Internet Business News articles from January 2005

Internet Business News archives from January 2005

McAfee reports top ten 2004 IT threats.(computer viruses)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IT security company McAfee (NYSE: MFE) has reported its top ten threats that were detected by the company's McAfee AVERT team in 2004. The AVERT (Anti-virus and Vulnerability...

Vonage and UTStarcom to launch portable Wi-Fi handset.(Vonage Holdings Corp.)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Telecomms technology company Vonage together with network solutions provider UTStarcom have announced that they are to launch a portable handset for VoIP. The new F-1000 handset...

Online banner adverts up 24% in Europe.(online banner advertising )(Brief Article)
January 5, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet research and analysis company Nielsen/NetRatings has reported a 24% jump in online banner advertising run on European websites between November 2003 and 2004. The...

RAD modems approved for use with Nortel equipment.(RAD Data Communications Ltd., Northern Telecom Ltd.)(Brief Article)
January 5, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Communications technology company RAD Data Communications has announced that its FOM-E1/T1 fibre optic modems and its ASMi-52 SHDSL have received interoperability approval from...

Tally Systems licence compliance software available from BSA.(Business Software Alliance)(Brief Article)
January 6, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD International software publishers' association Business Software Alliance (BSA) has expanded its partnership with Tally Systems, a developer of software asset management and licence...

Site allows motorists to search for new and used car deals.(www.motorcarloans.com)(Brief Article)
January 6, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Motoring website www.motorcarloans.com has launched a new car finder service that searches listings of over 250,000 new and used cars in the UK. The search results enable...

LINX concerned about potential costs of proposed EU data retention law.(London Internet Exchange)(Brief Article)
January 6, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet hub and ISP organisation The London Internet Exchange (LINX) has warned that legislation being considered by the European Union could add to costs for Internet users. ...

New EU member states have 1m broadband connections.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The 10 new member states that joined the EU in 2004 now have 1m broadband connections between them according to the latest ECTA scorecard. Broadband usage had increased by half...

izR Solutions unveils sub-GBP10,000 2MBAnywhere Internet connection.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK-base ISP izR Solutions has launched its 2MBAnywhere lease line Internet connection for businesses for under GBP10,000. The company claims that the 'distance independent'...

DoD identifies Army casualty.(Curtis L. Wooten III passes away)(Brief Article)
January 10, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Pfc. Curtis L. Wooten III, 20, of Spanaway, Wash., died Jan. 4 in...

South African Tiscali jobs safe despite M-Web takeover.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet Service Provider (ISP) Tiscali SA has assured staff that the proposed takeover of the company by rival Internet company M-Web will not cost them their jobs. Job...

60% of e-mails to UK students in 2004 spam or viruses - Email Systems.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD E-mail management company Email Systems has reported that 60% of e-mails sent to students in the second half of 2004 were spam or virus related. The UK-based company, which...

Spanish DSL connections rise 57%.(digital subscriber line)(Brief Article)
January 10, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Spain's largest telecomms company, Telefonica, has announced that the total number of broadband Internet connections in the country has risen by 57% in the past twelve months. A...

Website claiming to offer Harry Potter e-books is taken down.(Brief Article)
January 11, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A website that claimed to offer an electronic version of the new Harry Potter novel by JK Rowling has been shut down. The new book, 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince', is...

Webroot releases automated anti-spyware research system.(Brief Article)
January 11, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Security software producer Webroot Software has launched an automated spyware research system called 'Phileas'. The UK-based company claims that the system is an industry first...

UK supermarket announces new broadband offer.(Waitrose Ltd.)(Brief Article)
January 11, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD British supermarket chain Waitrose has launched a broadband Internet price structure that offers a free modem, set up, support and unlimited usage. Waitrose.com now offers a...

Sophos warns of 'happy nude year' worm.(Brief Article)
January 12, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Anti-virus experts at computer security company, Sophos, have issued a warning over a new mass mailer worm that is disguised as a Happy New Year greeting featuring a photograph of...

Waterstone's dismisses employee over blog.(Waterstone's Booksellers Ltd., Joe Gordon)(Brief Article)
January 12, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK book chain Waterstone's has dismissed an employee over his long-running weblog in which he discussed his working life. Joe Gordon has been writing his Woolamaloo Gazette...

New Bluetooth virus discovered.(Brief Article)
January 12, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new virus that attacks Symbian-based mobile phones supporting the Series 60 platform has been discovered by anti-virus company F-Secure. The Lasco.A virus is spread using...

Spam made up 81% of e-mail sent over Christmas 2004.(Brief Article)
January 12, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Network management and messaging company Ipswitch has reported that 81% of e-mails received over the Christmas and New Year period 2004 were spam. In a survey commissioned by...

Check Point Software launches new SSl VPN solution.(Brief Article)
January 13, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet security solutions provider, Check Point Software Technologies, has announced the launch of the latest version of its Check Point Connectra gateway - Connectra 2.0. ...

Intel and ZTE to develop WiMAX-based broadband wireless solutions.(Brief Article)
January 13, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Communications network company, ZTE Corporation, and computer processor company, Intel, have announced that they are to work together to develop WiMAX-based broadband wireless...

Ericsson delivers Ethernet DSL Access solution in Hungary.(Brief Article)
January 13, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Swedish telecomms solutions provider Ericsson said on Thursday (13 January) that it had been chosen by the Hungarian telecomms services provider Matav, majority owned by Deutsche...

Yahoo profits up following advertising boom.
January 19, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet search engine and services company Yahoo has announced that a boom in online advertising has helped to double its fourth quarter 2004 profits. The company said that...

Blue Coat Systems launches inbound and outbound spyware prevention.(Brief Article)
January 25, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Proxy appliance provider, Blue Coat Systems, has announced the launch of a new inbound and outbound gateway spyware prevention solution. The solution introduces two new URL...

Marconi and T-Com to establish 40Gb/s optical network.(Brief Article)
January 27, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Deutsche Telekom's fixed-network unit, T-Com, and telecomms technology company, Marconi, have struck a deal to develop a 40Gb/s high capacity optical network. The two companies...