Internet Business News articles from July 2005

Internet Business News archives from July 2005

Live8 performances recorded for immediate online download through AOL Germany and Musicload.(Brief Article)
July 4, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Digital World Services (DWS), a provider of content distribution and download technology, has revealed its involvement in making music from the Live8 event available for immediate...

OFT halts scam website schemes.(United Kingdom Office of Fair Trading)(Brief Article)
July 4, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Promoters of website schemes offering expensive hi-tech gadgets as a 'free gift', in return for buying a low-value product, have given binding undertakings to the UK's Office of Fair...

Male Cancer Awareness advert gets over 700,000 hits.(new website from Lumison)(Brief Article)
July 7, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Lumison, the Internet host of rachelgetsfruity.com, the Everyman Male Cancer Awareness advert, has revealed that it has been experiencing increasing visitor numbers of up to 72,000...

Study reveals 91% of US Internet users have altered their online behaviour because of spyware fears.(Brief Article)
July 7, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A study has revealed that 91% of American Internet users have altered their behaviour online due to fears over spyware. The research, conducted by the Pew Internet and American...

Sunbelt poll reveals firms' concern about spyware.(Brief Article)
July 8, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Sunbelt System Software, a provider of Windows system administration tools and enterprise security solutions, has found that although companies perceive spyware as the most prevalent...

Sunbelt's SunPoll has found that companies see spyware as the biggest network threat.(Brief Article)
July 11, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A poll has found that 68% of companies see spyware as the biggest security threat to their networks, according to Sunbelt System Software, a Windows system administration tools and...

Yahoo! extends SMS search service.(Brief Article)
July 11, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet company Yahoo! has announced that it is to extend its search service with a new offering that enables users of mobile phones to receive query results via SMS messages. ...

UK's first online factoring service launched by Click4cashflow.(Brief Article)
July 11, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The UK's first online factoring service to enable companies to access money owed to them has been launched by Click4cashflow, a subsidiary of ABN AMRO, a global banking group. ...

UK Internet users object to paying for BT line rental and broadband.(Brief Article)
July 13, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Research has revealed that two thirds of UK Internet users are unhappy about paying BT line rental in addition to their broadband subscription, according to Vonage, a broadband phone...

Yahoo provides video streams of NASA shuttle's return.(National Aeronautics and Space Administration)(Brief Article)
July 13, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Video streams of the return of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shuttle are to be provided by Yahoo Inc, an Internet media company. Live web video...

Catch Communication ASA and Elkjop Nordic AS agree on IP telephony joint venture.(Brief Article)
July 15, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Norwegian broadband services provider Catch Communication ASA said on Friday (15 July) that it had reached an agreement with Elkjop Nordic AS on a joint venture in IP telephony. ...

UK businesses fail to submit websites to search engines.(Brief Article)
July 18, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A survey conducted in June 2005 by Fasthosts, a UK hosting company, has revealed that 68% of UK businesses fail to submit their websites to search engines. According to...

iTunes sells half a billion songs.(Apple Computer Inc. iTunes Music Store)(Brief Article)
July 19, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Over half a billion songs have been purchased and downloaded by music fans from the iTunes Music Store in just over two years, Apple has announced. The iTunes Music Store is...

Saunalahti Group Oyj reports number of GSM subscriptions at over 500,000.(global system for mobile communications )(Brief Article)
July 19, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Finnish Internet and telecommunications services company Saunalahti Group Oyj reported on Tuesday (19 July) that the number of its GSM subscriptions now amounted to 500,242. The...

2MB broadband now standard for all BT customers.(Brief Article)
July 20, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK telecomms group BT has announced that it is to increase the speed of its Broadband Basic product to provide consumers with up to twice the current speed of service. The new...

Yahoo! research reveals that over 50% of UK PC users use the same password on different sites.(Brief Article)
July 20, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Yahoo! Mail has announced that research conducted by the company has revealed that many UK PC users are providing online criminals with easy access to their PC's. The research was...

UK Internet searches for 'big brother' on the rise.(Brief Article)
July 22, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The most recent search terms data from Hitwise, an online competitive intelligence service, has revealed that 'big brother' is the third most searched-for term amongst all UK...

Orkut used for drug deals - report.(Brief Article)
July 22, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Following the arrest of ten people in Brazil, police have revealed that Orkut, Google's online community site, was used by drugs gangs to make deals. Deals made via Orkut to...

IFPI reveals increase in legal music downloads.(International Federation of Phonographic Industries)(Brief Article)
July 22, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The International Federation of Phonographic Industries (IFPI) has revealed that legal downloads of music have tripled in the first half of 2005. In France, Germany and the UK...

Yahoo acquires Konfabulator company Pixoria.(Brief Article)
July 26, 2005... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet company Yahoo has acquired Pixoria, a company that makes small applications, or widgets, that can be customised to provide online content without the need to open a web...