Internet Business News articles from July 2003

Internet Business News archives from July 2003

Internet Security Systems offers list of common network vulnerabilities.
July 1, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Threat protection products provider Internet Security Systems Inc has launched its X-Force Catastrophic Risk Index listing the most serious threats to a computer network. ...

Roadway security web site launched in the US.
July 1, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new web site has been launched by the US Department of Transport's Federal Highway Administration that contains information on enhancing transportation security. Visitors to...

PharmiWeb introduces pharmaceutical web site.
July 1, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Healthcare e-business solutions provider PharmiWeb Solutions has launched a new web site that provides companies and medical professionals with information on pharmaceutical...

Bugbear-B most frequently occurring virus so far in 2003 says Sophos.
July 1, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Antivirus firm Sophos has completed its report of virus activity for the first six months of 2003 and found that the Bugbear-B worm has been the most prevalent for that time period....

Virgin Trains and Broadreach team for wireless Internet trial.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Broadband Internet access provider Broadreach Networks Ltd has formed an agreement with rail company Virgin Trains that will see Internet access being provided to UK rail travellers....

New web site offers information on parcel shipping.
July 2, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Transportation management software developer ShipNow Inc has launched a new web site containing information and articles on parcel shipping. The aim of the site is to help...

New web site provides search engine for rental accommodation in the UK.
July 2, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Student accommodation web site Accommodation for Students has launched a new web site that offers young professionals the chance to view rental properties that are available in their...

Virgin.net reduces its broadband Internet prices.
July 2, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK ISP Virgin.net has announced that it has lowered the cost of its Virgin.net Broadband Starter Kit. The kit includes a Thomson Speedtouch 330 DSL modem, two micro filters and...

New web site for UK charity designed by Thinking Virtual.
July 2, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Elizabeth FitzRoy Support, a charity for adults with learning disabilities, has launched a new web site aimed at raising the profile of the organisation. The web site can be...

New anti-spam tool available from Aladdin Knowledge Systems.
July 2, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Digital security company Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd has joined forces with content security solutions provider Cobion to launch an anti-spam service. The Advanced Anti-Spam...

BugBear.B most common virus for June 2003 reports Central Command.
July 2, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Antivirus software provider Central Command has compiled its list of the most frequently occurring viruses for June 2003 and found that the BugBear.B worm is in number one spot. ...

THUS introduces web co-location service.
July 3, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK-based voice, data, Internet and contact centre services supplier THUS plc has announced the immediate availability of a web co-location service for managing web operations. ...

New web site for Cable & Wireless.(Brief Article)
July 3, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Telecomms group Cable & Wireless has relaunched its web site with enhanced navigation, clearer contact details and more of a focus on customer preferences. The web site can be...

Wimbledon sees tennis web site popularity increase.
July 3, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet audience measurement company Hitwise has discovered that the most popular tennis player web site throughout the course of the Wimbledon tournament is that of fifth seed Andy...

New web site for the British Plastics Federation.(Brief Article)
July 3, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The British Plastics Federation has chosen UK-based web solutions company e-mango.com to develop an extranet that will help its members initiate and support industry action and...

Poor results for hacker competition.
July 7, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A recent unauthorised contest which encouraged hackers to deface web sites has been described as a failure by a number of antivirus companies. The Defacers Challenge stated that...

New accessibility features for Peterborough's web site.(Brief Article)
July 8, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The promotional web site for the city of Peterborough in the UK has been upgraded to include new options that help blind, deaf-blind or those that suffer from limited eyesight get...

Network Research Lab and Rainbow team for secure e-mail service.(Brief Article)
July 8, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Encrypted e-mail solutions provider Network Research Lab Ltd has formed a technology and product integration agreement with information security solutions supplier Rainbow...

Trend Micro warns of new mass mailing virus.(Brief Article)
July 8, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Antivirus company Trend Micro has issued a warning over a new virus that has been observed spreading in the wild. The virus appears with an attachment that claims to be...

Pipex lowers cost of its broadband packages.(Brief Article)
July 8, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Broadband provider Pipex has announced that it has cut the cost of two of its broadband packages. The Xtreme Solo2 Go broadband service - consisting of an ADSL modem, filters...

REDtechnology.com launches new e-marketing tool.(PromoteIT)(Brief Article)
July 9, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet technology company REDtechnology.com has launched its PromoteIT e-marketing communications and analytics tool for online campaign management in the UK. The new release...

SurfControl warns of brand spoofing spam.(Brief Article)
July 9, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Web and e-mail filtering company SurfControl has issued a warning over a type of unsolicited e-mail that it has named 'brand spoofing spam'. The new spam variety is a fraud that...

New web filtering solution ships from SurfControl.(Content Portal Authority )(Brief Article)
July 9, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Web and e-mail filtering company SurfControl has introduced its Content Portal Authority product for providing web filtering capabilities to a company. The company claims that...

New travel options for First Great Western web site.
July 10, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK train company First Great Western has announced a number of upgrades to its web site which are designed to provide better travel information to its visitors. The new London...

Thomson Directories receives new web site from Rubus.
July 11, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Consulting company Rubus has been chosen by local directory publisher Thomson Directories to develop an online search engine for UK products and services. The WebFinder.com...

Broadband usage in the UK on the rise.
July 11, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Office of National Statistics in the UK has reported that the number of people with a broadband connection is increasing. A total of 17% of all houses that are connected to...

Internet scam claims e-mail recipients have won USD30,000 in a Massachusetts lottery.(Brief Article)
July 14, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new Internet scam tries to obtain credit card and bank account numbers by claiming in e-mail and text messages that recipients have won USD30,000 in a Massachusetts lottery. ...

Survey reveals levels of Internet use in Norwegian municipalities.(Brief Article)
July 15, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A survey of Internet use in Norwegian municipalities has revealed that 87% of all the municipalities in Norway had their own web site in 2002. However, in 51% of the...

Forrester expects a rise in broadband usage in Europe.(Brief Article)
July 17, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Technology research firm Forrester Research has reported that broadband usage in Europe grew by 92% over the course of 2002. This rise has caused the company to predict that by...

Macromedia Contribute 2 available soon.(Brief Article)
July 17, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Design software provider Macromedia Inc has announced the upcoming availability of its Macromedia Contribute 2 online content management tool. The new offering makes it possible...

Novelty gift web site launched by Spiral And Circle.
July 18, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Web site operator Spiral And Circle has launched a web site that offers visitors the chance to browse through and buy a selection of what the company claims are unique gifts for...

Egovision launches Bruce Lee web site with viral competitions.
July 18, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Online strategy, design and development company Egovision has launched a web site that is a tribute to Bruce Lee and is the official site for the 30th anniversary of his death. ...

LondonMarketing supplies online content to BT Internet Kiosks.
July 18, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An agreement has been formed between UK telecomms company BT and marketing and technology agency LondonMarketing that will see more content being made available through BT's Internet...

New protection system ships from Internet Security Systems.
July 21, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Threat protection products supplier Internet Security Systems Inc has launched version 7.0 of its RealSecure Desktop intrusion prevention system. The new offering is capable of...

Anti-cybercrime initiative introduced by APEC.
July 21, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Organisation for economic cooperation in the Asia Pacific region APEC has set up the APEC Cybercrime Legislation and Enforcement Capacity Building Project for combatting online...

New IT courses offered by UK university.
July 21, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The University of Westminster in the UK has announced that it is offering new degrees that teach students about networks, communications and the Internet. The BSc Internet...

Oftel asks BT to reduce its wholesale Internet charges.
July 21, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK telecomms watchdog Oftel has told UK telecomms company BT plc to reduce the cost of its wholesale Internet access product. Following an investigation Oftel has decided that...

iDesk expands its e-commerce platform.
July 21, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Support services company iDesk has extended its e-commerce platform so that companies can carry out more online tasks through the one platform. Organisations adopting the...

Bulldog introduces new broadband package.
July 21, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Broadband service provider Bulldog has announced that it has launched its PrimeTime 2000 service together with a promotional offer. The new service offers broadband Internet...

New business web site launched by Times Online.(Brief Article)
July 22, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Online news resource Times Online has launched a web site that offers businesses in the UK advice in conjunction with the BT Business Plan from UK telecomms company BT plc. The...

AOL and PhotoBox offer digital photo service to AOL members.(Brief Article)
July 22, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet and entertainment company AOL has teamed with UK-based online digital photography service PhotoBox to launch a digital photo service for AOL subscribers in the UK. The...

Three out of four Icelanders have home Internet access.(Brief Article)
July 22, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD More than three out of four Icelanders have access to the Internet at home, according to figures from Statistics Iceland, the Icelandic state statistics agency. Some 77.9% of...

BT and Fujitsu team to broadband-enable the British Grand Prix.
July 22, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK telecomms company BT plc and broadband access equipment supplier Fujitsu have announced that they supplied three Formula One teams and media guests with ADSL communications at the...

New WLAN installed at UK convention centre by FreeLAN.(The Brighton Centre)(Brief Article)
July 23, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD WLAN infrastructure company FreeLAN plc has installed a public access broadband wireless LAN at The Brighton Centre, a convention centre in the UK. The system is operated by...

Secura extends deadline for airports registering IATA/ICAO domains.(Brief Article)
July 23, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Secura, an ICANN accredited domain name registrar, has extended the period for airports to register their three-letter IATA codes as aero-domains until 15 September 2003. ...

Egovision builds web site for Will & Grace.(Brief Article)
July 24, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Online strategy, design and development agency Egovision will be delivering and managing a new web site for US sit-com Will & Grace. The web site will be located at...

Russian Minister highlights the spam problem in Russia.(Andrei Korotkov, Deputy Communications Minister, bombards American Language Center with phone calls)(Brief Article)
July 24, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Deputy Communications Minister of the Russian Government Andrei Korotkov has attempted to draw attention to the problem of spam by bombarding a company that sends unsolicited...

Bango.net introduces mobile Internet payment system.(Brief Article)
July 25, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mobile payment company Bango.net has revealed an online credit/debit card payment solution for handset owners that want to pay for mobile content. The new service will let...

Confirmit deployed at Virgin.net.(Brief Article)
July 25, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK ISP Virgin.net has chosen to install the Confirmit web-based survey generation solution from online business information provider Future Information Research Management. ...

SkyWest Airlines launches new web site.(Brief Article)
July 25, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD SkyWest Airlines has launched a new version of its web site - http://www.skywest.com. The new web site offers customer service information for SkyWest passengers, an expanded...

Internetters warns of domain name scam.(Brief Article)
July 25, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Domain name registrar Internetters has issued a warning to '.biz' registrants over a fraudulent spam e-mail that is being distributed. The e-mail is intended to be mistaken for...

New web site offers cash back for online purchases.
July 28, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A web site has been launched that features several links to existing retailers together with the chance to save money on any goods or services bought from the selected stores. ...

Napster to relaunch before Christmas.(Brief Article)
July 28, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Online file sharing company Napster is set for a relaunch before Christmas offering both paid-for and free services. Napster 2.0 will offer 500,000 tracks to its subscribers...

Monster to create special site for former American Airlines employees.(Brief Article)
July 29, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD American Airlines has formed an agreement with online global careers company Monster in order to promote its former employees to other companies. Under the agreement, Monster...

OneStat.com survey shows Microsoft's share of the browser market increasing.
July 29, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Web analytics provider OneStat.com has announced that the global usage share of the Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 browser is continuing to increase. Internet Explorer 6 now has...

Agreement formed between lastminute.com and 3.(Brief Article)
July 29, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Online travel agency lastminute.com has announced that it is now possible to access the company's web site from the mobile network of 3 UK, a 3G mobile communications provider. ...

New health and safety web site launched in the UK.(Brief Article)
July 29, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Health and Safety Executive of the UK Government has launched a new web site that aims to inform the NHS and other healthcare services providers of health and safety best...

Legato survey shows UK businesses need to improve e-mail management and policies.(Brief Article)
July 30, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Enterprise storage software solutions supplier Legato Systems has completed a survey on e-mail use and storage and found that 46% of all UK companies are not familiar with the legal...

Extended Internet Access service available now from iDesk.(Brief Article)
July 30, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK-based support services group iDesk has extended its Internet Access support services for ADSL suppliers. The company now offers first and second line technical support...

New web site documents migration into the UK over the past 200 years.
July 31, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new web site has been launched that attempts to document the migration history of Caribbean, Irish, Jewish and South Asian migration into the UK in the past 200 years. The...

Virtual Counselor launched by IBM partnership.(with Broward County (Florida) Public Schools)(Brief Article)
July 31, 2003... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The ongoing partnership between IBM and Broward County Public Schools has resulted in the launch of a new system that lets parents check their children's progress at school online....