article)
February 24, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Broadband availability in Northern Ireland has almost reached 100%, with only 1.5% of people in the country not having access to high-speed Internet services. Northern Ireland's...

MessageLabs warns of new Sober-K worm.(Brief Article)
February 24, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD E-mail security and management solutions provider, MessageLabs, has issued a warning over a new variant of the mass mailing Sober e-mail worm - W32.Sober-K-mm (Sober-K). The...

BT unveils new e-mail security tool.(British Telecommunications PLC)(Brief Article)
February 24, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK telecomms group BT has revealed its new monitoring tool, VENUS, which it claims will identify viruses carried by e-mail which have currently remained undetectable by existing...

Symantec extends security agreement with MSN.(Microsoft Network L.L.C.)(Brief Article)
February 24, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IT security company Symantec Corp has announced that it has signed an extension of its licensing agreement with e-mail services provider MSN for its Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam...

81% of European broadband users want triple play services from one provider.(Brief Article)
February 25, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A survey by market research firm InsightExpress for software company SupportSoft (NASDAQ: SPRT) has revealed that 81% of ADSL subscribers are interested in triple play services -...

Mozilla's global browser share rises to 8.45%.(Brief Article)
February 28, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet analysis company OneStat.com has announced that open source browser provider Mozilla has seen its share of the global browser market rise to 8.45% since November 2004. ...