Internet Business News articles from January 2004

Internet Business News archives from January 2004

New Bulgarian mobile communications portal launched.(Brief Article)
January 2, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new online mobile communications portal was launched at http://www.mobilebulgaria.com on 30 December. The www.mobilebulgaria.com website features information about mobile...

Nebraska woman faces jail after appearing nude on the Internet.(Brief Article)
January 2, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A 21-year-old web designer from the United States faces six months in jail and a USD500 fine after police in Lincoln, Nebraska discovered that she had appeared naked in a public...

UK parents can get online parenting advice.(from Parentline Plus)(Brief Article)
January 2, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK telephone advice service Parentline Plus is making use of a GBP1m government grant to implement a new online service. Parentline Plus is England and Wales' largest independent...

Nielsen Netratings names most influential UK websites.(Brief Article)
January 2, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Nielsen Netratings has named Google, Friends Reunited and eBay as some of the most influential websites on UK web users. Pioneering sites such as file-sharing network Napster,...

New web site offers event planning services.(MyAffair.com)(Brief Article)
January 5, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new company has been launched called MyAffair.com that is aimed at providing companies with event planning services. Companies choosing to receive the new services can find the...

Knighthood for creator of the World Wide Web.(Tim Berners-Lee)(Brief Article)
January 5, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Tim Berners-Lee - the individual that has been dubbed as the creator of the World Wide Web - has been awarded a knighthood in the UK's New Year honours. The development of the...

Japan, China and South Korea to work on IPv6 development.
January 5, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A number of Japanese, Chinese and South Korean companies have been chosen by the three countries to develop Internet Protocol Version 6. The new IPv6 technology is expected to be...

Online shopping in the UK increases over the festive period.
January 5, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK shoppers were reportedly turning to the Internet for more of their Christmas gifts in Christmas 2003 as online purchases grew by around 80% compared to the same period in 2002....

Britney is top search term for Google users.(Britney Spears)
January 5, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Online search engine Google has announced that the most popular searches for 2003 were for Britney Spears, Harry Potter, Matrix and Shakira. In total, there were 55bn searches...

Online event reminder service launched.(http://www.thedoghouse.co.uk )
January 5, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new web site has been launched that is aimed at providing an event reminder service to UK consumers. The http://www.thedoghouse.co.uk site lets individuals sign up for a date...

BT reduces the cost of rural broadband.(UK telecomms company BT plc )
January 5, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK telecomms company BT plc has reduced the cost of its wholesale broadband access offerings for rural Britain. The move is intended to encourage service providers to offer...

Layne Corban launches online product showcase.(bridal apparel supplier Layne Corban LLC )
January 5, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bridal apparel supplier Layne Corban LLC has launched a new web site that will showcase the company's offerings and corporate information. The site can be found at...

Plans introduced for free Internet kiosks in UK post offices.
January 5, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Federation of Sub Postmasters in the UK has announced that it is currently working on introducing free Internet kiosks in sub post office locations. The Internet kiosks will...

Warning issued for new MSN Messenger worm.(Jitux.A)
January 5, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new worm has been spotted replicating in the wild called Jitux.A that spreads via MSN Messenger. The virus infects a user's PC and causes a message to be sent to other MSN...

Shopcreator delivers faster online searches for Sainsbury's.
January 6, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK supermarket Sainsbury's has turned to e-business and portal solutions provider Shopcreator to implement faster online searches. Under the terms of the agreement Shopcreator...

Friends Provident lets users fill in their tax forms online.(Assured Solution Providers Ltd has had its TaxChecker software chosen by life and pensions group Friends Provident for use on its web site)
January 6, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Taxation software design company Assured Solution Providers Ltd has had its TaxChecker software chosen by life and pensions group Friends Provident for use on its web site. ...

The Press Association delivers basketball news to FIBA web site visitors.(Federation Internationale de Basketball (International Basketball Federation) )
January 6, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK and Ireland news agency the Press Association has announced that it will be providing editorial services for FIBA, the world governing body for basketball. Under the terms of...

Ladbrokes.com survey shows increase in online poker betting in the UK.
January 6, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Betting site Ladbrokes.com has completed a survey and found that the UK market for online poker betting has risen from GBP6m per day in January 2003 to GBP38m per day in December...

Swedish pensioners find Internet uninteresting - report.(a study carried out by World Internet Institute (WII))
January 7, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD While Sweden is one of the top countries in the world when it comes to Internet access per capita, there are still more than 3m Swedes who do not have Internet access at home. ...

Sunbelt ships upgraded anti-spam software.(iHate Spam 4.0)(Brief Article)
January 8, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD System infrastructure software provider Sunbelt Software has launched version 4.0 of its iHateSpam anti-spam software solution. The new offering features a number of improvements...

Sober-C is the most widespread virus for December 2003 claims Sophos.(Brief Article)
January 8, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Antivirus company Sophos has revealed that the most prevalent virus for the month of December 2003 was the Sober-C worm with 23.2% of all occurrences. Second place was taken by...

Upgraded contact centre solution available now from Atmyside.(eService)(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Customer service and support solutions provider Atmyside has launched an updated version of its eService suite for use in virtual multi-channel contact centres. The new edition...

SurfControl warns of potential dangers from instant messaging.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Web filtering company SurfControl has completed a survey and found that a company's employees may be subjecting the organisation to unnecessary risk by using instant messaging...

UK Government advises children to stay safe on the Internet.(Government's Task Force on Child Protection on the Internet )(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The UK Government has announced that it has begun an advertising initiative that is designed to inform parents of the need to keep their children safe while they are online. ...

School focussed anti-spam solution available now from intY.(secure Internet and e-mail communications provider intY Ltd)
January 9, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Secure Internet and e-mail communications provider intY Ltd has launched its MailDefender version II anti-spam managed service for schools and local education authorities. The...

New '.eu' domains to be introduced in 2004.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD From November 2004 European companies can use a domain name that ends in the suffix '.eu'. The domain name suffix will be available to anyone living in the EU as well as any...

Thinking Virtual protects Interflora's trade mark online.(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet management company Thinking Virtual has been chosen by flower retailer Interflora to develop a software programme that helps the company to protect its trade mark and...

Shopcreator observes rise in Christmas shopping for 2003.(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK e-business software, web site and hosted Internet solutions supplier Shopcreator has conducted a survey and found that online transactions for December 2003 were almost 40% higher...

TallyGenicom launches product web site.(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Business printer manufacturer TallyGenicom has launched a new web site that is intended to offer UK companies information on its range of colour and mono laser printers. The...

Motor vehicle repair health & safety advice website updated.(The UK's Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has updated its Motor Vehicle Repair (MVR) website )
January 13, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The UK's Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has updated its Motor Vehicle Repair (MVR) website to include safety during roadside recovery and repair. The MVR site, located at...

Create!form introduces enhanced support centre.(KnowledgeLink)(Brief Article)
January 14, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Software products provider Create!form Inc has released its KnowledgeLink online customer support centre for offering customer support. Companies adopting the new customer...

Secure software download system developed by SBL.(NIMBUS (Non Internet Managed Business Update Service) )(Brief Article)
January 14, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IT security solutions provider SBL has developed its NIMBUS (Non Internet Managed Business Update Service) system for protecting against malicious software and attacks. The new...

Survey shows Swedish municipalities becoming better at electronic mail.(Brief Article)
January 15, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A survey undertaken by the Swedish IT integrator Dimension AB shows that although Swedish municipalities are becoming better at replying to electronic mail more than a third failed...

Parity observes a fall in Internet recruitment.(Brief Article)
January 15, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IT services company Parity has completed a survey and found that just 5% of all HR managers used the Internet for any form of recruitment in 2003. The company claims that this...

NTL opts for Openwave messaging technology.(Brief Article)
January 16, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Open software products provider Openwave Systems Inc has entered into an agreement with UK-based broadband provider NTL Inc in a bid to encourage the adoption of broadband messaging....

VIA NET.WORKS sees fall in virus penetration.(Brief Article)
January 16, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Business communications provider VIA NET.WORKS UK has observed that the number of virus infected e-mails and new viruses fell in the month of December 2003. The proportion of...

IDC predicts rise in European broadband subscribers.(Brief Article)
January 16, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Market intelligence and advisory firm IDC has reported that the number of broadband connections in Western Europe is set to grow from 18.7m to almost 50m by the end of 2007. The...

AVC Broadband launches satellite broadband service in the UK.(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Consumer broadband Internet-via-satellite service AVC Broadband has gone live offering a promotional offer until 29 February 2004. Any UK consumer signing up to the service...

Alliance and Leicester reveal web site for UK tax payments.(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Financial organisation Alliance & Leicester has announced that anyone needing to make self assessment payments to the Inland Revenue before the deadline can do so via its BillPay web...

NextGenTel AS and Egroup ASA sign strategic partnership agreement.(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Norwegian broadband company NextGenTel AS said on Monday (19 January) that it had entered into a strategic partnership with the IT consulting company Egroup ASA to launch a next...

UCLA study shows large gender gap in Internet access for Italy and Spain.(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new study has been revealed from UCLA showing that Italy and Spain have the largest gender gap when it comes to accessing the Internet. The university found that 42% of all...

British Phonographic Industry announced plans to sue Internet file sharers.(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Trade group the British Phonographic Industry has announced that it may begin to sue Internet song swappers as part of its campaign against online piracy. The crackdown on...

New anti-spam and antivirus service available now from HyperNet.(nTelligent Spam Filter )(Brief Article)
January 20, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD HyperNet Inc, a subsidiary of Prospectus Group, has begun offering its nTelligent Spam Filter for companies wishing to reduce the level of spam and viruses received. The new...

OneStat.com reports Microsoft's Internet Explorer still most popular browser.(Brief Article)
January 20, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Web analytics provider OneStat.com has observed that the Internet Explorer web browser from Microsoft is the most prevalent with a market share of 94.8%. The penetration rate of...

Sterling designs Olympic web site for 2012 games.(Brief Article)
January 20, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Multimedia marketing agency Sterling has been awarded a contract from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in the UK to develop and deploy a web site for the Olympic Games....

BT Openworld announces reduced prices for business broadband products.(Brief Article)
January 20, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK Internet services provider BT Openworld has announced that it is cutting the cost of a number of its broadband products until 31 March 2004. The company claims that...

New worm spotted by Computer Associates and Sophos.(Bagle-A )(Brief Article)
January 20, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new worm has been spotted replicating in the wild called Bagle-A by computer security company Sophos and software company Computer Associates. The virus carries an expiry date...

New SDSL service available now from BT.(Brief Article)
January 20, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK telecomms company BT plc has introduced Business Broadband Advanced, a synchronous broadband service that offers upload speeds that are as fast as download speeds. The new...

Multimap.com to offer Teletext holidays.(Brief Article)
January 21, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Holiday provider Teletext Holidays has entered into an agreement with online mapping services provider Multimap.com to have its holiday offers shown on the Multimap.com web site. ...

OD2 sells 3m songs online in 2003.(Brief Article)
January 21, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Online music store OD2 has announced that throughout the course of 2003 Europeans purchased over 3m song downloads from its music site. The volume of music download sales is...

Coca-Cola launches online music download service.(Brief Article)
January 21, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Soft drinks manufacturer Coca-Cola has announced the immediate availability of its music download web site. The site is powered by online music download company OD2 and offers...

Yahoo closes Nordic operations - report.(Brief Article)
January 23, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Internet portal Yahoo is reportedly to terminate its activities in the Nordic countries and to close its sites in Denmark, Sweden and Norway. According to the online edition...

Official launch for National Archivist web site.(Brief Article)
January 23, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new web site provides access to primary versions of documents that will help people trace their family tree. The UK-based National Archivist web site, located at...

Lack of first choice domain names hits online company branding.(Brief Article)(Industry Overview)
January 23, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Businesses are finding difficulties in establishing online brands due to the scarcity of first choice domain names according to keyword navigation and Internet search services...

FDM Broadband launches rural broadband in small UK village.(Kingsclere in Hampshire)(Brief Article)
January 26, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD ISP FDM Broadband has brought wireless broadband services to Kingsclere, a small village in Hampshire, UK. The broadband services were made possible through the SEEDA pilot...

FTC observes rising rates of fraud.(Brief Article)
January 26, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the US has claimed that Americans lost more than USD437m in 2003 through fraud. The money was falsely acquired through the use of stolen...

Chelsea footballer gets his domain name back.(Joe Cole)(Brief Article)
January 26, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK football player Joe Cole who plays for Chelsea Football Club has been awarded control of the domain name http://www.joecole.com in a ruling of a United Nations panel. Cole...

Bluetooth access point launched by D-Link.(D-Link Systems DBT-900Ap)(Brief Article)
January 27, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Networking solutions manufacturer D-Link has announced the immediate availability of a wireless access point for Bluetooth products, its DBT-900AP. The new device lets users...

AB Bookman to be reborn on the net.
January 27, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The influential antiquarian book magazine AB Bookman is being revived as an Internet e-zine. AB Bookman was last published in 1999, but Arizona bookdealer, Rick Russell, has now...

New website for Finnish national poet launched.
January 27, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new website about the Finnish national poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg has been launched. The reason for the site is the 200th anniversary of his birth this year. According to the...

FileMaker sets up web sites for the UK education sector.(Brief Article)
January 27, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Workgroup databases and information solutions supplier FileMaker International Ltd has launched two web sites that are designed to showcase the company's products available for the...

Conchango chosen for Virgin Atlantic web site project.(Brief Article)
January 27, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Airline Virgin Atlantic has turned to business technology solutions provider Conchango to upgrade its web site. Under the terms of the agreement Conchango will now redesign the...

Entire Penguin list available online for first time.(Brief Article)
January 27, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Penguin has become the first major publisher to offer all of its titles for sale on its own website. The books are sold at full price, with extra charges for postage and...

OD2 reveals the beta version of its upcoming music platform.(SonicSelector beta)(Brief Article)
January 27, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Digital music distributor OD2 has launched the beta version of its SonicSelector digital music platform for downloading music on-demand. The new platform is based on Windows...

Autonomy to develop public sector information web site for Swedish government.(Sweden Direct for Statskontoret )(Brief Article)
January 27, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Infrastructure software provider Autonomy Corporation plc is to develop and maintain the Swedish government's public information portal site, Sweden Direct, at...

Continental Airlines to expand wireless Internet access.(Brief Article)
January 27, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Continental Airlines is to offer wireless Internet access in more of its Presidents Clubs. The airline currently offers the service at its five Presidents Clubs at Houston's...

New web site filter ships from Your Communications.(WEBsite Filter)(Brief Article)
January 28, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Your Communications has announced the immediate availability of WEBsite Filter, a security product that prevents inappropriate material being accessed on the Internet. The new...

IBM releases web data collection tool.(IBM WebFoiuntain)(Brief Article)
January 28, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IBM has launched WebFountain, a new solution for extracting business information from the web. The e-business on demand innovation services solution continuously collects,...

MyDoom is fastest spreading virus ever claims MessageLabs.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet security companies have issued warnings over a new virus that has been spotted replicating in the wild - MyDoom. The worm, also known as Novarg or Mimail-R, spreads via...

Insight Music chooses Shopcreator for online store.
January 28, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Web site and e-business solutions provider Shopcreator is set to power the new European online store from Insight Music, part of EMI Music Group. Under the terms of the...

More visitors recorded for Labour web site.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Web site measurement company Hitwise has reported that the past week has seen an increase in the amount of traffic to the Labour and Hutton enquiry web sites in the UK. The...

V Two One launches software for a faster dial-up Internet connection.(Brief Article)
January 29, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK ISP V Two One has begun offering high speed web and e-mail access without a broadband connection due to a new software download it is supplying. The ONSPEED software enables...

New virus warning initiative launched by US government.
January 29, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The US government has announced the introduction of a cyber alert system that is intended to warn computer users about viruses, worms and other online threats. The service will...

Online appraisal toolkit launched for UK health consultants.(Brief Article)
January 29, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The UK Government has announced the launch of a web site that offers consultants the chance to utilise an Appraisal Toolkit from the Department of Health. The toolkit has...

Kaspersky Labs enhances its anti-spam offering.(Brief Article)
January 29, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Information security software company Kaspersky Labs has begun distributing its anti-spam database updates 12 times a day. The company claims that the increased rate of release...

PhotoBox offers photographers the chance to post prints online.(Brief Article)
January 29, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Online digital photography company PhotoBox has launched its Professional Gallery service that lets users create an online showcase of their images. Users signing up to the...

British Heart Foundation offers online Valentine's Day service.(Brief Article)
January 29, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK charity the British Heart Foundation has launched an interactive online Valentine's Day service. The user logs on to the British Heart Foundation's web site at...

US FTC asks for pornographic spam to be labelled.(Brief Article)
January 30, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the US has introduced a new rule requiring that all pornographic spam be clearly labelled. Every unsolicited e-mail message with...

New web site seeks to save the Hubble Space Telescope.(Brief Article)
January 30, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new web site has been launched that aims to prevent the Hubble Space Telescope from being abandoned. The site can be found at http://www.SaveTheHubble.com and operates as a...

Microsoft offers reward for the capture of MyDoom author.(Brief Article)
January 30, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Microsoft has announced that it will give a reward of USD250,000 to anyone that helps police arrest and prosecute the author of the recent MyDoom virus. The cash reward comes...

Survey shows users are worried about online credit card fraud.(Ipsos-Insight )(Brief Article)
January 30, 2004... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A recent survey by Ipsos-Insight has found that just 4% of people in the US claim to have been the victim of some form of online credit card fraud. The company also found that...