Internet Business News articles from February 2006

Internet Business News archives from February 2006

Namesco launches Internet security product SurfGuard.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Namesco, a provider of Internet solutions, announced on Tuesday (31 January) the launch of its parental control and Internet security product SurfGuard. According to the...

Dynamode launches Dynamode TalkBox.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Dynamode, a data and networking communications products company, has launched the Dynamode VoIP TalkBox. According to the company, the Dynamode VoIP TalkBox is a small,...

Yahoo! Canada Co launches Yahoo! Music Unlimited Canada.(music subscription service)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Yahoo! Canada Co, an affiliate of Internet company Yahoo! Inc (Nasdaq:YHOO), announced on Tuesday (31 January) the launch of itsnew music subscription service, Yahoo! Music Unlimited...

CA unveils new Internet Security Suite release.(eTrust Internet Security Suite r2 from Computer Associates International Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The most recent release of CA's Internet security solution for home users has been unveiled by CA (NYSE:CA). eTrust Internet Security Suite r2 features parental controls, a new...

TallyGenicom unveils updated website.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The updated website of TallyGenicom, a provider of business printers, has been unveiled, including specific industry solution pages for applications in markets such as education,...

eVite updates party planning website.(owned by IAC/InterActiveCorp.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The website of eVite, a party web invitation site owned by IAC/InterActiveCorp has been updated to include party planning ideas and tools for hosts in addition to invitations. ...

Microsoft plans rules for Chinese blog complaints.(weblogs)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Software company Microsoft has revealed that it plans to develop rules on how it handles government complaints about blogs and websites hosted by the company. Concerns were...

Internet novel is surprise hit in Italy.(Generazione 1000 Euro)(Brief Article)(E-book Review)
February 1, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A downloadable Internet novel entitled Generazione 1000 Euro has become unexpectedly popular in Italy and is being downloaded by youngsters across the country. The book, which...

Bulldog Communications conducts ADSL2+ trial in the UK.(asynchronous digital subscriber line)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A national ADSL2+ broadband technology trial is being conducted in the UK by Bulldog Communications, a UK provider of broadband and telephone services and Local Loop Unbundling...

Computer security companies set up anti-spyware group.(ICSA Labs, McAfee, Symantec, Thompson Cyber Security Labs and Trend Micro)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A common naming system for spyware is to be established by computer security companies ICSA Labs, McAfee, Symantec, Thompson Cyber Security Labs and Trend Micro to deal with spyware....

Nildram extends its 8Mb broadband trial.(Brief Article)
February 2, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Nildram, a communications and Internet Service Provider, has more than doubled the number of exchanges included in its 8Mb broadband trial. According to the company, successful...

GFI unveils MailEssentials 12 with phishing protection.(Brief Article)
February 2, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD GFI MailEssentials 12, an upgrade to the anti-spam software, has been unveiled by GFI, a developer of messaging, network and content security software. GFI said its new software...

F-Secure warns of bogus e-mail.(F-Secure Corp. denies that infected e-mails were sent by them)(Brief Article)
February 2, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Thousands of infected e-mails have been sent out by an unknown attacker on the pretence that they were from an employee of F-Secure Corporation, an anti-virus and intrusion...

New global hotspots for Sprint enterprise users.(and contracts with Quiconnect)(Brief Article)
February 2, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Additional agreements have been negotiated with service providers and network operators in Canada, Hong Kong and South Africa by Quiconnect, a systems integrator providing...

Government defeat for online anti-terrorism plans.
February 2, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The British government has been defeated in the House of Lords by one vote on the plan to provide more power to police to control anti-terrorism material on websites. Originally...

Amazon introduces blogs programme for authors.(Brief Article)
February 2, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A programme which enables authors to communicate with readers has been introduced by Internet retailer Amazon.com, as part of its plan to introduce entertainment features to its...

US government expresses potential BlackBerry shutdown concerns.(from Research in Motion Ltd.)(Brief Article)
February 2, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A federal judge in the US has been asked by the US government to put a hold on a potential shutdown of the BlackBerry portable e-mail service from Research in Motion (RIM), a...

T-Mobile reveals high-speed 3G plans for Germany.(T-Mobile International AG und Company KG)(Brief Article)
February 2, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD High-speed 3G wireless services will be introduced to Germany this Spring and made widely available this Summer, by mobile operator T-Mobile. The service acts to speed up 3G...

Nyxem virus incidents increase - report.(as stated by Network Box Defence Systems)(Brief Article)
February 3, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Incidents of the Win32.Nyxem.e virus have increased by 57% on Thursday (2 February) according to Network Box Defence Systems, a unified threat management (UTM) company. The...

Hughes Network Systems to provide service to stranded satellite broadband users.(Brief Article)
February 3, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Hughes Network Systems Europe (HNSE), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HNS), a provider of broadband satellite network solutions, announced on Thursday (2...

BT launches RFID-enabled asset management service.
February 3, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD BT's Auto-ID Services, part of the BT redcare Group, launched on Thursday (2 February) a new RFID-enabled asset management service, BT AssetIntelligence. According to the...

Derbyshire Dales District Council selects WebPlan solution.(developed by Document1)(Brief Article)
February 3, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The WebPlan solution from Document1, a systems developer and integrator, has been selected by the UK's Derbyshire Dales District Council. The council selected the solution to...

Smash Hits magazine to close as fans move to Internet.(by Emap Metro)(Brief Article)
February 3, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Smash Hits music magazine, originally aimed at teenagers and published by Emap Metro, is to end very shortly as more music fans move to the Internet for music news. The...

Nyxem virus causes less problems than expected.(Brief Article)
February 3, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Nyxem computer virus, also known as 'Blackmal', 'Kama Sutra', 'Tearec' and 'MyWife', has not caused the problems anticipated, according to computer security companies such as...

PFS introduces online financial service.
February 3, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new service to match financial advisers to the financial needs of consumers, has been introduced through the website of the Personal Finance Society (PFS), a professional...

Unwired Australia to establish wireless broadband for Melbourne.(Brief Article)
February 3, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A wireless broadband network will be established in Melbourne, Australia this year by Unwired Australia, a wireless broadband service provider. Unwired Australia has already...

AT&T Inc to use McAfee's anti-spam technology.
February 3, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Anti-spam technology from McAfee Inc (NYSE:MFE), an intrusion prevention and security risk management company, will be used by AT&T Inc (NYSE:T), a telecomms holding company in the...

whaBAM! announces agreement with Intero Real Estate.(Intero Real Estate Services)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Auction site whaBAM!, Inc, has announced it has signed an exclusive co-marketing agreement with real estate company Intero Real Estate Services. Under the terms of the...

System Associates develops internet technology for British Library.(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD System Associates, a provider of integrated web services, has developed the Internet technology behind http://www.collectbritain.co.uk, an e-project offering a showcase of digital...

RM online launches free company information tool.(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RM online, a provider of company information, has launched a web-based company information tool. According to the company, the service, available at...

Russian Stock Exchange brought down by virus - report.(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IT security company Sophos has reported that the main Russian stock exchange was suspended because of a computer virus. The virus, which has not been named, reportedly hit late...

SPILL GROUP launches Skillgame.com.(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD SPILL GROUP has officially launched its gaming portal, Skillgame.com. According to the company, the gaming portal, available at http://skillgame.com, features Sit 'n' Go games...

AT&T announces new online promotion offer of USD12.99 for high speed Internet service.(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Telecommunications holding company AT&T Inc (NYSE:T) announced on Friday (3 February) a new online promotion for its residential high speed Internet service. The company said...

Kyocera to introduce iBurst to Kenya.(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Plans to introduce iBurst wireless broadband services to the Republic of Kenya have been unveiled by Kyocera, a communications company. Kyocera will design and produce iBurst...

Google lowers ranking for BMW's German site.(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet search engine company Google has blacklisted the German website of car manufacturer BMW after it reportedly tried to improve its popularity ranking artificially on Google....

US Department of State updates website.(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The website of the Department of State in the US is being updated in order to improve usability and awareness of important news items. The number of content sections has been...

AOL and Yahoo to introduce e-mail service to prevent spam.
February 6, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet companies AOL and Yahoo intend to introduce a charging plan for the delivery of e-mails, in an attempt to prevent spamming and ensure e-mail messages are delivered. The...

Plum introduces consumer Internet service.
February 6, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new Internet service has been introduced for consumers, enabling information searched for online, and off, to be collected, saved and shared. Plum offers a free web service...

Zen Internet selected Preferred Partner by UK government.(Brief Article)
February 7, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Zen Internet, a UK-based Internet Service Provider (ISP), has been chosen as a Preferred Partner to appear alongside the UK government's Digital Strategy on the Parliamentary.org web...

Finjan warns of Valentine's Day e-card malware.(Brief Article)
February 7, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Finjan, a global provider of web security solutions for businesses and organisations, has warned that e-cards sent for events such as Valentine's Day, are open to misuse from those...

Bouygues Telecom selects NEC video streaming solution.(Bouygues Telecom S.A.)(NEC Corp.)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An order for a video streaming solution has been awarded to NEC Corporation, a provider of Internet, broadband network and enterprise business solutions, via its NEC France...

Dutch Olympic site uses Mediasurface software.
February 7, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Software from Mediasurface, a content management vendor, has been used for the new website of NOC*NSF (Nederlands Olympisch Comite*Nederlandse Sport Federatie), the Dutch Olympic...

Thomson to feature radio DJ in live web chat.(Scott Mills)
February 7, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A web chat featuring the UK's Radio One DJ, Scott Mills, has been scheduled for broadcast on the UK website of Thomson, a holiday booking company. Mills will offer advice about...

Free book content to be provided online by HarperCollins.(HarperCollins Publishers Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher HarperCollins has announced the launch of a new advertiser-supported programme that is to provide users with the opportunity to view the full text of selected works online...

Fon Wi-Fi project receives Google and Skype backing.(Google Inc.)(Skype Technologies S.A.)
February 7, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet search engine company Google and Internet telephony company Skype have joined with venture capital companies to invest USD22m into Fon, a Spanish startup which plans to...

Google integrates Gmail with instant messaging.(Brief Article)
February 7, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Gmail e-mail service, from Internet search engine company Google, has been integrated with instant messaging to enable users to use the same web browser window to chat and send...

Colt plans VoIP service for Europe.
February 7, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Plans to offer a pan-European, flat-rate VoIP service to customers have been unveiled by Colt Telecom Group (Colt), a telecomms supplier, in partnership with Avaya, a business...

EarthLink Inc extends its commercial agreement with BellSouth.(BellSouth Corp.)(EarthLink Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 8, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Communications company BellSouth Corporation (NYSE: BLS) reported on 7 February that it has extended through to the end of 2008 its commercial agreement with EarthLink Inc...

Yahoo! Music launches new version of Yahoo! Music Engine.(Brief Article)
February 8, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet company Yahoo! Inc (Nasdaq:YHOO) announced on Tuesday (7 February) that Yahoo! Music has launched a new version of its music software application, the Yahoo! Music Engine....

Google's Print Library Project defended by US academic.(Brief Article)
February 8, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Google's Print Library Project has been defended by Mary Sue Coleman, a US academic, at a talk delivered to the Association of American Publishers (AAP). As part of the project,...

Over 900 Danish sites attacked by Islamic hackers.(Brief Article)
February 8, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Islamic hackers have reportedly defaced over 900 Danish websites, and a further 1600 Western sites, in a protest over controversial cartoons published in the Danish Jyllands-Posten...

Microsoft unveils plans for OneCare Live security service.(Brief Article)
February 8, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Plans to introduce Windows OneCare Live, a new self-updating, subscription-based computer security service, in June, have been unveiled by Microsoft Corp, a software company. ...

Midentity announces distribution agreement with 118 118.(Brief Article)
February 9, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Midentity Ltd, a provider of personal digital identity services, announced on Tuesday (7 February) the successful completion of a distribution agreement with The Number (UK) Ltd,...

Zen Internet provides dedicated server to Rochdale Online.(Brief Article)
February 9, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Zen Internet, a UK-based Internet Service Provider (ISP), has announced the development of a dedicated server for one of its partners, Rochdale Online -...

LHS launches Selfcare Center.(Brief Article)
February 9, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Telecomms customer care and billing systems company LHS announced on Wednesday (8 February) that it is launching Selfcare Center (SX), a new web-based application for customer...

Bedfordshire Police selects Cobweb Solutions.(Brief Article)
February 9, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Special Constabulary at Bedfordshire Police has selected Cobweb Solutions Ltd, a provider of hosted and Internet-based services, to provide communications and messaging tools....

dohop.com launches flight planner in the US.(Brief Article)
February 9, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Icelandic travel search engine dohop.com has launched the latest version of its flight planner in the United States. The company said that as well as searching all domestic...

Talisma unveils Professional Edition applications.(Brief Article)
February 9, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Talisma Professional Edition for small and mid-sized companies, and departments within large organisations, has been unveiled by Talisma Corporation (Talisma), a provider of...

Tate Online launches Valentine's Day site.(Brief Article)
February 10, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK arts website Tate Online, sponsored by telecomms company BT, has launched a Valentine's Day microsite. The microsite, developed in conjunction with BT, is available at...

UK registrars want higher standards in Internet industry, claims Nominet.(Brief Article)
February 10, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A majority of UK registrars agree with the need for higher standards in the domain name industry, according to Nominet, the .uk domain name registry. According to a survey...

Thomas Pink implements speed-trap's Prophet.(website management)(Brief Article)
February 10, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD e-business intelligence company speed-trap Ltd announced on Thursday (9 February) that Thomas Pink, a British shirt maker, has implemented speed-trap's e-Business solution, Prophet,...

Kaspersky Lab detects the year's first significant Bagle variant.(Bagle computer worm)(Brief Article)
February 10, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD This year's first significant infection of the Bagle worm has been detected by Kaspersky Lab, a developer of secure content management solutions which protect against viruses,...

Gilat Satellite Networks selected for broadband satellite network in Russia.(Brief Article)
February 10, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd (Nasdaq:GILTF) announced on Thursday (9 February) that it has been selected to provide a broadband satellite communications network to Russian Post, a...

Google Desktop 3 users risk privacy.(Brief Article)
February 10, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The most recent version of the Google Desktop tool from Internet search engine company Google, poses a risk to privacy, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a...

Fidelity Investments reveals e-mail scam.(Brief Article)
February 10, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Details of a scam involving e-mails which claim to be from one of its fund managers, have been revealed by Fidelity Investments, a fund management company. Fidelity Investments...

Study reveals Internet is now main source for hiring in the US.(Brief Article)
February 13, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Internet is now the main source of hiring for employers, according to an industry study conducted for DirectEmployers Association, operator of the JobCentral.com employment...

Be plans roll-out for Birmingham and Manchester.(Be Unlimited)(Brief Article)
February 13, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Plans for the next stage of its roll-out have been unveiled by Be Un Limited (Be), a UK Internet Service Provider (ISP). Be said it intends to expand on its existing 60 exchanges...

US simulates cyber attack during security exercise.(Brief Article)
February 13, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A simulated attack involving 115 US agencies including the CIA, FBI and Red Cross has been run during a week-long security exercise, according to the US Department of Homeland...

Ask Jeeves to retire.(is removing Jeeves from its name)(Brief Article)
February 13, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The valet Jeeves will be removed from the Ask Jeeves search engine website by the end of this month, according to IAC/InterActive, which purchased the website in March 2005 for...

Vodafone Group introduces mobile e-mail in Europe.(Brief Article)
February 13, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A European mobile e-mail facility has been introduced by mobile phone operator Vodafone Group and software company Microsoft Corp. According to Vodafone Group, Windows Mobile...

mTLD announces launch dates for .mobi domain name.(Brief Article)
February 14, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mobile Top Level Domain (mTLD), the organisation responsible for the '.mobi' domain, announced on Monday (13 February) the rollout plan for the new .mobi domain name. According...

Colibria launches Companion IM Gateway.(Colibria AS; instant messaging)
February 14, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Colibria AS, a developer of mobile Instant Messaging and Presence Service technology platforms, is unveiling the Colibria Companion IM Gateway at 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona,...

BlackSpider reportes new Trojan email.(Brief Article)
February 15, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD BlackSpider Technologies, an e-mail security firm, has warned of a new trojan-downloader, which appeared first on Monday (13 February). According to the company, over 745,000...

Box UK develops new Lloyds TSB Insurance website.(Brief Article)
February 15, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Website designer Box UK has been commissioned by insurance company Lloyds TSB Insurance to redesign its travel insurance website for UK customers. According to the company the...

DNX provides website for UK healing centre.(Brief Article)
February 15, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new website has been developed for The Sanctuary, a registered charity in the UK once known as the Harry Edwards Healing Sanctuary, by DNX, an integrated agency which offers...

Critical security flaw warnings issued by Microsoft.(Brief Article)
February 15, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Software company Microsoft Corp has warned that two 'critical' security flaws may enable the company's Internet Explorer web browser or Media Player to be used by attackers to gain...

China closes 76 websites following piracy investigation.(Brief Article)
February 15, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Some 76 websites have been closed by China after a four month campaign to deal with online music and film piracy, following previous criticism by the West for not doing enough to...

BT and Eckoh provide speech-driven data capture service to DEFRA.(Brief Article)
February 16, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK telecomms company BT and Eckoh Technologies plc, a designer of speech solutions, have provided a speech-driven data capture service, enabling poultry owners to register their...

SEVEN launches mobile e-mail solution.(Brief Article)
February 16, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Software provider SEVEN announced at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, the availability of its Workgroup Edition software extending push-e-mail to small businesses and...

Blue Coat ProxySG appliances offer control of Skype - claim.(Brief Article)
February 16, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Blue Coat Systems Inc (Nasdaq:BCSI), a provider of proxy appliances, has announced that its ProxySG appliances have the ability to control Skype to protect against information...

Qpass expands agreement with Skype.(Skype Technologies S.A.)(Brief Article)
February 16, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Software company Qpass has announced it has expanded its current agreement with Internet communications company Skype to offer Personalise Skype, a service that allows Skype users to...

Datahop launches 10Gb/s London Data ring centre.(Brief Article)
February 16, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Datahop Ltd has established a new high-speed fibre-optic ring interconnecting 10 commercial data centres in London, UK. According to the company, Datahop's 10Gb/s ring network...

LAN 2 LAN implements wireless solution for King's School.(Brief Article)
February 16, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A wireless solution has been developed and implemented for The King's School in Ely, Cambridgeshire, UK, by LAN 2 LAN, a mobile and integration specialist, providing full Internet...

Survey finds 30% of US Internet users surf just for fun.(Brief Article)
February 16, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A survey of 1,931 Internet users in the US has revealed that 30% go online for fun rather than to read news, use a search engine or check e-mail, representing a significant increase...